Barry Greenstein puts on a clinic for PokerStars players

This past Sunday at PokerStars, poker professional Barry Greenstein hosted a Masterclass Eight Game Poker tournament. The event required 60,000 Frequent Player Points (FPP’s) and boasted not only a $6,000 prize pool but also the chance to play and learn from one of the games greatest players.

Eight Game Poker is made up of 2-7 Triple Draw, Limit Hold’em, Limit Omaha Eight or Better, Razz, Limit Seven Card Stud, Limit Stud Eight or Better, No Limit Hold’em, and Pot Limit Omaha. At this time, PokerStars is the only online poker site that hosts this particular game.

Players in the event as well as spectators had the chance to view Barry’s hole cards at times and hear his thoughts on why he played (or didn’t play) certain hands. Each participant also got a signed copy of Barry’s book, “Ace on the River“. If you’ve ever seen Barry bust out of a tournament you’ve seen him sign a copy and hand it to the person who was fortunate enough to have beaten him.

On November 30th, PokerStars is going to host a replay of the match and provide input from Barry on not only his play but the actions of the entrants as well. It’s truly a once a lifetime opportunity to hear someone like Barry comment on such a wide array of poker variants.

Barry Greenstein is considered one of the top cash game players in the world as well as one of the most generous when it comes to charity. Every major tournament cash by Barry is donated the charity of his choice, which has earned him the nickname of “The Robin Hood of Poker“. He’s cashed a total of 37 times in various World Series of Poker events and is one of the top ranked HORSE players of all time.