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Phil Gordon

6 years

6 weeks, 5 charity nights hosted. @realmikefox and @MichaelJFoxOrg in SF, @preventcancer in NYC, @BGCSF boys and Girls club in SF, @TGRFound for @TigerWoods in the Bahamas and finally @BillClinton and the @ClintonFdn in LA. Almost $2m raised from 500+ players for great causes.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

2 years

If I ever call a $125k all in on the turn with J high and win the pot, I’m not giving the money back.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

3 years

@GMHikaru @MagnusCarlsen @chesscom @lachesisq Ignore them @GMHikaru - without Celebrity Poker in the early days of the poker boom do you think poker would have taken off as much? No. You are doing a great job building the game and making it approachable and fun.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

Quick story about my mom for Mother's Day. Nov 1995. I'm 25, she's turning 50 in a week. We're talking on the phone and I'm telling her all about my upcoming trip to Vegas with my now somewhat infamous group of poker players called "The Tiltboys" -- my crew.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

She's 75 now. She LIVES in Vegas now and plays 3-4 hours a day online at -- supplementing her income with the dollars for the kids she's fleecing in her $10 and $20 sit and gos. That's my mom. I couldn't be prouder.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

5 years

Every year I do a backflip to celebrate my birthday. 49 tomorrow. This will likely be my last.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

7 months

@cyantist He’d probably play “adios” - and crack everyone up.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

3 years

Nice going!

Alexandra Botez

@alexandrabotez

3 years

NOT A BAD FIRST DAY!! Got lucky and won the $20k influencer prize in the @WPT thanks for the invite @PokerKingMedia

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

1 year

My son battled in second ever tennis match against a better more experienced opponent. Lost first set. Battled back from 1-4 to win the second in a tie break. In the super tiebreak, was down 8-9 and hit a clear ace to tie. Kid called it out. Won the point and match.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

9 months

@GMHikaru @LevitovChess @lachesisq Personally I find it more incredible that someone managed a draw. I’d investigate that account!

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

3 years

@DougPolkVids @TomDwan I beat him in the NBC Heads Up way back. Lemme know if you want some pointers. (Just kidding obviously.) Good luck!

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

3 years

Who wants to play some poker with me, Ed Asner, and tons of celebs - even @DaveSFoley is playing! Let’s do this, folks! Great cause!

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

3 years

An honor to host poker night for the @TGRFound at Albany in the bahamas for the one and only @TigerWoods . Great night for a great cause!

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

6 years

Something great about to happen at the @wsop . Either @phil_hellmuth wins an historic #15 or he blows up on camera in a fireworks display! Irresistible must watch coverage on Twitch led by @TuckonSports and crew!

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

7 years

@Liv_Boeree Game theory and physics suit you better than politics.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

2 years

@TarjeiJS My office in Seattle is available if they need a conference room. Free wifi and drinks included.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

3 years

It’s official! I’m now a dad to a teenager - Xander turns 13 today. Couldn’t be any prouder and excited to see what he makes of a bright future.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

6 years

If you aren’t rooting for @TigerWoods to win today, I don’t think we can be friends until Monday. When I saw him last December in the Bahamas, he told me he “just wants these guys to feel the Heat down the back nine with me in the lead one more time.” Today he gets his wish.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

7 years

Just had dinner with @DangeRussWilson - grounded, intelligent, articulate, humble - biggest impact to Seattle will be off field. #Limitless

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

6 years

You never forget the hand that busts you out of the @wsop main event final table. It’s been 17 years for me and I can remember every card, every chip count. I’ve relieved that 4th place finish hand probably 1000 times playing “what if”...

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

6 years

Here is what @TigerWoods told me in December last year: “Phil, just one time I want Jordan and these kids to feel the heat coming down the stretch of a major with me in the hunt.” Looks like he got his wish. We all did! Must see TV this morning for any golf fan.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

6 years

My sons have friends over tonight. They just grabbed the poker chips. “Dad we are playing Texas Holdem. 0.01-0.02! Come play with us!” I’m going to bust them all. I

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

2 years

About to kick off another great poker tournament for my friend @realmikefox -- we've raised more than $6m for the @MichaelJFoxOrg over the last 14 years with this awesome event.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

10 years

Poker superstar @michaelianblack in a big pot at @realmikefox tourney. http://t.co/esj2XnkUc1

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

3 years

Oh, how I so appreciate the time I spent in television. The residual checks that come every so often are just amazing -- thank you all for streaming past episodes of Less Than Perfect, Joey, Las Vegas, Saturday Night Live that I appeared on. #SAG #RICH

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

6 years

@Joeingram1 @DanFleyshman Anyone have an email for the guy? Got a few books I can sign and send that might help a bit...

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

2 years

@GMHikaru @chesscom @MisfitsGG @lichess Incredible effort and great coverage - especially @GMBenjaminBok - I’d offer good luck in Toronto but there doesn’t seem to be luck in Chess.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

9 years

Trying something new... Questions about poker? Text me at: 206-539-0379 and I'd be happy to help. (Powered by my startup @chatbox )

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

Except mom. Who had yet to have her head hit the pillow. At 50, she outlasted, outwitted, and outplayed 10 25 year old guys in Las Vegas and won the coveted "Sleep Deprivation Last Longer" bet for the trip by about 7 hours.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

7 years

My job as poker player: surround myself with idiots. My job as CEO: surround myself with the smartest people possible. #winning

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

5 years

Someone said my Little Green Book won an award tonight! I didn’t even know it was nominated. Thank you all!

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

6 months

@ChancesCards When I’m teaching (super rare these days) I find it helpful to couch this as: Getting a worse hand to call Getting a better hand to fold Getting a hand that might eventually beat you to fold This seems to resonate with brand new players better for some reason. YMMV

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

3 years

In news no one will care about, I’ve hired a chess coach. Was hoping for @GothamChess or @GMHikaru but will set my sights on being worthy of those guys in 6-9 months. I’m officially tired of being terrible. I dream chess like The Queens Gambit but I can’t see Mate in 2.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

@phil_hellmuth @WSOP @ItsJohnnyChan @espn @YouTube One thing I wondered about you @phil_hellmuth - how do you think you would have been different had Chan won and you never won the main event? I’ve often thought about the 5-10 river cards that change every poker player’s life trajectory.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

7 years

@michaelianblack @MeghanMcCain I was the "third wheel" (and libertarian to boot) for a chapter and I had a blast getting to know you both! Ignore the crazy. Listening is the most important (and lost) skill of a generation.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

3 years

If you aren’t rooting for @PhilMickelson to win this tournament we can’t be friends. Do it for the old guys, Phil.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

2 years

I'm doing an IRON MAN today: an hour long bath, a 5 mile drive to McDonalds for lunch and finishing up with a walk to to the mailbox. Wish me luck.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

3 years

It started with this… 25 years ago my dear friends Perry Friedman and Michael Stern were working at Oracle and doing some low stakes gambling on the side…

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

@agadmator Hash tag should be #tastelesschess Alireza should be pissed

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

5 years

And the results... no broken bones... and my loving wife still hasn’t stopped laughing.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

@pkedrosky 100 years from now people will study the games of @GMHikaru and @MagnusCarlsen - will anyone care about the Call Of Duty finals from 2019?

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

6 years

@mikekarnj My plan was to invest in you so you could make me money while I slept. Thanks MK!

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

6 years

A very familiar location for poker players...

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

9 years

My first TV appearance in quite some time. Honored to teach @tferriss poker for his awesome new show:

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

9 years

2001 was a long time ago but enjoying my friendship and sharing emcee duties with @phil_hellmuth http://t.co/2It7ODVUCN

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

She says: "You know, Phil, what I really want for my 50th is to join you and the guys in Vegas for the weekend." For most 25 yr old guys, having your mom crash your guys trip to Vegas would be a nightmare. But you don't know my mom. I accepted and booked her a flight.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

About 3am, I wake up and Mom is not in the room. I'm a little worried and disoriented. I go down to the casino and there she is, playing 5 handed with Dice and three other unfortunate souls. It's been 34 hours straight. She says she's fine. Big mound of chips. Dice looks weary.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

6 years

Walking #vegas strip and finding it hard to reconcile 2007 and 2018. Super weird remembering all the spots, the tournaments, the craziness of the poker boom and then working on a show room floor talking software and digital transformation to Fortune 1000 CIOs for @chatbox .

