Barry Greenstein coming to speak at UIUC.
 

This Thursday at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Barry Greenstein will be speaking about math and its relation to poker (and probably plugging his new book). Foellinger Auditorium at 7:30.

It's open to everyone and completely free, so if you want to come by, feel free.
(My source is the news-gazette, a local paper)

Re: Barry Greenstein coming to speak at UIUC.
 

Isn't poker banned on that campus?

Not that that would necessarily keep them from wanting Greenstein to speak. I just think it's a little bit ironic. I wonder if the read the stuff in Ace on the River about Barry's playing experiences in school.

Re: Barry Greenstein coming to speak at UIUC.
 

Well Barry Greenstein is a UIUC alumnus.

As for poker being banned from campus that certainly didn't stop me (and Bugstud, and Goblinmason and Stacysmom and others).

Re: Barry Greenstein coming to speak at UIUC.
 

Oh is he? I had no idea.

I don't attend, but I visited UIUC a few weeeks ago. Very beautiful campus. I just find it a little bit ironic, for reasons I hope are self-apparent, that a man who has made millions of dollars playing a game that is prohibited on campus is being invited to address the student body.

Regardless, I'd be thrilled to hear him if I were nearby.

Re: Barry Greenstein coming to speak at UIUC.
 

He was a professor there too, was he not? or was that at a different school?

Re: Barry Greenstein coming to speak at UIUC.
 

i think he taught some classes when he was there for grad school.

Re: Barry Greenstein coming to speak at UIUC.
 

Are you guys near UIUC?

Re: Barry Greenstein coming to speak at UIUC.
 

I am. Always willing to get to know some 2+2ers in the area. And also always looking for some local cash games/tournies.

Re: Barry Greenstein coming to speak at UIUC.
 

I'm in PAR, where's everyone else?

EDIT: Send me AIM or MSN addresses!

Re: Barry Greenstein coming to speak at UIUC.
 

Dang!
I live right by UIC...Chicago.
Oh well.