Galfond Challenge on Pause as Dan "Jungleman" Cates Takes a Break

galfond challenge jungleman pokerThe Galfond Challenge between Phil Galfond and Dan "Jungleman" Cates is over long before it was supposed to end ... for now.

With less than one-third of the high-stakes pot-limit Omaha heads-up competition complete, "Jungleman" has decided to take a break. Galfond said he's taking a "wait and see" approach but isn't sure when his opponent will return to action. The reason why Cates is stepping away, at least for the time being, isn't clear.

Galfond and Cates began a $100/$200 battle on WSOP.com last week. They've been playing at $10/$20 stakes due to deposit issues but the losing player will owe the winner the difference after the challenge ends, assuming it…