Patrik Grabs Lead in Marathon Durrrr Challenge Session

After weeks of inactvity, Tom Dwan and Patrik Antonius have really lit up the high stakes tables at Full Tilt Poker in pursuit of the 50,000 hands necessary to complete the first installment of the Durrrr Challenge.

In the second session this week, Patrik Antonius again rolled to a massive win on the strength of several six-figure pots. When the four hour plus session came to an end, 1,241 hands had been played and Patrik had erased Dwan’s lead and taken a $76,104 lead of his own - insignificant in real terms given the stakes involved, but significant symbolically, as Dwan has held the lead in the match for quite some time now.

What is the durrrr challenge, you ask? In early 2009, nosebleed cash phenom Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan issued the following open challenge to the poker community (except for Phil Galfond):

“I’m making this heads-up challenge to the world. Anyone can accept. Four tables, minimum of $200/$400, and I’ll put up $1.5 million to their $500,000. We play 50,000 hands minimum and if they end up a dollar after rake they keep the side money or whatever. So basically, if you and I played and you won a dollar, you would get my $1.5 million and if I won a dollar I would win your $500,000.”

“So I’m giving a million dollars free if anyone thinks they can do it.”

Patrik Antonius was the first to take Dwan up on the challenge. If you’re interested in watching the two battle it out, download Full Tilt and look for the special ‘durrrr challenge tables’ under the Omaha Hi tab in the main lobby. Read this before you download Full Tilt Poker.