Poker Galfond
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*Galfond Poker Player
*Poker Galfond
*Poker Pro Galfond
*Galfond Poker Girl
The Grudge Match of the Century between Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk blew up in a massive row over the rules, with Bill Perkins stirring the pot and Phil Galfond having to step in to save the day. When Farah Galfond started playing poker 10 years ago as an actor in New York she never thought she’d end up playing in one of the biggest cash games in Las Vegas. Galfond had long-running parts on the soap operas Days of Our Lives and One Life to Live before meeting her husband Phil Galfond and playing poker to earn a living. Galfond is currently €900,240.17 ($978,871.65) in the hole after just 15 sessions. He and VeniVidi1993 are playing two tables of €100/€200 Pot-Limit Omaha at Run It Once, the online poker room that Galfond launched a year ago. The competition is to last for 25,000 hands or until someone quits, whichever comes first. Galfond hopes that both the challenge against VeniVidi and the second completed challenge against ActionFreak will encourage the wider poker community to play and enjoy watching Pot Limit Omaha.What Is the Galfond Challenge?
High-stakes poker professional Phil Galfond has issued a challenge to the poker world with the Galfond Challenge. The founder and owner of Run It Once poker will be taking on at least six opponents in a series of individual high stakes heads-up matches that are played out of the course of weeks, or sometimes even months.
The heads-up matches will be played in Pot-Limit Omaha over a predetermined amount of hands, with blinds at €100/€200 or even higher. Both players have wagered money on the side in addition to the money won/lost during the matches itself.Who Are Phil Galfond’s Competitors?
At the time of writing, six players have lined up to take on one of the PLO end bosses of the game. These six competitors are Bill Perkins, Dan ’Jungleman’ Cates, Chance Kornuth, and Brandon Adams, as well as high-stakers ’Venividi1993’ and Ioannis ’ActionFreak’ Kontonatsios. Five of these six will contest Galfond on the digital felt, while Adams will only play Galfond in heads-up live poker.
Galfond has defeated both ’VeniVidi1993’ and ’ActionFreak’, while sporting a lead over Perkins and Kornuth in their ongoing matches.What Is At Stake in the Galfond Challenge?
The Galfond Challenge features high-stakes Pot-Limit Omaha cash game poker with swings that can go up into millions of dollars. In addition, the loser will pay the winner a side bet that’s been negotiated upfront, often a six- or seven-figure amount. Galfond is laying odds with most of his opponents.The Matches in the Galfond ChallengePhil Galfond vs. ’Venividi1993’StatusCompleteHands Played25,001Total # of Hands25,000Stakes€100/€200 PLOSide betGalfond’s €200,000 vs. ’Venividi1993’s €100,000WinnerPhil GalfondAmount won (cash game action)€1,671.58Amount won (side action)€100,000
An epic showdown between Phil Galfond and ’Venividi1993’ came down to a final €100/€200 Pot-Limit Omaha session. Galfond, who had found himself on the ropes multiple times throughout the challenge and was even trailing over €900,000 at one point, completed the ultimate comeback on the final night. Galfond was up €12,500 with about 75 hands to go, allowing him to blind off to win the €100,000 side bet from his Dutch opponent.Phil Galfond vs. Bill PerkinsStatusIn progressHands Played862Total # of Hands50,000 or a $400K lossStakes$100/$200 PLOSide betGalfond’s $1,000,000 vs. Perkins’ $250,000Current leaderPhil Galfond, +$90,144.05
In the aftermath of winning his 25,000-hand match against ’Venividi1993’, Phil Galfond didn’t waste any time with either celebrations or preparations for his ongoing Challenge series. Instead, two days after wrapping up his epic victory, Galfond sat right back down at the tables and traded the first blows with opponent No. 2, high-stakes tournament vet Bill Perkins.
Similar to the ’Venividi1993’ match, the stakes are $100/$200 Pot-Limit Omaha but this time with Galfond laying $1 million against $250,000 that he’d win across either 50,000 hands or a $400,000 stop-loss. Action kicked off on partypoker
After just 862 hands, Galfond has opened up a $90K lead. The action in this challenge has been dormant for a while as Galfond focused on his other matches, while Perkins launched his new book Die With Zero.Phil Galfond vs. ’ActionFreak’StatusCompleteHands Played15,000Total # of Hands15,000Stakes€150/€300 PLOSide bet€150,000 eachWinnerPhil GalfondAmount won (cash game action)€114,803.51Amount won (side action)€150,000
Galfond’s second series of matches against Ioannis ’ActionFreak’ Kontonatsios provided much less drama than the first one. Galfond took an early lead in the challenge and rode it all the way to victory. Entering their final session, Galfond held a €237K lead over his opponent.
