The “durrrr” Challenge: Dwan Pulls Out to $937,000 Lead
With the high-stakes online cash game action at a crawl, Patrik Antonius and Tom “durrrr” Dwan were left to face each other for another session in their now ten-month old “durrrr” Challenge match. Logging in close to 2,000 hands over a seven-hour period on Tuesday morning, Dwan won $225,715, increasing his lead to a total of $937,271 after 29,764 hands.
The session was a true back-and-forth affair, the lead changing more than a dozen times. Dwan started out well, grinding out a $125,000 profit before Antonius took control. The Finn erased Dwan’s gains and then some, finding himself up as much as $225,000 before “durrrr” mounted a comeback and finished the session a winner.
The first six-figure pot of the evening unfolded during their first half-hour of play, Dwan opening for $1,200, Antonius raising to $3,600 and Dwan making the call. Antonius led out for $6,000 on the A♠7♥6♦ flop and Dwan came along with a call. The turn was the 2♣ and Antonius fired again, making it $19,200 to go. Dwan called and they went to the river, which fell the Q♥. Antonius slowed down and checked, opening the door for Dwan to set him all in with a $57,600 bet. After letting most of his time bank tick down, Antonius finally called all-in for $55,997, but couldn’t beat Dwan’s A♣J♥5♣2♥ for aces up. Dwan took down the $169,594 pot, off to an excellent start.
All told, two pots cracked the $200,000 mark, the largest coming in at $259,000. About two hours into their session and sitting with over 300 big blinds apiece, Antonius made it $1,200 to go from the button, Dwan three-bet to $3,600 from the big blind and Antonius made the call. Dwan check-called a $6,000 bet from Antonius on the J♥8♠6♦ flop, then check-called another $17,200 when the 3♣ hit the turn. The river was the 2♠ and Dwan checked a third time, leading Antonius to bet $47,200. Dwan pounced, moving all-in for $140,581 and after a bit of a think, Antonius called off his remaining $55,788 only to see Dwan’s J♦10♥5♦4♥ for a six-high straight.
At $238,674, the second-largest pot of the session came at its tail end, Dwan opening for $1,200, then popping Antonius’ $3,600 three-bet to $10,800. Antonius kept the pressure on with an additional reraise to $25,200 and Dwan called, sending them to the K♠J♣7♥ flop. Antonius led out with a pot-sized bet of $50,400, Dwan moved all-in for $194,546 and Antonius called for his remaining $32,937, turning over K♦Q♣J♠9♠ for top two pair while Dwan revealed J♦10♠9♥8♠ for a wrap draw. The 7♣ on the turn was safe for Antonius but Dwan rivered a jack-high straight with the 9♣ and felted Antonius.
With Dwan in bankroll-rebuilding mode and “Isildur1” still MIA, don’t be surprised it these two reunite shortly for another round of holiday cheer.
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