Galfond Challenge: Galfond, Kornuth Continue to Trade Leads

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Phil Galfond is doing work of late against Chance Kornuth.

The battle between Phil Galfond and Chance Kornuth at $100/$200 pot-limit Omaha for the Galfond Challenge has been a swingy one thus far, and the latest swing appears to be going in Galfond's favor.

After dropping to about $350,000 in losses on two separate occasions, Galfond roared back with a monster series of wins. After booking his first six-figure win in more than a month on Nov. 14, Galfond followed up with back-to-back wins worth $190,000 total.

While Kornuth did manage to string together three wins in a row after that, they were only for about $60K total. So, when Galfond then won $124K across back-to-back sessions, he retook the lead for the first time since October on Dec. 3. Kornuth edge back in front after that, but Galfond booked another big win on Dec. 9 to grab the lead as the back-and-forth continues in the closely matched battle.

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Day 26

Galfond dominated the first hour or so of play as he won enough medium pots to post a lead of about $45,000, including one hand where he potted river for $6K on Q7394 with nines and sevens and got called by worse.

Kornuth came back as he stacked Galfond in a single-raised pot when K6J flopped. Kornuth bet $600 in position and Galfond raised to $1,800. Galfond then potted the 5 turn and shoved the 8 river for $14K, just under the pot. Kornuth snap-called since he had K9Q7 for the backdoor nuts, while Galfond had been on dust the whole way with Q2105.

Then, two more huge pots were pushed to Kornuth. First, he coolered Galfond with bottom set against top two on 7Q6 for $46K. At the exact same time, Kornuth bet small in position on the flop and turn as the board ran 2Q464. Kornuth potted the river and Galfond check-shoved, only to get snapped off by 5332 for the straight flush. Incredibly, Galfond had been stone cold coolered with 9494 for quads.

Galfond then went for a tiny bet of $600 into $3,600 on 77Q and Kornuth made it $2,400. Galfond called and Kornuth checked back the 5. On the 5 river, Galfond led small with $2,400. Kornuth made it $12,300 and Galfond shoved for $17,600. Kornuth went deep into the tank before making the reluctant call with A5J7 for sevens full of fives, no good against Galfond's K7Q9.

Once again, Galfond bet tiny with $600 on a 4JJ flop after three-betting. Once again, Kornuth raised to $2,400 and they went to a 7 turn. This time, Kornuth bet-called it off with his full house, showing K4104. Galfond was behind this time but drawing live with AKQJ, smashing the Q river for the winning full house.

Along with several medium-sized pots in between those, Galfond suddenly had a lead north of $50K.

After a break, Galfond took another strong line when he bet-three-bet shoved a board of K577 after Kornuth raised his small turn bet. Kornuth tank-called off with AJ74 for trips, and he was good against AK89. The J needlessly improved him on the river.

In the last big pot that closed out the session, Kornuth bet $1,200 after three-betting and seeing a J26 flop. On the 8 turn, he checked and Galfond potted. Kornuth jammed and Galfond called with 9876 for two pair and an open-ender. He was behind as Kornuth had A8J4 for top two, but Galfond drilled the straight on the 5 river.

Hands Played: 500
Results: Phil Galfond +~$47,000
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Day 27

What kind of day would it be for Phil Galfond? Well, on the first hand played he won a $32K pot with the nut full house, getting $10,800 of river value. By the end of the next hand on that table, he was already up a buy-in.

Just minutes later, Kornuth three-bet and put in $1,200 on 510A, with Galfond calling. Kornuth then check-called a pot-sized bet of $6,000 on the Q, bringing a 3. Kornuth checked and Galfond shoved the last $11K in. Kornuth made the crying call with QQ106 but was against K8J10 for the nuts.

At the same time, Galfond scooped a $22K pot getting a blocker size paid off on the river when he had quad eights, and he was up more than $50K in under 15 minutes of action.

The next hour would see Kornuth cut into the lead at first, but Galfond just wound up building up to a couple of $50K stacks to increase his edge to around $70K overall on the day. A few minor swings over the next hour would see them wind up at about the same place before action got heavy again.

Galfond earned a $36K pot with a river check-raise holding aces full, then moments later, he three-bet and called a four-bet to bring a board of 2A5. Kornuth potted in position for most of his remaining monies and Galfond shoved.

