With Phil Galfond’s incredible comeback against VeniVidi1993 as fresh as a laceration, the Run It Once founder has decided his best course of action in the Galfond Challenge is to plough ahead.
Bill Perkins became the second player to grapple with Galfond. It’s a match that could end up expensive for the Maryland native if Perkins has the yachts of the Poker Gods moored in his harbour.
The plan is to play 50k hands or stop at a $400,000 loss, competing in a heads-up game of $100/$200 Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO). The coupling has played 1,013 hands, with Galfond finished $90,144.05 in the black. Given Perkins’ business dealings, the schedule is murky on this one, but we know that should Galfond lose, Perkins will pick up €1m side bet. Galfond nets €250,000 should he go on and win.
The contests against VeniVidi1993 and Bill Perkins could not have been more different. The VeniVidi1993 match was all business, whereas, the opening gambit against Perkins has been more relaxed with Galfond live streaming the action, commenting on his plays, and interacting with Perkins. The other difference is Galfond is getting changed in the ‘Away’ dressing room with the series taking place on partypoker.
It will be interesting to see if the feelgood vibe remains should Perkins find a way to drive Galfond closer to that €1m cliff face.
Here is Galfond winning an $81,489 pot with set-over-set.
Galfond Takes an Early Lead Against ‘ActionFreak’
With Perkins placing Galfond ‘on hold,’ the three-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner has turned his attention to the person many believe will be his toughest competitor, ‘ActionFreak.’
He’s had a great start.
The pair will compete through 15,000 hands of €150/€300 Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) with an even €150,000 side bet going to the winner, and after three days and 1,861 hands, Galfond holds a +€303,065.10 lead.
Day 1 only lasted 145-hands before gremlins cut the match short with ActionFreak €11.1k in the black. Day 2 saw Galfond reach a high of €202,000 in profits before ActionFreak switched gears to put Galfond in the red. Galfond recovered to finish the day with a €7,529.49 profit through 1,107 hands.
Day 3 turned into a drowning.
Everything went right for Galfond who turned an 844-hand session into a €310,594.59 win, a record haul for Galfond since his challenge series began.
Summary
Hands Played – 1,861
Galfond +€303,065.10
Day 1/2 Action
Day 3 Action
Andrew Lichtenberger Wins on WSOP.com
From an online cash game genius to a man who made his name winning millions in online tournaments, and Andrew “LuckyChewy” Lichtenberger took advantage of lockdown to win a title on WSOP.com, only he’s no longer ‘LuckyChewy!’
Playing under the pseudonym, “WATCHGUY42”, Lichtenberger, took down a 176-entrant (inc. 61-re-entries), $1,000, $50k GTD No-Limit Hold’em High Roller, on the Nevada based platform.
The prizepool struck $168,080, and Lichtenberger collected $36,389 for his win after outliving a final eight that included the likes of Shannon Shorr, Darren Elias and Chris Moorman.
Final Table Results
- Andrew “WATCHGUY42” Lichtenberger – $36,389
- Krista “Pollux” Gifford – $27,263
- Shannon “aulophobia” Shorr – $20,422
- Darren “darrenelias” Elias – $15,329
- Jake “tooletime13” Toole – $11,497
- Gordon “veileux” Vayo – $8,623
- Frank “spaghetti” Marasco – $6,454
- Chris “Robotbob47” Moorman – $4,790