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Phil Galfond On Isildur1 and Hastings

By Paul Cheung
March 2010
 

High stakes player Phil 'OMGClayAiken' Galfond gives his thoughts on Isildur1 and Brian Hastings in this video interview

Phil 'OMGClayAiken' Galfond has been one of the biggest winners in Full Tilt Poker's nosebleed cash games for a number of years. PokerPlayer.co.uk caught up with Galfond when he was in London recently publicising his online training site bluefirepoker.com for an exclusive three-part video interview.

In this video Paul Cheung asks the online superstar about the emergence of Isildur1 into the nosebleed games in late 2009. Isildur went on a massive rush, winning over $6m in a short space of time before losing it all back - including $4m of it to CardRunners pro Brian Hastings IN ONE DAY.

Galfond also discusses the controversial aftermath of that epic match when Hastings and fellow CardRunners pros Brian Townsend and Cole South got into trouble for sharing hand histories about the enigmatic Isildur. Watch for yourself and see if you agree with Galfond's view.

Watch Part Two: Phil Galfond On High Stakes Poker

Watch Part Three: Phil Galfond On Tom Dwan vs Isildur

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