Galfond Challenge vs ActionFreak kicks off on Monday at 5 pm CET!
The next Galfond Challenge will be a real delight for all online poker and PLO fans as many experts see online crusher ActionFreak as Galfond’s toughest opponent. The challenge will kick off on Monday, April 27th at 5 pm and you can watch it live here on VIP-Grinders.com!
After the tremendous Grand Finale and the biggest comeback in poker history in the first Galfond Challenge vs VeniVidi1993. Phi Galfond seems to have gained confidence as he will be playing high stakes online crusher ActionFreak next:
While it’s fun to battle against a great opponent day in & day out, it can be truly exhausting.
I like to push myself, but it’s important to know your limits. Sometimes it’s best to focus on to softer competition.
The #GalfondChallenge vs. ActionFreak begins in 9 days. pic.twitter.com/2ekAd54Br8
— Phil Galfond (@PhilGalfond) April 18, 2020
This comes as a surprise, since Galfond was expected to play Chance Kornuth next and ActionFreak last, when he is on top of his game.
Who is ActionFreak?
ActionFreak is a regular on the PLO nosebleeds at PokerStars. He was first seen on the Stars high stakes tables on Friday, June 15th 2012 and has been crushing it ever since.
In 107,867 played hands ActionFreak’s has made a profit of $968,653. His graph is very impressive as it is constantly going up without any major setback, which means that ActionFreak seems to be a very consitent and stable player.
That’s why many professional poker players and online poker experts expect ActionFreak to be Phil’s toughest competitor.
“I’d say I expect Jungleman’ and ActionFreak to be my toughest opponents”
But not only the experts, even Phil thinks that ActionFreak and Junlgeman will be his toughest opponents:
“Losing to Chance or Bill Perkins and the Thirst Lounge will be the most costly, but I’d say I expect Jungleman and ActionFreak to be my toughest opponents.”
The important stuff
As usual we will be streaming every single session of the Galfond Challenge vs ActionFreak live at VIP-Grinders.com!
The sessions will always start at 5 pm CET and last for 5 hours until 10 pm CET.
5 sessions per week are planned and both players put €150,000 as a sidebet on the line, which goes to the one, who wins the challenge in the end.
In addition to that, the blinds will be raised from €100/€200 to PLO €150/€300, which means there will be even bigger pots and more action than in the first challenge vs VeniVidi1993.
The number of hands is reduced from 25,000 hands to 15,000 hands and with one more playing day per week, the Galfond Challenge vs ActionFreak will take appromximately half as long as the one vs VeniVidi.
“I like to push myself”
As mentioned above, Phil Galfond seems to have a lot of respect for ActionFreak’s game. However, after stealing victory at the buzzer against VeniVidi1993 to complete the biggest comeback in poker history, Phil seems to be pumped and more ready then ever before!
“While it’s fun to battle against a great opponent day in & day out, it can be truly exhausting. I like to push myself, but it’s important to know your limits. Sometimes it’s best to focus on to softer competition. The GalfondChallenge vs. ActionFreak begins in 4 days.”
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