Never doubt Phil Galfond’s abilities to come from behind in a Galfond Challenge. The Run it Once poker site founder has erased nearly all of a $300,000 deficit to Chance Kornuth. And all the momentum is on his side right now.

Phil Galfond is back in the ballgame after previously trailing by hundreds of thousands. (Image: Twitter)

But the truth about momentum is it can flip the other way at any time. So, while the online poker pro once known as “OMGClayAiken” has the supposed momentum on his side right now, Kornuth very well could bust out to a huge lead once again in a matter of minutes.

Galfond entered the competition nearly two months ago as a heavy favorite (4-1). As such, he laid 4-1 odds on a side bet ($1 million to $250,000) against Kornuth, the Chip Leader Coaching founder. Early on, he showed why he was so heavily favored and jumped out to a $280,000 lead nine sessions into the 35,000-hand pot-limit Omaha match.