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Latest Update on The Tom “durrrr” Dwan Online Poker Challenge

December 8th, 2010 at 2:29 pm » Comments (0)

The second of  Tom “durrrr” Dwan’s  poker challenges, this one, a no-limit hold ‘em contest against Daniel “Jungleman 12″ Cates just finished its latest session. “Jungleman 12″ came out ahead in the 844 hands played today winning about $24,000. The totals so far in the 11 sessions played are: 11,569 total hands played out of [...]



Tom Dwan and Patrik Antonius Online Poker Challenge Update

November 16th, 2009 at 7:31 pm » Comments (1)

Here is another update on the “durrrr Challenge” where Tom “durrrr” Dwan is playing heads-up in Pot-Limit Omaha against Patrik Antonius. If you’re not familiar with the challenge, check out the “durrrr” online Poker Challenge that I posted previously that explains many of the rules and details of the challenge. As of today, there have [...]



High Stakes Poker: $800,000+ in One Hand

September 12th, 2009 at 12:59 am » Comments (2)

Here is one of the many notable poker hands from the television show, High Stakes Poker: It begins with Guy Laliberte limping in with the ace five of hearts. Jamie Gold then calls with the jack of diamonds and seven of spades. Doyle Brunson follows by raising to $11,200 with ace ten of diamonds. Sam [...]



BetFred Poker Online Poker Site Review

June 18th, 2009 at 10:57 am » Comments (2)

Be sure to read below to find out more about BetFred Poker’s big money tournaments offered everyday! BetFred.com offers a $250,000 Freezeout tournament every Sunday with a buy-in of $300 + $20 and a $50,000 guaranteed tournament every Saturday with a buy-in of $100 + $9. Every Friday brings a $150,000 guaranteed tournament with the [...]



Update on the Dwan/Antonius Online Poker Challenge Match

April 29th, 2009 at 4:23 pm » Comments (1)

Here is an update on the “durrrr Challenge” where Tom “durrrr” Dwan is playing heads-up in Pot-Limit Omaha against Patrik Antonius. If you’re not familiar with the challenge, check out the “durrrr” online Poker Challenge that I posted previously that explains many of the rules and details of the challenge. As of today, there have [...]



Tom Dwan’s Unprecedented Online Poker Challenge

April 16th, 2009 at 10:39 am » Comments (1)

Tom “durrrr” Dwan is a high-stakes player and online poker sensation who has challenged the poker world with his 50,000 hand “durrrr” Challenge. Tom has offered to put up $1.5 million to any opponent’s $500K, playing heads-up at four tables simultaneously for 50,000 hands. Whichever player is ahead at the conclusion of the 50,000th hand [...]



The Five P’s Of Poker

November 21st, 2008 at 2:33 pm » Comments (3)

Whether we’re talking about online poker play or live play at a casino, if you want to improve your poker game, it’s important to keep the five P’s of poker in mind.   Patience The game of poker requires patience. It’s important to wait for good hands to play. One of the mistakes that many [...]