Daniel Robert Epstein: Phil Gordon

For a dot com millionaire, he's a pretty laid back guy. Cool interview.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Fucking classic!

no hold em is a good game .. but sometimes guy should just play poker without it being a winner take all tournament ...

Phil Gordon does a good job as commentator though ...

I don't want to burst anyone's bubble but Gordon is an ass. I played in the WSOP main event in 06 and was co-sponsored by Full Tilt and Pokernews.com so I had access to pros for coaching and general conversation. While he's definetly a talented player he's a crybaby just as much so as Hellmuth. He's not volitile in the same way Mike Madusow or Tony G. are he's just flat out an angry dude.

Madusow and Tony G. tend to be putting on a show but not Phil. Once he's pissed he's pissy. I don't like the lumbering giant myself. One of my least favorite people in poker. Meeting and spending time around him blew it for me.

Every word I read in this article about him fawning over Dave for instance left a sour taste in my mouth because I know under his breath or in his head he's berating him, calling him an idiot, a homo, what have you.

Sorry for the rant. If you want to know who some really great guys and gals are I'll tell you my faves. Maybe not at the poker table but at the dinner table. They are:

1. Perry Friedman
2. Keith Sexton
3. Clonie Gowan
4. Mike Madusow
5. Berry Greenstein
6. Chris Ferguson
7. Jennifer Harmon
8. Sam Farha

Least faves:
1. Phil Gordon
2. Kathy whatthefuckisherwhinnyassedproblem Liebert
3. Cindy I'msofullof myself Violet
4. Hellmuth (that goes without saying)
5. Shawn Sheikan

None of the lists above are in any order really, other then like and don't care for. With all that that you don't care about being said I'll wrap with this...