Tom Dwan Broke
Tom Dwan’s Full Tilt Poker Million Dollar Challenge. Not one to stay put, Tom seemed to be issuing challenges when it seems the circuit is a bit quite. His Million Dollar Challenge also got extended to a 500 hand live heads up set-up in which he called the Full Tilt Poker Durrrr Million Dollar Challenge. There were many rumours about Dwan at this point. He was often seen in the high stakes cash games in Macau, though some wondered if he was broke and being staked by some of the richer players in the game. Others speculated that Dwan was under the control of. This record broke the previous record of over $919,000 also won by Dwan in the fifth season of High Stakes Poker. As of 2016, Dwan has spent much of his time playing high stakes cash games in Macau and Manila. More recently, he has mostly (though not completely) abandoned standard Texas hold 'em in favor of short-deck hold 'em. There are high stakes cash games on Poker After Dark, but Tom 'Durrrr' Dwan is nowhere to be found! Phil Hellmuth shears a drunk idiot for $10.
It is so rare to see Tom Dwan on the felt. It's even more rare to see him away from poker and exposing any little truth about his personal life. That's why, back in November, when we heard that he was engaged, we lost our minds. Then throw a double bomb that there could be Tom Dwan babies on the way and call the crash cart; our hearts just stopped.
It's clear that Tom Dwan will always be one of the most mysterious people in poker, and it's that mystery that keep us all wishing that we'll see him at some event soon. That time is potentially now with the 2018 Aussie Millions underway in Melbourne. With the $100,000 Challenge just around the corner, we're still hoping to see even Phil Ivey make an appearance.
But now we have a clue that Dwan may potentially appear at the tables after he tweeted that he was in Melbourne attending the Australian Open and watching some women's tennis with his 'soon to be wife.'
So my soon to be wife loves tennis. Been in melbourne, playing almost no poker the last few days, just enjoying som… https://t.co/ws6lZdn4C0
— Tom Dwan (@TomDwan)OK, confirming his engagement via social is one thing, but then he shared an Instagram image of the tennis match he was watching — The women's Finals featuring Caroline Wozniacki and Simona Halep. Unfortunately, it's not a photo from his account he was sharing and it's not that photo we are interested in. Instead, we looked at the Instagram account and it belongs to his finance, Bianca Rosso. And she just has the perfect handle — durrrrswife.
Right now there's only two images, one of Wozniacki and the other... a sweet sunset photo of the couple casually captioned with 'sunset vibes.'
Our hearts just melted.
It's still not confirmed whether we will see Dwan (or Ivey) during Aussie Millions, but it is nice to see Dwan is not kidnapped or part of the Triads like people once believed.
No, no guys. Dwan is just living life and enjoying time with the new love in his life.
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Wednesday's latest 'High Stakes Poker' episode on PokerGO was a continuation of the last week’s game, which was played $200/$400/$800 w/ an $800 ante from the third blind.
The episode started with six players in their seats while Tom Dwan was sitting out. Here’s how things stack up at the top of the broadcast:
| Player | Stack |
|---|---|
| Rick Salomon | $606,000 |
| Jean-Robert Bellande | $489,100 |
| John Andress | $298,000 |
| Sean Perry | $271,600 |
| Damien Leforbes | $157,800 |
| Michael Schwimer | $75,700 |
Leforbes vs. Schwimer – No Apologies for Running Good
In the first hand of the new episode, Damien Leforbes raised to $2,500 from middle position with the and the ever-aggressive Michael Schwimer three-bet to $9,000 from the cutoff holding the . Action folded back to Leforbes and he called to see the flop, which gave Schwimer trip eights.
Leforbes check-called a bet of $6,000 and then check-called one of $15,000 on the turn. The river was gin for Leforbes, who checked his full house. Schwimer bet $24,000, which left him just $21,000 behind, and Leforbes check-raised all in.
“Did you get lucky as shit on me?” a seemingly-frustrated Schwimer asked before calling off and discovering the bad news.