Galfond: KK55
Kornuth: AKJ3

Kornuth was in rough shape with his best hope being a gutter, but he did pick up another straight draw on the Q. Galfond was the one improving to a full house on the 2 river, though.

The rough session continued for Kornuth when he called a three-bet and then $1,200 more on the 852 flop. Galfond checked the K turn and Kornuth went with his own small sizing of $2,000. Galfond potted to $12,000 and Kornuth stuck around for the inconsequential 6 river. There was $30K in the middle so Galfond jammed for $20K effective, with Kornuth letting it go without a fight.

They were almost $28K deep on the other table at the same time as Kornuth raised preflop and Galfond called, bringing a 63Q flop. Galfond check-called $900, then he checked and faced a pot-sized bet of $3K on the J. Galfond check-raised pot to $12K there also, and Kornuth shoved.

Galfond: KQQ7
Kornuth: 8667

Both had monster hands but Galfond was in command with top set. The 9 river ensured him of a pot north of $55K.

Buried nearly $150K, Kornuth opted to call it an early day.

Hands Played: 350
Results: Phil Galfond +~$143,000
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Day 28

Unlike the previous day, things would start off a bit more slowly, until about an hour in when Kornuth got the four-bet in with the players about $28K deep. Galfond peeled and then led out for half-pot, $5,400, on 589. Kornuth shoved and stacks were in for a pot just shy of $56K.

Galfond: 8686
Kornuth: A996

It was a nasty cooler, with Kornuth on the better end of it. Galfond still had a shot with his gutter, but that ended when a 5 hit, and Kornuth made quads on the river to boot.

Kornuth kept rolling on that table until he had built a stack just shy of $100K, meaning Galfond was down a few buy-ins as they approached the two-hour mark. Galfond did snag a $33K pot when he potted a completed board of 67K42 with the nuts and got paid, but it was still a fairly ugly start for him.

A bit after the break, Kornuth half-potted a QA7 flop after three-betting then went full pot for $7,200 on the 4. Galfond set him in for $11,098 more and Kornuth quickly called with AQJ3 but top two was no good against 7475 for a set. The 9 wasn't what Kornuth needed, and Galfond raked in a stack.

Another $30K pot went to Galfond when he checked and picked off a pot-sized river bet of $10K on a board of 5J837. Kornuth had been bluffing with AKA3 but Galfond had a pretty weak holding with K587 and opted to call anyway.

It was Kornuth's turn to play hero when Galfond check-raised from $900 to $2,400 on 1043. Kornuth called then called a pot-sized bet of $6K on the 8. On the 4 river, Galfond shoved for $13,596 effective, a bit over two-thirds of the pot. Kornuth went into his time bank then called with A3K10, having had his two pair counterfeit but still holding full house blockers. It was good as Galfond had been bluffing with Q593 from the start.

Kornuth got the better of the stretch run and put a dent in Galfond's $300K upswing with a medium win.

Hands Played: 500
Results: Chance Kornuth +~$48,000
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Day 29

Kornuth won the majority of the bigger pots over the first hour to build a lead of about $50,000, but Galfond emerged victorious the first time stacks went in. Kornuth called a three-bet then potted most of the effective stacks over a pot-sized continuation-bet on 9A10. He had a big draw with QJ86 up against the top two of Galfond. Kornuth missed the turn and watched as Galfond made aces full on the river to reduce his edge to around $30,000.

Galfond then squared things up when Kornuth three-bet and led small for $1,200 on K25. Galfond called and both players opted to see the river for free after a 4 turn, with a Q arriving on the end. Kornuth checked and Galfond potted for $6K. Kornuth check-piled $24,000, nearly all of Galfond's snack. Galfond looked him up pretty quickly with K979 for the second nuts with a blocker, and Kornuth had AA107 for the bare-ace bluff. Galfond collected a $54K pot, one of the larger ones in the challenge.

The positive variance continued for Galfond when he called a four-bet and 10J2 flopped. The rest of the money went in with Galfond looking for eights and diamonds holding A795 and Kornuth holding a preflop powerhouse: AKK2. He had to be pleased with the Q turn but far less so with the 9 river as Galfond made his flush.

