Monthly Archives: April 2009
Two Hands from Monday’s Session
The Durrrr Challenge finally resumed on Monday for a nice 842-hand session. Patrik Antonius extended his lead by roughly $80,000 over Tom Dwan and with the challenge almost 25% completed he now has a solid lead. Let’s take a look at two hands that were near the end of the session. Antonius Flops Straight, Wins $84K Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players durrrr (BTN/SB): $42085.50 Patrik Antonius (BB): $159781.00 Pre Flop: ($600.00) durrrr raises to $1200, Patrik Antonius raises to $3600, durrrr calls $2400 Flop: ($7200.00) 6s 7h 8h (2 players) Patrik Antonius bets $6000, durrrr raises to $25200, Patrik Antonius raises to $82800, durrrr calls $13285.50 all in Turn: ($84171.00) 8s (2 players – 1 is all in) River: ($84171.00) 4c (2 players – 1 is all in) Final Pot: $84171.00 durrrr shows 6c 2h 4h Jh (two pair, Eights and Sixes) Patrik Antonius… Read More »
A Busy Monday at the Tables
After a break from the Challenge that saw Tom “durrrr” Dwan head off to California for the Coachella Music Festival and Patrik Antonius play at the EPT stop in San Remo, play resumed early Monday afternoon, lasting around four hours with a few breaks in between. Play was paused briefly after an hour so Patrik can grab a bite to eat. Here is their chat just before Patrik sat out: Patrik Antonius: i have to eat Dealer: Patrik Antonius has timed out Dealer: Hand #11899079854 has been canceled Patrik Antonius: 30 40 min Patrik Antonius: then we can play another 2 h i think durrrr: ok, i might go to sleep durrrr: kindv tired durrrr: dunno if i can wait 40 durrrr: we’ll see durrrr: if not gg Patrik Antonius: k im trying be back in 20 Patrik hurried right back and play continued for another couple of hours as… Read More »
Any Two Cards Warrant an All-In
In the most recent mini-session of the Tom Dwan Million Dollar Challenge, the young poker prodigy squared off against Patrik Antonius in a $139,000 pot, the largest of the 165 hands played. In it, Antonius made it $1,200 pre-flop, Dwan raised to $3,600, and Antonius called. The flop came K-4-10 rainbow. The action quickly escalated, with Dwan check-raising Antonius for $19,200, Antonius re-raising to $64,800, and Dwan pushing for an extra $1,300. The turn came a jack and the river came a three. When the cards were exposed, Dwan showed A-K-10-J for two pair, while Antoinus turned over 8-Q-A-J for Broadway and scooped the pot. DurrrrChallenge.com sat down with PokerXFactor pro Chris “Fox” Wallace to understand this action-packed hand. DurrrrChallenge.com: Antonius has nothing more than a straight draw on the flop, yet nearly puts Dwan all-in despite being check-raised. Tell us what went through his head. Wallace: Antonius flops a… Read More »
Where Art Thou John Juanda?
Recently, DurrrrChallenge.com caught up with Full Tilt Poker pro John Juanda. One of the top minds in the industry and winner of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, Juanda knows what it takes to compete at the highest levels. So why isn’t one of the most recognizable names in poker battling Tom Dwan in the Durrrr Challenge? We asked him! DurrrrChallenge.com: Playing in the nosebleeds, you’ve surely encountered Tom Dwan. Have you read about the Durrrr Challenge? Juanda: Yeah, I have read about it and have had discussions with people about it too. DC: Did you ever consider taking him on? Juanda: No, I did not. To do well against another top player, you really have to be on top of your game. I think Daniel Negreanu didn’t take the challenge for the same reason. We haven’t been spending too much time playing poker lately. All of… Read More »
Against the Odds: Big Hands from April 8th
The Challenge session last Wednesday logged a staggering 2,000 hands, several of which exceeded $100,000 in size. We’ve already broken down some of the strategy and thought process behind these big hands from last week, so now let’s break down the odds as well. Here are three big hands from the session, including a monster suckout where durrrr backdoored a boat to defeat Patrik’s flopped flush: durrrr wins with a better Full House Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players durrrr (BB): $71664.50 Patrik Antonius (BTN/SB): $218258.50 Pre Flop: ($600.00) Patrik Antonius raises to $1200, durrrr raises to $3600, Patrik Antonius raises to $10800, durrrr raises to $32400, Patrik Antonius calls $21600 Flop: ($64800.00) Jd 5d 7d (2 players) durrrr bets $39264.50 all in, Patrik Antonius calls $39264.50 Turn: ($143329.00) 5s (2 players – 1 is all in) River: ($143329.00) 5c (2 players – 1 is… Read More »
Analysis from “Steady Pace”
