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Timestamps:

00:08​
Welcome Phil Galfond!  And our new host, Ben Wilinofsky!

01:10​
Congrats on your recent victory vs Chance Kornuth in the Galfond Challenge!  Did anything surprise you about that matchup, or about Chance?

03:09​
What elements of Chance’s game were difficult to tackle early on?

05:33​
Chance’s unconventional approach took advantage of waning focus over long sessions.

06:54​
What does he do between sessions to optimize his level of focus?

08:33​
How does Farah celebrate the win of a Galfond Challenge?

10:51​
Phil is a fan of Halo Top ice cream.  Was a lack of Halo Top in the diet a contributor to his struggles early on in the VeniVidi challenge?

11:29​
Has fatherhood and family life changed his perspective on poker?

13:29​
Phil hasn’t had much luck getting responses to his call for new challengers.  Does that make him feel good?

16:37​
Did he have any fatherhood advice for Chance?

18:53​
Did he notice any changes in Chance’s game after he and his wife had their baby?

20:57​
Does he find that it’s more difficult to tell if he’s running good in PLO vs Hold’em?

22:34​
How does he feel about being asked to arbitrate the tanking controversy in the Doug Polk vs Daniel Negreanu challenge?

29:25​
What are his thoughts on Real Time Assistance?  What’s the Run It Once approach to dealing with bots in general?

35:08​
How much does he think HUDs, RTA, solvers, etc should be used in online poker?

36:27​
What’s his vision for what online poker should be?

39:55​
Another state (Michigan) just came onboard for legalized online poker.  What would it take for Run It Once to pursue licensing in the US?

41:46​
More of Phil’s thoughts on the future of online poker in the US.

45:26​
Phil talks a bit about Vision, the GTO optimizer offered by Run It Once Training.

47:28​
Jamie asks Phil about her favourite romantic tweet of his, referencing the beginning of his relationship with Farah.

50:54​
Wrapping up.  Thanks Phil!  Way to not get fired Ben!