Gregory Brooks

Gregory Brooks
Residence New York City[1]
Alma mater Wake Forest University[2]
Occupation Entrepreneur
Known for Professional Poker Player
Entrepreneur
Awards 1st Place, 2011 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic[3]
Poker Stats
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) None
Money finish(es) 3
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		 7th, 2011
World Poker Tour
Title(s) 1
Final table(s) 1
Money finish(es) 1
European Poker Tour
Title(s) 1
Final table(s) 1
Money finish(es) 2

Gregory Brooks is an entrepreneur and former professional poker player. He began his poker career as an online player on sites such as PokerStars[1] and then moved to no limit tournaments where he won the 2011 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic, defeating Vivek Rajkumar for a prize of $1,654,120.[3] Brooks is the co-founder of Skorb, a venture that he began with his brother in 2011.[4][5] He is also the founder of LeggoPoker, a community-based website for teaching poker strategy through videos and one-on-one training.[6] The company was purchased by Phil Ivey's IveyPoker in 2013.[7] Brooks also founded the website Textbook Assault which aggregates pricing of textbooks from multiple websites such as Amazon.com, Chegg.com, Barnes and Noble, and eCampus.com.[8]

Poker career

Brooks began his poker career at Party Poker, playing cash games while he was still attending Wake Forest University.[9] As a freshman, he earned $25,000 over the summer of 2006 playing $1/$2 no limit hold'em and began to rise through the ranks of the online poker world.[9] By the fall of 2007, Brooks was playing the largest stakes offered on PokerStars, and in the summer of 2008 released a montage video featuring various hands at stakes up to $50/$100 no limit hold'em.[10] In the spring of 2011, Brooks began playing high-stakes poker in no-limit hold 'em tournaments. In addition to his earnings in no limit tournaments, Brooks is still active in online high-stakes poker tournaments.[2]

Brooks' biggest victory came at the World Poker Tour 2011 L.A. Poker Classic where he took 1st place and a purse of $1,654,120.[3]

Prize events

Date Country Series/Tournament Place Prize
20 June 2011 USA World Series of Poker 7th $53,210
11 June 2011 USA World Series of Poker 93rd $5,071
11 May 2011 Spain European Poker Tour 1st €136,000 ($201,855)
25 February 2011 USA World Poker Tour 1st $1,654,120
14 June 2010 USA World Series of Poker 103rd $5,211
28 January 2010 USA Borgata Winter Open 6th $6,208
10 January 2010 Bahamas PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2nd $12,000
30 September 2009 United Kingdom European Poker Tour 11th €3,200 ($5,094)

Business ventures

Brooks co-founded LeggoPoker, an online community that offers one-on-one training and instructional videos for poker players.[11] The company was founded by Brooks and Chris Tickner[6] and offers training from professional poker players such as Brooks, Andrew Lichtenberger,[12] Aaron Jones, and Ben Sulsky (Sauce123).[9] The company was purchased by Phil Ivey in 2013 as an addition to his Ivey League[7] and currently operates as a division of IveyPoker.[6]

In 2011, Brooks co-founded Skorb, an online portal that provides ways for college students to spend less on the things they buy.[4] The website is only open to students and leverages discounts offered through partners such as percentage savings at sites like Apple, Microsoft, Best Buy, and Groupon.[11] The site also allows students to earn money by involving parents and other supporting individuals.[13]

Brooks also co-founded the online metasearch engine Textbook Assault.[14][15] The website compares textbook prices from multiple sources such as Amazon.com, Bookbyte, Biblio.com, and ECampus.com.[16] The result of each search displays the website a book can be found and the price that it is selling for on that site, but also allows users to check out directly from the Textbook Assault site.[17]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Richtel, Matt (20 September 2011). "Poker Web Site Cheated Users, U.S. Suit Says". New York Times. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 Olsdog (5 March 2011). "Greg Brooks: Poker Player Profile". Card King. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Feldman, Greg (4 March 2011). "Greg Brooks Wins LAPC Main Event". ESPN. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  4. 1 2 Tolbert, Mark (25 March 2013). "Poker Players Giving Back". All Voices. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Skorb Launches Free Site That Helps College Students Make Extra Money and Pay Less For The Things They Buy". Kean Exchange. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 "Company Overview of Leggo Poker LLC". Business Week. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  7. 1 2 Peters, Donnie (7 February 2013). "IveyPoker Acquires LeggoPoker". Poker News. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  8. ↑ Colley, Angela (25 April 2013). "Why Gen Y Is Losing The Debt Battle". MainStreet.com (TheStreet.com). Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 Louis, Richard. "Poker Player Turned Entrepreneur Helping College Students Save Money". All Notes. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  10. ↑ Gregory Brooks / LeggoPoker. Greg’s Summer Montage. LeggoPoker.
  11. 1 2 Pearce, C.J. (20 December 2012). "Skorb Helping To Take Burden Off College Students". Industry News Corp. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  12. ↑ "Poker". The Boston Globe. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  13. ↑ "Skorb – About Us". Skorb.com. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  14. ↑ Brown, Ann (25 March 2013). "Time For Company Huddle: How to Build The Best Corporate Team". The Network Journal. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  15. ↑ Lepore, Meredith (12 June 2013). "10 of the Most Common Mistakes Made by Interns". Levo League. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  16. ↑ "Client, Textbook Assault". AdFicient. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  17. ↑ "About Us". Textbook Assault. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
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