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New at the Academy: An Interview with Tom “durrrr” Dwan

Posted by Dave McCarthy | Filed under Bloggers Corner, The Week at FTP

tom dwan 03 New at the Academy: An Interview with Tom durrrr Dwan

In case you’re unfamiliar with Tom “durrrr” Dwan, the youngest member of Team Full Tilt started with a $50 bankroll in 2004 and is now considered one of the best high stakes players in the world.  He recently issued the “durrrr Challenge.”  Durrrr and an opponent (the first is Patrik Antonius) play four tables of heads up NLHE or PLO until they’ve reached 50,000 hands.  At that point, if the opponent is up by as little as a dollar, Durrrr will give him $1.5 million.  If Durrrr is ahead, the opponent gives him $500,000.  The winner keeps the money won during the challenge, too.

The most recent session of The Challenge, which ended early Tuesday morning, saw Durrrr extend his lead over Antonius to $1.4 million after 32,795 hands.

The Full Tilt Poker Academy just released part 1 of Phil Gordon’s interview with Durrrr in which the latter discusses:

- What possessed him to offer 3-1 odds against, well, the world

- If his lead in The Challenge will affect his strategy

- Learning poker and improving his game

Part 2 will feature a look at some of the big hands from the durrrr Challenege.

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Also, sources at the home office tell me that over 10,000 people have already read Durrrr’s latest blog post, “A Year in Recap and Isildur Part 1.” Durrrr, incidentally, was an English major at Boston University before pursuing poker full time.

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Lastly, Full Tilt has created a website where you can check the status of The Challenge, watch replays of the biggest hands, and more.

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  4. durrrr challenge round 2: Dwan vs. Jungleman12 — It’s Official
  5. Tom “durrrr” Dwan – Newest Member of Team Full Tilt

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2 Responses to “New at the Academy: An Interview with Tom “durrrr” Dwan”

  1. Swail Says:
    February 11th, 2010 at 5:36 am

    Right on, good post, glad to have these links grouped together. This challenge is probably the most interesting thing happening in poker.

    Thanks for the comment. We agree about the durrrr Challenge and will keep you updated! – Dave

  2. john Says:
    February 12th, 2010 at 6:40 am

    I request you to change the color of this page.

    Finds little difficulty in reading the content of this page.
    ……….

    john

    Good point, John. We’re working on it. Thanks! – Dave

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