Tag: Tom Dwan
Most Memorable Hands from High Stakes Poker, Part 2
02-11-2010
Previously, PokerNews introduced the first half of the most memorable hands from GSN's famed High Stakes Poker, which can be found here. We're back to finish out the list with the remaining six and reveal the number one most memorable hand from...
The "durrrr" Challenge: Dwan Expands Lead by $315,000
02-09-2010
With very little high-stakes cash game action running last night, Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Patrik Antonius sat down for a nearly three-hour session of the "durrrr" Challenge. After 883 hands of play, Dwan booked yet another win, adding $314,828 to...
Dwan and Ivey Set New TV Cash-Game Poker Record
02-01-2010
Poker on television continues to see an increase inpopularity thanks to the ridiculous pots generated by high stakes aces who are looking to felt their opponents on every turn. Until recently, Tom "Durrr" Dwan and Barry Greenstein held the record...
The "durrrr" Challenge: Dwan Leads Antonius by Over a Million
01-30-2010
For the second time in 24 hours, Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Patrik Antonius found time for a "durrrr" Challenge session. The two played for three hours and 18 minutes during the early hours of Friday morning and after 892 hands, Dwan booked his third...
The “durrrr” Challenge: Dwan Pads Lead by $58,781
01-29-2010
Ending a 36-day drought of “durrrr” Challenge sessions, Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius met on the virtual felt early Thursday morning for 1,256 hands of $200/$400 pot-limit Omaha. Playing for a bit over four hours, Dwan managed to overcome.
The Online Railbird Report: Sahamies and South Lead the Pack
01-26-2010
Slowly but surely, the nosebleed-stakes action is picking up again as regulars like Cole South, Brian Townsend, and Tom “durrrr” Dwan dip their toes back in the waters at $300/$600 pot-limit Omaha. This week saw a significant uptick in the number...
Aussie Millions: Main Event Update and $100,000 Challenge
01-25-2010
The 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event is underway. We've seen two Day 1 flights take the felt. The second flight of Day 1 saw ten more players enter the field than on the first flight, bringing the total number of entrants so far to 476, with more...
Aussie Millions: The $100,000 Challenge and "SirWatts" Wins Event 7
01-24-2010
Things are still rolling down at the 2010 Aussie Millions in Melbourne. The Crown Poker Room is continually packed with poker players and it seems like more show up every day.
Event #7, the $1,150 No Limit Hold'em w/ Rebuys event, saw 108...
The Online Railbird Report: Dwan, Antonius, and Ivey Score at 7-Game
01-15-2010
Wednesday night saw the $2,000/4,000 7-Game action roar back to life on Full Tilt Poker as Gus Hansen, Patrik Antonius, Tom “durrrr” Dwan, Phil Ivey, Cole South, Brian Townsend, Ted “profbackwards” Forrest, Chau “La Key U” Giang, and Ilari “
Poker Players Get Ready to Storm Melbourne for the Aussie Millions
01-14-2010
The Aussie Millions is set to get underway January 14 in Melbourne at the Crown Casino in Australia and this could be a banner year for the tournament series. The sport is growing in popularity down under along with the influx of top-flight pros...
The Online Railbird Report: Hansen, Ashby Lead New Year's Action
01-06-2010
The first week of 2010 was far more subdued than usual at Full Tilt Poker's high-stakes cash game tables. Six-figure pots were few and far between as the majority of the action shifted back over to the 7-Game tables and the nosebleed-stakes...
The PokerNews Mailbag: Players to Watch for 2010, This Year's World Series of Poker Schedule and More
01-05-2010
Well, since we're only a few days in to 2010 I would hate to start off the year by lying to you about all the questions we got sent to the mailbag over the break, because we didn't, I've decided to go ahead an answer a few questions that have been...
The Online Railbird Report: 2009’s High-Stakes Winners and Losers
01-05-2010
When the history of online poker is written, 2009 will be remembered as the year the action on Full Tilt Poker’s high-stakes cash tables exploded, as $500/$1,000 pot-limit Omaha became the game of choice and pot sizes soared into the millions for...
NBC's Poker After Dark is Set for Season Six
01-04-2010
NBC has had a successful run with Poker After Dark and the show looks to continue its success as it enters its sixth season. Held at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, PAD continues to find an audience thanks to the interesting mix...
Top Ten Poker Stories of the 2009: #2, Isildur1, Lord of the Ring Games
01-02-2010
In the last quarter of 2009 an unidentified Swedish player known only as “Isildur1” arrived on the high-stakes scene at Full Tilt Poker and quickly began drawing attention. He was aggressive of course, confident, and loved to overbet the river...
Top Ten Poker Stories of the 2009: #3, The "durrrr" Challenge
01-01-2010
Tom “durrrr” Dwan unleashed a challenge during an interview for the cover of the February 2009 issue of Bluff Magazine. Dwan would take on any opponent (except his close friend Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond) at four simultaneous tables of online...
The Online Railbird Report: Tom "durrrr" Dwan Up $2.7 Million in December, “XBLINK” Turns $11 into $800K
12-30-2009
Taking a break from the nosebleed stakes appears to be exactly what Tom Dwan needed. After losing more than $6.37 million at the virtual tables during the month of November, the man best known as "durrrr" mounted a holiday comeback, earning $2.66...
The “durrrr” Challenge: Dwan Pulls Out to $937,000 Lead
12-23-2009
With the high-stakes online cash game action at a crawl, Patrik Antonius and Tom “durrrr” Dwan were left to face each other for another session in their now ten-month old “durrrr” Challenge match. Logging in close to 2,000 hands over a seven-hour.
PokerNews Exclusive: Isildur1 Speaks About Playing The Big Games on Full Tilt Poker
12-23-2009
Yesterday we exclusively brought you the first ever interview with international mystery man "Isildur1," where he discussed his $4.2 million losing session with Brian Hastings. Today we reconvened to talk about why he played so high, his thoughts...
The Top Five Online Pots of 2009
12-18-2009
One year ago, the record for the largest online poker pot ever played belonged to Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Di “Urindanger” Dang for the $723,938 pot Dang won in a six-handed $500/1,000 no-limit hold’em game on October 26, 2008. Since then, that rec
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