PRO CHAT TRANSCRIPT - May 1st 2010
QUESTION FROM Event21Horizon: Is life as a professional poker player fufilling and would you say it is one worth pursuing?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: thats a really tough question for someone who just woke up
QUESTION FROM guillermodavid: hey durr
ANSWER FROM durrrr: hi
QUESTION FROM OmgScarface: Why did you start playing in the event late, and can you make a come back being short stacked?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: hopefully i win that and win a bunch from ivey at 500/1k plo thatd b sweet
QUESTION FROM Meeee77: What is the highest stakes(sb/bb) you have played and with who?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: 3k6k plo, 10k20k 27 triple draw (half and half game). Dont really wanna say who was in the game
QUESTION FROM dspsp123: What happened man? Why were you late?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: sleeeeeeeep
ANSWER FROM durrrr: i played a bunch, didnt move up all that fast
QUESTION FROM Fortune: Tom have you published anywhere how you moved up in limits so quickly?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: started playing in jan 04 or something around there, put 50$ on paradise poker, and played the 6$ sit n goes (smallest they had)
ANSWER FROM durrrr: moved to 25c/50c nl once i had about 300$ (id buyin for 10$ at a time to a few tables and play some tourneys too)
ANSWER FROM durrrr: then eventually when i got to 3k would start taking shots at 50c/1$ nl
QUESTION FROM the1theonlyson: is it true islidur played you heads up live>?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: no
QUESTION FROM OmgScarface: What do you think the most efficient way to build your bankroll is? cash games, tourneys, sng's etc?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: cash games, with the addition of select lowstakes tourneys (especially on sundays)
QUESTION FROM King_Zeeshan786: how much r u up on PA n how many hands played ?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: thers a site for this on ftp, somewher around 1.8m
QUESTION FROM Pascal LeFiscal: would you rather win the WSOP $10k NL championship or felt isildur1?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: lol wsop not anywhere near close
QUESTION FROM 2sik2fold: yo durrrrr, my screeenname is better than urs
ANSWER FROM durrrr: nah yo
QUESTION FROM Babybeaver: Hey mr. Dwan. How much u sleep in average per night and do u feel u sleep less than u would need? I find the biggest problem of poker is the lack of sleep.
ANSWER FROM durrrr: my schedule varies sooo much
QUESTION FROM ImNoPhilIvey: You use a HUD?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: nop
QUESTION FROM AK130: any last longer bets for this 2 day ftops?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: nop
QUESTION FROM King_Zeeshan786: u gona play ivey after this chat/tourny? or soon
ANSWER FROM durrrr: ya
QUESTION FROM the1theonlyson: lets say your on the cutoff (right to the dealer button) under the gun raise and then a guy in mid position reraises, and you decide to get creative and reraise with lets say 93 suited why do you make these plays at times?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: to try and make $$ (if i think ppl will fold)
QUESTION FROM fisk1lol: durrr everyone say that u are gay? is this true?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: this is all b/c my old roomie (dave benefield) wanted to play a joke, but no, not true
QUESTION FROM guillermodavid: when u call reraises preflop with marginal hands in HSP, you do that in order to outplay? just give some show? or thats how u regular play?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: i try to make $$
QUESTION FROM lolsicko: megan fox or marisa miller?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: 1
QUESTION FROM Coronakush: If I send you $2 will you get in the $2 turbo with me? no homo
ANSWER FROM durrrr: no
QUESTION FROM noodlearms: what events u playing in the WSOP this year?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: ima try and win main event
QUESTION FROM doeboy132: Who you like in the Mayweather, Mosley fight tonight?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: idk but ima prolly bet on it
QUESTION FROM Meeee77: Ivey is waiting for you at thunderdome ;)
ANSWER FROM durrrr: ya but i hav to pro chat!
QUESTION FROM dspsp123: if you win this tournament, will you send me $5?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: ok
QUESTION FROM 2sik2fold: yo durrrrr, are you playing for the ftops jersey or the 450k which you can win in 1 hand against pixkim
ANSWER FROM durrrr: its pretty hard to win 450k in a hand
ANSWER FROM durrrr: its up there
QUESTION FROM dx2celt: is 'bunch' your favourite unit of measurement?