While ’ActionFreak’ was able to recoup some of his losses, he ultimately had to shed with €114K of his own money after the 15,000 hands had concluded. Galfond and Kontonatsios had an even money side bet of €150K riding on it for a total profit of €264K and two for two for the Run It Once founder.Phil Galfond vs. Chance KornuthStatusIn progressHands Played20,000Total # of Hands35,000Stakes$100/$200 PLOSide betGalfond’s $1,000,000 vs. Kornuth’s $250,000Current leaderPhil Galfond, +$136,000
After a quiet summer, the action flared up again in the Galfond Challenge with Galfond starting his series of heads-up battles against Chance Kornuth. The duo will play 35,000 hands against each other with the action kicking off on WSOP.com due to Kornuth living in the United States.
The Run It Once founder is laying a mighty price to his fellow coach: €1 million against Kornuth’s €250,000. After 15% of their match completed, the favorite Galfond took a comfortable lead. However, a crushing streak of wins by Kornuth turned the match on its head and left him up a significant margin, almost $350K.
After a long stretch of close to break-even play, but Galfond finally put together a three-session run in which he profited more than $300,000 to reduce his deficit back to five figures. Kornuth stringed together three wins after that, but none were particularly large, so when Galfond booked back-to-back wins worth another $124K, he retook the lead on Dec. 4.
It proved a short-lived lead as Kornuth inched back in front the very next session with the players past the halfway mark. He’d grab one more small win, but then a big Galfond win pushed him back in front, and the back-and-forth battle remains closer than many predicted at this juncture.Phil Galfond vs. Dan ’Jungleman’ CatesStatusUpcomingHands Played0Total # of Hands7,500Stakes€100/€200 PLOSide betTBD
Possibly the most-anticipated match of the Galfond Challenge, Galfond will take on Dan ’Jungleman’ Cates in the near future. While details have to be fully fleshed out, such as the side bet, the duo has already played a mini-challenge with Galfond walloping his adversary for €86K.Phil Galfond vs. Brandon AdamsStatusUpcomingHours Played0Total # of Hours40Stakes€100/€200 PLOSide betGalfond’s €150,000 vs. Adams’s €100,000
The match between Phil Galfond and Brandon Adams will be different than the other five as this match will be fully played out in yet to be determined live setting. Instead of a # of hands, the two will play for a total of 40 hours before the winner is determined. Galfond is laying €150K against Adams’ €100K.Galfond Challenge F.A.Q. What is the Galfond Challenge?
A series of high-stakes poker matches against Phil Galfond, a poker professional, and owner of the poker site Run It Once. Who is Phil Galfond?
Phil Galfond is a highly respected professional poker player who’s played the highest stakes on the planet. He’s known under his aliases ’MrSweets28’ and’OMGClayAiken’ online and is especially feared for his Pot-Limit Omaha skills. Originally from Gaithersburg, MD, Galfond has won nearly $3 million dollars in live poker winnings according to The Hendon Mob, as well as countless more money in online cash games and tournaments. He also has three World Series of Poker bracelets. Why is there a Galfond Challenge?
Once a dominant player at the high stakes, Phil Galfond has stepped away from playing poker professionally to start his own poker site Run It Once. However, wanting to get back into the high-stakes ring, Galfond issued a challenge to the poker world to play him in a series of heads-up pot-limit Omaha matches. Who is challenging Phil Galfond?
Currently, six players have taken up the gauntlet to take on Galfond: Bill Perkins, Dan ’Jungleman’ Cates, Chance Kornuth, Brandon Adams, as well as two high-stakes PLO players ’Venividi1993’ and ’ActionFreak’. Who are Galfond Challenge players ’Venividi1993’ and ’ActionFreak’?
’ActionFreak’ is a Greek high-stakes player named Ioannis Kontonatsios, who is more famous under his moniker. ’Venividi1993’ is a Dutch poker player that prefers to remain anonymous. What is at stake in the Galfond Challenge?
