Phil Galfond, also known as OMGCLAYAIKEN online, is a poker phenom that has had tremendous success in both the live and online poker arenas.
Phil Galfond added to his list of incredible successes recently by winning the 2008 WSOP 5000 dollar PLO rebuy event.
So what are Phil Galfond's major successes exactly?
* Phil's record at the world seies of poker includes 1 bracelet and 6 in the money scores
* He finished in 70th position during the World Poker Tour twenty five thousand dollar No-Limit event, earning roughly 40,000 dollars.
* He placed 18th at the 2006 World series of poker Circuit event in the Tunica , winning 20K.
Phil Galfond's path to poker success has been atypical. Did you know:
* He started with an online bankroll of 50 dollars and focused on sit and gos
* He received coaching from Tommy Angelo
* He attributes much of his success to meeting Tom Dwan (Durrrr) and spending a summer with him and the "Ship it Holla" crew in Las Vegas
* He was featured on GSN's high stakes poker show
* He has a lot of respect for online poker player Genius28's game and avoids playing him heads up.
We hope that you enjoyed this brief overview into the poker mind of OMGCLAYAIKEN or Phil Galfond. Galfond is a rising poker phenom and you should definitly keep an eye out for him in the future.