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E068: Phil Galfond on Negreanu vs Polk Arbitration, Victory vs Chance Kornuth & More!

Podcast |: The Rake
Publisher |: Run It Once Poker
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Games & Hobbies,; Interview,; Poker,; Sports & Recreation
Categories Via RSS |: Games,; Leisure
Publication Date |: Feb 02, 2021
Episode Duration |: 00:51:58

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Timestamps: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!

Welcome to the premiere episode of The Rake 2.0, with our new cohost: Ben Wilinofsky! To put on the pressure for his first interview, we brought in none other than the Run It Once founder himself, Phil Galfond! Phil chats with Ben and returning cohost Jamie Kerstetter about life during and after his recent Galfond Challenge victory over Chance Kornuth, his role in arbitrating Daniel Negreanu's tanking controversy in his face-off against Doug Polk, his love of (addiction to?) LaCroix and Halo Top ice cream... and much more!