Phil Perkins Poker
Bill Perkins in 2015 | |
| Born | February 2, 1969 (age 51) |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Iowa (BS) |
| Occupation | Hedge fund manager, film producer, poker player |
William O. Perkins III (born February 2, 1969) is an American hedge fund manager, film producer and high stakes poker player from Houston, Texas.[1][2] Perkins focuses on venture capital and energy markets. He founded Small Ventures USA, L.P in 1997 and later joined Centaurus Energy in 2002. He currently manages Houston-based energy hedge fund, Skylar Capital.[3]
Perkins grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey the son of football player and politician Bill Perkins and graduated from St. Peter's Preparatory School in 1986. In 2016, he contributed $1.5 million towards the construction of the William O. Perkins III '86 Athletic Center at his alma mater.[4]
Bill Perkins is so intrigued by the Phil Hellmuth vs. Antonio Esfandiari match that he’s offering up his own challenge for the poker pros. He wants to face them both in a team format event. Bill Perkins next up for The Galfond Challange! High stakes pro Phil Galfond, founder of Run It Once Poker is getting challenged yet again in his Galfond Challange series. This time it’s the controversial former hedge fund manager Bill Perkins who is trying his luck in this wild high stakes game. Just two days after winning the first leg of the Galfond Challenge, Run It Once founder Phil Galfond embarked on his second match. On Tuesday, he faced off against hedge fund manager and serious amateur poker player, Bill Perkins. The two men are playing $100/$200 Pot-Limit Omaha.
Career[edit]
Perkins graduated as Electrical and Electronics Engineer from the University of Iowa and worked under natural gas trader, John D. Arnold for several years before starting his own hedge fund. During his 12-year career, Perkins directed NorthernStar Natural Gas and was the CEO of Cutuco Energy Central America. Perkins actively traded the stock market turning a $1.25 million profit trading Goldman Sachs in September 2008.[5] In 2009 Perkins became involved in film production, producing various films including After.Life (2009), Unthinkable (2010), and Cat Run (2011).[6]
Poker[edit]
Perkins is a poker player and has entered multiple events including the World Series of PokerBig One for One Drop, PokerStars Big Game, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and 'High stakes poker' as well as Poker Night On Wall Street.[3][7][8] Perkins is friends with Dan Bilzerian and they are often seen together.[9]
As of 2019, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,400,000 of which $1,965,163 have come from his One Drop cash at the WSOP.[10]
References[edit]
- ^'William Perkins - The PokerStars.net Big Game'. thebiggame.pokerstars.net. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^'William O. Perkins III: Executive Profile & Biography'. BloombergBusiness. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ abLinette Lopez (June 29, 2013). 'This Is The Hedge Fund Manager That Knocked David Einhorn Out Of The World Series Of Poker'. Business Insider. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^Ojutiku, Mak. 'St. Peter's Prep holds groundbreaking for $5.25 million athletic center', The Jersey Journal, January 21, 2016. Accessed November 3, 2016. 'The facility's namesake, William 'Guy' Perkins, who was also present at the groundbreaking, provided a $1.5 million donation for the facility. Perkins, a Jersey City native, played for the school's football team before he graduated in 1986.'
- ^Phillips, Michael M. (September 24, 2008). 'Trader Makes a Quick $1.25 Million on Rescue, Then Slams It'. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^Leydon, Joe (June 26, 2010). 'Review: 'Unthinkable''. Variety. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^Pamela Maldonado (June 27, 2013). 'Millionaire Businessmen Take On the Poker Pros in the $111,111 One Drop High Roller Event'. PokerNews Global. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^Linette Lopez (July 23, 2013). 'Six Brilliant Hedge Fund Managers Played In A Secret Poker Tournament Last Night'. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^Pempus, Brian (April 7, 2016). 'Dan Bilzerian, Bill Perkins Thinking Of Double-Or-Nothing Bets To Follow $1.2M Bike Ride Gamble'. CardPlayer. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^'William Perkins 'Bill''. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Bill Perkins on IMDb
After finishing the match between Phil and VeniVidi1993, which draw the attention of thousands of players for several months, playing against Perkins wasn't enough for Galfond. Probably because of this, since April 27, 2020, another parallel challenge began, this time against ActionFreak.
Phil Galfond lost the first session against 'ActionFreak'
Phil Perkins Poker
Phil's third opponent in the Galfond Challenge is another anonymous online regular. ActionFreak, like VeniVidi1993, specializes in high-stakes Omaha games. He agreed to play against Galfond on the following conditions:
- Stake: €150/€300;
- Hands: 15,000;
- Side bet: €150,000:€150,000 (1:1);
- Poker room: Run It Once Poker.
Before starting the challenge, Phil Posted a graph of his opponent's results (high stakes games PokerStars until 2018):
Galfond joked that he saw 'a little dip or two in there!'.
Phil is, of course, well aware of who his new opponent is and that, according to this chart, he won almost one million dollars in the highest PLO stakes. After the first session, a very short one of only 145 hands, 'ActionFreak,' won €11,162.
But, as we already saw with the latest challenge against VeniVidi1993, the results can be a roller coaster.
Highlights of the first session of Phil Galfond vs. ActionFreak:
Galfond wins $90,144 from Perkins
As for the game against the American businessman, it seems that they did not establish rules on the frequency of the games, so only two sessions have been played since April 15.
The latest one was played this week, and as a result, Bill Perkins lost $91,706 after 625 hands played at two simultaneous tables. Recall that this challenge has a stop-loss set at $400k and Perkins has already lost 25% of it.
Highlights from the second session of Phil Galfond vs. Bill Perkins:
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