Show notes
Play Run It Once Poker Today: runitonce.euTrain With The Best on Run It Once Training: runitonce.comEmail suggestions to: [email protected] your worst punts to: [email protected]:00:08Welcome Phil Galfond! And our new host, Ben Wilinofsky!01:10Congrats on your recent victory vs Chance Kornuth in the Galfond Challenge! Did anything surprise you about that matchup, or about Chance?03:09What elements of Chance’s game were difficult to tackle early on?05:33Chance’s unconventional approach took advantage of waning focus over long sessions.06:54What does he do between sessions to optimize his level of focus?08:33How does Farah celebrate the win of a Galfond Challenge?10:51Phil is a fan of Halo Top ice cream. Was a lack of Halo Top in the diet a contributor to his struggles early on in the VeniVidi challenge?11:29Has fatherhood and family life changed his perspective on poker?13:29Phil hasn’t had much luck getting responses to his call for new challengers. Does that make him feel good?16:37Did he have any fatherhood advice for Chance?18:53Did he notice any changes in Chance’s game after he and his wife had their baby?20:57Does he find that it’s more difficult to tell if he’s running good in PLO vs Hold’em?22:34How does he feel about being asked to arbitrate the tanking controversy in the Doug Polk vs Daniel Negreanu challenge?29:25What are his thoughts on Real Time Assistance? What’s the Run It Once approach to dealing with bots in general?35:08How much does he think HUDs, RTA, solvers, etc should be used in online poker?36:27What’s his vision for what online poker should be?39:55Another state (Michigan) just came onboard for legalized online poker. What would it take for Run It Once to pursue licensing in the US?41:46More of Phil’s thoughts on the future of online poker in the US.45:26Phil talks a bit about Vision, the GTO optimizer offered by Run It Once Training.47:28Jamie asks Phil about her favourite romantic tweet of his, referencing the beginning of his relationship with Farah.50:54Wrapping up. Thanks Phil! Way to not get fired Ben!

