Phil Galfond
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Galfond, after winning the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys event at the 2008 World Series of Poker
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| Nickname(s) | OMGClayAiken (Full Tilt) MrSweets28 (PokerStars) Jman28 (2+2) |
| Residence | North Potomac, Maryland, U.S. |
| Born | January 16, 1985 (age 32) |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 2 |
| Final table(s) | 5 |
| Money finish(es) | 14 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
141st, 2010 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 1 |
Phil Galfond (born January 16, 1985) is an American professional poker player. Galfond won two World Series of Poker bracelet, in the $5,000 buy-in pot-limit Omaha with rebuys event in 2008, and the $10,000 no-limit 2-7 single draw championship in 2015. Due to his success as a high-stakes online player, he appeared on multiple seasons of GSN's High Stakes Poker. He is currently the owner and a trainer on poker training site Run It Once.
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. He married actress Farah Fath on May 15, 2015.
As of August 2015, Galfond's total live tournament winnings exceed $2,300,000. His nine cashes at the WSOP account for $1,705,999 of those winnings.
Galfond won the $5,000 pot-limit Omaha with 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, Brian Rast as well as online star Adam 'houdini' Hourani. At the 2013 WSOP Galfond finished second in the $25,000 No Limit Hold'em six handed event for $744,841.
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