QUESTION FROM vdkdavy: do you think your able to go from 0 to 10000 within a half a year?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: 10 to 10000 mayb, 0 to 10000? thats crazy yo i dont even wanna think about grinding freerolls
QUESTION FROM Coronakush: When you're playing HU cash omaha and you three bet with such a variety of hands, what is the logic behind it, especially out of position?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: to hav hands that can hit many various flops, mayb some ppl fold too much
QUESTION FROM 69SPADES69: i keep asking ? and no one cares
ANSWER FROM durrrr: ?
QUESTION FROM One ouTed dailY: tom what took you so long to get here
ANSWER FROM durrrr: i was running a marathon
QUESTION FROM noodlearms: you playing in the 50k 8 game?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: ya
QUESTION FROM football14: what do you think of your avator
ANSWER FROM durrrr: i like the angry face, but its bad luck
ANSWER FROM durrrr: my dad wanted it to be my middle name as a baby since i looked a little slow
QUESTION FROM stevieg1: how did you get the name durrrr??
QUESTION FROM OmgScarface: What do you honestly think about rush poker (no bs)?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: i think its awesome and would love it at 25/50+
QUESTION FROM immamakeit: yoooo durrrrr r u gonna try to get in a few hands of durrrr challenge today?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: hopefully
ANSWER FROM durrrr: americans suck at hockey
QUESTION FROM kayakayak: any recent fun prop bets
ANSWER FROM durrrr: i had to wear canadian gear for all of NAPT mohegan
QUESTION FROM One ouTed dailY: put your angrry face on
ANSWER FROM durrrr: k
QUESTION FROM randallfishbass: Have u ever smoked weed? And will u send me 10 hahahahha
ANSWER FROM durrrr: ya but i never inhaled
QUESTION FROM 2sik2fold: yo durrrr, did fulltilt force you to host this tourny? also i heard full tilt picked you up in a van during the marathon and has a gun to your head at the moment, if this is the case, good luck, loool
ANSWER FROM durrrr: ya but now that u sniffed it out theyr gonna let me go
QUESTION FROM 69SPADES69: if u lose r u gonna throw ur computer out the window?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: probably
QUESTION FROM OmgScarface: How come we never see you guys playing high stakes no limit hold em? It seems to always be mixed games or omaha?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: idk convince some ppl to play me
QUESTION FROM dspsp123: Should I let my son play poker? He is only 15.
ANSWER FROM durrrr: recreationally i think its kindv healthy
QUESTION FROM ImNoPhilIvey: When PH plays so bad against you guys on PAD, is that a level?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: i dont think hes trying to level with how he plays
QUESTION FROM stermyin: this chat is fake isnt it?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: ya
QUESTION FROM EasyPots: whos next opp in the challenge?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: idk yet
QUESTION FROM shibby_dude1: What is the biggest pot you have been in, at bobby room
ANSWER FROM durrrr: 1.5m i won, i think i lost 1.3m
ANSWER FROM durrrr: i think i might hav been dealt in to a 2m pot but not sure if i had gotten up or not
QUESTION FROM -nypon-1: i got a $1k br playing 25nl rush. what tourneys should i play?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: the ones w/ lots of people that are 10ish buyin
QUESTION FROM One ouTed dailY: how much are you getting payed to do this pro chat? and what fdoes full tilt pay you?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: 0 but they freerolled my buyin to 2500, and like someone realized earlier they picked me up in a van from my marathon and put a gun to my head
QUESTION FROM Nav draugu: omg its durrrr
ANSWER FROM durrrr: hi
QUESTION FROM shibby_dude1: Do you miss Guy Laliberté
ANSWER FROM durrrr: he's the coolest, saw him a few times recently
QUESTION FROM fisk1lol: not long ago i deposited like 200 and played up to 1500-1700 and i lost it all... how do i not lose it and win more?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: play better? play lower stakes? dunno what to tell u, u have to be a little more specific
QUESTION FROM doeboy132: now that ur Team F.T. anyway you can ask if they can offer there players interest on our money that is in our accounts? It gets sumtimes when theres no action i have to cashout so i can put my $ back in my bank so at least im getin interest?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: interest rates are so retardedly low atm, u really care about 1.5%/yr?