The Galfond Challenge features high-stakes Pot-Limit Omaha cash game poker with swings that can go up into millions of dollars. In addition, the loser will pay the winner a side bet that’s been negotiated upfront, often a six- or seven-figure amount. Galfond is laying odds with most of his opponents. How can I watch the Galfond Challenge?
The Galfond Challenge can be followed on the Run It Once Twitch channel, where all matches will be live-streamed. PokerNews often provides recaps of all the action. Can I bet on the Galfond Challenge?
Yes, players are able to bet on the outcome of the various Galfond Challenge matches. Has Phil Galfond won the Galfond Challenge yet?
Phil Galfond has won two of his Galfond Challenges so far, against ’Venividi1993’ and ’ActionFreak’. Other matches are in progress or upcoming.Start Your Run It Once Poker Career With a €600 Bonus
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When Farah Galfond started playing poker 10 years ago as an actor in New York she never thought she’d end up playing in one of the biggest cash games in Las Vegas.
Galfond had long-running parts on the soap operas Days of Our Lives and One Life to Livebefore meeting her husband Phil Galfond and playing poker to earn a living.
Today she’s playing the World Series of Poker Main Event. It’s a $10,000 buy-in and this is the second year she’s competed.
Recently she’s been playing in the $300/$600 No-Limit Hold’em game in Ivey’s Room at the Aria Casino and created a stir when she tweeted a picture of a $360,000 pot she lost to Jean-Robert Bellande.
Farah is staked in the game by her husband who is revered as one of the best poker players on the planet.’$5/$10 Regs at Aria are No Joke’
The Ivey’s Room game is exclusive. Phil’s not allowed to play.
’It’s a game that’s difficult to get into and I’m friends with several of the people who play in it,” Phil told PokerListings.com.
’A few months ago they were teasing me about how I can’t play and one of them made a joke and said Farah could play if she wants.
’We didn’t talk about it for a while and then a couple weeks ago I walked into Ivey’s Room to go to my box and they were playing, and they mentioned it again.
’So I looked around the room and thought, ’Yeah, maybe.’ So that was it.’
Farah is a regular in the $5/$10 games at the Aria and Phil says she’s there playing even more than he is.
The Ivey’s Room game deals with way more money than Farah’s used to but since it’s so exclusive, that doesn’t necessarily mean the skill level is as high as the stakes.
’I play with the best low/medium stakes players in the world,” explained Farah.
“The $5/$10 regs at Aria are no joke. I moved up to $5/$10 about a year ago and I guess Phil just thought I was ready.
’Two or three weeks ago I was playing at Aria and Phil was in Ivey’s Room playing Big Bet Mix. He told me I was going in and he thought I was ready.”
Farah and Phil both said she’s up overall in the game, despite losing that $360k monster to Jean-Robert Bellande on July 1.“I Had to Call Against JRB”
Farah said she’s been friends with the guys who play in Ivey’s Room for a while. It’s a group that includes Bobby Baldwin, Andrew Robl and Jean-Robert Bellande, among others.
So while she’s comfortable with the people, the stakes took some getting used to.
’The first couple hours in the game I was just shaking. I was so nervous,” she said.
“The very first hand I ever played in Ivey’s Room, I drew the ace for the button and I got pocket aces. I couldn’t believe it.
’I’m doing well. I got a lot of heat on the message boards because Phil mentioned he was having a big downswing this summer but I have nothing to do with that. I’m doing well in the game and I’m having a lot of fun.’
The hand that drew so much attention started when it was three-handed. Farah said most of the players in the game had taken a bathroom break.
Farah opened to $2k from the button with the 3♦3♥ and JRB three-bet to $7k from the big blind with A♥A♣.
The flop came A♦3♣2♦, making both their sets, and JRB led out. Farah called and the same betting pattern repeated on the 5♠ turn.The Case Ace
The case ace hit the river and JRB checked.Galfond Poker Player
’The way he plays is pretty crazy so when he checks there I think he’s either giving up or he’s trying to see if his ace-king will hold up,” said Farah.Poker Galfond
“I bet and he took a long time before he shoved. I was really unhappy but against him I had to call.’
Farah lost $180,000 in one hand. It probably took less than 10 minutes. She said she’s only played one other pot of that size, which she won.
With such high stakes, big swings are common.
