The 'high stakes' world poker was shaken earlier this week when the star of poker online, Tom 'durrrr' Dwan (as well as appearing in Bluff Magazine's February) issued a challenge to all other poker players. Dwan challenge must include at least 50,000 hands of online poker playing simultaneously on 4 tables or more Hold'em no-limit or pot-limit Omaha.
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The 'high stakes' world poker was shaken earlier this week when the star of poker online, Tom 'durrrr' Dwan (as well as appearing in Bluff Magazine's February) issued a challenge to all other poker players. Dwan challenge must include at least 50,000 hands of online poker playing simultaneously on 4 tables or more Hold'em no-limit or pot-limit Omaha.
His own words: "I run this head-to-head challenge worldwide. Anyone can accept. Four minimum tables and I will give 1.5 million for your $ 500,000. We will play a minimum of 50,000 hands and if at the end you are in addition to $ 1, you keep that dollar and win my $ 1.5 million and if I win $ 1, I will earn that dollar and your $ 500,000. So I will give a free $ 1 million if anyone thinks that he can do. »
"My probably biased opinion, two kinds of poker the most interesting are Hold'em ' one-on-one and Omaha pot limit face-to-face. '' I played with a lot of people, but it's really rare that someone played with me on more than two tables. In my opinion even once biased, it is even more interesting to play 4 tables at least. If I can tell him is that if you are a winning player, you will do 2 times more profit than on only two tables. In addition, when you notice that your opponent is doing something wrong for several minutes, you can take advantage on 4 tables at once, you earning more profits (although some would say that your opponents can quickly adjust to 4 tables at once).
"For all these reasons, I want the players to play with me on 4 tables or more NLHE or PLO. '' Perhaps that it cost me lots of money or maybe it will be profitable for me but in any case, I'm willing to bet 1.5 million for your 500K as a side bet on 50K hands, regardless of the part you choose. If someone accepts my offer, for the first time since a long time, I can have the competition on 4 tables at once for more than an hour. I'm ready to play against any player who will accept my challenge except Phil Galfond (because it is an excellent player and friend); Obviously, I also reserve the right to cancel the upcoming updates as long as the money is in the hands of a third party escrow [escrow] (in the case for example where I lose several online). That being said, it is very likely that the person interested does not wish to try his luck soon (I do not know how long it will take). Anyway, I hope that the part is also pleasant for me as for my opponent as well as for all observers, even if this challenge could lose a lot of money to some (not me I hope). Only time will tell.
Although this kind of challenge is not new in the world of poker, Daniel 'KidPoker' gave a new flavor to the 'high stakes' challenges with some interesting variations in recent years. Remains to be seen if a pro may wish to accept the sides that Dwan offers. Phil Ivey announced the PokerRoad radio show "Tuesdays with Ivey" to Barry Greenstein, he accepted the offer of Dwan before suggesting the names of David Benyamine and Patrick Antonius.
Ivey who has been quoted in several articles and who has won $ 6 million in its cash games online in 2008 is well placed to face Dwan, he who has the habit of accepting all the prop bets in which he believes have an advantage. Benyamine, player who has a similar bankroll, is one of the best-known players in Omaha across the planet since he won his first bracelet at the WSOP last summer. Antonius who is recognized to be a formidable player has also been cited, who used to participate in the biggest cash games, that it either online or live.
Ivey: "I have never launched a challenge of the kind...I assume that everyone is going to say that I will accept the challenge I'll play all the parts I play against anyone in any Variant. Most of the time I'm underdog, that's how I feel. Then, I start to guess what they are doing by doing enough good adjustments to later become a favorite. »
His own words: "I run this head-to-head challenge worldwide. Anyone can accept. Four minimum tables and I will give 1.5 million for your $ 500,000. We will play a minimum of 50,000 hands and if at the end you are in addition to $ 1, you keep that dollar and win my $ 1.5 million and if I win $ 1, I will earn that dollar and your $ 500,000. So I will give a free $ 1 million if anyone thinks that he can do. »
"My probably biased opinion, two kinds of poker the most interesting are Hold'em ' one-on-one and Omaha pot limit face-to-face. '' I played with a lot of people, but it's really rare that someone played with me on more than two tables. In my opinion even once biased, it is even more interesting to play 4 tables at least. If I can tell him is that if you are a winning player, you will do 2 times more profit than on only two tables. In addition, when you notice that your opponent is doing something wrong for several minutes, you can take advantage on 4 tables at once, you earning more profits (although some would say that your opponents can quickly adjust to 4 tables at once).
"For all these reasons, I want the players to play with me on 4 tables or more NLHE or PLO. '' Perhaps that it cost me lots of money or maybe it will be profitable for me but in any case, I'm willing to bet 1.5 million for your 500K as a side bet on 50K hands, regardless of the part you choose. If someone accepts my offer, for the first time since a long time, I can have the competition on 4 tables at once for more than an hour. I'm ready to play against any player who will accept my challenge except Phil Galfond (because it is an excellent player and friend); Obviously, I also reserve the right to cancel the upcoming updates as long as the money is in the hands of a third party escrow [escrow] (in the case for example where I lose several online). That being said, it is very likely that the person interested does not wish to try his luck soon (I do not know how long it will take). Anyway, I hope that the part is also pleasant for me as for my opponent as well as for all observers, even if this challenge could lose a lot of money to some (not me I hope). Only time will tell.
Although this kind of challenge is not new in the world of poker, Daniel 'KidPoker' gave a new flavor to the 'high stakes' challenges with some interesting variations in recent years. Remains to be seen if a pro may wish to accept the sides that Dwan offers. Phil Ivey announced the PokerRoad radio show "Tuesdays with Ivey" to Barry Greenstein, he accepted the offer of Dwan before suggesting the names of David Benyamine and Patrick Antonius.
Ivey who has been quoted in several articles and who has won $ 6 million in its cash games online in 2008 is well placed to face Dwan, he who has the habit of accepting all the prop bets in which he believes have an advantage. Benyamine, player who has a similar bankroll, is one of the best-known players in Omaha across the planet since he won his first bracelet at the WSOP last summer. Antonius who is recognized to be a formidable player has also been cited, who used to participate in the biggest cash games, that it either online or live.
Ivey: "I have never launched a challenge of the kind...I assume that everyone is going to say that I will accept the challenge I'll play all the parts I play against anyone in any Variant. Most of the time I'm underdog, that's how I feel. Then, I start to guess what they are doing by doing enough good adjustments to later become a favorite. »
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