Internet Player and Relative Unkown Beats Out the Poker Stars
OK, so maybe he’s not a total nobody - aupposedly he’s a hero in the high-stakes online poker community - but have you heard of Phil Galfond? Or how about OMGClayAiken (his screen name)?
Well, you have now. Because he just beat out John Juanda, Daniel Negreanu, Phill Helmuth, and Johnny Chan at what was apparently one of the toughest final tables in World Series of Poker history. It was Event 28, $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha with Rebuys. And by the time it was done, an online poker player pretty much unknown offline walked away with the bracelet and $817,781.
This isn’t even his first win in this year’s events, as prior to this big win Galfond had cashed-in in 5 different 2008 WSOP events, making this his 6th. Found usually at Full Tilt Poker’s $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha tables, Phil “OMG ClayAiken” Galfond is no-doubt about to become the next new poker celebrity on Team FullTilt.
There’s still so much more to go to the 2008 WSOP. So stay-tuned here for many more updates.