Phil Galfond

United States

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Biography

Phil Galfond is not only an innovator but also one of the greatest PLO players in history. It all started for the New York native back in the Full Tilt Poker days when he famously played nosebleed cash games under the moniker “OMGClayAiken.” Phil is married to Farah Galfond who is also a talented poker player. Phil is also the founder of the newest online poker site, Run It Once, of which he launched in February of 2019. Galfond has 3 World Series of Poker bracelets.

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Phil Galfond in action during "Run it Once" week on Poker After Dark inside the PokerGO Studio.
From 2011 through 2019, Phil Galfond has remained at the top. Watch it all right now in The Vault on PokeGO.

Articles

Phil Hellmuth Wins Round 3 of High Stakes Duel III for $400,000

- January 26, 2022 Phil Hellmuth is back in the High Stakes Duel winner’s circle. On Wednesday, Hellmuth successfully earned his revenge against Tom Dwan in the duo’s Round 3 rematch. The victory earned Hellmuth a $400,000 prize in this round. Dwan now has the first option to a rematch against Hellmuth and it will be played with $800,000…

Ep. 178 Australian Poker Open Hype & Is Galfond Washed Up?

- January 28, 2020 Brent and Remko are back with another live show on YouTube in which they tackled a bunch of topics including the Galfond Challenge, the Global Poker Awards, some Aussie Millions Main Event controversy and the Australian Poker Open on PokerGO. 00:40 –Brent’s adventures on the Peloton and Antonio Esfandiari joining the Bob Menery Podcast. 06:45…

Ep. 177 Awards Season & Galfond Challenge

- January 22, 2020 Recorded live for the first time and broadcast on YouTube, Brent and Remko tackled some hard-hitting topics! 01:13 – This week on the show! Breaking down the semifinal of the Global Poker Awards, Galfond Challenge, and all the action down in Australia. 01:58 – Brent & Remko recap their weekend in which they attended a…

Ten Things You Need to Know About Phil Galfond

- November 10, 2019 Phil Galfond is one of the most celebrated poker players in the game but what do you really know about him? We spoke to Galfond at the 2019 Poker Masters to uncover some new facts about this legend of the game, so let’s dive in! He used to work at Dominos “My first job was…
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