Phil Galfond vs Bill Perkins and the Thirst Lounge

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A few weeks ago, Phil Galfond offered a heads-up challenge for high-stakes players. Well, it appears he has found a challenger.

Bill Perkins and his 'Thirst Lounge' streaming team have challenged Phil in a high-stakes contest that could force one side to pay up to $1.2 million! The players will play 50,000 hands of pot-limit Omaha against each other at Galfond’s poker site, Run it Once. If either player is down $400,000 at any point, the match concludes and the loser must then pay a side bet to the winning player.

This could be fun to watch, don't you think?

Bill Perkins and the ‘Thirst Lounge’ Chosen as First Heads-Up PLO Challenger for Phil Galfond



 
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Easy money to Galfond, Perkins is a calling station and thats a problem in Omaha, you have to fold full houses sometimes..

But is poker, anything can happen
 
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Looking forward to watching this unfold, should be an easy win for Galfond though. Do we know which Thirst Lounge members will be playing alongside Bill?
 
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Well, it should be in Phil Galfond's hands as I am not sure anyone in the 'Thirst Lounge' is a heads up specialist, specifically regarding Omaha.

That said, it kind of kill's two birds with one stoney challenge. Perkins is perpetually seeking attention and Phil Galfond needs the eyes on him and Run It Once to keep his endeavor afloat.

Two needy parties.
 
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I want Perkins to win but I'm afraid he's a massive underdog. This should be a great match to watch
 
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Oh man, this seems like its going to be a bloodbath. GL to Perkins, this will be a tough win.
 
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Head's-up never appealed to me much to watch..
 
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Hi, this will be, in my opinion, an easy victory for Phil Galfond.He is one of the best players of Omaha in the world, so I find it difficult that Perkins can beat him.
 
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Hope this will be entertaining to watch. Would think Phil's edge is pretty massive against BP.
 
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I wish Bill Perkins best of luck , I want him to win this hu duel , although I know it's difficult . Teach Galfond a painful leason lol :)
 
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I want to challenge Phil. Anyone got 200k they can spot me?
 
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I just hope both sides will stream this live on Twitch. It will be fun to watch.
 
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hopefully the traffic on run it once catches up after this challenge is done. it has being ghost town and i really wonder when they finally implement sit and goes and tournaments.
 
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hopefully the traffic on run it once catches up after this challenge is done. it has being ghost town and i really wonder when they finally implement sit and goes and tournaments.


I agree but I don't think the idea of Perkins playing Galfond is anything anyone takes seriously, and I am not sure anyone else in his 'Thirst Lounge' is capable either. However....


JNandez has apparently accepted the challenge, and he is a serious, world class PLO player with quite an on-line following. That could really be the boost that Galfond and Run It Once needs. If I was Galfond, I would put the 'Thirst Lounge' crew on the back burner and go at it with JNandez as soon as feasible.
 
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I agree but I don't think the idea of Perkins playing Galfond is anything anyone takes seriously, and I am not sure anyone else in his 'Thirst Lounge' is capable either. However....


JNandez has apparently accepted the challenge, and he is a serious, world class PLO player with quite an on-line following. That could really be the boost that Galfond and Run It Once needs. If I was Galfond, I would put the 'Thirst Lounge' crew on the back burner and go at it with JNandez as soon as feasible.

In fact, there is an article announcing Fernando's hat has been thrown into the ring!

https://www.cardschat.com/forum/pok...hu-challenge-phil-galfond-445361/#post5424296
 
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This should be great fun. Not enough of this imo. It draws us recreational players in.
 
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This sounds entertaining. Perkins has a super bankroll and massive reputation to protect so no chance this will turn into a Dwan-Cates scenario. Galfond is an absolute crusher. Maybe Perkins has stepped up his game from a few years ago when he appeared on the pokerstars Big Game
 
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