January 25th, 2021 | by
Greg ShaunPhil Galfond claimed his third challenge match victory over the weekend after Chance Kornuth threw in the towel. The two pros had been battling back and forth since the end of 2020. Galfond stumbled at one point but established...
October 23rd, 2020 | by
Greg ShaunPhil Galfond has fallen behind in his high stakes heads-up match after Chance Kornuth booked two significant wins this week. The tide initially started to turn last week when Kornuth closed the deficit by $78,000. He’s since...
October 14th, 2020 | by
Greg ShaunChance Kornuth made a brief comeback in his high-stakes match against Phil Galfond over the weekend but he still has a deficit of more than $200,000 to make up. The recent upswing for Kornuth put a $79,000 dent in Galfond’s...
October 2nd, 2020 | by
Jason ReynoldsPhil Galfond has extended his lead over Chance Kornuth and moved a step closer to winning a $250,000 side bet. The two high-stakes pros have been battling on WSOP.com for more than a week. An initial surge by Galfond was negated...
September 28th, 2020 | by
Greg ShaunPhil Galfond has embarked on his latest online challenge, this time it’s a 35,000-hand showdown against long-time pro, Chance Kornuth. As with his previous challenges against, Galfond has money riding on the heads-up match. In...
July 3rd, 2020 | by
Kaycee JamesPhil Galfond is using his position within the high-stakes community to create another online spectacle for poker fans. Fresh off his own online challenges, the American is preparing to host a showdown for the ages. Although...
May 1st, 2020 | by
Kaycee JamesFresh off his narrow victory over Venividi1993, Phil Galfond has come roaring out of the gate against ActionFreak. Although he recently started his second challenge against Bill Perkins, Galfond is doubling down against...
April 15th, 2020 | by
Greg ShaunHe dared to be great and the gamble has paid off for Phil Galfond after winning his first high-stakes challenge against Venividi1993. The American’s margin of victory may have been small but the magnitude of his achievement as...
April 10th, 2020 | by
Kaycee JamesPhil Galfond may be in the middle of a high-stakes match against VeniVidi1993 but that doesn’t mean the new coronavirus crisis has escaped his attention. With online operators realizing that it’s time to use the current spike...
March 30th, 2020 | by
Jason ReynoldsThe world may be preoccupied with the new coronavirus pandemic, but Phil Galfond has his eye on the prize in his heads-up challenge. The American has been on a tear since returning from a period of self-isolation and is now...