him how to succeed on the poker circuit. Greenstein is known for giving away a free copy of his book to the player who eliminates him in a tournament, including his autograph and details of the hand. Greenstein taught former girlfriend Mimi Tran how to play poker in exchange for her teaching him how to speak Vietnamese. He also played online at PokerStars, under the alias "barryg1" and was a member of the cardroom's Team PokerStars. He accepted a bet of $10,000 from 2+2 Poker Forums to say "lol donkaments" on an episode of High Stakes Poker, which he did after winning a hand against professional poker player Erick Lindgren. After the initial $10,000, he also received a further $45,000 in donations from other charitable poker players who were amused by the bet. World Series of Poker bracelets As of 2018, his total live tournament winnings exceed $8,350,000. His 102 WSOP cashes account for $3,148,034 of those winnings. Philanthropy Greenstein often uses his poker winnings to further his philanthropic and charitable interests, earning him the "Robin Hood of Poker" nickname. After winning $770,000 at Larry Flynt's $1 million Seven-Card Stud event in 2003, he donated $440,000 to Children Incorporated – a gift of $1,000 to each of the charity's 440 employees. In 2006, Greenstein announced that he would be donating net earnings from tournaments to charity. "Until now, I was donating the pay-off each time I cashed but I can't afford to continue doing that. I didn't anticipate the growth and expense of tournament poker," he said. Bibliography References External links Barry Greenstein at Team PokerStars 1954 births People from Chicago American poker players American gambling writers American male non-fiction writers Jewish American sportspeople Living people Gen Digital people World Poker Tour winners World Series of Poker bracelet winners Poker Hall of Fame inductees 21st-century American Jews