Phil Gordon

Phil Gordon has won more than one million dollars in poker tournaments since taking the poker world by storm in the 2001 World Series of Poker championship event where he finished 4th and won $400,000 as well as a spot on the Travel Channel documentary (Inside the World Series of Poker).

In 2002, Phil followed up his performance with two final table appearances, including a 6th place finish in Pot-Limit Hold'em, and a third place finish in Omaha 8/Better. In 2003, Phil led expert analysis for the World Series of Poker championship event for Binion's Horseshoe live internet broadcast as well as daily reports for a national radio audience on Sporting News Radio's Murray in the Morning show.

In March 2004, Phil won the World Poker Tour's "Bay 101 Shooting Stars" tournament in dramatic fashion and claimed the winning purse of $360,000. Phil's poker experiences have been chronicled in Cigar Aficionado, Chicago Public Radio's This American Life with Ira Glass, Smithsonian Magazine, CNBC's Squawk Box, Card Player Magazine, a classic episode of Blind Date, and many other publications throughout the world. Phil is also the author of Poker, the Real Deal and Phil Gordon’s Little Green Book.

Name: Phil Gordon Location: South Lake Tahoe, CA, United States Cashes: 19 Total Winnings: $1,167,079 First Place Finishes: 1 Age: 37 Marital Status: Single Children: No Started Playing Poker: Age 7, for pennies and keeps against my great aunt. Favorite Poker Game: Pot Limit Omaha-Hi Ambition: Enjoy life to the fullest and make the world a better place in the process. Hobbies: Travel, bridge (professional), golf, sports, poker, playing piano Favorite Movie: Shakespear in Love Favorite Music: Cake Favorite Place: Nungwi, Tanzania on the island of Zanzibar Favorite Celebrity: Gwyneth Paltrow Poker Players I Respect Most: Layne Flack, Danny N., Scotty and just about anyone who can make a living at the game, including Roy Cooke, Mason, Sklansky, Renner If I could change anything in the world: More love, less ethnic hatred

Phil Gordon Poker Results EVENT PLACE PRIZE DATE 38th Annual World Series of Poker Event #40 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em Mixed 15th $7,320 Jun 24, 2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker Event #35 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em 28th $16,989 Jun 21, 2007 Harrah’s New Orleans Poker Tournament - WSOP Circuit Event WSOP Circuit No Limit Hold'em Championship 4th $116,697 May 23, 2007 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship Heads Up - No Limit Hold'em 12th $25,000 Mar 4, 2007 37th Annual World Series of Poker Event #21 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em Short Handed 16th $14,467 Jul 13, 2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker Event #14 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em 56th $4,636 Jul 8, 2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker Event #4 - WSOP Limit Hold'em 42nd $5,831 Jun 29, 2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker Event #2 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em 46th $9,094 Jun 27, 2006 36th Annual World Series of Poker Event #16 - WSOP Shootout - No Limit Hold'em 3rd $75,350 Jun 17, 2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker Event #11 - WSOP Pot Limit Hold'em 27th $4,970 Jun 12, 2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker Event #7 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em 8th $66,055 Jun 8, 2005 35th Annual World Series of Poker Event #18 - WSOP Shootout - No Limit Hold'em 36th $2,000 May 8, 2004 35th Annual World Series of Poker Event #6 - WSOP Pot Limit Hold'em 22nd $3,000 Apr 27, 2004 2004 Shooting Star - WPT Season 2 WPT No Limit Hold'em 1st $360,000 Mar 5, 2004 33rd Annual World Series of Poker Event #20 - WSOP Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 3rd $33,840 May 7, 2002 33rd Annual World Series of Poker Event #11 - WSOP Pot Limit Hold'em 6th $14,220 Apr 28, 2002 32nd Annual World Series of Poker Event #27 - WSOP World Championship - No Limit Hold'em 4th $399,610 May 18, 2001 31st Annual World Series of Poker Event #18 - WSOP Pot Limit Hold'em 26th $3,600 May 10, 2000 31st Annual World Series of Poker Event #16 - WSOP Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 14th $4,400 May 8, 2000 See an error in the results? an email

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