Galen Hall biography
Galen Hall, a professional from San Francisco, California, built a tournament career defined by two standout victories on opposite ends of the buy-in spectrum. He first broke through by winning the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event in 2011 for $2,300,000, a career-defining score early in his professional life. He returned to a similar spotlight in 2018, winning his first WSOP gold bracelet in the novelty $888 buy-in "Crazy Eights" event for a first prize of exactly $888,888.
Hall has continued to compete at a high level in the years since, reaching a runner-up finish worth over $1.18 million in a 2026 WSOP $25,000 Eight-Max event and adding a title on the PGT Summer Series that same year, pushing his career cashes to 113 and his career earnings past $8.6 million across WSOP, EPT, and WPT events.
Career summary
Winner of both the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event for $2,300,000 and the novelty $888,888 "Crazy Eights" WSOP bracelet event in 2018, with 113 career cashes and over $8.6 million in career earnings.
Galen Hall poker winnings
| Year | Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PGT Summer Series SSHR #1 $15,700 No-Limit Hold'em | 1st | $182,250 |
| 2018 | WSOP $888 No-Limit Hold'em Crazy EightsWSOP bracelet | 1st | $888,888 |
| 2011 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event | 1st | $2,300,000 |
| 2026 | WSOP $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Eight-Max | 2nd | $1,182,050 |
Verified live tournament earnings: $8,690,636 from 113 cashes, plus 1 WSOP bracelet.
Galen Hall playing style
A versatile, well-rounded tournament competitor capable of deep runs in both marquee Main Event fields and specialty novelty-buy-in formats, reflected in two very different career-defining titles.
Cash games
Not known as a regular in tracked high-stakes live cash games; his results are concentrated in tournament play across WSOP, EPT, and WPT events.
Business & sponsorships
Based in San Francisco, California; poker is his primary occupation with no other major publicly reported business ventures.
Galen Hall Net Worth
As of November 2026, Galen Hall net worth estimates range from $5 million to $8 million.
Verified live tournament earnings account for $8.7M of prize money across 113 cashes. Sponsorships, business ventures and cash games, covered above, make up the rest of the picture. Tournament prize money is not the same as profit: buy-ins, staking deals and taxes are not deducted, so all net worth figures are estimates based on public reporting.
Why Galen matters
A San Francisco pro whose career has been defined by two standout tournament victories years apart: a $2.3 million PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event title and, later, the same novelty $888 "Crazy Eights" bracelet event that produced an exact-match $888,888 first prize.
FAQ about Galen Hall
What are Galen Hall's two signature career victories?
He won the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event in 2011 for $2,300,000, and later captured his first WSOP gold bracelet in 2018 in the novelty $888 buy-in "Crazy Eights" event for an exact-match $888,888 first prize.
How many career tournament cashes does Galen Hall have?
He has recorded 113 career tournament cashes, with earnings exceeding $8.6 million built across WSOP, European Poker Tour, and World Poker Tour events.
How much has Galen Hall won playing poker?
Galen Hall has won $8,690,636 in live tournament earnings. Total cashes: 113.
How many WSOP bracelets does Galen Hall have?
Galen Hall has won 1 WSOP bracelet.