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You think Phil Galfond put this video out there in the hope that you would think he's cool because he is friends with Viktor Blom?

You really think that?

Yep.

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02-07-2024 , 10:21 PM

#1127

nootaboos

grinder

Join Date: May 2023 Posts: 548

Phil is a PLO GOAT but his social media/business strategy especially on YouTube is pretty click baity.

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02-07-2024 , 11:47 PM

#1128

TookashotatChan

centurion

Join Date: Dec 2021 Posts: 151

No one is hating on Phil. How tf could anyone get that out of this thread. No one is perfect and no video is perfect either. A guy as meteoric as Isildur probably needs a 2hr documentary tbf. They could make an entire netflix series out of him and it wouldn't be boring

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02-08-2024 , 01:29 AM

#1129

damian^

centurion

Join Date: Apr 2023 Posts: 174

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Originally Posted by RosaParks1

The team vs isildur result can be oversight but not mentioning it makes it seem like he was painting it his way. Public speaking involves considering optics, so I think it's fair for people to be expecting him to at least mention that Isildur's big demise was Hastings et al forming a little think tank to take him down.

This felt more like an interesting interview about a famous player than a documentary anyway, so it wasn't wholly necessary I guess.

except it wasnt...that hasting thing happened in like 2009 or 2010...Blom had million dollar bankrolls that he ran up multiples time up until like 2014. And multiple times he ran up 500k bankrolls in mixed games so dont give me that dumb reason that his HH was out there becaus that was only for PLO

stop trying to say otherwise

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02-08-2024 , 02:19 AM

#1130

ggbruuce

journeyman

Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 314

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Originally Posted by Masq

Galfond said he would take on anyone / everyone in the big games. But wasn't he notorious for his game selection and only playing when Guy or Gus was at the table?

Galfond basically camped at Hansen's HU table and lived by the computer waiting for Gus to pop up.

Galfond being some type of bumhunter is overlooked. First of all he was friends and came up with guys like durrr. Not wanting to play your friends doesn't make you a bumhunter. Second it wasn't like there were tons of guys playing those really highstakes. In reality he probably avoided Ivey, Antonius and his friends. Which to me doesn't make you a bumhunter.

He is not any different today, he avoids a relatively short list of regs.

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02-08-2024 , 03:33 AM

#1131

MastaAces

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 10,009

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Originally Posted by ggbruuce

Phil Galfond is the only bum hunter i know who actively challenges BERRI (the best player of all time) to a HU battle.

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02-08-2024 , 08:51 AM

#1132

crimsonchin

old hand

Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,945

I could see how his videos come off as click bait but that’s just Phil’s video style which is a touch lame/goofy like with the video/sound effects, lol, but it’s well intended.

He also has hours of him playing jungle man hu where he explains in quite a lot of depth his thought process and it’s easily the highest level free content out there.

No other HS reg would put out material like that.