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A: Tom Dwan was one of the biggest success stories of the "poker boom" that was started when Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 World Series of Poker. Dwan was the prototypical "poker boom" poker player - attending college, watching "Rounders", learning the game of poker, playing small to start, slowly building a fortune after figuring out the online game.
5 days ago · Tom Dwan has always preferred live and online cash games over tournaments, which is why he only had $3,166,253 in total lifetime tournament cashes as of the time that this article was written. Like others such as Patrik Antonius, there is no doubt that Dwan could have many more tournament cashes if that had been his focus, rather than cash games.
Tom "durrrr" Dwan vs Patrik Antonius Leader: Tom "durrrr" Dwan Up by: $2,059,719.50 Total Hands Played: 39,436 Total Hands Remaining: 10,564 Challenge Started: February 2009 Status: Inactive The Challenge: in January of 2009, Tom "durrrr" Dwan issued his "challenge" to the poker world (well, the poker world minus Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond).
Tom "durrrr" Dwan Down $3.5 Million in 2009 Published on January 29th, 2009 7:11 pm EST Tom "durrrr" Dwan dropped another $586k on Full Tilt Poker on Wednesday, bringing his total loss for the month of January to a staggering $3.53 million dollars. This massive loss has come over 25,218 tracked hands (stats courtesy of HighStakesDB.com).
Here is what we know: -Dwan is bankrolled for the biggest poker games in the world. -Dwan is a member of Full Tilt Poker's "The Professionals", which means that he very likely gets a minimum of a high six figure payout from the company every year. -Dwan currently has $3 million of his money tied up in escrow for "durrrr Challenge" #1 and ...
Tom "durrrr" Dwan will look to add to his legend on Sunday when he attempts to win his very first World Series of Poker bracelet. After two full days of play in Event #11 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em), Tom "durrrr" Dwan sits as the tournament chip leader. Only 20 players sit between Dwan and his first World Series of Poker bracelet.
Tom Dwan Wins Monster $1.1 Million Dollar Pot Against Phil Ivey in "Million Dollar Cash Game". Published on September 18th, 2009 8:30 pm EST. The fourth season of Full Tilt Poker's "Million Dollar Cash Game" has just finished filming, and this year's season will not disappoint. "Million Dollar Cash Game" is an invite-only cash game that ...
The river brought ANOTHER five (the five of spades), giving Dwan Quad fives. Dwan took down the $504k pot, and both Galfond and Benyamine likely shook their heads in disbelief. 2. "durrrr" vs "world1969". "world1969" raised pre-flop to $3,500. Phil Ivey called. Dwan raised to $15,500 from the button, and both Ivey and "world1969" called.
Mar 9, 2024 · Dwan said that he was "really excited to be joining the ACR team", while ACR Poker said that Dwan's "bold, daring approach to poker is a great fit with ACR Poker's mentality." Dwan was formerly a sponsored player for Full Tilt Poker - both for "Full Tilt Poker 1.0" (pre-Black Friday) and "Full Tilt Poker 2.0" (post-Black Friday, owned by Pokerstars).
Before the hand, Antonius has around $239k, while Dwan has $273k. Antonius SB, Dwan BB. After a bunch of pre-flop raising, there is $37,200 in the pot when the flop comes: 6s-6d-Qs Dwan checks, Antonius bets $12,800, Dwan raises to $43,500 and Antonius calls. The turn is the nine of hearts. Dwan bets $54,600, Antonius pushes all-in and Dwan calls.
