Phil Galfond is not Clay Aiken(credit: Wikipedia)
Some people think Phil “OMGClayAiken” is a great poker player. Others think he’s a donk. Despite the fact that he has a WSOP bracelet and hundreds of thousands of online tournament earnings (more in cash games), they seems to believe that his erratic behavior from GSN’s High Stakes Poker is the norm.
Truth is – Galfond is a rare breed. He’s got the math skills. He can manage his bankroll. He can take the hits without going on tilt and more. We’re not saying he’s a poker superhero, but he’s got the chops and skills to hang with the big guys, which is more than most of us could ever hope to do.
In this hand, he takes more than $327k off of MrSmokey1.
7750645055 TABLE : RailHeaven (6 max) $500/$1000 - No Limit Hold'em - Fri Aug 22nd 2008 - 5:56am ET
Table Setup
Seat 1: OMGClayAiken ($205,382)
Seat 2: MrSmokey1 ($162,981)
Seat 5: Urindanger ($138,869)
Seat 6: SteveSung ($178,175)
Urindanger posts the small blind of $500
SteveSung posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #2
Pre-flop
OMGClayAiken raises to $3,500
MrSmokey1 calls $3,500
Urindanger folds
SteveSung folds
Flop: [8
, 3
, K
]
OMGClayAiken has 15 seconds left to act
OMGClayAiken bets $5,500
MrSmokey1 has 15 seconds left to act
MrSmokey1 calls $5,500
Turn: [8, 3, K][5]
OMGClayAiken has 15 seconds left to act
OMGClayAiken bets $16,000
MrSmokey1 has 15 seconds left to act
MrSmokey1 calls $16,000
River: [8, 3, K][5][Q]
GulahPapyrus sits down
GulahPapyrus stands up
OMGClayAiken has 15 seconds left to act
OMGClayAiken has requested TIME
Urindanger has been disconnected
OMGClayAiken bets $43,000
Urindanger has reconnected
MrSmokey1 has 15 seconds left to act
MrSmokey1 raises to $137,981, and is all in
OMGClayAiken has 15 seconds left to act
OMGClayAiken has requested TIME
OMGClayAiken calls $94,981
Showdown
MrSmokey1 shows [2
, 3] a pair of Threes
OMGClayAiken shows [K, Q]
OMGClayAiken wins the pot ($327,460) with two pair, Kings and Queens
MrSmokey1 is sitting out
Summary
Total pot $327,462 | Rake $2
Board: [8, 3, K, 5, Q]
Seat 1: OMGClayAiken showed [K, Q] and won ($327,460) with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 2: MrSmokey1 (button) showed [2, 3] and lost with a pair of Threes
Seat 5: Urindanger (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: SteveSung (big blind) folded before the Flop
In this clip, Galfond chats after winning the $5k PLO Bracelet: