Everything about Paul Phillips Poker Player totally explained
Paul Phillips (born
August 9,
1972 in
San Francisco,
California) is an
American professional
poker player, although he's mostly become inactive in recent years, choosing to focus on
Scrabble tournaments.
Programming
Phillips wrote the
Boa web server while attending the
University of California, San Diego, but no longer maintains it. In
1994, one of his colleagues at
college discovered he'd an interest in
blackjack and subsequently introduced him to poker.
In
1996 he became Chief Technical Officer for
Go2Net. The money he earned from his compensation is what he uses to play poker, as well as earning him the nickname
Dot-com.
Poker
Phillips is known as a controversial figure in the poker world. He was banned from competing in the
World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the early
2000s due to comments he made about the way in which the
Horseshoe split entry money between players and
casino employees. Despite being reinstated as a competitor in late
2001, he only played one event in
2002 (placing 2nd to
John Juanda in the $1,500
triple draw lowball Ace to Five event). Despite choosing not to play in the WSOP, Phillips finished 2nd in the 2003 Tournament Poker Money List.
In
2004 he made three WSOP final tables (one in
Omaha hi-lo split and two in
no limit hold'em.)
He spoke out against the inclusion of
Phil Hellmuth Jr,
Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson and
Johnny "Oriental Express" Chan in the
2005 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions, and subsequently became the subject of message board
flame wars.
Phillips has played in both of the first two
National Heads-Up Poker Championships, losing in second round play both years.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,300,000.
Personal life
Phillips is married with two daughters, and hasn't played as many poker tournaments since 2005 to spend more time with his family. Phillips and his family recently relocated from
Colorado to
Oregon.
Phillips is also active amongst
internet bulletin boards, plays tournament
Scrabble and enjoys listening to
They Might Be Giants.
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