Brendon Adams Challenges Phil Galfond in High-Stakes Poker Match

Brendon Adams, a 42-year-old American poker veteran, attempted to defeat Phil Galfond in pot-limit Omaha. The match took place over 40 hours in the Resorts World casino in Las Vegas. Phil Galfond put $150,000 on his victory against Brendon Adams' $100,000.

Brendon Adams is a Harvard Ph.D. and former professor of game theory, behavioral finance, and international macroeconomics. His first live tournament prize was $14,765 for 21st place at the WSOP Circuit in New Orleans in May 2005. In 2011, he lost $30,000 in a tennis bet against Patrick Antonius. Brendon Adams' first WSOP bracelet was won in a $3,200 online tournament in 2019.

Brendon Adams and Phil Galfond played 10 hours on the first day, with Galfond ending the day down $16,000. On the second day, Galfond ended the day up $9,000, but was still down by 33 big blinds overall. Brendon Adams mentioned that the match involved buying in at 100 big blinds and not removing money from the table until the next day.