Phil Galfond gathers a tangible lead after 5,600 hands 02 Oct

The fourth match of the Galfond Challenge has been going perfect for Phil Galfond on Run It Once Poker so far. After 5,600 of a total of 35,000 hands his advantage versus his opponent, Chance Kornuth, is almost €150,000.
 
In our latest Galfond Challenge article, we have reported how Phil Galfond came back from a disadvantage and showed everyone, why he is considered to be one of the greatest PLO players. Already the next day, he increased his advantage for €67,000 in just 900 hands. Regardless, his matches against Kornuth are a great indicator of the variance involved in such high Omaha games.

On the 1st of October, Phil Galfond completely outplayed Kornuth and won €117,000 in just 750 hands. Run It Once Instagram profile uploaded a photo with a meaningful caption: “A casual six-figure day for Mr.Galfond”.

In total, Phil Galfond is up €149,000 against Chance Kornuth.