Galen Hall
FMA472
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AgeJan 23, 1986 (35 years old)
NationalityUnited States
ResidenceNew York, NY, United States
Galen Hall's GPI Rankings
National rank
GPI rank
#1,610 #1046 765.49 pts #52
PoY 2021 rank
#3,298 #2236 611.53 pts #1878
PocketFives
Online ranking
Online total earnings
$1,143,221 Turk Malloy
Live Best Cash
All Time Money
Tournament Results of Galen Hall
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Date & Event
52nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2021
No Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed (Event #25)
Oct 12 - 14, 2021 Rio Hotel and Casino $5,000 2nd 578 $347,757 436.39 pts —
No Limit Hold'em - 8 Handed High Roller (Event #6)
Oct 2 - 4, 2021 Rio Hotel and Casino $25,000 16th 135 $45,382 181.73 pts —
World Series of Poker - WSOP ONLINE 2021 at GGPoker (International)
Online, International
No Limit Hold'em - Super MILLION$ High Roller ONLINE (Event #11)
Aug 15 - 16, 2021 GGPoker $10,000 14th 624 $62,539 — —
No Limit Hold'em - 6-Handed Championship ONLINE (Event #8)
Aug 10 - 11, 2021 GGPoker $5,000 26th 479 $15,179 — —
No Limit Hold'em - Double Stack ONLINE (Event #12)
Aug 9 - 15, 2021 GGPoker $1,000 149th 5,894 $5,976 — —
World Series of Poker - WSOP ONLINE 2021 (US ONLY)
No Limit Hold'em - Lucky 7's High Roller ONLINE (WSOP Event #25)
Jul 25, 2021 WSOP.com $7,777 7th 151 $33,529 — —
Pot Limit Omaha 8 or Better - 6-Handed ONLINE (WSOP Event #16)
Jul 16, 2021 WSOP.com $600 44th $1,237 — —
No Limit Hold'em - Deepstack ONLINE (WSOP Event #6)
Jul 6, 2021 WSOP.com $2,000 19th 416 $4,694 — —
No Limit Hold'em - Super Turbo ONLINE (WSOP Event #4)
Jul 4, 2021 WSOP.com $500 23rd 850 $2,103 — —
World Poker Tour - WPT Online Poker Open powered by partypoker US Network
No Limit Hold'em - WPT Online Poker Open Main Event (Event #1)
Dec 27 - 29, 2020 partypoker $3,200 + 300 12th 395 $17,486 — —
World Series of Poker - WSOP 2020 Main Event
No Limit Hold'em - Domestic Main Event
Dec 13 - 28, 2020 WSOP.com $10,000 53rd 705 $22,334 — —
World Series of Poker - WSOP Online 2020 at GGPoker
No Limit Hold'em - WSOP MILLION$ (Event #84)
Sep 6, 2020 GGPoker $100 1674th 34,787 $437 — —
Turbo No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed (Event #78)
Aug 30, 2020 GGPoker $1,000 235th 1,910 $2,108 — —
FORTY STACK No Limit Hold'em (Event #76)
Aug 30, 2020 GGPoker $400 381st 4,461 $1,071 — —
No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed (Event #73)
Marathon No Limit Hold'em (Event #69)
Aug 23, 2020 GGPoker $1,500 21st 1,438 $9,245 — —
No Limit Hold'em - GGMasters WSOP Edition [Freezeout] (Event #57)
Aug 9, 2020 GGPoker $150 262nd 9,835 $729 — —
No Limit Hold'em (Event #52)
Aug 6, 2020 GGPoker $1,000 150th 2,006 $2,770 — —
Turbo Deepstack No Limit Hold'em (Event #49)
Aug 2, 2020 GGPoker $500 316th 2,978 $1,214 — —
World Series of Poker - WSOP Online 2020 at WSOP.com
No Limit Hold'em - 8-Handed (Event #24)
Jul 24, 2020 WSOP.com $400 151st 1,590 $1,040 — —
No Limit Hold'em - (Event #19)
Jul 19, 2020 WSOP.com $400 25th 2,545 $4,398 — —
No Limit Hold'em - High Roller (Event #14)
Jul 14, 2020 WSOP.com $3,200 20th 496 $9,650 — —
No Limit Hold'em - 6-Max (Event #9)
Jul 9, 2020 WSOP.com $1,000 53rd 1,026 $3,217 — —
World Poker Tour - WPT L.A. Poker Classic (LAPC)
No Limit Hold'em - PokerGO High Roller (Event #65)
