Tom Dwan Broke

Unfortunately for his abetting fans, it looks like Tom Dwan is broke. Durrr suffered the biggest losses ever against Isildur1, and doesn’t look able to continue playing at his regular online poker stakes. With Dwan outplayed by isildur1 throughout November 2009, his losses to.

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• 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.
• Tom Dwan is broke because he's a nit!! Lol I don't even know if these rumors are true. Obviously back in the poker after dark days I'm sure they were gambling a lot of sponsors money more than their own like Pochui said. That helps making big plays. But I don't know. Being agressive can be hard when your big hands don't hold because you take a.

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:

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.

“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:

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

Seven years ago, in one of his many national TV spazz-outs, the ‘Poker Brat’ Phil Hellmuth made a prediction that made many laugh back then. After a suckout elimination in a heads-up match against Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan, Hellmuth told Dwan:

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If we look at the current state of the poker world, we are tempted to say: “Good Game Phil!” His prediction is more or less spot on. Dwan has been off the radar for quite some time now. Hellmuth based his assumption on Tom’s reckless aggression and probably thought that the wizkid who took online poker by storm would end up broke at some point in his young career. Many say he actually is broke since he hasn’t hit the headlines in a long time. Why wouldn’t he brag with his life if he had money to spend right? So he must be broke.

Not so fast though. Just because he doesn’t play online anymore where everybody can track his winnings, it doesn’t mean he isn’t playing poker. He still plays but his focus is now live where the games are much softer and the blinds are much higher than any online high stakes limit. So he isn’t broke? Not really! Has Dwan ever gone broke? Not that likely! Here are the facts:

Pre-Black Friday: ‘durrrr’ Conquers Online Poker

Everyone agrees pre-Black Friday, Dwan was a real phenomenon. He crushed the nosebleeds on Full Tilt by playing mostly No Limit Hold’Em - especially Heads-Up - and Pot Limit Omaha. 2008 was his best year online winning over $5.4 million, according to HighStakesDB. The second part of the year 2009 though was the worst losing over $4.3 million. Overall, from 2007 till Full Tilt shutdown in April 2011, he cashed in $2,402,040...only on FT. There are no real stats of his play on sites like Paradise Poker and so on.

Besides his online status, he had numerous appearances on national TV in shows like Million Dollar Cash Game and High Stakes Poker. During the fourth season of the Million Dollar Cash Game, Dwan won the largest pot in televised poker worth over $1.1 million (YES that’s cash as in real money).

Broke anyone?

Post-Black Friday: Dwan Conquers Macau

Following Black Friday and Full Tilt’s shutdown, ‘durrrr’ was stuck. His online poker bankroll vanished and now he had to find other ways to play and earn a living. Las Vegas of Asia - Macau was a good place to start. He wasn’t a major fan of tournament poker - although he did win over $2.6 million while playing live tournaments, according to TheHendonMob - so he focused on live cash games. Soon, rumors started spreading about mind-boggling numbers: $1,250/$2,500/$5,000 and higher plus $500,000 and $1,000,000 stacks. Of course, many assumed that Dwan was staked in some form or another but how could a broke man play that high? The blinds were high and the winnings were even higher. Card Player Latin America reported a session in which the American won around $25 million (these rumors were denied by ‘durrrr’ in a 2+2 post). Reports of losing millions - ranging from $4 million to $7 million in one session were also present but at those blinds and with action at the table, the numbers aren’t that unbelievable.

‘durrrr’ also returned online teaming up with Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom to form the Full Tilt Professionals for a short period of time from November 2012 to December 2013. During that span, Dwan played over 85,000 hands and lost $236,564 at the virtual tables. Not that big of a deal for a high-roller like Dwan who spent A$500,000 in the 2014 Aussie Millions in only one tournament.

Later in 2014, he even helped his friend Paul Phua and his son to get out of jail by paying a share of the $2.5 million bail. Doesn’t look that broke after all.

How About 2015? Is Tom Dwan Broke?

Again, the facts tell us otherwise. A photo of Dwan playing in an underground basement in Macau was posted on 2+2 in July. Later that month, Daniel ‘jungleman’ Cates posted that he and ‘durrrr’ agreed to resume the ‘Durrrr Challenge’ and finish it no later than the next nine months. In August, Macau’s and now Manila's Poker King Club President Winfred Yu mentioned Dwan in an interview telling the poker community that he played the biggest cash games ever played in Manila area ($2,500/$5,000/$10,000).

Just a week ago, Poker King Club posted this tweet with ‘durrrr’ in it:

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Celebrity Alert at the Poker King Club: @TomDwan joins in on the fun at the poker tables! Hey Tom! #PokerkingClubpic.twitter.com/bPqfBSUb5Q

— Poker King Club (@PokerKingClub) 9 octombrie 2015

Is Tom Dwan Broke

Broke? No way! Would a broke Dwan ever speak with Cates to finish the ‘Durrrr Challenge’ - which most likely will cost him an extra $1.5 million? Would he play the biggest cash games in Macau and Manila? Even if he went broke, he would still have friends in high places - not to mention the skills - to bounce back. So rest assured because ‘durrrr’ is doing just fine and he will most likely continue to visit places like Macau and Manila. As for the online environment, let’s hope we will see the $1 million challenge completed. Beyond that, Dwan’s online adventure might be as good as over.