One of the biggest pots went down when the players were more than 150 bigs deep and they saw the turn for free, making the board 2K46. Kornuth turned on the aggression again with $2,700 but Galfond made it $8,800. Kornuth called, bringing the 5. Kornuth piled the last $20K, just under the pot, and Galfond snapped it with 8753, having both turned the nuts and rivered the nuts. Kornuth showed busted aces again: AA76, and it was a $61K pot to Galfond.

Another stack went to Galfond in a four-bet pot when Kornuth's nut wrap again failed to turn into a winner, this time versus bottom set, and Galfond had built a handsome lead of about $80,000.

The second half of the day had a much different outcome.

First, Kornuth stacked Galfond after flopping kings full on 44K. Galfond had trips and raised a small c-bet then barreled off with a small full house to drop a stack.

A cooler then developed on a board of 9248 as Kornuth check-raised all in on the turn. Galfond was happy to get his money in with J1044 for a set and open-ender but Kornuth had him pipped with Q889, holding a straight blocker to boot.

Kornuth continued to close strong when he three-bet preflop and led large for $2,400 on 4109. Galfond called and the turn was a 9. Kornuth's turn to check and he called a half-pot wager of $4,200. Kornuth checked the J river and Galfond set him in for $15,826, just a bit under the pot. Kornuth went into his time bank then called with K8810 for a flush, while Galfond had the ideal bluffing combo with QJ104.

Galfond then check-potted on 76Q after three-betting pre, getting stacks in with AA108 against 8764. Kornuth found one of his ideal turns as the 5 significantly reduced Galfond's equity, and the 3 river kept his straight best.

They were almost 150 bigs deep again when they played for stacks one more time. Kornuth four-bet it preflop and then potted a J3Q texture. There was more than $24K left to play with $10,800 in the middle and Kornuth potted again. Galfond tanked then stuck it in on a check-raise.

Galfond: A9108
Kornuth: A10AK

Galfond was in trouble with a weaker hand and weaker draw, and the 6 and Q didn't bail him out.

The result of all the massive hands was a tiny win for Kornuth, effectively just knocking off a chunk of the hands to get him closer to victory.

Hands Played: 550
Results: Chance Kornuth +~$3,000
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Day 30

Stacks went in just minutes into the day's play on a flop of 6Q7. Kornuth bet-three-bet for nearly all his money after Galfond raise his small flop c-bet, and Galfond had committed himself with K1084, flopping well with the ugly hand. Kornuth had top set but watched as Galfond smacked the 5 turn for a straight and held on the river.

Kornuth forced another big pot when he three-bet pre and bet small with $1,200 on 10KQ. Galfond called, bringing a 9. Kornuth bet $4,000 and Galfond continued to the 2. Kornuth made a pot-sized shove of $13.8K and Galfond looked him up after a long tank with Q865 for a flush but it was no good against AA10J.

Galfond lost several decent pots that followed but he dealt the big blow in a four-bet pot when Kornuth was unable to run down his double-suited kings despite flopping a 17-out wrap and turning a pair to boot. He snagged a couple of more big pots with uncalled pot-sized wagers and appeared to be up around a buy-in heading into break.

Kornuth bit out of a big chunk of that when he three-bet and slowed down with a check on J65. Galfond bet half the pot, $1,800, and Kornuth called. The turn was the 8 and Kornuth check-potted over a small bet. Galfond decided to go with his hand, and it was a big one.

Galfond: J387
Kornuth: Q1096

Kornuth's draw was so massive that equities were almost even, and he found the nuts with the 7. He won a $15K pot at the same time on the other table with a big bet on a double-paired board, and things were about square again.

Galfond won almost a full stack when he three-barreled 7JQQ5 after three-betting. Kornuth called his $12K river bet but couldn't beat 8776 for sevens full.

Nothing too terribly significant happened down the stretch, and the session was once again close to a wash with Kornuth eking out a small win.

Hands Played: 600
Results: Chance Kornuth +~$9,500
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Day 31

The first hour was fairly uneventful and saw Galfond build a lead of $20K or $30K before they went to break. The second was looking much the same with Galfond inching his way to some profit before a huge hand occurred when they were more than 150 blinds deep.

Galfond was the aggressor preflop but it was Kornuth barreling post as Galfond check-called $1,800 on the 9Q7 flop and then full pot, $7,200, on the K turn. On the 7, Galfond potted into Kornuth for $20,878 effective, just under the pot. Kornuth tanked awhile then called with 10744, having stumbled into trips after bluffing the turn. It was no good, as Galfond showed QQ109.

