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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12 years ago6,649Nathan,

Published 12 years ago

Galfond making a genius call against durrrr

semi-bluff on the flop in Poker After Dark.

12 years ago9,045LaoTze,

Published 12 years ago

Phil Galfond PLO Seminar

Phil Galfond PLO Seminar

12 years ago65,440Jakzster,

Published 12 years ago

Strategy: Heads Up Pot-Limit Omaha with Phil Galfond

Phil 'OMGclayaiken' Galfond discusses some heads up pot-limit omaha strategy with Card Player TV.

12 years ago87,463

Published 12 years ago

Season XI WPT Five Diamond - Phil Galfond on Day 2

Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond is the big stack after seven levels at Bellagio, and he was nice enough to chat with Diana Cox during ...

12 years ago65,442

Published 12 years ago

Phil Galfond - Downswings, Slides, and Whatever Else

Phil Galfond Video Blog from earlier this year.

13 years ago13,878

Published 13 years ago

Phil Galfonds Seminar on PLO

Might help some?

15 years ago99,620PokerTube,

Published 15 years ago

Half an Hour with Phil OMGClayAiken Galfond

Poker Superstar Phil OMGClayAiken Galfond is considered to be one of the best online players in the world today. This is a long in...

15 years ago35,115

Published 15 years ago

Phil Galfond vs Isildur 200/400 NLHE

The first 30 min of the NLHE match between OMGClayAiken and Isildur1. Isildur had just finished taking about 400k from ZeeJustin ...

15 years ago24,390PokerTube,

Published 15 years ago

Isildur vs. OMGClayAiken on FTP $100/200

The man, the myth, the legend Isildur1 is back playing High Stakes Online Poker on FullTiltPoker against the big guns. This sessio...

16 years ago67,242

Published 16 years ago

The Scoop: Phil Galfond

Card Player TVs The Scoop with special guest Phil Galfond.

Weekly Highstakes Report: Phil Ivey Stuck a Lot, Kostritsyn Continues to Crush

Although we are somewhat used to these highstakes report containing information about Gus Hansen’s losses, contrary to the trend, The Great Dane was able to pull off a decent weekend. After good

Phil Galfond Engaged to Farah Fath

Big:L;adies, Phil Galfond is officially off the market! CLEAR: The professional poker player got engaged to American actress Farah Fath, best known for her role as Mimi in 'Days of Our

Phil Galfond and Farah Fath Tie the Proverbial Knot

About six months after announcing their engagements, Phil Galfond and Farah Fath got married in their Las Vegas home

Live Poker Events, 10 years ago

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

Phil Galfond triumphed in a small but very strong field in the $10k 2-7 Draw championship to claim his second WSOP bracelet

Patrik Antonius says HUDs are not fair, Community Reacts

The Poker Community Reacts to Patrik Antonius Claim that HUDs are not fair

Scammy Sammy and High Stakes Thieves

Last week saw one of the game's elite players take the step of going public after clearly having had enough with getting the run around over a loan he had given out.

The Ultimate Poker Fantasy Team

Have you picked your team yet? If you haven’t, how about giving you a head start and talk about one possible poker fantasy team that could really blow your mind?

Jason Mo is Mad at The Poker Media

Jason Mo has been venting his frustrations on Joey Ingram's Poker Life Podcast. Mo was less than impressed with the recent news piece written by Phil Galfond accusing Las Vegas cash game regular Sammy Touil of scamming him.

Online Poker , 9 years ago

Phil Galfond Steps Into the Ring

Phil Galfond announced he is to launch his very own real money online poker room. He made this announcement on “Run It Once” where he is a poker coach and the sites flagship pro.

Online Poker , 8 years ago

Will Phil Galfond's New Poker Site Challenge PokerStars' Dominance?

While opinions are mixed on whether or not 2016 is a good time to embark on such a lofty endeavor as a brand new poker room that won't be available to the U.S. market, Galfond appears up for the challenge.