“I will not apologize for running good,” said Leforbes as he pulled in the $153,400 pot.
Dwan vs. Schwimer – “I’m in Pretty Good Shape”
After reloading to $100,000, Schwimer raised to $3,000 from the hijack and Dwan, who had returned to the game, three-bet to $13,000 from the small blind. Schwimer called, the flop fell . Dwan continued for $14,000 and Schwimer, who flopped top two pair, just called to see the turn.
Dwan made top pair but still checked, and Schwimer followed suit. On the river, Dwan bet $25,000 and Schwimer leaned back in his chair while letting out a big sigh before saying, “All in.”
It was $73,000 total and Dwan hit the tank.
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“Didn’t snap-call, I’m in pretty good shape,” Schwimer claimed. Dwan thought long and hard before paying it off, and just like that Schwimer doubled back by claiming the $200,800 pot.
Sean Perry vs. Jean-Robert Bellande – JRB Puts Himself in Hot Water
Dwan opened for $2,500 with the and Sean Perry looked down at the next to act. He three-bet to $8,000 and then Jean-Robert Bellande, who had lost a six-figure pot to Dwan the hand prior, four-bet to $30,000 out of the small blind with the .
Dwan folded and Perry, the son of poker pro Ralph Perry, paused for a few beats before five-betting to $70,000. Bellande asked how much his opponent had behind, which was $246,000, and Bellande opted to call.
He flopped top pair on the flop and checked it over to Perry, who bet $40,000 into the pot of $144,100. Bellande called and then check-called a bet of $70,000 when the turn gave him an open-ended straight draw.
After the paired the board on the river, Bellande checked for the third time and Perry moved all in for his last $136,000. Bellande asked for a count and realized he had the bigger stack, albeit by a slim margin of $18,000. Eventually, Bellande called only to see his opponent table the goods.
With that, Perry doubled in a juicy pot worth $637,700.
Bryn Kenney vs. Sean Perry – Nine High, Not Like a Boss
After Rick Salomon left the game, a new player joined the game in Bryn Kenney, who bought in with a massive stack. Here’s how this stacked up at that point in time:
| Player | Stack |
|---|---|
| Bryn Kenney | $836,900 |
| Sean Perry | $635,300 |
| Tom Dwan | $429,800 |
| Michael Schwimmer | $367,000 |
| John Andress | $223,800 |
| Damien Leforbes | $209,900 |
| Jean-Robert Bellande | $151,000 |
In his first hand of this episode, Kenney raised to $4,000 from the cutoff with the and Perry called from the big blind with the . The flop gave Perry trip eights and he check-called a bet of $10,000.
Perry checked again on the turn, which gave him a full house, and Kenney continued to bluff by firing out $23,000. Perry just called and then checked yet again on the river. Kenney took the bait and triple-barreled it with a bet of $64,000, but had to fold when Perry finally woke up with the check-raise to $219,000. Kenney took an early hit while Perry collected another big pot, this one worth $359,8000.
Michael Schwimmer vs. Bryn Kenney – One Will Quit the Game
In the penultimate hand of the episode, John Andress had the $1,600 straddle on and both Dwan and Bellande called, the former under the gun and the latter on the button. Schwimer then raised to $4,000 with the in the small blind and Kenney called from the big with the . All the aforementioned players called and it was five-way action to the flop.
Schwimer continued for $15,000 with top pair and Kenney raised to $52,000 with his set. Andress folded, Dwan gave up his flush draw, and Bellande got out of the way. Schwimer called and the turn gave him a wheel draw, which he checked.
Kenney bet $71,000, Schwimer called, and the completed the board on the river. Schwimer improved to two pair but checked to Kenney, who bet $165,000. Schwimer snap-called off his stack and then let loose some expletives upon seeing Kenney had the best hand to win the $597,200 pot.
“Alright, that was fun boys,” Schwimer told the table before giving up his seat in the game.
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Tom Dwan Broke
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