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Barry Greenstein (born December 30, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois) is a professional poker player.
Greenstein was exposed to poker at a young age as his father was a noted poker player in the Army. He has bachelors degree in computer science and doctorate in mathematics from the University of Illinois and worked for Symantec until retiring in 1991 at age 36 when he began to play poker full time.
As of 2004 Greenstein has one World Series of Poker bracelet, one World Poker Tour championship, and over $3.5 million in tournament winnings. He donates all of his tournament winnings to charities, mostly to Children, Incorporated (http://www.children-inc.org/), and is sometimes called the Robin Hood of poker.
Greenstein taught Mimi Tran how to play poker in exchange for her teaching him how to speak Vietnamese.
Greenstein has six children or step-children, and resides in Ranchos Palos Verdes, California.
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