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

Can someone give me one good reason Congress shouldn’t be able to vote via video conference or electronically while not physically present? Seems archaic and stupid - and now potentially deadly to boot. #remotevote

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

2 years

You change a diaper, blink, and next thing you know they graduate from college.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

Hey @NickFaldo006 you gave me a lesson 10 years ago at MJs Celebrity Golf thing in the Bahamas. I brought my 1 yr old son Xander to the tourney... what do you think?

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

7 months

@ChrisHanel Great story Chris! Thank you. Very hard. Perry was my brother for the last 32 years.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

5 years

@DougPolkPoker Don’t tap on the aquarium (TM).

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

8 years

#RNCinCLE words fail.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

@Joeingram1 @CMONEYMAKER Ooh ooh do mine!

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

3 years

@Brashnir @ChesscomNews @chesscom @GMHikaru @Twitch Start rooting for me then! I lucked into Eric and Anna!

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

She gets out of the shower and says, "Phil, I'm just so wired up, I know I'm not going to be able to go to sleep. I'm going back down to play for a few more hours." And she did. The gang assembled for the buffet breakfast around 10am. Everyone had had maybe 8 hours of sleep.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

8 years

Dear @tedcruz since you are hiring, please name me ambassador to Canada. My wife and kids all have Canadian citizenship and I love bacon.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

5 years

Dear @rydercup - please immediately fire anyone and everyone involved in your ridiculous e-commerce and ticketing process. It is a complete joke. Thank you.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

6 years

Thank you to my friend @BillClinton and the @ClintonFdn for having me back to host poker night in LA. Awesome event. Got a chance to thank @jaltucher for his blog as well!

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

10 years

Love to watch my friend (and great poker player) @WillieGarson in one of my favorite shows @WhiteCollarUSA .

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

6 years

@PokerNews_Live @PokerNews Amazing structure. Over 100bb each for the championship... poker as it should be. My money is on John Cynn - I don’t think Miles will double and triple barrel enough heads up. #armchairanalyst @MagicAntonio @lonmceachern @NormanChad doing a great job as usual. @WSOP !

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

"AG, PG, and DICE for 2-4 Hold'em" -- that is 2-4 limit hold'em. No limit wasn't played much or at all in Vegas in those days. We all have a seat. Mom and Dice battle in one of the first few hands, her capping the bet preflop, betting all the way, and winning a monster pot.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

1 year

What irks me the most is that he was about to learn a great lesson: how a miracle comeback against adversity feels or how to handle a hard fought defeat. Instead, he got robbed of both of those possibilities.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

6 years

@DougPolkPoker I can’t imagine Ivey, Dwan, or Jungle writing a book or hosting entertaining poker TV. I also can’t imagine what it would be like to be as good as they are at the game. Really enjoying watching Nick Schulman crush at both disciplines these days - rare talent to be celebrated.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

5 years

Pleased to be able to donate two poker night packages to the USO NW tonight at their annual gala raising $8000 to support the troops. Great night - I got to wear my wedding tux again - @BarbSmithGordon was a little surprised it still fits.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

5 years

Anyone know if America’s Funniest Home Videos is still taking submissions?

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

Friday afternoon at 5pm and 10 of us arrive at the Mirage in Las Vegas. Mom meets us at reception already 2-3 drinks in, gives all the guys a big hug, and we immediately head to the poker room. She's already put a few of us on "the list" and 15 minutes later we hear...

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

5 years

Watching the game tonight with my Dad - class of ‘67 - and his dog Boots. Let’s go #clemson - dad could use a pick-me-up National Championship!

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

@Richard_Schiff No @JoshMalina -- thats the real scandal!

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

3 years

Our 13yr old dog, Turk, passed away today. The old man will be missed. Such a great little puppy.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

1 year

@PokerNews I remember the very first hand I won against Doyle. Nearly every poker player I know can say the same. I didn’t play or win many pots against the greatest, but I cherished the opportunity to compete against him. RIP.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

5 years

@ZombiManos @PFTompkins Not as much as I do.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

1 year

Shitty way to learn that losers sometimes win. All I know is that if my kid did that, it would be the last tennis match he’d play. The kids parents were sitting right there. They clearly knew it was in. Didn’t seem the least but upset by the turn of events.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

2 years

@DaveSFoley @michaelianblack I’d like on role, please, but might want to save it for the 5th or 6th season as I seem to kill every sitcom I’m on. RIP Joey and Less Than Perfect!

