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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ChicagoJoey - Can I REALLY Fold This River??

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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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PokerLife Podcast - Run It Once & the Future of Poker

It's a late Sunday for Chicago Joey Ingram and he fires up his PokerLife Podcast to chat to his viewers, talking about Phil Galfon...

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Phil Galfond Is EMBARRASSED To Lose Like This

Online legend Phil Galfond faces a tough decision in the NBC Heads Up championship. He faces Vanessa Selbst in the third round, an...

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Vegas Poker - Phil Galfond Shows Guts!

In this great "Vegas Poker" hand, Phil Galfond plays a very marginal hand after calling a raise with suited connectors and shows s...

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PokerLife Podcast - With Guest Phil Galfond

Online poker phenom Phil Galfond joins Joey Ingram for an episode of the Poker Life Podcast. They chat about married life, living ...

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National Heads-Up Poker Championship - Selbst Vs Galfond

Phil Galfond and Vanessa Selbst play awesome heads-up poker in their third round tie in the 2011 National Heads-Up Poker Champions...

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Faraz Jaka recently got the role as manager for one of twelve teams in the Global Poker League, San Francisco Rush. In the draft h...

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High Stakes Poker - Klein Bluffs Galfond

Bill Klein attempts a huge bluff against Phil Galfond in this classic episode of High Stakes Poker from the Bellagio Casino in Las...

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Daniel Negreanu Gets Galfond to Go for It

Daniel 'KidPoker' Negreanu gets Phil Galfond to pay him with far the worst hand

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It's Been a Year Since Run It Once Poker Site Announcement And It's Still In Development

It's been more than a year since Phil Galfond announced to the world that he would launch a poker site with an estimated roll out date of Q1 in 2017.

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.

Jobs With Doug Polk and Phil Galfond Up for Grabs

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