Another pot almost as large occurred following a 763 flop with Galfond slowing down by checking after three-betting pre. Kornuth took the opportunity to bet $2,400, which Galfond called. On the 9, Galfond checked again and Kornuth sized fairly big with $6,300. Galfond potted it and Kornuth snap-called all in, about $20K more, for a pot of $61K.

Kornuth: Q587
Galfond: A9A9

Kornuth was in great shape with the straight, but a 7 river gave him improvement he didn't want. He was stuck in a hole of about $70K as they went on break for the third time.

The rough run continued when he three-bet preflop and then barreled off on a board of 962103. He bet small on the flop then potted turn for $6K and shoved river for just under the pot. Galfond looked him up light with K10Q2 for tens and deuces, but they were good as Kornuth missed a nut wrap with AQJ8.

Roles were reversed when Galfond bet a $2,400 into $7,200 on a QJ44 board and then potted the 6. Kornuth shoved for a pittance more. Galfond called as he'd stumbled into a boat with A663, but Kornuth had Q3Q9.

They then exchanged stacks. First, they got it in on K782. Both had big draws with a pair but Galfond's J1099 trumped 9264 in nearly all aspects and held on the river. Then, Galfond four-bet and called Kornuth's five-bet for almost all the money. He had AJQQ when they showed down on the 42J flop, and Galfond had only backdoors that didn't find a home with 10687.

Kornuth snagged another stack when Galfond shoved two pair and a gutter on the turn only to run into turned top set of aces.

"BingShui" was back in business. He snagged yet another stack when they got it in on J62. Both had top two but it was Galfond's J1096 nailing the 9 turn against A6J10. Kornuth still had redraws, however, and the 2 was just the ticket for him.

The comeback wasn't complete, but Kornuth did eat into what was once about a six-figure win. He managed to hold his lead despite giving up about $28K.

Hands Played: 500
Results: Phil Galfond +~$28,000
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Day 32

Galfond was already up about a buy-in from winning some early pots when he doubled his lead on a cooler. He had called a three-bet only to see Kornuth check the 10Q9 texture. Galfond put in a half-pot bet of $1,800 and followed up with pot on the 6 turn. Kornuth check-raised all in this time for $16,400 but his J8J7 was stone dead against KJ65.

The cooler went right back the other way when Galfond three-bet and then fired in one-third sizings on every street as the board came JK10109. On the river, Kornuth shoved for $18K over the $3,200 that Galfond bet and he called with KK108 but was beaten by 8755 for a straight flush.

Kornuth then put on his hero cape to square things up in a big pot. He three-bet and sized down with $1,200 on J4Q and Galfond called to bring the 2 on the turn. Kornuth continued small again for $2,000 and Galfond made it $7,400. Kornuth called and checked the K. Galfond shoved for $16,548 effective and Kornuth found the call with K8QJ. It was good as Galfond had just J977. Send the $54K to Kornuth.

Galfond had only a small edge heading into the final hour. From there, he caught heat.

The stream cut in mid-hand with Kornuth betting $2,700 into $3,600 on a board of 9794. Galfond called and the river was a Q. Kornuth bet $5,555 and Galfond piled. Kornuth had just over $11K back and called with AA52 after some thought. Galfond had flopped it: 9764.

They were $27K deep when Kornuth five-bet in $16,200, with Galfond peeling to the 4K3 flop. The last $11K went in at that point.

Kornuth: AKKJ
Galfond: 10796

It was a beautiful spot for Kornuth put he did have a gutter to fade. That became a double gutter on the Q turn and the 5 river brought what he originally feared to send the $54K pot to Galfond.

When it was all over, Kornuth had lost his long-held lead for the first time in more than a month, setting up a second-half battle that's anyone's game.

Hands Played: 600
Results: Phil Galfond +~$96,000
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Day 33

Kornuth was on the attack early as he took down most of the big pots en route to building a lead of about $40,000.

After losing a bit of ground, he reasserted his early lead when they played for stacks after a 93J flop. Galfond led for $1,200 after three-betting and Kornuth raised to $7,200. Galfond blasted right back all in for 23K effective, and the pot was over $50K when Kornuth called.

Kornuth: JJ76
Galfond: KK69

Running offsuit queens failed to bring home Galfond's draw.

