The latest Galfond Challenge match began rather inauspiciously for challenge Chance Kornuth of Chip Leader Coaching. He was down more than 14 buy-ins, or $280,000, after the first nine days of play.
Considering Phil Galfond had taken and dispatched all comers — some by the skin of his clicking finger and some by comfortable margins — it was easy to expect he was in the early stages of authoring another victory.
However, Kornuth had other ideas. He put together back-to-back solid wins after being beaten into such a hole he had to take a break to reload his account.