On Saturday, April 11th the Durrrr Challenge resumed between Tom Dwan and Patrik Antonius on Full Tilt Poker. The three hour session recorded 966 hands and saw Antonius score a mind-melting $500,000 total during his entire stay at Full Tilt, including hands at the Durrrr Challenge and regular cash game tables. During his epic run Antonius managed to not only make half a million dollars in a single day but also wrestle away the Durrrr Challenge lead away from Dwan. Let’s take a look at some analysis for the last two hands posted from “Steady Pace” and break down some of the plays in the hands. Patrik goes all in after the flop Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players durrrr (BB): $88495.50 Patrik Antonius (BTN/SB): $71493.50 Pre Flop: ($600.00) Patrik Antonius raises to $1200, durrrr raises to $3600, Patrik Antonius raises to $6000, durrrr raises… Read More »
Quick Session
Patrik and durrrr had a 28 minute session that logged 165 hands. Patrik increased his lead in the challenge with $23,163.50. They have played 12,114 hands so far, don’t forget to take a shot at our prediction contest. There was only one big pot in the mini session they had, here are the details. Patrik takes it down with a Straight Ace High Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players durrrr (BB): $69748.50 Patrik Antonius (BTN/SB): $90247.50 Pre Flop: ($600.00) Patrik Antonius raises to $1200, durrrr raises to $3600, Patrik Antonius calls $2400 Flop: ($7200.00) Kc 4d Ts (2 players) durrrr checks, Patrik Antonius bets $6000, durrrr raises to $19200, Patrik Antonius raises to $64800, durrrr raises to $66148.50 all in, Patrik Antonius calls $1348.50 Turn: ($139497.00) Jh (2 players – 1 is all in) River: ($139497.00) 3c (2 players – 1 is all in) Final… Read More »
Analysis from Friday’s Session
Last Friday, the Durrrr Challenge resumed with 803 hands during a 2½ hour session that had Durrrr running well and regaining the lead. Let’s take a look at a couple of hands from the session and show some of the strategy and possible meta-game. durrrr has better luck with three of a kind Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players durrrr (BTN/SB): $82783.50 Patrik Antonius (BB): $77178.50 Pre Flop: ($600.00) durrrr raises to $1200, Patrik Antonius raises to $3600, durrrr calls $2400 Flop: ($7200.00) 5h Qh 4s (2 players) Patrik Antonius bets $6000, durrrr raises to $21200, Patrik Antonius requests TIME, Patrik Antonius raises to $70800, durrrr raises to $79183.50 all in, Patrik Antonius calls $2778.50 all in Turn: ($154357.00) Tc (2 players – 2 are all in) River: ($154357.00) Jh (2 players – 2 are all in) Final Pot: $154357.00 durrrr shows Qd 9c Ad… Read More »
Steady Pace
The durrrr Challenge had a 3 hour session on Saturday, it logged 966 hands. Patrik had a good day at FTP, he won over $500k and durrrr on the other hand lost a little over $140k. Don’t forget about our prediction contest which closes at 15,000 hands. Here are the details for the biggest hands of the session: Biggest pot of the session Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players durrrr (BB): $98333.00 Patrik Antonius (BTN/SB): $131631.50 Pre Flop: ($600.00) Patrik Antonius raises to $1200, durrrr raises to $3600, Patrik Antonius calls $2400 Flop: ($7200.00) Jc 8h 3h (2 players) durrrr bets $4800, Patrik Antonius calls $4800 Turn: ($16800.00) 5s (2 players) durrrr checks, Patrik Antonius requests TIME, Patrik Antonius bets $16800, durrrr raises to $67200, Patrik Antonius calls $50400 River: ($151200.00) 4s (2 players) durrrr bets $22733 all in, Patrik Antonius calls $22733 Final Pot:… Read More »
The Nuts Versus the Not So Nuts
Let’s take a look at a recent hand played between Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius in the Million Dollar Challenge. We’ll go from pre-flop all the way through to showdown to uncover the thought process behind these two aggressive players’ actions in a massive $292,000 hand. DurrrrChallenge.com has solicited the help of our friend and PokerXFactor.com instructor Chris “Fox” Wallace. durrrr (BB): $145,975.50 Patrik Antonius (BTN/SB): $153,987.50 Wallace: Wow, deep stacks. I think the deep stacks that come from playing heads-up big-bet games are part of what Durrrr was counting on to help him, which is why Antonius has wanted to play short sessions. Pre Flop: ($600.00) Patrik Antonius raises to $1,200, durrrr calls $800 Durrrr holds Ac-5h-3c-7c Antonius holds Kh-Jh-9-c-Jc Wallace: Standard stuff. An easy raising hand heads-up for Antonius and Durrrr is going to call with any sort of drawing hand when the stacks are this deep.… Read More »
