About Phil Galfond.
I'm a professional poker player, coach, and writer. I've won three World Series of Poker bracelets and spent about twenty years playing high-stakes poker. I founded the training site Run It Once, and today I coach players through Beyond the Game, coach a few people (players and non-players!) 1:1, and write the free In Position newsletter. Most of what I do comes down to the same thing: learning and teaching.
What does Phil Galfond do now?.
These days, I do a lot. I run a couple of businesses. I make content. I coach serious poker players through Beyond the Game, a year-long program built around real accountability. I coach a few traders, poker players, and entrepreneurs 1:1. I write the free In Position newsletter, which now reaches more than 60,000 readers. I sometimes tinker with and give away free poker tools. And I keep writing about strategy, decision-making, and the mental side of the game.
What is Phil Galfond known for in poker?.
From the outside, most people focus on the three World Series of Poker bracelets – they sound cool. But, from within the poker world, I've been best known for playing in high-stakes cash games, online and live, and for teaching poker to hundreds of thousands.
Phil Galfond's poker career timeline.
- Won my first WSOP bracelet ($5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys, $817,781).
- Co-founded Run It Once Training.
- Won a second WSOP bracelet ($10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship, $224,383).
- Won a third WSOP bracelet ($10,000 PLO Hi-Lo 8-or-Better Championship, $567,788).
- Launched Run It Once Poker and the Galfond Challenge.
- Launched Beyond the Game.
Frequently Asked Questions.
Who is Phil Galfond?
Phil Galfond is a professional poker player, coach, and writer. He has won three World Series of Poker bracelets and is widely considered one of the best pot-limit Omaha players around. He founded Run It Once and now runs the Beyond the Game coaching program and writes the free In Position newsletter.
How many WSOP bracelets does Phil Galfond have?
Three. He won in 2008 ($5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha), 2015 ($10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw), and 2018 ($10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better).
What was the Galfond Challenge?
In 2019 Phil took on the poker world in a series of high-stakes heads-up pot-limit Omaha matches on his site, Run It Once Poker. He went undefeated, and the match people remember is the one where he came back from a deficit of over $1,000,000 to beat the player known as VeniVidi1993.
Does Phil Galfond offer poker coaching?
Kind of. His main program is Beyond the Game (BTG), a year-long coaching group for serious poker players that works on the things beyond just strategy: How to study and improve, how to manage their mindset, and the career side of the game. He also writes the free In Position newsletter, makes videos on YouTube, and occasionally does other stuff!
What is Phil Galfond known for?
High-stakes pot-limit Omaha, three WSOP bracelets, founding the training site Run It Once, the Galfond Challenge, and his teaching – both poker strategy and the mental side of the game.