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Phil Galfond

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In 2003, an unknown amateur named Chris Moneymaker won $2.5M in the World Series of Poker Main Event: the world's most prestigious poker tournament. Suddenly poker was everywhere. Moneymaker's rags-to-riches victory quickly became the new American Dream. Overnight, the struggling online poker market exploded into a multi-billion dollar industry. Out of this poker boom, a golden opportunity was born. Bright, young minds in universities around the globe soon discovered the keys to a winning strategy and many students who began playing casually were suddenly earning more money than their parents. As the online poker economy continued to expand, scads of twenty-somethings made the decision to play online poker professionally and began the journey from busto to robusto.
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Phil Galfond has been married to Farah Fath since 15 May 2015. They have one child.
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    2010 World Series of Poker
    7.3
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    • Self
    High Stakes Poker (2006)
    High Stakes Poker
    8.9
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    • Self
    From Busto to Robusto: Captain Zeebo
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    Short
    • Jman28
    • 2009

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      • Farah FathMay 15, 2015 - present (1 child)

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      His son, Spencer, with his wife Farah Fath, was born in December 2018.

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