durrr
Posted by pokerschool on Saturday, August 7, 2010
Countless people play on top Texas Holdem sites thinking that with enough studying, they will eventually have the bankroll to play versus Tom Dwan, also known as “durrr” online. Born in 1986 in New Jersey, Dwan has quickly made himself a household name in the poker world. Most of his poker hours are spent on his Full Tilt download, and the result is that most of his winnings have come online. More and more he’s making a name for himself in live poker, however, and he’s becoming a very well rounded player. He has participated in several live tournaments since becoming legal in the U.S., and he has been on a wide variety of poker television shows.
Dwan started playing poker around 6 years ago on Paradise, one of the best US poker sites around that time. He started playing cash games on Full Tilt once he stopped finding sit-&-go’s challenging. There aren’t many people out there that have played as many hours online as Dwan. Mastering the art of multi-tabling afforded him the chance to play incredible volumes on US poker sites, and his bankroll rose impressively as he climbed to higher buy-ins.
Having your name synonymous with high stakes online poker does not mean your game is immune to variance. Dwan has gone through some impressive swings during his online career, which isn’t surprising considering his main game is heads-up No Limit Hold’em or Pot Limit Omaha. He has won millions of dollars at a time, but he has also lost millions. The most well known downswing of his career so far was courtesy of a player from Sweden named “Isildur1”, who challenged him to a gruelling heads-up match on multiple tables. When the week was over, Dwan’s bankroll was around $5 million poorer. The thought of losing such a staggering amount is enough to cause many players to quit poker and turn to safer games like free bet sportsbooks, but Dwan has obviously proven that he can handle the mental challenge poker provides.
Dwan announced his $1 million challenge at the start of last year. He is willing to play any player (except Phil Galfond) heads-up for 50k hands while playing 4 tables. Dwan will put up $1.5 million for his opponent’s $500k – the winner of the 50k series will receive the extra money. Patrik Antonius is Dwan’s first opponent for this challenge, and to date Dwan is leading by $1.8 million after 40k hands. If you can afford it, you’re welcome to accept this challenge, too. Just get a Full Tilt Poker download and make a deposit.
When it comes to live MTTs, Dwan has $1.5 million in cashes. He has cashes in the European Poker Tour, the World Poker Tour, the Aussie Millions, and the World Series of Poker. He made his best ever WSOP finish this year, making almost $400k after coming 2nd in a $1.5k NLHE event. Many players breathed a sigh of relief when Dwan did not win a bracelet this year because apparently a lot of people were betting on whether or not he would win one in 2010. I would rather play Internet slots than make crazy WSOP props like these!
The online players have always known that Dwan is a fierce opponent, but his live tournament successes as well as his TV appearances have earned him some respect from his live counterparts, as well. He’s only 23 years old and look at all the fame he’s achieved already! We can only expect more great things in the years to come, too. If you aspire to be as great as Dwan one day, you need to get rid of the roulette bonus and play some poker instead.
Dwan started playing poker around 6 years ago on Paradise, one of the best US poker sites around that time. He started playing cash games on Full Tilt once he stopped finding sit-&-go’s challenging. There aren’t many people out there that have played as many hours online as Dwan. Mastering the art of multi-tabling afforded him the chance to play incredible volumes on US poker sites, and his bankroll rose impressively as he climbed to higher buy-ins.
Having your name synonymous with high stakes online poker does not mean your game is immune to variance. Dwan has gone through some impressive swings during his online career, which isn’t surprising considering his main game is heads-up No Limit Hold’em or Pot Limit Omaha. He has won millions of dollars at a time, but he has also lost millions. The most well known downswing of his career so far was courtesy of a player from Sweden named “Isildur1”, who challenged him to a gruelling heads-up match on multiple tables. When the week was over, Dwan’s bankroll was around $5 million poorer. The thought of losing such a staggering amount is enough to cause many players to quit poker and turn to safer games like free bet sportsbooks, but Dwan has obviously proven that he can handle the mental challenge poker provides.
Dwan announced his $1 million challenge at the start of last year. He is willing to play any player (except Phil Galfond) heads-up for 50k hands while playing 4 tables. Dwan will put up $1.5 million for his opponent’s $500k – the winner of the 50k series will receive the extra money. Patrik Antonius is Dwan’s first opponent for this challenge, and to date Dwan is leading by $1.8 million after 40k hands. If you can afford it, you’re welcome to accept this challenge, too. Just get a Full Tilt Poker download and make a deposit.
When it comes to live MTTs, Dwan has $1.5 million in cashes. He has cashes in the European Poker Tour, the World Poker Tour, the Aussie Millions, and the World Series of Poker. He made his best ever WSOP finish this year, making almost $400k after coming 2nd in a $1.5k NLHE event. Many players breathed a sigh of relief when Dwan did not win a bracelet this year because apparently a lot of people were betting on whether or not he would win one in 2010. I would rather play Internet slots than make crazy WSOP props like these!
The online players have always known that Dwan is a fierce opponent, but his live tournament successes as well as his TV appearances have earned him some respect from his live counterparts, as well. He’s only 23 years old and look at all the fame he’s achieved already! We can only expect more great things in the years to come, too. If you aspire to be as great as Dwan one day, you need to get rid of the roulette bonus and play some poker instead.
