RSSTom “durrrr” Dwan
PartyPoker World Open VI Underway
Thursday, 9 September, 2010Yevgeniy Timoshenko has won Heat 4 of the PartyPoker World Open VI, which is currently being played in London’s Palm Beach casino. The former World Poker Tour champion came through a tough table, which featured Frank Kassela, Praz Bansi and recent WPT London winner Jake Cody, to ensure his place in the final, which will take place on September 10th.
“durrrr” Challenge 2 Underway
Tuesday, 31 August, 2010Despite the original “durrrr” Challenge being 10,000 hands short of completion, Tom Dwan and Daniel “Jungleman12” Cates have kicked off the second instalment of the high stakes poker contest.
Online Poker Roundup – Ivey, Dwan and Hansen
Thursday, 26 August, 2010There has been plenty of action at the high stakes online poker tables over recent weeks, with many of the usual suspects involved.
Dwan And Antonius Return To The Felt
Saturday, 7 August, 2010After a long absence, the “durrrr” Challenge is finally back in full swing. 92 days had passed since the last match up between Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius took place, but a high stakes Pot Limit Omaha game started at the Full Tilt Poker tables on August 2nd, which led to a fifty minute session in which the pair contested 280 hands.
WPT Bellagio Cup VI
Thursday, 15 July, 2010The World Poker Tour’s Bellagio Cup has played down to a final table of six, despite rumours of a format change and a nine-handed final table, with John Caridad holding a commanding chip lead over the rest.
WSOP 2010 Main Event Update
Thursday, 8 July, 2010The anticipation is over and the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event is well underway. The showpiece No Limit Hold’em tournament is the second biggest in WSOP history, with officials confirming that the 6,844 participants of 2008 will be beaten, but not the 2006 Main Event field.
High Stakes Poker – Gus Hansen Losing $550k
Friday, 14 May, 2010There has been no shortage of high stakes poker action on the internet in the last week or so, with Gus Hansen having more swings than the average playground.
FTOPS Finished and MiniFTOPS Underway
Saturday, 8 May, 2010The Full Tilt Online Poker Series XVI drew to a close last week, with the $600 + $40 NLH Main Event hosted by Full Tilt Poker’s latest Red Pro recruit, Annette Obrestad.
The durrrr Challenge Back On Track
Monday, 3 May, 2010After more than a month without a single session, the “durrrr challenge” is well and truly back on track, with Antonius and Dwan slugging it out for several hours.
Eighth World Poker Tour Championship Underway
Wednesday, 21 April, 2010Sunday April 18th saw the commencement of the eighth World Poker Tour Championship Event at the Bellagio hotel and casino complex, Las Vegas. The $25,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament, won in previous years by the likes of Alan Goehring, Carlos Mortensen and Yevgeniy Timoshenko, marks the pinnacle of the WPT calendar and was designed as an alternative to the World Series of Poker, the unofficial “World Championships” of poker.