A single-raised pot would turn huge shortly after when Galfond continuation-bet $900 on a 694 flop and Kornuth made it $2,750. Galfond responded with $9,450. Kornuth peeled to the 3 and the last $10K went in courtesy of Kornuth, who had made the nuts with J758. Galfond had improved as well, albeit less so, with A9108 but he couldn't find any help on the 2 river.

Galfond recovered a stack on an eyebrow-raising hand where he barreled flop for half pot and turn for full pot, $7,200, on 4Q37. Kornuth check-called, taking a passive line after three-betting, and the river was a J. Galfond jammed the last $9,200 in and Kornuth tank-called with just A8810 for just pocket eights, while Galfond had AQ73 for turned queens up.

The furious first hour-plus concluded with another interesting pot as only $3K was in the middle on a board of 529A8. Galfond bet $1,000, Kornuth raised to $4,750, and Galfond potted it to $17,250. Kornuth looked him up with a queen-high flush and won against AK76.

Action wasn't quite as heavy leading into the next break, although Galfond did threaten a nearly $80K pot when he raised turn and crammed river for $23,621 into $30K on a board of 8393J. Kornuth mucked it but the stretch would overall prove to be roughly a wash.

An unstreamed hand sent another stack to Galfond but he remained down more than a buy-in.

Things would pick up a but over the final hour. It started with Galfond earning what passed for a low-sweat stack in PLO as he had Kornuth fairly well smashed in a three-bet pot on a 6K5 flop. Kornuth bet-three-bet his K8710 but couldn't be happy to see Galfond turn over KJ47 for a superior hand and draw. The 3 improved Galfond to a straight and the J didn't save Kornuth.

One of the sickest pots of the challenge went down when Kornuth three-bet and Galfond called, leading to a 1046 flop. Kornuth continued small for $1,200 and Galfond peeled to the 9. Kornuth bet $4,500 this time and Galfond stuck in his $17,300. Kornuth called since he'd turned a set with A899. However, he was crushed by 101062. His best chance was finding a seven, but he banged off the 9 river for quads instead.

The strong start plus strong finish was enough to overcome the slide in the middle and equaled a $60K win for Kornuth.

Hands Played: 550
Results: Chance Kornuth +~$60,000
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Day 34

This session proved short as internet problems short-circuited things. They played a brief few dozen hands in which Kornuth added a small amount to his winnings before cutting things off.

Hands Played: 50
Results: Chance Kornuth +~$8,500

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Day 35

Both players took their fair share of $15K pots early with neither able to get any real momentum until Kornuth called a three-bet and was checked to on 596. He bet $1,200 and Galfond called, bringing a 5. Galfond checked again and Kornuth bet nearly pot with $5,700. Galfond clicked in a small raise to $13,000, which Kornuth called to make the pot $32K. Both players checked the 3 river, with Galfond showing Q1010J for tens up and Kornuth on 9487 for a flopped straight.

A similar sort of spot went down when, with only $3K in the middle, Kornuth potted a texture of 7J23 board. Galfond check-potted right back to get more than half of his chips in, but the 8 river must not have been what he wanted to see. He checked and Kornuth set him in for the last $10K, and Galfond tank-folded to fall behind by about a buy-in.

About four hours into the battle, the first all-in showdown finally occurred. Galfond three-bet then checked a 5K2 board, with Kornuth putting in another small sizing of $1,200. Galfond raised it up to $4,600. Kornuth called. On the 10 turn, Galfond potted and called when Kornuth shoved in a few thousand more.

Kornuth: 9822
Galfond: AJQ7

Galfond's air had turned a dream card and he nailed the J to make the nuts.

Galfond earned another stack shortly after when he set-over-set Kornuth that turned into boat-over-boat on the turn, with Kornuth calling down all the barrels and seeing the bad news. That put him in a hole of a couple of buy-ins.

Kornuth caught Galfond bluffing on a board of 856Q9 for a $32K pot. Kornuth had potted turn for $3,600, with Galfond calling. On the river, Galfond potted when checked to, and Kornuth tank-called with K5QQ for a set. It was good on the straight-filled board as Galfond had too many pairs and no seven: 8563.

Kornuth about squared things up right after that, when he called a three-bet and his opponent took a passive line with checks on all streets as it ran 9Q56Q. Galfond called bets of $1,200, then $4,100, then faced a pot-sized shove of $14K. He quickly called, having slowplayed 10798 for the turned nuts, but Kornuth had rivered him with QJ65.

