Poker followers now have a better take a look at the ins and outs of a high-stakes skilled poker-playing couple with the June 28 debut of Galfond. The YouTube docuseries chronicles the every day lives Phil and Farah Galfond.
The present combines documentary-style storytelling with actuality TV parts, providing “an unprecedented behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of poker’s energy couple and covers a number of never-before-heard tales. Every episode reveals the uncooked, unfiltered actuality of what it takes to remain on the high of the poker world whereas navigating household life and private hardships.”
Particulars On The Collection
Phil is a longtime poker professional and coach with $10 million in event cashes and three WSOP bracelets, to go together with hundreds of thousands in money sport earnings. He additionally based the Run It As soon as coaching and on-line poker manufacturers.
Farah is a poker participant as effectively with greater than $275,000 in dwell event winnings, however she can also be an actress and starred on reveals like Days of Our Lives (863 episodes) and One Life to Dwell (580 episodes).
Phil says she was a significant driver behind the collection.
“I’ve been requested many instances to share some behind-the-scenes, day-in-the-life sort content material, and I’ve at all times resisted — not as a result of I’m uncomfortable, however as a result of I didn’t suppose it might be attention-grabbing,” Phil says. “This time, it was my spouse pushing me, so I mentioned sure! Because it seems, I used to be flawed. Farah, John Irwin, and Miikka Anttonen (collection producers) confirmed me how a lot story I needed to inform, and I used to be blown away by the 4 episodes John put collectively.
“In case you’ve adopted my profession carefully, about half of the present will likely be an pleasant inside perspective on issues you understand about me, whereas the opposite half will cowl tales I’ve by no means shared publicly.”
Farah mentioned the thought for the present got here after watching season considered one of Netflix’s Full Swing about PGA golfers. The golf and poker worlds are very comparable, she says.
“Greater than something, I used to be struck by the best way Rory McIlroy’s friends spoke about him,” she says. “It jogged my memory of the best way gamers converse to me about Phil at almost each dwell event desk I sit down at. It was such a relatable viewing expertise for me personally, that the wheels began delivering my thoughts pondering we may inform a compelling story in a docuseries model as effectively.
“Phil has had many successes in his profession and is idolized by many, however there are at all times going to be darker moments that occur behind closed doorways, and I felt like we’re at some extent in our lives the place we will mirror and share some issues the general public hasn’t heard.”
Watch the primary episode beneath.
Capturing The Neighborhood
Director John Irwin mentioned he was struck by the tight-knit and supportive power of the poker group and tried to deliver that out within the present together with the Galfonds’ private story.
“There’s a lot greater than the flashy monetary stuff,” he says. “There’s a palpable sense of mutual respect, pleasure, and an simple curiosity for the sport itself – one thing I hadn’t grasped earlier than.
“Telling Phil’s story wasn’t nearly poker; that’s what initially drew me to the mission. How does this man, a world-class poker participant, navigate a secure relationship and elevating a household amidst the madness of poker life and his ambitions to develop completely different companies? I knew that discovering the most effective and most concise method to inform his journey via the seeming chaos would make for a enjoyable and fulfilling problem to unravel.”
Different gamers showing within the present embody Jason Koon and Andrew Robl. As a part of the premier, Phil hosted an AMA (“ask me something”) which you’ll be able to learn within the chat replay.
*Photographs courtesy of the Galfonds.
