Barry Greenstien is my Favorite

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Paul, while I appreciate the truth that the VVP's of the world probably make a bigger deal out of Greenstein's altruism than he does, I also have a problem with the original post. The implication is that Ivey is somehow less good a person because he does not "play for charity." The truth is, we have no idea what he, or others, do with their winnings, nor is it any of our business.

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great posting

[whiskeytown]

my fav. comment was what Chris Ferguson said after losing heads up to him after a WSOP event this year...

he basically stated that Barry was the one guy in the room you didn't mind losing to - cause you knew if you did it would go to a good cause -

RB

[highlife]

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How can people not include him in their list of "favorite" players. I mean would you rather Ivey get richer or poor kids eat? When Greenstein wins it's a win for the fight against hunger!

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To me this sort of contradicts your expression in the B&M of your desire to troll LV casinos for 16 year olds to go back to your room.

[playerfl]

I don't know squat about the guy and probably very few other people actually do and they probably don't post here.

basically the guy is rich so he donates his windfalls to charity. Its commendable and shows he has some compassion. Its also a huge tax deduction ( which I think is just fine ).

[Martin Aigner]

While it´s great what Barry does, we don´t have any reason to assume that Phil I. (or any other given player) wouldn´t do the same if he/she was as rich as Barry.

Best regards

Martin Aigner

[BigJer]

I think Barry is one of the most interesting players to watch regardless of what he does with his winnings, though any form of charity is commendable.

The only thing that irritates me is that Mike Sexton continually calls him "The Robin Hood of Poker"....how many times do we have to hear that? [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

[Nagoo81]

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The only thing that irritates me is that Mike Sexton continually calls him "The Robin Hood of Poker"....how many times do we have to hear that? [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

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Additionally, VVP has to refer to anyone playing against Barry as Sheriff of Nottingham :/

[Dominic]

Can I be Maid Marion?

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I think it's silly that he publicizes his philanthropy. I think it's sillier that people think it makes him a great person.


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A while back, when I mentioned to a dealer friend of mine that I was playing poker lately, he replied "Poker players are jerks."

Yeah, it's a gross generalization, and I could have even taken it personally if I thought about it much. Unfortunately, I've seen very little behavior among poker players that would contradict my friend's assertion.

The post above is a prime example of where generalizations like that come from.

Greenstein's behavior is a prime, albeit far too rare, exception to that generalization, and Mr. Phillips' defense of Greenstein is another.

It speaks volumes to me that decent, upstanding behavior like Greenstein's is quickly ridiculed in this forum, while people who are liable to laud Greenstein's behavior don't post here often.

Gee, I wonder if there's any correlation between the two.

[playerfl]

they do overhype and stereotype people and we really don't know anything except they play poker well.