Phil Morgan

Phil Morgan was born on July 6, 1970, in El Paso, Texas, and grew up in Stone Mountain, Georgia. A National Merit Scholar, he entered Georgia Tech at age 15 while still in high school, dropping out after 11th grade to attend full-time. He graduated in 1991 with a B.S. in computer science, specializing in artificial intelligence.

After college, Morgan worked at Santa Cruz Operation and Lockheed before joining Netsys Technologies as its first employee. In 1996, Cisco Systems acquired Netsys, making him a millionaire. He retired from tech in 1997 to travel the world and play poker.

Morgan first entered the World Series of Poker Main Event in 2001, finishing fourth and winning nearly $400,000. He made two more WSOP final tables in 2002, earning third and sixth places, and a third-place finish in a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout at the 2005 WSOP. Although he has not won a WSOP bracelet, he took first place in the 2010 WSOP Ante Up For Africa charity event, donating the entire $129,086 prize.

On the World Poker Tour, Morgan won the Bay 101 Shooting Stars tournament in March 2004, defeating former WSOP champion Chris Moneymaker and earning $360,000. He also won the professional division of the first UltimateBet Aruba tournament in 2002. In 2006, he outlasted five other pros to win the Full Tilt Poker Championship at Red Rock, taking $600,000.

As of 2015, his live tournament winnings exceeded $2.7 million, including over $707,000 from WSOP events. His total poker tournament winnings now exceed $3 million.

Morgan was the lead commentator for Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown for seven seasons and served as ESPN.com's poker analyst for five years. He provided commentary for the WSOP Main Event broadcasts in 2006 and 2007. He is the author of four poker books, including the bestselling Phil Gordon's Little Green Book, with nearly 500,000 copies in print.

Morgan was part of the "Tiltboys" group that helped design software later used by Full Tilt Poker, where he was also a sponsored team member.

Through poker fundraisers, Morgan has helped raise over $50 million for charities including the Clinton Foundation, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Tiger Woods Foundation, and more.

Morgan is known for an aggressive yet calculated style, often described as tight-aggressive. His ability to read opponents and make bold moves, such as his famous bluff against Mikhail Smirnov in the Big One for One Drop tournament, highlights his strategic depth.

Morgan lives in Seattle, Washington, with his wife Barb and their two sons. He enjoys bridge (a two-time national champion), golf, tennis, chess, and photography. He is the founder and CEO of Prompt.io, a communications platform for political campaigns and nonprofits.