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Phil Gordon
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"Have you ever watched poker on TV and wondered what the players
were thinking? If so, this DVD is perfect for you!"
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As a die-hard Dodger and Laker fan growing up in Los Angeles, Rafe suffered a crisis of football faith when first the Rams and then the Raiders
abandoned their LA fans. Eventually he found salvation in his alma mater, the Stanford Cardinal, where he did his best to "earn" a football
scholarship the easy way: by beating the actual players in a weekly game of poker.
After earning an M.S. in Computer Science at Stanford, Rafe spent several years doing research and putting together multi-million dollar joint
ventures in Silicon Valley at Kestrel Institute. Following his dream of weaving sports and entrepreneurship, Rafe co-founded Pickem Sports in 1997
to bring promotional sports contests to the then-nascent World Wide Web. After selling Pickem to Internet Sports Network, Rafe stayed on for two
years as the CTO before deciding to embark on a travel odyssey through Europe, Africa and South America, eventually leading up to the Ultimate Sports
Adventure.
In addition to being a fan, Rafe loves to play beach volleyball, golf, paddle tennis, baseball, ski, snowboard, and is game for just about any sport
that looks fun to him. As a life-long poker player, Rafe has appeared on several national radio
shows and in print covering his exploits, including NPR Radio's This American Life, Smithsonian Magazine, and Card Player magazine.
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