Barry Greenstein coming to speak at UIUC.

[gobboboy]

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)

[Saddlepoint]

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.

[IronDragon1]

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).

[Saddlepoint]

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.

[nickg1532]

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

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

[gobboboy]

Are you guys near UIUC?

[GutPunch]

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

[gobboboy]

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

EDIT: Send me AIM or MSN addresses!

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