Palihapitiya has also dipped his toes into poker tournaments, having racked up $182,653 in Hendon Mob earnings since his first cash in 2011. He's also close friends with fellow Palo Alto, California resident Phil Hellmuth, who in 2017 gifted Palihapitiya his 13th bracelet (more recently, Hellmuth gave his 17th bracelet to entrepreneur David Sacks, Palihapitiya's co-host on the All-In Podcast). He's played in $2,000/$4,000 games at ARIA and even played on PokerGO's Poker After Dark in 2021.
Since getting into the game, Palihapitiya has been a high-stakes cash game regular.
