Phil Galfond

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Phil Galfond
Phil Galfond (2008)
Phil Galfond (2008)
  Personal information  
Date of birth January 16, 1985
place of birth United StatesUnited States North Potomac
Nicknames
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OMGClayAikenFull Tilt Poker

MrSweets28PokerStars

Jman282 + 2
place of residence United StatesUnited States New York City
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 817,781
Total prize money $ 2,966,023
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 3
Cashes 23
Best main event 141st ( 2010 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
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Cashes 2
Last updated: January 16, 2020

Philip "Phil" Galfond (born January 16, 1985 in North Potomac , Maryland ) is a professional American poker player . He is three-time bracelet winner of the World Series of Poker . As part of the 50th edition of the World Series of Poker , he was named one of the 50 best players in poker history in June 2019 .

Personal

Galfond attended Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School in Rockville and later studied philosophy at the University of Wisconsin – Madison . Galfond has been married to actress Farah Fath since 2015 and lives with her in New York City . At the end of 2018, the couple became parents of a son.

Poker career

Career

Galfond plays online under the nicknames OMGClayAiken ( Full Tilt Poker ) , MrSweets28 ( PokerStars ) and Jman28 ( 2 + 2 ) . At Full Tilt , he is with gains of over 6.5 million US dollars from 650,000 hands in cash games is the fifth most successful player of all time. In total, he has made more than ten million dollars in profit on Full Tilt . Since 2006 Galfond has also participated in prestigious live tournaments .

Galfond first won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in July 2006 and made two money. At the 2008 WSOP he won at a tournament in the variant PLO and received a bracelet and more than 800,000 dollars in prize money. Two years later, Galfond finished 141st out of 7,319 players in the WSOP Main Event . In 2013 , he finished second behind Steve Sung in a $ 25,000 WSOP for just under $ 750,000. In mid-June 2015 , Galfond secured his second bracelet and around $ 225,000 in prize money by winning the World Championship in No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball . At the 2018 WSOP , he won the Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship and received his third bracelet and just under $ 570,000 in prize money.

In total, Galfond has made almost three million dollars playing poker in live tournaments. He appeared in the fourth, sixth and seventh seasons of the television format High Stakes Poker . From April to November 2016 , Galfond played as part of the San Francisco Rush in the Global Poker League and made it to the playoffs with his team.

Bracelet overview

Galfond cashed 23 times at the WSOP and won three bracelets :

year Buy-in (in $ ) competition Attendees Prize money (in $)
2008 0.5000 Pot-Limit Omaha (with rebuys) 152 817.781
2015 10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship 077 224,383
2018 10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 237 567,788

Web links

Commons : Phil Galfond  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Poker News: Phil Galfond Profile on gosugamers.net January 5, 2011, accessed June 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ WSOP Reveals List of 50 Greatest Players in Poker History , pokernews.com, accessed July 21, 2019.
  3. ↑ Phil Galfond becomes a dad on pokergurublog.com, accessed January 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ Biggest Poker Winners on highstakesdb.com on February 16, 2015, accessed on June 19, 2016 (English).
  5. ↑ OMGClayAiken on Full Tilt Poker on highstakesdb.com on February 16, 2015, accessed on June 19, 2016 (English).
  6. ↑ a b c Phil Galfond in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ 39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008 ($ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 19, 2016 (English).
  8. ↑ 41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 ($ 10,000 World Championship - No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on June 19, 2016 (English).
  9. ↑ 44th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 ($ 25,000 No Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed (Event # 52)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 23, 2018 (English).
  10. ↑ 46th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2015 ($ 10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball No-Limit Championship (Event # 29)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 19, 2016.
  11. ↑ 49th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2018 ($ 10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo - Championship (Event # 60)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed July 2, 2018.
  12. ↑ Фил Гальфонд (Phil Galfond) on propokerpro.net, accessed June 19, 2016 (Russian).
  13. ^ San Francisco Rush on the Global Poker League website, accessed June 19, 2016.
  14. ↑ Phil Galfond in the World Series of Poker database, accessed June 19, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Galfond, Phil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Galfond, Philip (full name); OMGClayAiken (nickname); MrSweets28 (nickname); Jman28 (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American poker player
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH North Potomac , Maryland , United States