’I know she’s up in the game but I’m not sure exactly how much,” said Phil. “It’s a big game so the swings can be pretty big.’Poker Pro Galfond
’Farah plays fairly snug. Some people can have swings of a few hundred thousand dollars each session but her swings are closer to $100k. But it’s $300/$600 and people play pretty deep so it can go fast.”
Bellande later tweeted another picture from another session saying Farah had felted two players in the Ivey’s Room game.From Soap Opera Actor to Cash-Game Pro
Farah was originally from Kentucky but moved to LA when she was 15 for an acting job.
She was on Days of Our Lives for eight years and then moved to New York for a role on One Life to Live.
She was invited to a home game in NYC with the show’s crew and fell in love with poker.
“I just really loved it,” said Farah. “So I started going to Atlantic City to play on the weekends and it became my hobby.
“I totally fished it up for about five years and I was a big poker fan the whole time. I was actually a fan of Phil’s before we ever met.Galfond Poker Girl
’I watched him on High Stakes Poker and I liked his personality. He’s very subtle and he has a very dry wit. I’ve always been attracted to more low-key people and not too showy. He made me laugh.
“We had a lot in common. I loved poker and he loved improv comedy and acting. So my profession was his hobby and his profession was my hobby.”A Switch Flipped
Farah said her poker game took off when she started hanging out with Phil and other talented poker players.
’She learns a lot more by playing. She’s good at reading people and she has an extremely good memory. I think she learns by repetition a lot,” said Phil.
’Poker’s been a hobby of hers for a long time and I think spending time with me and other poker players kind of flipped a switch for her where she stopped thinking about it as a game that you just play for fun.
Casino sales international inc. ’I had that experience 12 or 13 years ago, where I went from just playing to realizing how much strategy there is and what’s possible. So I think she had that happen four or five years ago and she’s been learning since.
Looking back to when she started playing poker, Farah is blown away by how far she’s come.
’There’s no fucking way I would ever have believed I’d be playing in a game like this,’ she said. ’Poker After Dark is coming back and Cary Katz threw it out there that I could come on and I can’t even wrap my head around that.
’I think it’s going to be too tough of a game probably. If it’s the lineup I’m imagining, I’ll let Phil handle that one.’
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The Grudge Match of the Century between Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk blew up in a massive row over the rules, with Bill Perkins stirring the pot and Phil Galfond having to step in to save the day. When Farah Galfond started playing poker 10 years ago as an actor in New York she never thought she’d end up playing in one of the biggest cash games in Las Vegas. Galfond had long-running parts on the soap operas Days of Our Lives and One Life to Live before meeting her husband Phil Galfond and playing poker to earn a living. Galfond is currently €900,240.17 ($978,871.65) in the hole after just 15 sessions. He and VeniVidi1993 are playing two tables of €100/€200 Pot-Limit Omaha at Run It Once, the online poker room that Galfond launched a year ago. The competition is to last for 25,000 hands or until someone quits, whichever comes first. Galfond hopes that both the challenge against VeniVidi and the second completed challenge against ActionFreak will encourage the wider poker community to play and enjoy watching Pot Limit Omaha.What Is the Galfond Challenge?
High-stakes poker professional Phil Galfond has issued a challenge to the poker world with the Galfond Challenge. The founder and owner of Run It Once poker will be taking on at least six opponents in a series of individual high stakes heads-up matches that are played out of the course of weeks, or sometimes even months.
The heads-up matches will be played in Pot-Limit Omaha over a predetermined amount of hands, with blinds at €100/€200 or even higher. Both players have wagered money on the side in addition to the money won/lost during the matches itself.Who Are Phil Galfond’s Competitors?
At the time of writing, six players have lined up to take on one of the PLO end bosses of the game. These six competitors are Bill Perkins, Dan ’Jungleman’ Cates, Chance Kornuth, and Brandon Adams, as well as high-stakers ’Venividi1993’ and Ioannis ’ActionFreak’ Kontonatsios. Five of these six will contest Galfond on the digital felt, while Adams will only play Galfond in heads-up live poker.
Galfond has defeated both ’VeniVidi1993’ and ’ActionFreak’, while sporting a lead over Perkins and Kornuth in their ongoing matches.What Is At Stake in the Galfond Challenge?
