When the durrrr challenge was announced it sparked a huge amount of excitement both in those who were going to be involved personally and in the fans that would get to watch the cards and the swings as pros battled it out for literally millions of dollars. The first challenge against Finnish pro Patrik Antonius [...]

The infamous durrrr challenge looks set to truly get underway once again. Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius have been battling it out on the online felt for over a year now, but very sporadically and never for a sustained period of time. Jungleman12 recently announced he was going to take on durrrr, and the [...]

Tom “durrrr” Dwan has become something of an internet poker superstar over the past years, and with good reason. The young pro, who is widely considered to be the best online player out there, issued a Heads Up challenge to the poker community some time ago, putting more than $1.5 million on the line. Just [...]

Poker rooms sponsor poker professionals in a similar way large brands sponsor NASCAR racers. The poker professional is expected to promote their brand by wearing their branded apparel and being seen on television. In return, sponsored professionals receive free entries into tournaments, free play at their respective poker site, and other perks. These sponsorships help [...]

Tom “durrrr” Dwan had a harsh weekend as he lost $667,473. His worst beats came at the hands of jungleman12 and Phil Ivey. These players beat him for $614K and $247K, respectively. Players like TheASHMAN103 and Jungleman12, on the other hand, had great weekends netting $770,780 and $198,220, respectively. Last week’s four largest pots were [...]

The biggest FTOPS game before the Main Event ended in disappointment for Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey, but saw an exciting final table with lots of great players. The event, a two day no limit hold’em tournament with an ante from the start, did not have enough players to reach its $2 million guaranteed prize [...]

Phil Ivey and durrrr lit up the nosebleed stakes last week by winning $288,594 and $144,172, respectively. They are even featured in one of the three biggest pots of the week. ZeeJustin, Brian Townsend, and Daniel “KidPoker” Negreanu were the biggest losers losing $222,166, $152,619, and $122,796, respectively. The three biggest pots of the week [...]

All poker players have seen the name Isildur1 pop up during discussions of high stakes poker. He only began his Full Tilt Poker career recently but has already made a name for himself by taking on poker’s elite. Most poker players remember Isildur1 taking millions from Tom “durrrr” Dwan, Patrik Antonius, and others. Most poker [...]

The high stakes poker action toned down a bit with the absence of Isildur1. However, that does not mean that there was a complete break in the action. Cole South, Ziigmund, and durrrr were involved in all of this week’s action on tables ranging from $200/$400 to $500/$1000 pot-limit Omaha at Full Tilt Poker. The [...]

This week seemed to be a break in the monstrous pots that we’ve become accustomed to. With the largest pot at $200,000, Isildur1’s dropping down to the $300/$600 Pot-Limit Omaha tables this week was definitely felt. The big winner this week was Brian Townsend taking down huge hands in Pot-Limit Omaha. However, he was not [...]