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Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond

There's not many people in the poker world that don't know the names 'OMGClayAiken', or 'MrSweets28' online.

There's not many people in the poker world that don't know the names 'OMGClayAiken', or 'MrSweets28' online. These aliases belong to the one and only Phil Galfond.

He is one of the biggest characters on the poker scene, and never fails to impress with his ridiculously smart play, and insightful tells. Being a founder of Bluefire Poker, his videos were loved by poker fans and fellow players around the world. This was due to his down to earth nature, and unbelievable knowledge of the game. These videos were based around his nosebleed stakes play around with super high rollers on Full Tilt. Recently, Phil Galfond's overall winnings on Full Tilt poker have exceeded $10m, definitely giving him a concrete spot as one of the best poker players ever.

He also has one WSOP bracelet to his name ($5k PLO event, 2008), with a few close calls too. He was exceedingly close to landing his second bracelet this summer, when he lost HU to Steve Sung in the $25k NLH 6max event. His $744,841 prize for second hopefully softened the blow slightly.

Phil Galfond's huge poker success has naturally landed him seats on poker TV shows such as GSN's High Stakes Poker. Fun Fact: Galfond shot into the limelight, so to speak, when it was reported in 2008 that he bought two identical apartments in New York for a combined price of $3.2m. The reason the press were so interested in this is because he connected the two apartments with a $300k slide...

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1 year ago5,180 PokerTube,

Published 1 year ago

Top 5 Poker Misconceptions

Phil Galfond breaks down the top 5 poker misconceptions. Grab $5 completely free with no deposit Here.

2 years ago4,209 PokerTube,

Published 2 years ago

Twitch Poker Moments ep. 100

Episode 100 of the best Twitch poker highlights this month. Start your journey with $20 free play Here.

4 years ago11,301 Bellagio1,

Published 4 years ago

The Barry Greenstein Problem

Old school poker legend Barry Greenstein continuation bets pretty much 100% of the time, so in this hand from High Stakes Poker, P...

4 years ago4,961 Bellagio1,

Published 4 years ago

Fedor Holz and High Stakes PLO!

Joey Ingram and Phil Galfond break down a hand the Fedor Holz played during a high stakes PLO cash game on partypoker recently. Fe...

4 years ago8,433 ChicagoJoey,

Published 4 years ago

Is Men 'The Master' Nguyen an ANGLESHOOTER?!

Lots of players have 'interesting' stories about old school player Men "The Master" Nguyen, including Phil Galfond, Daniel Negrean...

4 years ago38,004 killjoy1987,

Published 4 years ago

Phil Galfond on this INSANE $150,000 Bluff!

Phil Galfond joins Joey Ingram as he breaks down a classic hand he played on the legendary High Stakes Poker series where amateur ...

4 years ago8,138 BDJB,

Published 4 years ago

Phil Galfond's WSOP $10k PLO8 Bracelet Hunt

Phil Galfond won his third WSOP bracelet in the $10,000 PLO8 Championship this summer and now shares some of his thought...

4 years ago12,837 ChicagoJoey,

Published 4 years ago

ChicagoJoey - How to Escape DOWNSWINGS w/ Phil Galfond

Downswings are a big part of every poker players life, and in this episode of "Real Poker Talk", Phil Galfond joins Joey Ingram to...

4 years ago5,191 ChicagoJoey,

Published 4 years ago

ChicagoJoey - Can I REALLY Fold This River??

Phil Galfond joins Joey Ingram for a series of Pot Limit Omaha strategy videos where they will be analysing and breaking down some...

5 years ago14,430 ChicagoJoey,

Published 5 years ago

PokerLife Podcast - With Phil Galfond

Joey Ingram invites Phil Galfond back on his PokerLife Podcast to discuss the recent update that Phil released for his long ...

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Patrik Antonius says HUDs are not fair, Community Reacts

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Phil Galfond Wins 2-7 NL Draw Championship for Second WSOP Bracelet

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