Tom (Durrrr) Dwan

Tom Durrrr Dwan has laid the challenge once again to say that he can crush anyone is a heads up, no limit holdem game. This challenge was rapidly accepted by a man who goes by the online name of 'Jungleman'.

I remember first reading about this Jungleman when I was frequenting the 2+2 poker forums and he had a well running where heads up poker fans and more specifically, Jungleman fans could ask anything they wanted about him and his poker experience.

It was clear from how much attention this thread was getting that this guy was the real deal and some were even saying that perhaps he was the 'new kid on the block' with regards to heads up, no limit.

What I really liked to see was Junglemans philosophy moving up, where he stated that he only liked to move up once he knew he could beat all of the regular players at his current level which would really suggest that this guy actually wants to be the best and it's not just about making money.

Well if he wants to be considered as one of the best then this will really be a test as Tom 'Durrrr' Dwan is widely considered the best heads up player of recent times but like Ali had Frazier could Jungleman be Dwans nemesis?

So far these two heads up specialists are about 7000 hands in with Jungleman having by far the best of it at the moment results wise.

There are still 43,000 hands left to go so it's far too early to rule Durrrr out although it's going to be a tough, uphill struggle after getting off to a minus $700,000 start.

Tom Durrrr Dwan (who as we all know is an online legend) came so close to his first WSOP win in the $1500 No Limit Holdem event number 11.

Now Tom Dwan doesn't play a huge amount of live tournaments but recently decided to make some massive prop bets with lots of other well known high stakes players that this summer he'd get his first bracelet.

Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer Eli Elezra, Daniel Negreanu are among some of the high rollers that have apparently booked millions of dollars worth of action against Dwan being able to pull this off and when Tom Dwan made it to heads up against Simon Watt I can imagine there were some very nervous gamblers at the rail, praying for Watts to take it down.

Despite this crushing blow there are plenty of events left for Dwan to play in and until the dust settles, the high rollers that have bet against him will still have to sweat it out for a while longer.

Everyone knows that Tom Dwans game of choice is heads up poker. He loves playing heads up as he feels that he has an edge against most players and what better way to exploit that.

Now this post isn't exactly about Tom Dwan but rather a poker training site that specialises in heads up poker (HUSNG's) and trains losing players to become solid winners very quickly. The site is called Tagpoker

The results of the students so far are truly remarkable seeing -30% fish on sharkscope turn into long term winning players in only a few short weeks after taking what's come to be known as the 'Apprentice Course'.

The best part of this training course as opposed to hundreds of other would be miracle secrets is the fact that you can see the students progress yourself and even talk with them in the Tagpoker student forum. The next best thing is the fact that you can get it for free. The lead instructor is also so confident of his teaching abilities and the results of his students that in some cases he actually stakes them to play micro stakes heads up games right from the word go. Unlike most staking deals, these guys let you not only keep your stake but keep all of your profits too.

I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen such a thing with my own eyes and although it's not associated with Tom Dwan, I hope it's something that this living legend would approve of.

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Tom Durrr Dwan has announced that he will be taking his $1,000,000 challenge to the amazing city of London where he will face opponents live in a heads up match scheduled to either be played over 500 hands or until one of the two players goes bust.

The announcement came last month (July 09). The buy in in $500,000 each with blinds of $500/ $1000. The original Durrrr challenge was issued to the world back in February and top online pro Patrik Antonious quickly accepted the challenge.

The original $1,000,000 challenge that Dwan set out has yet to be concluded and momentum has firmly been lost along with much of the initial interest.

In the live version however the rule stating that no player can leave the table until the match is over and coupled with the fact that this poker challenge will be taking place at the same time as the WSOPE is in town, there will be a lot of coverage and publicity for Dwan.

It's rumoured that Tom Dwans first opponent will be a local, Londoner called Sammy George. Sammy plays in the high stakes cash games that can be found in London's most prestigious locations.

Regardless of the outcome of these matches, we certainly hope that this may reignite the challenge between Durrrr and Patrik Antonious and we will finally see a conclusion.