Mar 2, 2020 Commerce Casino $25,000 4th 30 $88,670 — —
MGM East Coast Poker Tour - ECPT Potomac Winter Poker Open
Oxon Hill, MD, United States
No Limit Hold'em - Main Event (Event #11)
Feb 14 - 17, 2020 MGM National Harbor Resort & Casino $3,000 9th 294 $15,635 36.68 pts —
World Poker Tour - WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open
No Limit Hold'em - WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open (Event #20)
Jan 26 - 30, 2020 Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa $3,300 + 200 101st 1,290 $6,784 27.69 pts —
The Wynn Winter Classic
No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event
Dec 18 - 20, 2019 Wynn Las Vegas $5,000 + 300 10th 557 $45,987 21.60 pts —
50th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2019
No Limit Hold'em - WSOP.com Online High Roller (Event #74)
Jul 3, 2019 Rio Hotel and Casino $3,200 56th 593 $6,670 — —
No Limit Hold'em - WSOP Main Event
Jul 3 - 16, 2019 Rio Hotel and Casino $10,000 246th 8,569 $43,935 14.16 pts —
No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship (Event #21)
Jun 8 - 11, 2019 Rio Hotel and Casino $10,000 8th 91 $24,232 14.31 pts —
No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw (Event #13)
Jun 4 - 6, 2019 Rio Hotel and Casino $1,500 12th 296 $4,741 10.90 pts —
Short Deck No Limit Hold'em (Event #8)
Jun 2 - 5, 2019 Rio Hotel and Casino $10,000 9th 114 $26,435 14.79 pts —
Foxwoods Poker Classic
Mashantucket, CT, United States
No Limit Hold'em - Championship
Mar 22 - 25, 2019 Foxwoods Resort Casino $2,300 + 200 3rd 183 $41,537 18.13 pts —
WSOP Circuit - WSOPC Foxwoods
Aug 26 - 27, 2018 Foxwoods Resort Casino $3,250 5th 58 $13,398 — —
No Limit Hold'em - Crazy Eights (Event #62)
Jun 30 - Jul 3, 2018 Rio Hotel and Casino $888 1st 8,598 $888,888 — —
Jun 10 - 12, 2018 Rio Hotel and Casino $10,000 11th 95 $18,955 — —
Mar 25 - 26, 2018 Foxwoods Resort Casino $4,700 + 300 2nd 12 $16,413 — —
2018 World Poker Tour - WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
No Limit Hold'em - Turbo #18
Jan 21, 2018 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino $1,100 7th 112 $4,368 — —
No Limit Hold'em - Main Event( Event #10 )
Aug 25 - 28, 2017 Foxwoods Resort Casino $1,500 + 175 5th 486 $39,366 — —
Deepstack Extravaganza III
No Limit Hold'em - Eight Max #53
Jun 16 - 19, 2017 The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino $800 120th 1,507 $1,712 — —
Jun 15 - 17, 2017 Rio Hotel and Casino $2,500 110th 1,086 $4,068 — —
2017 The Wynn Summer Classic
No Limit Hold'em
Jun 10 - 10, 2017 Wynn Las Vegas $500 + 50 4th 470 $14,777 — —
Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or Better (Event #64)
Jul 7 - 9, 2016 Rio Hotel and Casino $3,000 30th 473 $6,800 — —
No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship (Event #39)
Jun 23 - 25, 2016 Rio Hotel and Casino $10,000 42nd 294 $16,078 — —
No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed (Event #35)
Jun 21 - 23, 2016 Rio Hotel and Casino $5,000 36th 541 $12,705 — —
Deep Stack Extravaganza III
No Limit Hold'em #69
Jul 12 - 17, 2015 The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino $5,000 50th 547 $10,229 — —
Bellagio Cup XI
No Limit Hold'em - Bellagio Cup XI
Jul 10, 2015 Bellagio $10,000 + 400 17th 301 $26,277 — —
Aria High Roller 10
Jul 7, 2015 Aria Resort & Casino $24,000 + 1,000 4th 41 $78,720 — —
Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event #49)
No Limit Hold'em Eight Handed (Event #25)
Jun 10 - 13, 2015 Rio Hotel and Casino $5,000 54th 493 $8,642 — —
No Limit Hold'em Six Handed (Event #12)
Jun 3 - 5, 2015 Rio Hotel and Casino $1,500 54th 1,651 $5,928 — —
2015 L.A Poker Classic
2-7 Single Draw
Feb 22, 2015 Commerce Casino $1,100 3rd 20 $5,000 — —
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - PCA 2015
Paradise Island, Bahamas
#22 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo
Jan 11, 2015 Atlantis Resort & Casino $1,940 + 260 11th 87 $4,220 — —
#16 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo 8 Handed
Jan 10, 2015 Atlantis Resort & Casino $4,850 + 450 4th 91 $42,140 — —
#2 No Limit Hold'em - LAPT Bahamas Main Event
Jan 7 - 9, 2015 Atlantis Resort & Casino $2,643 + 357 9th 532 $27,820 — —
World Poker Tour - WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
Dec 13, 2014 Bellagio $5,000 + 200 9th 163 $15,416 — —
Pot Limit Omaha (Event #37)
Jun 17 - 19, 2014 Rio Hotel and Casino $1,500 9th 967 $18,837 — —
World Poker Tour - WPT L.A. Poker Classic
Feb 27, 2014 Commerce Casino $5,250 7th 85 $21,250 — —
No Limit Hold'em - Main Event
Dec 6 - 11, 2013 Bellagio $10,000 + 300 43rd 449 $21,700 — —
Dec 5, 2013 Bellagio $1,000 + 80 15th 233 $10,500 — —
World Poker Tour - WPT Venice
No Limit Hold'em - Venice High Roller
Mar 28 - 29, 2013 Casino Di Venezia €6,500 + 500 2nd 8 €15,100 — —
2013 L.A. Poker Classic
Feb 23, 2013 Commerce Casino $10,000 22nd 517 $38,710 — —
Feb 21, 2013 Commerce Casino $5,100 2nd 84 $85,550 — —
Jul 12, 2012 The Palazzo Las Vegas $5,000 19th 398 $15,731 — —
43rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2012
Jun 28 - 30, 2012 Rio Hotel and Casino $5,000 40th 1,001 $20,324 — —
No Limit Hold'em - High Roller
Jun 26, 2012 The Palazzo Las Vegas $10,000 3rd 27 $51,408 — —
No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball (Event #30)
Jun 15 - 17, 2012 Rio Hotel and Casino $1,500 32nd 285 $2,593 — —
No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed (Event #23)
Jan 7 - 13, 2012 Atlantis Resort & Casino $10,000 + 300 64th 1,072 $32,500 — —
No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller Event
Jan 5, 2012 Atlantis Resort & Casino $100,000 3rd 30 $470,400 — —
2011-12 Epic Poker League - Event 3
No Limit Hold'em - Turbo
Dec 17, 2011 Palms $1,000 2nd 8 $3,000 — —
Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
Ninth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic
No Limit Hold'em - WPT Championship
May 14 - 20, 2011 Bellagio $25,000 + 500 3rd 220 $589,355 — —
European Poker Tour - EPT Madrid Grand Final
EPT 7 Champion of Champions Event
May 13, 2011 Casino Gran Madrid €2,000 2nd 50 €25,000 — —
May 5 - 7, 2011 Casino Gran Madrid €25,000 + 500 7th 58 €57,500 — —
World Poker Tour - WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star
San Jose, CA, United States
WPT Shooting Star Champinoship - No Limit Hold'em
Mar 14 - 18, 2011 Bay 101 $9,500 + 500 18th 415 $29,500 — —
Jan 8 - 13, 2011 Atlantis Resort & Casino $10,000 + 300 1st 1,560 $2,300,000 — —
41st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2010
Jun 4 - 6, 2010 Rio Hotel and Casino $1,500 155th 2,563 $3,460 — —
Jun 2, 2009 Rio Hotel and Casino $1,500 208th 2,791 $2,895 — —
Jan 19, 2022 #1610 765.49
Jan 12, 2022 #1636 — 758.90
Jan 5, 2022 #1636 758.90