The Galfond Challenge features high-stakes Pot-Limit Omaha cash game poker with swings that can go up into millions of dollars. In addition, the loser will pay the winner a side bet that’s been negotiated upfront, often a six- or seven-figure amount. Galfond is laying odds with most of his opponents.The Matches in the Galfond ChallengePhil Galfond vs. ’Venividi1993’StatusCompleteHands Played25,001Total # of Hands25,000Stakes€100/€200 PLOSide betGalfond’s €200,000 vs. ’Venividi1993’s €100,000WinnerPhil GalfondAmount won (cash game action)€1,671.58Amount won (side action)€100,000
An epic showdown between Phil Galfond and ’Venividi1993’ came down to a final €100/€200 Pot-Limit Omaha session. Galfond, who had found himself on the ropes multiple times throughout the challenge and was even trailing over €900,000 at one point, completed the ultimate comeback on the final night. Galfond was up €12,500 with about 75 hands to go, allowing him to blind off to win the €100,000 side bet from his Dutch opponent.Phil Galfond vs. Bill PerkinsStatusIn progressHands Played862Total # of Hands50,000 or a $400K lossStakes$100/$200 PLOSide betGalfond’s $1,000,000 vs. Perkins’ $250,000Current leaderPhil Galfond, +$90,144.05
In the aftermath of winning his 25,000-hand match against ’Venividi1993’, Phil Galfond didn’t waste any time with either celebrations or preparations for his ongoing Challenge series. Instead, two days after wrapping up his epic victory, Galfond sat right back down at the tables and traded the first blows with opponent No. 2, high-stakes tournament vet Bill Perkins.
Similar to the ’Venividi1993’ match, the stakes are $100/$200 Pot-Limit Omaha but this time with Galfond laying $1 million against $250,000 that he’d win across either 50,000 hands or a $400,000 stop-loss. Action kicked off on partypoker
After just 862 hands, Galfond has opened up a $90K lead. The action in this challenge has been dormant for a while as Galfond focused on his other matches, while Perkins launched his new book Die With Zero.Phil Galfond vs. ’ActionFreak’StatusCompleteHands Played15,000Total # of Hands15,000Stakes€150/€300 PLOSide bet€150,000 eachWinnerPhil GalfondAmount won (cash game action)€114,803.51Amount won (side action)€150,000
Galfond’s second series of matches against Ioannis ’ActionFreak’ Kontonatsios provided much less drama than the first one. Galfond took an early lead in the challenge and rode it all the way to victory. Entering their final session, Galfond held a €237K lead over his opponent.
While ’ActionFreak’ was able to recoup some of his losses, he ultimately had to shed with €114K of his own money after the 15,000 hands had concluded. Galfond and Kontonatsios had an even money side bet of €150K riding on it for a total profit of €264K and two for two for the Run It Once founder.Phil Galfond vs. Chance KornuthStatusIn progressHands Played20,000Total # of Hands35,000Stakes$100/$200 PLOSide betGalfond’s $1,000,000 vs. Kornuth’s $250,000Current leaderPhil Galfond, +$136,000
After a quiet summer, the action flared up again in the Galfond Challenge with Galfond starting his series of heads-up battles against Chance Kornuth. The duo will play 35,000 hands against each other with the action kicking off on WSOP.com due to Kornuth living in the United States.
The Run It Once founder is laying a mighty price to his fellow coach: €1 million against Kornuth’s €250,000. After 15% of their match completed, the favorite Galfond took a comfortable lead. However, a crushing streak of wins by Kornuth turned the match on its head and left him up a significant margin, almost $350K.
After a long stretch of close to break-even play, but Galfond finally put together a three-session run in which he profited more than $300,000 to reduce his deficit back to five figures. Kornuth stringed together three wins after that, but none were particularly large, so when Galfond booked back-to-back wins worth another $124K, he retook the lead on Dec. 4.
It proved a short-lived lead as Kornuth inched back in front the very next session with the players past the halfway mark. He’d grab one more small win, but then a big Galfond win pushed him back in front, and the back-and-forth battle remains closer than many predicted at this juncture.Phil Galfond vs. Dan ’Jungleman’ CatesStatusUpcomingHands Played0Total # of Hands7,500Stakes€100/€200 PLOSide betTBD
Possibly the most-anticipated match of the Galfond Challenge, Galfond will take on Dan ’Jungleman’ Cates in the near future. While details have to be fully fleshed out, such as the side bet, the duo has already played a mini-challenge with Galfond walloping his adversary for €86K.Phil Galfond vs. Brandon AdamsStatusUpcomingHours Played0Total # of Hours40Stakes€100/€200 PLOSide betGalfond’s €150,000 vs. Adams’s €100,000
The match between Phil Galfond and Brandon Adams will be different than the other five as this match will be fully played out in yet to be determined live setting. Instead of a # of hands, the two will play for a total of 40 hours before the winner is determined. Galfond is laying €150K against Adams’ €100K.Galfond Challenge F.A.Q. What is the Galfond Challenge?
