Durrr states:
"I'm making this heads-up challenge to the world. Anyone can accept. Four tables, minimum of $200/$400, and I'll put up $1.5 million to their $500,000. We play 50,000 hands minimum and if they end up a dollar after rake they keep the side money or whatever. So basically, if you and I played and you won a dollar, you would get my $1.5 million and if I won a dollar I would win your $500,000. So I'm giving a million dollars free if anyone thinks they can do it."
Tom "Durrr" Dwan has three players who have taken him up on his million dollar challenge. The players are no small fish by any means and have the ability and bankroll to take on Durrr. The players are Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonious and David Benyamine, three of the highest rollers in the online poker playing community.
Tom "Durrrr" Dwan talks to Card Player TV at the PCA about his recent challenge and whose in line to play.
The Durrr Challenge
It would appear that Durrr may have gotten more than he bargained for when he issued his brash challenge. Should Durrr lose to all of his opponents, he stands to lose whatever he loses at the table, along with $4.5 million. On the flip side, if he defeats all three players, he would win $1.5 million in side bets. From a practicality standpoint, the risk vs. reward aspect here seems to be fundamentally flawed.
To reiterate, the way the challenge will work is that Durrr would face his adversary heads up in either No limit Hold em or Pot Limit Omaha at four tables simultaneously. At the conclusion of 50,000 hands, if the opponent is up by at least a single dollar, Durrr will give them an additional $1.5 million. If he is up a single dollar, Durrr would be paid $500,000.
Ivey confirmed his acceptance of the challenge on pokerroad.com in an interview with Barry Greenstein. Ivey confirmed that Durrr will first face Benyamine before stepping onto the virtual felt with himself. Though Antonious has confirmed his participation, it is not yet known if he will face Durrr before Ivey or after. No statement on the matter have been made by Durrr so it appears the challenge is still open if anyone else wants to partake.
At press time, start dates have yet to be confirmed, but with the interest this has stirred on the poker forums, the secret will be out before long.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Tom "Durrrr" Dwan's Million Dollar Challenge [Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonious and David Benyamine Accept Challenge]
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I don't understand the interest of this challenge except for the three millionnaires of poker who could make a 1.5M$ benefit. For Durrrr the challenge is too high since he has to beat three of the best players in the world ( maybe the three ) to be winner: strange bet that would only make growing up the ego of Dwan in case of victory. Personnaly I think he'll have two defeats : impossible to beat Phil Ivey, maybe one of the two others. If no that would break his bankroll of 4.5 M ( OMFG ). Sebroussman
ReplyDeleteYa, it doesn't look good for Durrrr. He has to win 3 out of 4 matches to break even. But that's just the side bet and there could be a few million won or lost while playing the challenge. I think Durrrr's only advantage is that they are playing 4 headsup tables at a time.
ReplyDeleteI would like to see Dwan win 3 matches in a row, that would be crazy!