{"id":5225,"date":"2023-02-02T13:50:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T13:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=5225"},"modified":"2023-02-02T13:50:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T13:50:32","slug":"new-galfond-challenge-will-see-phil-galfond-vs-daniel-cates-online-pot-limit-omaha-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-galfond-challenge-will-see-phil-galfond-vs-daniel-cates-online-pot-limit-omaha-contest","title":{"rendered":"New Galfond Challenge Will See Galfond vs. Cates PLO Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"
Summary <\/strong><\/p>\n Phil Galfond<\/strong>\u2019s popular heads-up online pot-limit Omaha<\/a> (PLO) contest called the \u201cGalfond Challenge<\/em>\u201d is officially back! <\/p>\n The Run It Once (RIO) founder\u2019s latest opponent is no other than Dan \u201cJungleman<\/em>\u201d Cates<\/strong> and the pair will battle it out starting February 2, 2023.<\/p>\n Galfond and Cates will play \u20ac100\/\u20ac200 PLO across 7,500 hands Thursday through Saturday, with WSOP.com playing host to the action. Each session will start at 8 a.m. PT and will take roughly four hours to complete, which means the action is expected to end around noon. It remains unknown whether the match would involve a side bet.<\/p>\n Galfond unveiled the details of the match in a recent post on Twitter. The poker community can\u2019t wait for the battle to start, with some saying \u201cJungleman<\/em>\u201d could be Galfond\u2019s toughest opponent yet in the competition. <\/p>\n It\u2019s time to see if the falcon can survive the jungle \ud83e\udd85<\/p>\n My #GalfondChallenge<\/a> vs. @junglemandan<\/a> finally begins!<\/p>\n We\u2019ll play this Thurs-Sat from (roughly) 8am-Noon PT.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll be able to catch me streaming on: https:\/\/t.co\/95rCI2yhQt<\/a><\/p>\n Sub so you get alerted when we go live! pic.twitter.com\/lUGQN6RvSj<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Phil Galfond (@PhilGalfond) January 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n
Cates Could be Galfond\u2019s Toughest Opponent<\/h2>\n
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