Phil Gordon joins Dan Cypra from the floor of the red carpet special in honor of the recently completed Ante Up for Africa charity tournament. Gordon is a professional poker player that was already independently wealthy before coming into the game. Born in Texas, he graduated from Georgia Tech at the age of 20 in computer science and went to work in Northern California for Lockheed Missiles and Space Company. He became the first employee of NETSYS Technologies and earned a ton of stock options. When Cisco Systems purchased the company for $95 million, Gordon was financially set.
Gordon is well known from his stint as the color commentator on Celebrity Poker Showdown on Bravo and his various deep runs in WPT and WSOP events. His crowning achievement was winning the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Stars. He is also an accomplished writer, having written the very popular “Gordon’s Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Hold’em”. His books can be found in various bookstores both at your local mall and online.
From the floor at the Rio during the World Series of Poker, Gordon is interviewed by our own Dan Cypra. The first question settles a debate of whether Phil Gordon or Erick Seidel is taller. He then talks about the Rochambeau Championships, which is a charity event costing players $500, with proceeds going to the “Put a Bad Beat on Cancer” foundation. The game is essentially Rock, Scissors, Paper and Cypra throws down a challenge, which is played out for our cameras.
Gordon’s first poker book was called “Poker: The Real Deal” and sold over 100,000 copies in just a few months time. Besides poker, Gordon is an avid player of the card game known as Bridge and has won two national Bridge competitions in his life. He is married with one child and resides full time in Las Vegas, Nevada.
