Galfond Challenge: Galfond Wins Back €87,940 On Day 12
Day 12 of the ‘Galfond Challenge’ between Phil Galfond and ‘VeniVidi1993’ was all about Galfond, as he churned out an €87,940,91 winning session over the 622 hands played on Run It Once Poker. That cut Galfond’s deficit down to €481,223.40.
Entering Thursday’s play, Galfond was down nearly €570,000. He started the winning early in the session and Thursday and was up more than €110,000 at some points in the session. ‘VeniVidi1993’ battled back to only be down €50,000 or so, but then the final stages of the session saw Galfond approach six figures once again.
Overall, Galfond and ‘VeniVidi1993’ have played 8,205 hands of their 25,000-hand match.
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Early on, Galfond flopped a set of fives and won an all-in pot with quads to get the day going in the right direction.
On the 
board, there was €3,599 in the middle and ‘VeniVidi1993’ led with a bet of €1,835.49. Galfond raised to €5,400, ‘VeniVidi1993’ fired back with an all-in reraise to €19,798, and Galfond called.
Galfond showed the 
for a flopped set of fives. ‘VeniVidi1993’ had the 
for two pair and a flush draw. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
. With that river, Galfond made quads and scooped in the €43,195 pot.
In one of the biggest pots we’ve seen to date in the Galfond Challenge, Galfond scooped a pot of €75,220.42 with a flush.
With a board of 
in the middle, Galfond checked, ‘VeniVidi1993’ bet €2,805.66, and Galfond raised to €11,222.64. ‘VeniVidi1993’ called and the 
completed the board on the river. Galfond had slightly less than a pot-sized bet left and fired it all for €24,984.74. ‘VeniVidi1993’ tanked and called with the 
for a straight. Galfond had the 
for a club flush and won the pot.
Challenge Results To Date
| Hands Played | Daily Winner | Amount Won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 (Jan. 22) | 655 | VeniVidi1993 | €72,572.68 |
| Day 2 (Jan. 23) | 715 | Phil Galfond | €2,615.26 |
| Day 3 (Jan. 24) | 557 | VeniVidi1993 | €84,437.52 |
| Day 4 (Jan. 25) | 581 | VeniVidi1993 | €17,544.87 |
| Day 5 (Jan. 27) | 726 | VeniVidi1993 | €155,063.52 |
| Day 6 (Jan. 28) | 703 | VeniVidi1993 | €13.31 |
| Day 7 (Jan. 30) | 823 | VeniVidi1993 | €52,057.13 |
| Day 8 (Jan. 31) | 940 | VeniVidi1993 | €60,743.37 |
| Day 9 (Feb. 1) | 446 | VeniVidi1993 | €12,706.51 |
| Day 10 (Feb. 3) | 696 | VeniVidi1993 | €100,993.30 |
| Day 11 (Feb. 4) | 741 | VeniVidi1993 | €15,647.36 |
| Day 12 (Feb. 6) | 622 | Phil Galfond | €87,940,91 |
| – | – | – | – |
| Total | 8,205 | VeniVidi1993 | €481,223.40 |
What’s Next for the Galfond Challenge?
Galfond and ‘VeniVidi1993’ resume play on Friday, February 7, starting at 11 a.m. ET.
Be sure to stay tuned to PocketFives for more on the Galfond Challenge.