A series of high-stakes poker matches against Phil Galfond, a poker professional, and owner of the poker site Run It Once. Who is Phil Galfond?
Phil Galfond is a highly respected professional poker player who’s played the highest stakes on the planet. He’s known under his aliases ’MrSweets28’ and’OMGClayAiken’ online and is especially feared for his Pot-Limit Omaha skills. Originally from Gaithersburg, MD, Galfond has won nearly $3 million dollars in live poker winnings according to The Hendon Mob, as well as countless more money in online cash games and tournaments. He also has three World Series of Poker bracelets. Why is there a Galfond Challenge?
Once a dominant player at the high stakes, Phil Galfond has stepped away from playing poker professionally to start his own poker site Run It Once. However, wanting to get back into the high-stakes ring, Galfond issued a challenge to the poker world to play him in a series of heads-up pot-limit Omaha matches. Who is challenging Phil Galfond?
Currently, six players have taken up the gauntlet to take on Galfond: Bill Perkins, Dan ’Jungleman’ Cates, Chance Kornuth, Brandon Adams, as well as two high-stakes PLO players ’Venividi1993’ and ’ActionFreak’. Who are Galfond Challenge players ’Venividi1993’ and ’ActionFreak’?
’ActionFreak’ is a Greek high-stakes player named Ioannis Kontonatsios, who is more famous under his moniker. ’Venividi1993’ is a Dutch poker player that prefers to remain anonymous. What is at stake in the Galfond Challenge?
The Galfond Challenge features high-stakes Pot-Limit Omaha cash game poker with swings that can go up into millions of dollars. In addition, the loser will pay the winner a side bet that’s been negotiated upfront, often a six- or seven-figure amount. Galfond is laying odds with most of his opponents. How can I watch the Galfond Challenge?
The Galfond Challenge can be followed on the Run It Once Twitch channel, where all matches will be live-streamed. PokerNews often provides recaps of all the action. Can I bet on the Galfond Challenge?
Yes, players are able to bet on the outcome of the various Galfond Challenge matches. Has Phil Galfond won the Galfond Challenge yet?
Phil Galfond has won two of his Galfond Challenges so far, against ’Venividi1993’ and ’ActionFreak’. Other matches are in progress or upcoming.Start Your Run It Once Poker Career With a €600 Bonus
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The bonus releases into your account at the rates shown in the table below. Perhaps the best feature of this bonus is it never expires so long as you play at least one raked hand every 30-days. Do this and you can take as long as you wish to clear your bonuses.Bonus ProgressionRake ThisGet This€0-€100€25.00€5€100-€200€57.10€10€200-€300€66.50€10€300-€500€100€10€500-€600€200€10
When Farah Galfond started playing poker 10 years ago as an actor in New York she never thought she’d end up playing in one of the biggest cash games in Las Vegas.
Galfond had long-running parts on the soap operas Days of Our Lives and One Life to Livebefore meeting her husband Phil Galfond and playing poker to earn a living.
Today she’s playing the World Series of Poker Main Event. It’s a $10,000 buy-in and this is the second year she’s competed.
Recently she’s been playing in the $300/$600 No-Limit Hold’em game in Ivey’s Room at the Aria Casino and created a stir when she tweeted a picture of a $360,000 pot she lost to Jean-Robert Bellande.
Farah is staked in the game by her husband who is revered as one of the best poker players on the planet.’$5/$10 Regs at Aria are No Joke’
The Ivey’s Room game is exclusive. Phil’s not allowed to play.
’It’s a game that’s difficult to get into and I’m friends with several of the people who play in it,” Phil told PokerListings.com.
’A few months ago they were teasing me about how I can’t play and one of them made a joke and said Farah could play if she wants.
’We didn’t talk about it for a while and then a couple weeks ago I walked into Ivey’s Room to go to my box and they were playing, and they mentioned it again.
’So I looked around the room and thought, ’Yeah, maybe.’ So that was it.’
Farah is a regular in the $5/$10 games at the Aria and Phil says she’s there playing even more than he is.
