Tom Dwan (Durrrr)

Tom Dwan is a living poker legend despite his relatively young age (born in 1986). He notably made a name for himself in 2008 by being the terror of the heads-up tables on Full Tilt Poker, where he played at the highest limits. For a long time, he was the 'king of the set-up'. However, Dwan has had his Waterloo on more than one occasion. In addition to being a pro on Full Tilt Poker (signed as of 2009) for years, Dwan also made a name for himself on Poker After Dark and High Stakes Poker.

Modest beginnings on Full Tilt Poker to stardom

Before becoming a poker legend, Dwan cut his teeth on Full Tilt Poker with a simple $50 deposit. He started out playing sit'n'gos and tournaments before moving into heads-up cash games where he made his fame. In 2007, he won over $300,000 in his year, which is impressive, but nothing compared to his 2008 during which he won over $5 million USD.

His legendary sessions against "Isildur1" and "jungleman12"

During his time as king of the cash game tables on Full Tilt Poker, Dwan challenged anyone to play him on four heads-up tables on Full Tilt Poker. This became known as the "durrrr challenge".

It was during this challenge that a previously unknown player appeared; Viktor "Isildur1" Blom. Blom, who played Dwan on 6 simultaneous heads-up tables, ended up winning US$5 million against Dwan. The day after this epic session between the two players, in the poker world, Viktor Blom was the name on everyone's lips.

Dwan also took part in a challenge against Daniel "jungleman12" Cates, During the match, jungleman12, won $1.2 million against Dwan. The aim of the challenge between the two was to play a total of 50,000 hands. After 19,335 hands and a loss of $1.2 million, Dwan postponed the sessions again and again. The challenge was even postponed until 2017 (it had started in 2010). Since he did not honour the agreement to play the 50,000 hands, Dwan paid Cates a penalty fee of between $700,000 and $800,000 in total. The 2 players have spoken to discuss a deal, but nothing has come to light yet.