Dec 29, 2021 #1556 769.80
Dec 8, 2021 #1354 800.04
Nov 24, 2021 #1278 800.04
Nov 3, 2021 #1028 800.04
Oct 27, 2021 #955 800.04
Oct 13, 2021 #4856 368.81
Oct 6, 2021 #4486 368.81
Sep 29, 2021 #12345 188.51
Sep 8, 2021 #12765 177.61
Aug 25, 2021 #11833 188.58
Aug 11, 2021 #9278 225.26
Aug 4, 2021 #9231 225.26
Jul 28, 2021 #9098 225.26
Jul 7, 2021 #7541 252.96
Jun 30, 2021 #5236 315.10
Jun 24, 2020 #925 1064.46
Jun 3, 2020 #652 1279.94
May 27, 2020 #607 1342.08
May 6, 2020 #691 1342.08
Apr 29, 2020 #707 1342.08
Apr 8, 2020 #773 1342.08
Mar 25, 2020 #806 1342.08
Mar 18, 2020 #1033 1234.80
Mar 4, 2020 #1034 1234.80
Feb 26, 2020 #1042 1234.80
Feb 5, 2020 #1024 1261.13
Jan 29, 2020 #1383 1122.67
Jan 8, 2020 #1368 1134.12
Dec 25, 2019 #1166 1252.02
Dec 4, 2019 #1620 1100.17
Nov 27, 2019 #1466 1144.55
Nov 6, 2019 #1458 1144.55
Oct 30, 2019 #1466 1144.55
Oct 9, 2019 #1465 1144.55
Sep 25, 2019 #1461 1144.55
Sep 4, 2019 #1279 1198.93
Aug 28, 2019 #1253 1198.93
Aug 7, 2019 #1076 1270.96
Jul 31, 2019 #1068 1270.96
Jul 3, 2019 #1374 1132.50
Jun 26, 2019 #1035 1264.49
Jun 5, 2019 #1406 1080.14
May 29, 2019 #2116 902.60
May 8, 2019 #2078 902.60
Apr 24, 2019 #2097 902.60
Apr 10, 2019 #2082 — 902.60
Apr 3, 2019 #2082 902.60
Mar 27, 2019 #2051 902.60
Mar 6, 2019 #3702 685.06
Feb 27, 2019 #3690 685.06
Feb 6, 2019 #2966 762.48
Sep 26, 2018 #1797 993.82
Sep 5, 2018 #1807 993.82
Jun 6, 2018 #3767 651.83
Nov 22, 2017 #2357 — 838.54
Aug 2, 2017 #4279 — 615.98
Jul 26, 2017 #4279 — 615.98
Dec 21, 2016 #892 1171.25
Dec 7, 2016 #811 1232.73
Nov 30, 2016 #777 1253.01
Nov 9, 2016 #772 1253.01
Oct 26, 2016 #775 1253.01
Oct 12, 2016 #786 — 1253.01
Oct 5, 2016 #786 1253.01
Sep 28, 2016 #780 1253.01
Sep 7, 2016 #783 1253.01
Aug 31, 2016 #776 1253.01
Aug 3, 2016 #737 1253.01
Jul 27, 2016 #734 1253.01
Jul 6, 2016 #457 1484.37
Mar 9, 2016 #588 1256.83
Feb 24, 2016 #566 1280.06
Feb 3, 2016 #525 1330.69
Jan 27, 2016 #516 1330.69
Jan 6, 2016 #240 1767.63
Nov 18, 2015 #182 — 1987.29
Nov 4, 2015 #181 — 1987.29
Oct 7, 2015 #181 — 1987.29
Sep 16, 2015 #187 — 1987.29
Mar 18, 2015 #429 — 1349.96
Jan 28, 2015 #338 — 1490.53
Sep 10, 2014 #1234 — 830.96
Jun 18, 2014 #978 910.89
Jun 7, 2014 #840 982.97
Feb 26, 2014 #919 895.95
Dec 4, 2013 #527 945.34
Nov 27, 2013 #528 945.34
Nov 6, 2013 #533 945.34
Oct 9, 2013 #535 945.34
Sep 25, 2013 #536 945.34
Sep 4, 2013 #523 945.34
Aug 28, 2013 #507 945.34
Jul 4, 2013 #307 — 1178.12
Apr 8, 2013 #121 — 1600.30
Feb 18, 2013 #295 — 1108.38
Nov 12, 2012 #88 — 1628.74
Nov 5, 2012 #88 1628.74
Oct 29, 2012 #78 1677.12
Oct 15, 2012 #88 — 1677.12
Oct 8, 2012 #88 1677.12
Sep 24, 2012 #88 1677.12
Sep 3, 2012 #80 1731.67
Aug 27, 2012 #79 1731.67
Aug 20, 2012 #78 — 1731.67
Aug 6, 2012 #78 1731.67
Jul 30, 2012 #79 — 1731.67
Jul 23, 2012 #79 1731.67
Jul 9, 2012 #91 1666.35
May 21, 2012 #172 — 1304.82
Apr 30, 2012 #87 1561.46
Apr 9, 2012 #84 1561.46
Mar 26, 2012 #94 1561.46
Mar 5, 2012 #67 1656.92
Feb 27, 2012 #63 1656.92
Feb 6, 2012 #72 1656.92
Jan 30, 2012 #70 — 1656.92
Jan 16, 2012 #70 1656.92
Jun 27, 2011 #92 — 1449.22
PlotData
Oct 13, 2021 #11096 180.30
Oct 6, 2021 #10048 — 180.30
$393,139 0 1
$59,923 0 2
$3,054,778 1 5
$3,460 0 0
Bio of Galen Hall
After only dabbling with the game while he finished his academic studies, Galen Hall has come on in 2011 as perhaps the next young superstar of the tournament poker world.
