Chance Kornuth

Phil Galfond Wins Third Challenge Match After Chance Kornuth Concedes

Phil Galfond claimed his third challenge match victory over the weekend after Chance Kornuth threw in the towel. The two pros had been battling back and forth since the end of 2020. Galfond stumbled at one point but established...

Phil Galfond Extends Lead Over Chance Kornuth to $554,500

Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu are currently dominating the heads-up challenge headlines. However, Phil Galfond has reminded everyone that he’s still in fighting for supremacy against Chance Kornuth. The high-stakes star has...

Phil Galfond Gains Some Momentum Despite Six-Figure Deficit

Phil Galfond enjoyed a mini comeback against Chance Kornuth this week, but he still trails his opponent by more than $230,000. The most recent batch of online battles suggest Galfond is far from a spent force. Indeed, with only...

Phil Galfond Falls Behind as Chance Kornuth Makes Spectacular Comeback

Phil Galfond has fallen behind in his high stakes heads-up match after Chance Kornuth booked two significant wins this week. The tide initially started to turn last week when Kornuth closed the deficit by $78,000. He’s since...

Chance Kornuth Fires Back in Phil Galfond Challenge

Chance Kornuth made a brief comeback in his high-stakes match against Phil Galfond over the weekend but he still has a deficit of more than $200,000 to make up. The recent upswing for Kornuth put a $79,000 dent in Galfond’s...

Phil Galfond Extends Lead Over Kornuth As He Prepares to For Another Challenge

Phil Galfond has extended his lead over Chance Kornuth and moved a step closer to winning a $250,000 side bet. The two high-stakes pros have been battling on WSOP.com for more than a week. An initial surge by Galfond was negated...

Phil Galfond Takes an Early Lead in Latest High-Stakes Challenge

Phil Galfond has embarked on his latest online challenge, this time it’s a 35,000-hand showdown against long-time pro, Chance Kornuth. As with his previous challenges against, Galfond has money riding on the heads-up match. In...