Phil Galfond Shares His Thoughts Post Black Friday

American high stakes poker players have been uniformly quiet since Black Friday. Many are prohibited from speaking publicly due to their affiliations with major poker rooms. One who doesn't have that limitation is Phil Galfond who opened up finally in his blog.

His strongest assertion is that players should not "...bank on online poker becoming legal soon."

"I think your decision about what to do next is very dependent on your situation. If you can afford to, I think the best course of action is to just relax for a month or two (maybe coach or do something else productive), and see if anything becomes more clear."

Galfond sees two options for himself. He could live abroad working for six months, or he could just move away from the States. He seems to be leaning toward the second option because living abroad would be a great experience.

Make sure you do your research with regards to immigration laws, bank laws, rent, casinos (if you want to play live), etc.

One thing that is an important question I've been asking myself is: Do I want to move somewhere and do nothing but work for maybe 6 months, or do I want to move somewhere (that might be more expensive) and have a life and a great experience to look back on.

I'm leaning towards the latter, if I do end up moving, but like I said before, the decision depends on your situation. It is still tempting to me to have a 4-6 month work only trip and no life outside of it. It's definitely not a good long term plan, but for a short time period, it's not so bad.

Personally, my plan for now: Head to Vegas early this summer. Play a bunch of live poker all the way through the Series. After that, see how things are looking and make a decision then. I'm trying not to stress too much about it now."

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