Re: GSN High Stakes Poker on now (9 PM EST)
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I think he keeps enough to cover the taxes he will owe.
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Wouldn't he not owe any taxes if he gave it all to charity?
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You can only declare a maximum of 1/4 of your winnings as charity. This comes from Greenstein's mouth, I think from an interview on WPT season 2. Also, as to any speculation that Barry did get rich off of Symantec, this is not the case. He was playing poker for a living long before he joined Symantec, and only joined them so he didn't have to say he was a professional gambler when he and his girlfriend at the time(not sure if it's his current girlfriend) were trying to get custody of his child. Barry donates his tournament winnings to charity, and has to pay taxes on it, which implies that he has been making less than three times in the cash games that of which he makes in the tournaments. I have recently interviewed him, by phone, and most of these questions came up, so you can take it from me.
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