The rest of the medium-sized pots went Kornuth's way as well down the stretch and he booked another small win with the late comeback.

Hands Played: 600
Results: Chance Kornuth +~$23,000
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Day 36

The early action was pretty slow, and it was surprisingly a 6JJ flop that spurred the first massive pot. Galfond had three-bet and continued tiny for $600, while Kornuth made it $2,400. Galfond came back with $6,200 and Kornuth called, leaving just under the $16K pot to play on the 4. Galfond shoved and Kornuth called.

Galfond: 9785
Kornuth: A5J10

Galfond had total air and turned what he thought was a dream card, but he was still in pretty rough shape since diamonds were dead. The 9 didn't do anything for him. Everything else was roughly a wash and Kornuth was up about a buy-in at first break.

A single-raised pot would see another big one develop as Kornuth bet $900 after raising pre and Galfond made it $3,900 on a check-raise on 386. Galfond potted the J turn for $9K and Kornuth called. Galfond checked with $12,440, about half the pot, left to play on the 9. Kornuth shoved and Galfond was ready with a snap-call holding 10973 for the second nuts. Kornuth had 101086 for two pair and straight blockers.

Kornuth had fallen a bit behind when the next notable pot occurred, starting with Galfond raising and Kornuth three-betting then continuing for $1,200 on Q32. Galfond called, and he was the one potting in position for $6K on the straightening 5 turn. The nuts changed again with the 3 river, and Kornuth checked. Galfond shoved for $12,194 and Kornuth looked him up in a hurry since he had AKQ3. It was a painful river for Galfond, who had turned the nuts with K864.

The finishing stretch was all Galfond. It started when Kornuth c-bet small with $1,200 on 725 and Galfond made it $4,200. Kornuth stuck around for the 8. Galfond potted for most of the remaining monies and Kornuth tanked then stuck it in, creating a $47K pot when Galfond called.

Galfond: 7655
Kornuth: KK610

The A river kept Galfond's set best.

Galfond continued sweeping up pots as Kornuth folded to several massive river bets, until he was stuck around $50K. Kornuth then four-bet it after the final break and put in a small bet of $3,600 into $10,800 on 10107. Galfond shoved and Kornuth called for a $44K pot.

Galfond: J6105
Kornuth: A10QJ

Galfond only had two live cards he could hit to scoop, but one appeared after the 2 turn as the 6 fell.

A final stack went Galfond's way when they got in a raising war on JQ6. Stacks flew in with Galfond holding QQ107 for top set. Kornuth had KJ109 for a massive wrap. He nailed it on the 9 but Galfond still had a ton of outs with his flush draw. He made quads on the Q.

The late surge going Galfond's way added up to another big win, almost $90K.

Hands Played: 500
Results: Phil Galfond +~$88,000
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Day 37

Each player ran up a two buy-in stack, then they played a pot that seemed to be on the small side since it was just a Kornuth three-bet and then a series of checks until the board read 8535J. Finally, Kornuth bet $1,200. Galfond made it $6,000 and Kornuth responded by shoving all in for $20,792. Galfond tank-called with AJK2 and his flush was good against AJ8Q.

They then played a four-bet pot and K3K. Galfond checked and four-bettor Kornuth went small with $2,700 into $10,800. Galfond made it $7,200 and Kornuth called, bringing a 2 that checked through to the 5. Galfond jammed for $11,694. Kornuth called with AA47 for a runner wheel and that was a winner against K10QJ.

Kornuth's momentum continued as he won a $32K pot without showdown and then scooped another big one in the same fashion, check-calling down on 4587J until Galfond potted river for $12K. Kornuth shoved all in for just $10K more effective and Galfond released.

Galfond then had a dominant stretch, but it wasn't punctuated with any huge showdowns. He simply went on a nice run dragging most of the pots, going from down $10,000 or so to up a couple of buy-ins.

Kornuth then went on his own run, and both players were near $40K on each table. However, they opted to keep playing deep, which meant either player could drag a $70,000-plus pot at any moment. Alas, it wasn't to be, and they quit with what Kornuth reported to be a $5K win for him.

Hands Played: 500
Results: Chance Kornuth +~$5,500
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