QUESTION FROM Coronakush: Is Phil Hellmuth as good as the best full tilt no limit players? ie: Larzluzak, urindanger 1 and 2
ANSWER FROM durrrr: no but hes better than people think he is
QUESTION FROM kayakayak: which will happen next, the dow hit 11500 or 10500 - in your opinion
ANSWER FROM durrrr: thats close, id bet on 105, if u said 12k or 10k i think its less close and say 10k
QUESTION FROM NoMetal: hen you moved up in stakes, did you bankroll manage or put everything on the line?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: managed pretty well, but had no aversion to losing 1/3 of my bankroll
QUESTION FROM fleemeeee90: what were the hands in the 1.5 and 1.3 million pots?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: i suckd out on ivey in the 1.5m one
QUESTION FROM Andreas2800: how long time did it take fr you to make a decent living of poker? (from the very time you started online)
ANSWER FROM durrrr: i made a little over 15k by june 04 (started online sometime in feb 04)
ANSWER FROM durrrr: i played a lotttt, had to get $$ for a shore house in seaside park, nj
QUESTION FROM fisk1lol: durrrr ive never been to vegas... im gonna save up like 20 grand to play with and go there, what casino should i go to?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: bellagio has the most regular action, but if ur playing 5/10 u might find better games elsewhere, check twoplustwo i thin kthey hav good guides for that
QUESTION FROM Timmay1445: do you play better when your tired?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: lol no, but my play depreciates less than most peoples for sure
QUESTION FROM zombal1: whatttttttttttttttttttttttt up durrr where were you????
ANSWER FROM durrrr: tanzania
QUESTION FROM afwan: you ran an actual marathon? what pace?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: 17hours, 22minutes
QUESTION FROM crazycraig88: did you bet on the kentucky derby?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: nop
QUESTION FROM immamakeit: r u in europe?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: nop
QUESTION FROM Sufi Army 51: do you have obvserver chat off whenplaying ring games...if so turn it on
ANSWER FROM durrrr: ya off
QUESTION FROM dublinluck: hey tom,how long did it take you to become big online with your bankroll,did u win a big tourney or were your family rich?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: jus grinded cashgames yo
QUESTION FROM Mindpolice: hi Tom? what you think about russian players?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: theyr russian
QUESTION FROM SOCHAUX88: favourite food?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: kobe ribeye from cut, salmon of any sort, lotsa stuff
QUESTION FROM murf12309: who likes fried chicken more u or phil ivey?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: id assume ivey, im not a big fried chicken guy
QUESTION FROM football14: Is holdem till your favorite game
ANSWER FROM durrrr: holdem w/ antes or plo, both are fine hu tho
ANSWER FROM durrrr: ring nlhe w/o antes can get slow
ANSWER FROM durrrr: very
QUESTION FROM Meeee77: Is Ilari fun when his drunk?
QUESTION FROM Vueltin: tom have you ever been in argentina?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: no but id like to go
QUESTION FROM Rimescale: i saw u playing in HSP and u bluffed 268.000 against Phil Ivey on the river, u were not afraid of being called?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: i was just trying to make them dollars
QUESTION FROM vdkdavy: what do you think about antonio esfandiari? he's a skilled player or not?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: ya, hes a good guy and good player
QUESTION FROM millerorbech: hey durrrr, how much did u loose before u started to win the big money ?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: but how much did u lose?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: i put 50$ online n never had to redeposit
QUESTION FROM roki450: Do you have any tattoos....and if not would you consider it in future
ANSWER FROM durrrr: nop
QUESTION FROM dublinluck: im goin to vegas on my honeymoon on june 8th,will i see many pros over there?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: if u go to rio u will, but thats not really the best honeymoon spot lol
QUESTION FROM Captain Rungood: Fair play to u durrrr, if your ever in ireland ill buy you a pint, rungood imo
ANSWER FROM durrrr: ill try
QUESTION FROM murf12309: raising a9 utg is bad
ANSWER FROM durrrr: bored yo
QUESTION FROM ImNoPhilIvey: Who would win in a fight, Daniel or Gus?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: lol gus
ANSWER FROM durrrr: nah but i probably will at some pt
QUESTION FROM John Howitzer: betting on obama being re-elected?
QUESTION FROM CrythZuel: do mafia loan sharks hang around in the big money and pro scene?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: lol no
QUESTION FROM isildonk: what do you think of david benyamine's game?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: hes the best
QUESTION FROM Timmay1445: has your bowling improved, have you been practicing?
ANSWER FROM durrrr: not enough
ANSWER FROM durrrr: ok im done guys, gonna eat somethin then play ivey