Phil Galfond - Poker Player

Biography

Phil Galfond is an American professional poker player known for winning three WSOP bracelets. He owns the real money poker site Run It Once Poker and a poker training site Run It Once Training.

Background

Phil Galfond was born in North Potomac, Maryland, on January 16, 1985. He attended Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He used to live in New York, where he installed a slide to access the two penthouse apartments. Phil married Farah Fath on 15th May 2015, and their son was born in December 2018.

Phil Galfond Poker Career

In 2006, Galfond played in the $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em and $2,500 Short-Handed No-Limit Hold'em and won $12,000. In 2008, he won the $5,000 PLO tournament at the 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) for more than $800,000 in prize money.

In 2015, he played in the #29: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship, winning $224,383 and his second bracelet. Three years later, in 2018, he won his third bracelet in Event #60: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, along with a cash prize of $567,788.

Online Poker

Phil Galfond has quite a name in the online poker circuit. He is known for playing high-stakes cash games, primarily $200/$400 stakes and above. His nicknames on Full Tilt Poker and Poker stars are OMGClayAiken and MrSweets28, respectively. With over $8 million in profit, he has been a successful online poker player.

World Poker Tour

Phil has two WPT in-the-money finished. In 2008, he finished 70th in the $25,000 buy-in World Poker Tour World Championship and won $39,570. Four years later, he played in the $10,000 buy-in WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic and finished 24th, taking $31,714 home.

Other notable tournaments

In the 2006 WSOP circuit event, Galfond finished 18th and won $22,895.

Galfond Challenge

In 2019, Galfond challenged players to play high-stakes heads-up PLO. The challenge was divided into two parts: the first was open to PLO coaches, and the second was open to everyone. The game was played on Galfond’s poker site, Run It Once. The first six challengers were Bill Perkins, Brandon Adams, Chance Kornuth, Dan Jungleman Cates, ActionFreak, and VeniVidi1993. In addition to the money, the players had side bets for which they were competing.

Phil Galfond’s Quick Facts

• Due to legal actions against online poker, Galfond moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to play poker online.
• He chose the nickname ‘OMGClayAiken.’ hoping that his opponent would feel embarrassed to lose to him.
• He married Farah Galfond. She is an actress known as Mimi Lockhart from Days of Our Lives.
• He made headlines after a rumour that he had installed a steel slide in his former apartment.
• He has installed a drinking fountain in his home office.
• He sold his poker sit poker site, Run It Once, to Rush Street.

Phil Galfond Poker Cashes

Phil Galfond's Net Worth

Phil Galfond has a total live earnings of $2,976,763.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bracelets has Phil Galfond won?

Phil Galfond has won 3 WSOP bracelets.