World-Class Poker Player
OnlinePokerNews has learned of a world-class poker player and sports fan who is on a commendable crusade – to rid poker rooms worldwide of cigarette smoke, as it causes cancer.
Phil Gordon, a computer entrepreneur who retired at the age of 26 to travel the world and fight cancer through proactive campaigns, came second in the 2000 World Series of poker. He has now built a reputation as a world-class poker player, and after a recent article on CNN.com http://money.cnn.com/2003/04/28/retirement/dreams_gordon/index.htm, his intention to raise money for the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation is now public.
Gordon is traveling from sports event to sports event, and you can track his progress on http://www.ultimatesportsadventure.com/index.html
Way to go, Phil! Remember that online poker rooms are completely smoke free!