In this episode of Runchuks Poker Podcast Phil Galfond talks about the qualities that make him a great poker player, his decision making process, how does he think through the hand, how does he handle the stress and of course how does Phil sees the future of online poker, what are some of the biggest dangers that the industry is facing (such as collusion in poker and poker bots) and what can poker sites do to overcome those. We also talk about the Galfond Challenge. So far Phil finished two of them, winning the matches against the high stakes crushers VeniVidi1993 and ActionFreak. We also dig deeper into how Phil managed to overcome the huge early downswing against VeniVidi to come out on top. His insights on what qualities make a successful poker player are invaluable. And Phil also shares his opinions on Poker Solvers and other study tools as well as HUDs.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:44 Where is Phil
00:02:20 Seriously missing poker
00:03:12 How Phil Galfond came up with the challenge
00:09:13 Phil Galfond poker passion
00:11:22 The qualities that made the best players then are still needed now
00:19:31 Thinking ahead during the hand
00:20:48 Memory
00:22:18 Key points
00:24:20 Being aware of your feelings
00:25:23 VeniVidi frequent check-raises on the river
00:29:49 Limited time for making decisions
00:31:26 A second or two to refresh
00:33:02 Why Galfond Challenge is so special
00:36:01 What caused the most stress during the challenge
00:37:25 Did VeniVidi1993 and ActionFreak feel the same?
00:38:29 What Phil expected from the challenge
00:40:20 Traffic on RunItOnce Poker during the challenge
00:41:38 The incredible VeniVidi1993 match
00:45:59 The importance of working with a team
00:49:12 Investing in learning
00:50:30 If your only motivation is money
00:51:08 Phil Galfond coaching videos and thinking process
00:55:19 How was life at home during the challenge?
01:00:25 Switching off after the session
01:01:53 How did the days off look like?
01:02:30 Maintaining a consistent schedule
01:05:29 Being a father
01:06:46 Teaching games to his son
01:08:16 RunItOnce Poker, what are the next challenges?
01:24:45 Pros feeling entitled
01:26:36 What do recreational players want?
01:29:09 Not everyone is a big winner or a big loser
01:31:49 Reaching all player types and where to draw the line
01:33:15 Being open-minded about changes
01:35:27 PokerStars changes
01:37:58 The future of poker
01:41:17 Deep Blue effect
01:43:38 Using the challenge to prove that solvers didn't kill the game of poker
01:45:15 The definition of "studying poker" is broad
01:46:12 Custom tools for studying poker
01:47:32 Importance of good memory in poker
01:50:58 Restarting the challenge
