Thursday, Jan 8, 2009 Million Dollar Challenge of Tom "Durrrr" Dwan
Beat me heads-up in 50,000 hands and I'll give you $1,5 million. Lose and I'll settle for $500,000.
With this challenge, open to anyone, Durrrr defines how good he is - in his own estimation. Odds of 3-to-1 over any player in the world, that's a pretty big edge.
At least that's what some people think. People like Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius and David Benyamine.
They have all accepted the challenge, thereby saying to the young American that "you're not that good" (according to our sources. Phil Hellmuth wants to play Durrrr as well.)
Even though Phil Ivey was more humble in his statement for PokerRoad:
"The funny thing is he probably does have an edge. But it's just something tempting about that million and a half to that $500,000."
Here's Durrrr's million dollar challenge verbatim:
"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."
Of course, playing four tables heads-up is a condition that plays a part in Durrrr's plan. Not all players feel comfortable with that kind of fast-paced online poker action.
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