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On this week's episode of The Rake Podcast, our hosts Marle Cordeiro & Jamie Kerstetter chat with guest Farah Galfond about:

0:00:09A special cameo from Spencer and Phil Galfond!

0:01:06The challenges of parenting a 1-year-old while self-isolated abroad with minimal personal belongings after needing to relocate to Vancouver for the Galfond Challenge.

0:14:32Dealing with social media trolls, as well as other celebrities.  Farah shares a recent story involving Stephen Amell, star of the CW’s Arrow.  How social media criticism has affected her at different stages of her life and career.

0:28:02What it's been like for her and Phil behind the scenes of the Galfond Challenge.  Their thoughts and discussions during his initial run of heavy losses, his decision to take a break, and his surprisingly speedy subsequent comeback.  Phil’s unique poker mind.  Studying solvers vs just playing his own game.

0:35:18Her post-quarantine plans for poker.  Feeling out of the loop after a long period of relative inactivity following her pregnancy.

0:37:43How having Phil as a husband has impacted her game.

0:42:49The similarities between an acting career and a poker career.  Her success as an actor, later struggles, and transition into poker.  The identity crisis of a major career and lifestyle change.

0:53:09The challenges of launching Run It Once Poker, the unfortunate and significant limitation of not having access to the US market, and a broader discussion of the current state of online poker in America.

0:57:01What lies ahead for the Galfond Challenge, Phil miscalculating its during, and Farah needing a break for the sake of mental health.