Thursday, June 11, 2009

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durrrr Challenge: Dwan surges back near even

By Sean Lind

Another 786 hands. Another $7 million wagered. Six more pots over $100k.

And ultimately: almost right back to square one in the durrrr Challenge as Tom Dwan surged back near even last night, winning over $376k and cutting Patrik Antonius' lead after 16k hands to just $34,594.

Patrik Antonius fans of the world will claim the latest session was unfortunate or an unlucky streak. Tom Dwan fans will describe it as inevitable.

With each session laden with massive pots, it was only a matter of time until another quarter-million-plus profit made the books.

Dwan's profit in this session came mostly from winning all five of the largest pots of the night, all worth well over $100k.

16,124 hands of action.

The largest pot saw the money go all in on the turn, with Antonius's turned flush versus Dwan's flopped set of jacks.

The river paired the board, giving Dwan a full house and the $230k pot along with it.

After a night as big as this, and given Dwan's propensity for busting out early at the WSOP these days, it wouldn't be surprising to see some more Challenge action go down tonight.

Check back in the MarketPulse section for hand replays and updates, or log in to Full Tilt and watch the action as it happens.

durrrr Challenge by the numbers:

• 107,475,899: Total amount wagered in the challenge
• 9,000,000: Approximate cost of the original IBM computers
• 376,597: Amount Antonius lost in the latest session
• 40,000: Cost for a night in the Hugh Hefner suite at the Palms
• 34,594: Amount Antonius is ahead
• 16,124: Total hands played so far
• 4,737: Average pot size
• 60: Number of people you needed to run your original IBM computer
• 32: Percentage of challenge completed

The three largest hands of last night's session:

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