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Isildur1 Goes Bust?

Isildur1, the mystery Swede, has taken his fair share of ups and downs during the past month. But it has undoubtedly been one of the most epic runs anybody has ever seen. This dark horse has literally appeared out of nowhere and started wreaking havoc at the Full … more

Patrik Antonius Wins $2.9 Million Dollars from Isildur1

A massive shift $2.9 Million from one player to another – this is exactly the sort of thing that makes poker such an exciting game. It is also the sort of thing that places players a step closer to going “busto”. Most importantly, it is the very thing … more

Isildur1 Wins $2.6 Million from Durrrr

It’s been about three weeks since Isildur1 appeared and wreaked havoc on the poker world with his outrageous high-stakes bets. He has lost some and won some – but no matter what the actual stats are, it’s obvious that he’s a force to be reckoned with. And it … more

Tom “Durrrr” Dwan Joins Team Full Tilt

Team Full Tilt is probably what many fans consider as the ‘dream team’ of poker. With such stellar members such as Patrik Antonius, Gus Hansen, and even Phil Ivey, it seems that this team can’t get any more star-studded. But Full Tilt quickly proved this notion wrong when … more

Tom “Durrrr” Dwan Down in the Dumps

When bad luck comes, it comes in spades – and this is exactly what happened to Tom Dwan when he was afflicted with a bout of extremely bad luck over the weekend. And when I say “bad”, I do mean bad, almost 2 million dollars worth of bad. … more

The “Durrrr” Challenge: Halfway Through

We’re up for a bit of reminiscing here now that the “durrrr” challenge finally – finally – reached its halfway mark last Wednesday. 25,000 of the 50,000 required hands have been played, and Tom Dwan is in the lead with an impressive $697,532.

Dwan takes Lead, Durrrr Challenge at Halfway Mark

As the Durrrr Challenge approached its halfway mark, Dwan nabbed the lead from Antonius with a sizable $235,453. And with Antonius holding his very narrow lead for quite a long duration, it really was only high time that Dwan took the reins in his own challenge.

Patrik Antonius on the Durrrr Challenge

In an epic clash between the old and the new, Zeus and Cronus, Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius face each other in one of Poker’s most exciting challenges. The Durrrr Challenge, issued by none other than Tom Dwan himself, is a high-stakes challenge where in he, Durrrr, would … more