Monthly Archives: April 2009

If you’re an avid reader of DurrrrChallenge.com, then you know the New Jersey born youngster is one of the world’s most respected players. You can take our word for it, but we at DurrrrChallenge.com wanted to give you an inside glimpse into what makes Dwan such a feared player from those who have seen the madness unfold live. Court Harrington is the lead Tournament Reporter for PocketFivesLive.com. As such, you can regularly find him at the most prestigious live events on the planet. In addition, he works closely with PokerRoad Radio and knows what it takes succeed in the live arena. Harrington told DurrrrChallenge.com, “Tom is one of the elite players in poker. He can change his game on the fly to adapt to the table in whatever way is the most advantageous. He doesn’t just find a style that is profitable and stick with it; he is always adjusting… Read More »

The durrrr Challenge tables had some action today with 803 hands logged in a 2 hour and 38 minute session. durrrr was running hot and won all 9 pots that exceeded 45k, that helped him regain the lead in the Challenge. Remember that our prediction contest closes at 15,000 hands and they have played 10,983 so far. Don’t miss out on our great prizes. Here are the biggest pots of the session: Three of a kind was not enough Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players durrrr (BTN/SB): $82186.00 Patrik Antonius (BB): $77792.00 Pre Flop: ($600.00) durrrr raises to $1200, Patrik Antonius raises to $3600, durrrr calls $2400 Flop: ($7200.00) 2s Kc 5c (2 players) Patrik Antonius bets $6000, durrrr calls $6000 Turn: ($19200.00) 6s (2 players) Patrik Antonius requests TIME, Patrik Antonius bets $19200, durrrr raises to $72586 all in, Patrik Antonius calls $48992 all… Read More »

Challenge play has finally crossed the 10,000 hand milestone with a session that ran from 4:45AM ET until shortly after 7AM Thursday morning. Patrik and durrrr put in another 890 hands this morning, bringing the grand total of hands played to 10,180. At the conclusion of today’s session, the players’ wins and losses remained virtually identical to yesterday. durrrr picked up a whopping $1,243.50 in profit today, or, to put it another way, three big blinds. What is really surprising about that number is that today boasted the two biggest pots of the Challenge to date. Patrik picked up one pot worth $229K and durrrr took down his own monster pot for $292K shortly after that. There is a rule in place that allows the players to move to a new table if the stacks get too big, but the enormous pots today seem to suggest that neither durrrr or… Read More »

With five hours of play and over 2,000 hands logged, there were plenty of highlights and big hands from this most recent session, including around a dozen $100K + pots. Here are a few more of the biggest hands from the longest Challenge session to date: Patrik Takes the Early Lead Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players durrrr (BTN/SB): $62846.50 Patrik Antonius (BB): $97145.50 Pre Flop: ($600.00) durrrr raises to $1200, Patrik Antonius raises to $3600, durrrr calls $2400 Flop: ($7200.00) 4d 8d 7c (2 players) Patrik Antonius checks, durrrr bets $4800, Patrik Antonius raises to $21600, durrrr calls $16800 Turn: ($50400.00) Qh (2 players) Patrik Antonius bets $50400, durrrr calls $37646.50 all in River: ($125693.00) 4h (2 players – 1 is all in) Final Pot: $125693.00 durrrr shows 9s Td Ac Ah (two pair, Aces and Fours) Patrik Antonius shows 9h 6s 8h 5c… Read More »

The durrrr challenge continues with a big session that had 2,043 hands. Patrik Antonius won around $113k and retakes the lead. There is only 5,710 hands to go until the prediction contest closes, make sure you take your shot at our great prizes. Biggest pot of the session Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players durrrr (BB): $82495.00 Patrik Antonius (BTN/SB): $77492.00 Pre Flop: ($600.00) Patrik Antonius raises to $1200, durrrr raises to $3600, Patrik Antonius raises to $10800, durrrr calls $7200 Flop: ($21600.00) 7c 5d Js (2 players) durrrr checks, Patrik Antonius requests TIME, Patrik Antonius bets $21600, durrrr raises to $71695 all in, Patrik Antonius calls $45092 all in Turn: ($154984.00) 4d (2 players – 2 are all in) River: ($154984.00) 4c (2 players – 2 are all in) Final Pot: $154984.00 durrrr shows 7s Jc 8s Ac (two pair, Jacks and Sevens) Patrik… Read More »

There was some brief Challenge action Sunday afternoon as durrrr and Patrik logged a quick 24-minute session. By the end of play, durrrr picked up just over $55K in profit. That is enough to erase Patrik’s lead and give durrrr a $30,577.50 edge overall. Action kicked off around 5PM ET and ended just a half an hour later when Antonius decided he needed some sleep. Here is their chat from the end of the session: Patrik Antonius: going to bed play tomorrow durrrr: o ok durrrr: guess ill play bball then durrrr: i kindv wanted a reason to skip, its so far away durrrr: lol durrrr: gg If the chat is any indication, we are expecting play to resume sometime today. We’ll be keeping an eye on the tables in order to give you the latest updates. In the meantime, here is the biggest hand from yesterday—a $124K pot where… Read More »