Phil Galfond Talks Comeback Against 'VeniVidi1993' & Launching a New US Poker Site

Connor Richards
Editor & Live Reporter U.S.
Hosts:
Connor Richards @CRichards1995
Guests:
Phil Galfond @PhilGalfond

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 24th episode, Connor speaks with high-stakes pro and poker coach Phil Galfond about growing up in Maryland, getting into poker with Andrew Robl, playing with Phil Ivey and Doyle Brunson, building a slide between his two New York City penthouses and being married to fellow high-stakes poker player Farah Galfond, who was the first Life Outside Poker guest in March 2024.

Galfond also talked about specializing in Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO), Black Friday, losing $10 million running Run It Once Poker, poker coaching, how bots and real-time assistance (RTA) are impacting online poker, his new "Galfond" documentary, the recently launched BetRivers Poker and his epic comeback against "Venividi1993" in the Galfond Challenge.

This interview was filmed in Galfond's home in Las Vegas in December 2024.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Phil Galfond by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Timestamps

TIMETOPIC
0:00Intro
1:09Growing up in Maryland
2:33Andrew Robl
4:55Jason Koon
5:35Pot-Limit Omaha
7:47Best PLO players
9:15Poker strategy
11:04Phil Ivey story
11:42NYC penthouse slide
14:24Black Friday
18:04Run It Once & losing $10 million
21:58BetRivers Poker
25:37RTA/bots in online poker
31:07BetRivers expanding beyond Pennsylvania
32:34Content creation
38:36Playing with Doyle Brunson
42:13Galfond Challenge
44:05Comeback against Venividi1993
53:35Farah Galfond's poker journey
57:37Book recommendation
58:16Advice for younger self
59:21Favorite life lesson from poker
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Connor Richards
Editor & Live Reporter U.S.

Connor Richards is an Editor & Live Reporter for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for two Global Poker Awards for his writing.

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