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

5 years

Great night - thanks @TigerWoods for having me back again for the fifth year! Go get em tomorrow (and next week).

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

2 years

@PhilGalfond Couldn’t agree more, @PhilGalfond - and I’m hiring at if any former or current poker pros are looking. Auto-hire.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

The next 24 hours, the 10 of us -- including my mom -- are glued to our seats. Occasional trips to the buffet, bathroom, bar, craps table are a blur. But now it's like 6pm Saturday and I finally give out and go up to the room. Dice and Mom are still at it.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

1 year

@Liv_Boeree Pretty good odds of the world changing next week! Nice video!

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

2 years

@UberFacts Pictionary/Apples to Apple - play elimination style. Judge picks worst answer, losing player is OUT and becomes judge for next round. Play down to a single winner. Way more fun than playing for “points” imho.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

5 years

If I were @TigerWoods and planning the Masters Champions dinner, I’d strongly consider serving crow.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

3 years

@GMHikaru @softgiving @purlinglondon Can’t wait thanks for including me @GMHikaru

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

6 years

“The score you are posting is outside this golfers range. Are you sure?” Why yes, GHIN, I am sure I just shot the best round of my life - finally broke par for the first time. 33-38. #underpar and Watch out @TigerWoods !

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

At my pleading, they both get up from the table and cash out and decide to head up for some sleep. When we get to the room, mom takes a shower -- the smoke-filled poker tables in the casinos back then were crazy bad.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

8 years

One worthwhile govt program i could get behind: send a copy of the US Constitution to every US family, translated into 100+ languages.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

5 years

Getting rich on residuals from some TV shows I did back in the day. Every penny counts. Thanks you @WaltDisneyCo - much appreciated!

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

9 years

Hey, I know for sure #TomBrady "cheats" at Blackjack -- he's a card counter (I taught him). About the same advantage gain - 1-2%?

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

8 years

Dear friends, let it be known throughout the world I am over the hill but I can still #stickthelanding .

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

4 years

1/ I have a dear friend with a daughter in the Peace Corp. She was recalled from her assignment in Africa due to corona virus. Peace Corp promptly firing them all with little pay -- in an economy in free fall. These are the best of the best and...

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

5 years

Walked 18 today and saw every shot of that historic, incredible win. My 9th Masters. Don’t ever need to see another - nothing can top that win by @TigerWoods .

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

3 years

Oh @WillieGarson I’ll miss you brother. Say hi to @normmacdonald and have a great poker game. He bluffs a little too much, but you know that.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

7 years

@mikeyface Clearly @DaveSFoley would be an awesome caped crusader. And @JoshMalina as Robin. Most importantly: both in super, super tight jump suits.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

8 years

Just read an amazing and heartbreaking book about corruption in Russia. Red Notice by @Billbrowder is a must read.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

14 years

Required reading for all poker players... http://tinyurl.com/2c52r9o Well done, Jay Kang. Well done.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

10 years

Mom had to have the "no real money gambling with classmates" talk today with my 6yr old son Xander. He was devastated. #prouddad

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

6 years

@GolfDigest Make me captain. Reed sits every team match. He can play singles... I’d sent him out 12th and hope that one doesn’t count. @RyanBallengee

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

9 years

In NY tonight to host my 7th tourney for my friend @realmikefox and the @MichaelJFoxOrg - 4m raised over the years. http://t.co/Qe2HJfFCiB

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

6 years

Poker Night for @realmikefox in San Francisco Sept 25 -- -- just a few seats left. @phil_hellmuth are you in town? Would love you to join!

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

5 years

We started @chatbox 5 years ago today. Such a tough problem, but such a great crew helping me solve it. Startups are tough but when it starts to click (and it is!) they are really rewarding. Big things coming.

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Phil Gordon

@PhilNoLimits

5 years

@Erik_Seidel @RealKidPoker @DeathDonkey @berkey11 @Joeingram1 @__fullflush1__ @tritonpoker Controversial opinion: Celebrities playing poker (yes, poorly) but having a blast doing it brought many more players to the game than any of the high buy in tv shows.

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