On Tuesday, the ‘Galfond Challenge‘ between Phil Galfond and ‘ActionFreak‘ continued with the second session between the two. After the first session was cut short due to connectivity issues, the second session lasted a lengthy 1,017 hands. In the end, Galfond finished up on the session by just €3,632.83, but he was up around €200,000 at times during the session.

Galfond and ‘ActionFreak’ are scheduled to play 15,000 hands of €150-300 PLO on Run It Once Poker. After two sessions, they’re 1,162 hands through and ‘ActionFreak’ is up €7,529.49 overall. Remember, the winner of the challenge wins a €150,000 side bet from the other player.

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Galfond jumped out to lead early in the second session and then he started to pull away. Just a few dozens hands in, when he was up €15,000-€20,000 on the day, Galfond hauled in a €76,492.50 pot with a wheel.

There was €13,389.52 in the middle on the board. ‘ActionFreak’ bet €8,837.08 and Galfond called to see the complete the board on the river. ‘ActionFreak’ shoved all in for €22,714.41 and Galfond quickly called.

Galfond had rivered a wheel with the . ‘ActionFreak’ had the  and saw the big pot go Galfond’s way.

Not too long after, Galfond picked up another big one, this time with a full house to scoop a pot worth €63,895.

‘ActionFreak’ checked the board and Galfond fired a pot-sized bet of €8,098.50. ‘ActionFreak’ made the call and the river was the . After ‘ActionFreak’ checked, Galfond shoved all in for €19,799.75. ‘ActionFreak’ made the call.

‘ActionFreak’ had the for a full house, sixes over kings. Galfond had a better full house, though, holding the  and he won the pot.

The big winning continued for Galfond shortly thereafter again, and this time it was a straight that allowed him to capture a pot of more than €80,000.

With €11,229.92 in the middle on the  board, ‘ActionFreak’ checked and Galfond bet €7,636.35. ‘ActionFreak’ check-raised to €34,138.97, leaving himself with €1,135.83 behind, and Galfond shoved. ‘ActionFreak’ quickly called and the cards were revealed.

‘ActionFreak’ had the and Galfond had the . The river was the and Galfond’s seven-high straight won him the pot.

Galfond was up well over the €100,000 mark when the following €59,999 pot played out that gave him even more chips.

‘ActionFreak’ fired a pot-sized bet of €1,799 on the board and Galfond raised to €5,100. ‘ActionFreak’ fired back with a reraise to €17,099 and Galfond made the call. The came on the river and ‘ActionFreak’ moved all in for €12,001. Galfond called.

Galfond showed down the for a seven-high straight. ‘ActionFreak’ had the  for a losing set of jacks.

Eventually, ‘ActionFreak’ started to find some momentum and mount a comeback on the session. Again, Galfond was up around €200,000 at points during the session, but he only won €3,632.83 on the day. One of the big ones that went the way of ‘ActionFreak’ was this next one.

There was €26,890.34 in the middle on the  board. ‘ActionFreak’ moved all in for €19,840.17 and Galfond called.

‘ActionFreak’ showed the for a seven-high straight to beat Galfond’s  and win the €66,570.68 pot.

‘ActionFreak’ won another monster by making a big call on the river for his entire stack.

The final board was  and there was €25,483.28 in the middle. Galfond bet the pot, which was enough to put ‘ActionFreak’ all in. ‘ActionFreak’ had €23,247.53 left and made the call.

‘ActionFreak’ had a flush with the and he beat Galfond’s  to win the €71,978.34 pot.

Then, ‘ActionFreak’ scooped an enormous pot worth €96,436.40.

Preflop, Galfond made it €900 on the button, ‘ActionFreak’ reraised to €2,700 from the big blind, and Galfond reraised to €8,100. ‘ActionFreak’ called and the flop was . ‘ActionFreak’ checked and Galfond potted it for €16,199. ‘ActionFreak’ jammed all in for €40,118.70 and Galfond called to create a pot worth nearly €100,000.

Galfond had the for top pair and a flush draw. ‘ActionFreak’ had the for a pair of kings and a better flush draw. The turn was the and the river was the . With that, ‘ActionFreak’ won the pot and took a huge chunk from Galfond.

Challenge Results To Date

	Hands Played	Daily Winner	Amount Won
Day 1 (Apr. 27)	145	ActionFreak	€11,162.32
Day 2 (Apr. 28)	1,017	Phil Galfond	€3,632.83
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Total	1,162	ActionFreak	€7,529.49

What’s Next for the Galfond Challenge?

Galfond and ‘ActionFreak’ plan to resume action with another session on Thursday, April 30, after taking a day off.

Right now, Galfond is currently playing two challenges. He has this one that kicked off against ‘ActionFreak’ and he’s also playing the one against Bill Perkins. The match against ‘ActionFreak’ will be played more regularly with sessions against Perkins worked in here and there. For details on all of the matches, check out PocketFives’ dedicated Galfond Challenge hub.