The Ivey’s Room game deals with way more money than Farah’s used to but since it’s so exclusive, that doesn’t necessarily mean the skill level is as high as the stakes.
’I play with the best low/medium stakes players in the world,” explained Farah.
“The $5/$10 regs at Aria are no joke. I moved up to $5/$10 about a year ago and I guess Phil just thought I was ready.
’Two or three weeks ago I was playing at Aria and Phil was in Ivey’s Room playing Big Bet Mix. He told me I was going in and he thought I was ready.”
Farah and Phil both said she’s up overall in the game, despite losing that $360k monster to Jean-Robert Bellande on July 1.“I Had to Call Against JRB”
Farah said she’s been friends with the guys who play in Ivey’s Room for a while. It’s a group that includes Bobby Baldwin, Andrew Robl and Jean-Robert Bellande, among others.
So while she’s comfortable with the people, the stakes took some getting used to.
’The first couple hours in the game I was just shaking. I was so nervous,” she said.
“The very first hand I ever played in Ivey’s Room, I drew the ace for the button and I got pocket aces. I couldn’t believe it.
’I’m doing well. I got a lot of heat on the message boards because Phil mentioned he was having a big downswing this summer but I have nothing to do with that. I’m doing well in the game and I’m having a lot of fun.’
The hand that drew so much attention started when it was three-handed. Farah said most of the players in the game had taken a bathroom break.
Farah opened to $2k from the button with the 3♦3♥ and JRB three-bet to $7k from the big blind with A♥A♣.
The flop came A♦3♣2♦, making both their sets, and JRB led out. Farah called and the same betting pattern repeated on the 5♠ turn.The Case Ace
The case ace hit the river and JRB checked.Galfond Poker Player
’The way he plays is pretty crazy so when he checks there I think he’s either giving up or he’s trying to see if his ace-king will hold up,” said Farah.Poker Galfond
“I bet and he took a long time before he shoved. I was really unhappy but against him I had to call.’
Farah lost $180,000 in one hand. It probably took less than 10 minutes. She said she’s only played one other pot of that size, which she won.
With such high stakes, big swings are common.
’I know she’s up in the game but I’m not sure exactly how much,” said Phil. “It’s a big game so the swings can be pretty big.’Poker Pro Galfond
’Farah plays fairly snug. Some people can have swings of a few hundred thousand dollars each session but her swings are closer to $100k. But it’s $300/$600 and people play pretty deep so it can go fast.”
Bellande later tweeted another picture from another session saying Farah had felted two players in the Ivey’s Room game.From Soap Opera Actor to Cash-Game Pro
Farah was originally from Kentucky but moved to LA when she was 15 for an acting job.
She was on Days of Our Lives for eight years and then moved to New York for a role on One Life to Live.
She was invited to a home game in NYC with the show’s crew and fell in love with poker.
“I just really loved it,” said Farah. “So I started going to Atlantic City to play on the weekends and it became my hobby.
“I totally fished it up for about five years and I was a big poker fan the whole time. I was actually a fan of Phil’s before we ever met.Galfond Poker Girl
’I watched him on High Stakes Poker and I liked his personality. He’s very subtle and he has a very dry wit. I’ve always been attracted to more low-key people and not too showy. He made me laugh.
“We had a lot in common. I loved poker and he loved improv comedy and acting. So my profession was his hobby and his profession was my hobby.”A Switch Flipped
Farah said her poker game took off when she started hanging out with Phil and other talented poker players.
’She learns a lot more by playing. She’s good at reading people and she has an extremely good memory. I think she learns by repetition a lot,” said Phil.
’Poker’s been a hobby of hers for a long time and I think spending time with me and other poker players kind of flipped a switch for her where she stopped thinking about it as a game that you just play for fun.
Casino sales international inc. ’I had that experience 12 or 13 years ago, where I went from just playing to realizing how much strategy there is and what’s possible. So I think she had that happen four or five years ago and she’s been learning since.
Looking back to when she started playing poker, Farah is blown away by how far she’s come.
’There’s no fucking way I would ever have believed I’d be playing in a game like this,’ she said. ’Poker After Dark is coming back and Cary Katz threw it out there that I could come on and I can’t even wrap my head around that.
’I think it’s going to be too tough of a game probably. If it’s the lineup I’m imagining, I’ll let Phil handle that one.’
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