Born and raised in Pasadena, California, Galen had a tremendous background in academia to push him to success. Both of his parents held Ph. D.'s and Galen didn't fail when it came to scholastic matters. That competitive nature flowed into other aspects as well. "Growing up, I was pretty frequently described as hyper competitive, especially in sports and games," said Hall in an interview with CardPlayer.com in 2011. "I did okay in school, a mix of As and Bs mostly, but was never that focused on my grades. Testing always came really easily to me and, as a result, I naturally gravitated towards competitive strategy games such as poker."
While he was making the grade in high school, Galen was also making strides in his poker knowledge. Most notably using the names "GasparLeMarc," "HU 4 LULZ" and "Turk_Malloy" at many of the online poker rooms, Hall began to make a name for himself. His first online cash dates back to 2008, when Hall cashed in a $15,000 Guaranteed NLHE tournament with a $33 buy in at Absolute Poker. For his fourteenth place finish, he earned a payback of only $180, but it was a sign of things to come.
Between his first cash online and today, Galen earned riches that compare to few players. As of July 2011, Hall has earned $1.14 million in tournament earnings, according to PocketFives.com. While taking down money only few can imagine in the game online, Galen also was announcing his arrival on the live tournament poker world.
In 2009 and 2010, Galen earned his first two cashes at the World Series of Poker. In two different $1500 NLHE tournaments, Hall earned a minimal cash, but it would forebode a major tournament victory that was on the horizon.
The 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, a vacation for most, proved to be Galen's breakthrough victory. Under the harsh lights of a live broadcast on ESPN, Galen would enter heads up play at a significant disadvantage against his opponent, fellow online player Christopher Oliver. Down nearly 2.5:1 in the match, Hall made a fold perhaps for the ages in a key hand that may have drove him to the title.
Holding the Wheel, a normally dominant hand, Hall was able to deduce that Oliver had made a better hand than he had. It was a correct deduction as, while the Ace on the river completed his straight, it made a boat for Oliver. By making the correct laydown in that situation, Galen stayed alive to battle for the PCA championship.
"The absolute strength of the hand, being a straight against a full house heads up, probably made it more epic, but that's not really a big deal to me," Galen stated in the CardPlayer interview. "I thought about how often he was bluffing, which was infrequently, and how I was doing against his value range, which wasn't good. Once I sorted all of that out, it seemed pretty easy to fold and move onto the next hand. I do a pretty good job of not dwelling on things, so I was over it pretty quickly."
"The Laydown" proved to be one of the big moments in poker in 2011. Keeping his chips in his pocket, Galen was able to work back to take over the chip lead against Oliver and eventually emerged as the PCA champion. For his efforts, Hall earned his largest payday of his career to date (and potentially of his entire poker career) of $2.3 million.
Although his career earnings may be brief, they still are impressive with the PCA championship. Galen has been at four final tables and made eight cashes for $3.05 million in earnings. Although the PCA win counts for a great deal of that, Galen has shown his diversity in poker skills by earning a twelfth place finish in the $2500 Lowball event at the 2011 WSOP.
With his degree from UC-Berkeley and his MBA from Stanford, Galen definitely has the mental acumen to dominate the poker world. After a significant achievement in winning the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure championship, what will be the next great accomplishment for Galen Hall?
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