Monthly Archives: January 2011
Dan Cates Extends Lead to $819,000 in Durrrr Challenge
Is it over? Is Dan “jungleman12” Cates’ lead in the Durrrr Challenge enough to silence Tom “durrrr” Dwan forever? In a session that took place during the overnight hours of January 3rd and 4th, Cates added another $319,000 to his lead in the Million Dollar Challenge and now has an $819,000 advantage on Dwan. The extended session lasted for 2,918 hands and ran over the course of six hours. One pot during the session passed $200,000. In it, Dwan raised before the flop to $1,200 with 5-4 of hearts and Cates 3bet to $4,800 with a not-so-menacing J-2 of hearts. Dwan called behind and the flop came Q-8-6 with two hearts, giving both players flush draws. Dwan had a gutshot straight draw as well and called a $5,200 bet from Cates. The turn was the king of hearts, giving both players flushes, and Cates led out for $16,800. Dwan once… Read More »
Flushing Your Opponent
When we asked the experts, they said the second Durrrr Challenge was far from over. But, as more hands are played, it looks like Dan “jungleman12” Cates can more than handle Tom “durrrr” Dwan. Another session is in the books and Cates is now up over $819,000 after 17,108 hands have been played. There’s no question that a sick run for durrrr could swing this thing rather quickly, so nobody is counting him down and out just yet. durrrr Gets Full River Value Pre-Flop SB: jungleman12 posts $200 BB: durrrr posts $400 jungleman12 raises to $800. durrrr 3bets to $2,400 and is called. Flop (Pot = $4,800) 8h Qc 7c durrrr bets $3,200. jungleman12 raises to $8,800. durrrr calls. Turn (Pot = $22,400) Kh durrrr checks. jungleman12 bets $18,400. durrrr calls. River (Pot = $59,200) 3h durrrr checks. jungleman12 goes all-in for $78,390. durrrr calls. Pot = $181,142 jungleman12 shows… Read More »
