Tom Dwan

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Tom Dwan
Tom Dwan (2008)
Tom Dwan (2008)
  Personal information  
Date of birth July 30, 1986
place of birth United StatesUnited States Edison
Nicknames
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durrrrFull Tilt Poker & Paradise Poker

Hold_emNLPokerStars
place of residence MacauMacau Macau
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 447,844
Total prize money $ 3,399,747
World Series of Poker
Bracelets no
Cashes 10
Best main event no cash
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 2
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
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Cashes 1
Last updated: February 7, 2020

Thomas "Tom" Dwan (born July 30, 1986 in Edison , New Jersey ) is a professional American poker player . He obtained under the nickname Durrrr by his success and style of play in online - cash games notoriety. At the 50th edition of the World Series of Poker in June 2019, Dwan was named as one of the 50 best players in poker history .

Personal

Dwan studied at Boston University for a year and then dropped out. He lives in Macau .

Poker career

On-line

Dwan is a player who, under the nickname durrrr, made a name for himself primarily through success in online poker . He started his game on the Paradise Poker platform , where he initially earned some money. After about two months, he began to cash game play -Tischen and made on these profits of about 15,000 US dollars . He then decided to play for higher stakes. He managed to get to the top in a very short time and make a name for himself in the scene. He earned his reputation primarily through high winnings in cash games in the variants No Limit Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha . Overall, Dwan has made a profit of over two million dollars with cash games on the Full Tilt Poker platform . Dwan plays under the nickname Hold_emNL on PokerStars .

Dwan (right) at the 2008 WSOP alongside Gavin Smith

live

Dwan finished twelfth in the Main Event of the European Poker Tour in London in September 2005 for £ 7,000 in prize money. Two years later, he finished fourth in the World Poker Tour Main Event in Mashantucket for over $ 320,000. In January 2008, Dwan won two money finishes at the Aussie Millions Poker Championship in Melbourne , including a runner-up. At the end of January 2008, he was runner- up in a pre-tournament for the Borgata Winter Open 2008 and was awarded $ 226,100. At the beginning of June 2008 Dwan was successful for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and came into the money in two tournaments, for which he collected around 100,000 dollars in prize money. He took part in the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in 2008 and prevailed in the first round after just three hands against Phil Hellmuth , as his pair of tens won against Hellmuth's pair of aces. In the second round, Dwan was eliminated from Mike Matusow . At the 2010 WSOP , Dwan finished second behind Simon Watt in the eleventh event , winning $ 381,885. The heads-up attracted particular attention as Dwan had a number of bets on how to win a bracelet . It is estimated that one win would have earned him $ 9 million to $ 20 million in betting. In February 2014, Dwan finished sixth in the Aussie Millions' A $ 250,000 Challenge for his highest live cash prize to date of just under $ 450,000. In mid-March 2017, after three years, he earned another cash and finished second behind Mikita Badsjakouski in the Super High Roller of the MBP Spring Challenge in Macau for the equivalent of around 250,000 dollars.

Overall, Dwan has earned just under $ 3.5 million playing poker in live tournaments. He was a member of Team Full Tilt from November 2009 .

Dwan also played on the fifth and sixth seasons of the television format High Stakes Poker . As part of the Full Tilt Million Dollar Cash Game , which aired on Sky Sports in the spring of 2010 , Dwan won the biggest pot in television history to date when he took around $ 1.1 million in one hand against Phil Ivey .

Style of play

Dwan is known for his extremely aggressive style of play. Dwan plays loose , which means that he doesn't stick to the classic good starting hands in poker, but opens his game with almost any combination of cards. Therefore, it is often very difficult for his opponents to assess.

Web links

Commons : Tom Dwan  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Tom Dwan in the World Series of Poker database, accessed January 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ WSOP Reveals List of 50 Greatest Players in Poker History , pokernews.com, accessed July 21, 2019.
  3. ↑ How did Tom Dwan “durrrr” build his poker bankroll? on pokerbankrollblog.com on October 18, 2010, accessed on January 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ durrrr on Full Tilt Poker at highstakesdb.com, accessed December 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ Tom "Durrrr / Hold_emNL" Dwan on pokerkingblog.com from December 29, 2009, accessed on February 7, 2020 (English).
  6. ↑ EPT - 2 - London (£ 3,000 + 50 EPT Main Event - No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 22, 2017.
  7. ↑ 2007 World Poker Finals ($ 9,700 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 22, 2017 (English).
  8. ↑ a b Tom Dwan in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on January 15, 2017 (English).
  9. ↑ 2008 Borgata Winter Open - WPT ($ 5,000 + 200 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 22, 2017 (English).
  10. ↑ Is a Tom "durrr" Dwan vs Phil Hellmuth Jr. Heads-Up Battle On the Horizon? at poker-king.com, accessed December 22, 2017.
  11. ↑ 41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 ($ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on December 22, 2017.
  12. ↑ Biggest bracelet bets of all time on pokerstrategy.com on January 24, 2016, accessed on December 22, 2017.
  13. ↑ 2014 Aussie Millions Poker Championship (A $ 250,000 No Limit Hold'em - $ 250,000 Challenge) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed January 15, 2017.
  14. ↑ 2017 MBP Spring Challenge (HK $ 500,000 No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on December 22, 2017 (English).
  15. ↑ Full Tilt Poker Adds Tom "durrrr" Dwan to Team Full Tilt on pokernews.com on November 8, 2009, accessed on January 15, 2017.
  16. ↑ The Biggest Pot in TV History for Tom Dwan on pokerfirma.com on September 22, 2009, accessed December 22, 2017.
  17. ↑ Playing like a micro-durrrr on bluffeurope.com from July 29, 2010, accessed on January 15, 2017 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Dwan, Tom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dwan, Thomas (full name); durrrr (nickname); Hold_emNL (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American poker player
DATE OF BIRTH July 30, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Edison , New Jersey , United States