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Durrrr challenge – Dwan increases lead
Posted by: James Carter. - Fri, 2010-08-06 16:00
Soon after the session that managed to break the ice following the 92-day hiatus the durrrr challenge had seen on account of the
WSOP, the two protagonists reconvened for another 181 hand bout. The session only lasted for 36 minutes, but it was more than enough for Dwan to nip Antonius’ comeback attempt in the bud and then some. The New Jersey Wonderkid ended up with a $459k profit, taking his overall lead above the $2 million mark for the first time in the long history of the series.
At the end of this session, there were still 10,564 hands to be played till the end of the challenge, which means that Antonius should win about $195 each hand to make up the lost ground and to rebound. This very session is a great example though of just how great swings can be at
Full Tilt Poker’s special challenge tables.
The session saw Dwan get off to an excellent start. Barely had a few minutes of playing time elapsed, he was already firmly in the driver’s seat, having pocketed his first 6-figure pot.
The monster was a $111k one, and it found its way to Dwan’s side of the table, after his top two pair made short work of Antonius’ overpair.
All-in-all, there were no fewer than 5 6-figure whoopers in this brief session, and Dwan ended up winning each and every single one of them. The biggest one was a $157k monster, which Dwan took down in his usual luck-spangled way.
After about 36 minutes of the above described treatment, Antonius saw it fit to throw in the towel for the night and to retreat to lick his wounds.
