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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