The “durrrr” Challenge: Antonius Shaves $68,000 Off Dwan’s Lead

On an evening in which Tom “durrrr” Dwan played over 5,000 hands at stakes from $50/$100 to $300/$600 and won close to $1 million, he and Patrik Antonius managed to squeeze in a short session of the “durrrr” Challenge, marking their first meeting…

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Mon, December 7th, 2009

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