Phil Galfond
| Phil Galfond | |
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 Galfond, after winning the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys event at the 2008 WSOP |
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| Nickname(s) | OMGClayAiken (Full Tilt) MrSweets28 (PokerStars) |
| Residence | North Potomac, Maryland |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 7 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
141st, 2010 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 1 |
| Information accurate as of 07-16-2010. | |
Phil Galfond (born January 16 [1], 1985) is an American professional poker player. Galfond won a World Series of Poker bracelet in the $5,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha with Rebuys event at the 2008 World Series of Poker. Due to his success as a high stakes online player, he appeared on multiple seasons of GSN's High Stakes Poker.
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[edit] Personal life
Galfond is originally from North Potomac, Maryland and attended Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He used to reside in New York City where he installed a slide as his access between the two penthouse apartments he purchased in 2011.[2]
[edit] Poker
[edit] Live poker
[edit] Tournaments
As of 2010, Galfond's total live tournament winnings exceed $996,000.[3] His six cashes at the WSOP account for $925,936 of those winnings.[4]
[edit] World Series of Poker
Galfond won the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys event at the 2008 World Series of Poker, earning $817,781. He defeated Adam Hourani during heads-up play. The final table featured a number of well known professional players including Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, John Juanda, Kirill Gerasimov, Johnny Chan, David Benyamine as well as online players Brian 'tsarrast' Rast and Adam 'houdini' Hourani.[5][6]
| Year | Event | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys | $817,781 |
[edit] World Poker Tour
Galfond finished in 70th place in the 2008 $25,000 buy-in World Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em Championship Event, earning $39,570.
[edit] Other notable tournaments
Galfond finished in 18th place at the 2006 World Series of Poker Circuit event in Grand Casino Tunica, earning $22,895.[6]
[edit] Online poker
Galfond is well known for online poker where he plays high stakes cash games primarily $200/$400 stakes and above in No-limit Texas hold 'em and pot limit Omaha tables on Full Tilt Poker under his nickname "OMGClayAiken".[7] With a lifetime net profit of over $8M in Internet poker play, he has been one of the most successful online poker players in history (as of May 2011).[8] According to Galfond, he chose “OMGClayAiken” as the antithesis of the “macho” screen names that are prevalent in online poker in hopes that other players would be embarrassed to lose to him.[9]
Due to the legal actions against online poker that took place on April 15, 2011 in the United States known as Black Friday, Galfond moved to Vancouver, Canada so he could continue to play poker online.[10][11]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Phil Galfond's twitter
- ^ Bachelor Builds Slide Between His NYC Apartments. Realestate.yahoo.com. Retrieved on 2012-01-04.
- ^ Butt, Robert. "Philip Galfond – Stats". The Hendon Mob. http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=56164. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ^ Player Info, Winnings & Bracelets | Official World Series of Poker. Wsop.com. Retrieved on 2012-01-04.
- ^ "A final table for the ages". ESPN.com. 2008-06-16. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=3446642&type=blogEntry. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ^ a b Butt, Robert. "Philip Galfond – Results". The Hendon Mob. http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=56164. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ^ "Phil Galfond (OMGClayAiken) Poker Bio". pokeronamac.com. http://pokeronamac.com/online-poker-pros/phil-galfond/. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ^ "Top Poker Winners". pokertableratings.com. http://www.pokertableratings.com/top-poker-winners-alltime/. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
- ^ Galfond interview by Amanda Leatherman for PokerNews (2008-06-17); http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUUx0wcn29A
- ^ Pempus, Brian (2011-07-27). "Phil Galfond Returns to Online Poker". CardPlayer. CardPlayer.com. http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/11752-phil-galfond-returns-to-online-poker. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ Rhodes, M. (2012-03-12). "Phil “MrSweets28″ Galfond’s $1 Million Upswing After Winning $650k from Isildur1". OnlinePoker.Net. OnlinePoker.Net. http://www.onlinepoker.net/poker-news/poker-pros-news/phil-mrsweets28-galfonds-1-million-upswing-winning-650k-isildur1/14497. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
