Phil Gordon Biography

Philip Stewart Gordon (born July 6, 1970) is an American professional poker player, author, and commentator, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of 2008, Gordon's total live tournament winnings exceed $1,700,000. Gordon graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in computer science in 1991. After stints working at Santa Cruz Operation and Lockheed, Gordon joined start-up Netsys Technologies as their first hired employee. In 1996, Netsys was acquired by Cisco Systems, making him a millionaire, and in 1997 he retired from the high-tech industry to travel the world and to play poker.

Personal Life

Gordon is 6'9" (2.06 m) tall. He has won two national bridge competitions at American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championships (NABC). In Boston in the Summer NABC in 1990 he won the Red Ribbon Pairs. In Las Vegas in the Summer NABC in 2008 he won the Open Swiss Teams. Gordon was profiled in the New York Times bridge column on August 16, 2008. His first child, Alexander "Xander" Smith Gordon, was born May 28, 2008.

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