Pasty durrr

[Chili]

needles Phil so much he donks off his whole stack.

 

[EddieHearn]

I spent a lot of time with Durrrr during the Premier League and he is certainly an interesting character. I think anyone who is prepared to make a living and play the game at the levels he does is certainly not going to be your every day man off the street.

Quite honestly I find him fascinating. I have spent a lot of time watching him play on FT in the past and have found myself becoming a fan and was really intrigued to meet him. When I looked at the line up, he was a player I really wanted in the Premier League. I got hold of his email address and sent him a cold email inviting him...nothing, so I forgot about it. I then found out that it was his old address so called Hellmuth for his number and tried a cold but rather long text inviting him to play. He replied "sure"..that was it and a minute later I received an email from Full Tilt to say that I had received a $75k transfer in my account. Our text dialogue continued for about a week..everytime he text me I had to get it translated by the younger generation in the office because there wasn't one sentence written out of on line code.

We asked all players to arrive by Saturday and all players emailed the office with arrival times to get picked up. Not Durrrr. We spoke on the phone and I kept asking him when he was flying..he told me he "had some business to sort out" and would be here and not to worry. I was worried and was ready to replace him. He didn't come on Saturday. Sunday morning at 9am I went onto FT and he was 6 tabling. I saw him win over $400k in about 20 minutes so text him.."Listen get off line and get on the fu*king plane". It was 4 am his time. He was at JFK airport at 5 and flew at 6.20 and arrived in London that afternoon.

When I met him I really couldn't make him out. I mean if you told me the guy was a multimillionaire gambler I would laughed in your face, but to watch him play was a pleasure. Of course in the show on Channel 4 you only get to see around 50 mins of a 5 hour game and you have to tell a story, so after you get the all-ins in, you can only get time for 5 or 6 of the best hands, but let me tell you he put fear into these players like I have never seen before. They respect him and they know just how good he is. We spent a few nights out in town..he wanted the best restaurants, the best nightclubs whilst still looking like he had just finished work experience at the local bank.

One thing is for sure, Tom Dwan is a genius. His business ideas away from the table tend to make sense and he has a plan. When you sit at his computer and watch him multi-table with over $2m in play and regularly push 3/400k with a flush or open ended st8 draw it made me feel sick sometimes and I didn't have a cent in play.

Arrogant? Sure. A 22 year-old kid making millions of dollars gambling online against the most seasoned players in the game, affording whatever he wants and flying all over the World to take on any opponent that is ready for the challenge. What did you expect? A normal kid? Name me a great in any sport that isn't arrogant? You have to have that in you somewhere to be the greatest.

On next week's show Tom Dwan is in the commentary booth with Jesse May. It was one of the most opinionated, arrogant and generally mumbled performances I have ever seen. I have never enjoyed a commentary more.

[hugob055]

whether people like him or not eddie thats a cracking post

[DUNK619]

when is this on and on what channel

[The_nun]

Very good post indeed sir.

I particullay like this paragraph.

Arrogant? Sure. A 22 year-old kid making millions of dollars gambling online against the most seasoned players in the game, affording whatever he wants and flying all over the World to take on any opponent that is ready for the challenge. What did you expect? A normal kid? Name me a great in any sport that isn't arrogant? You have to have that in you somewhere to be the greatest.

There are many many arrogent poker players with far less to be arrogent about. The persona he has taken on certainly must work for him.

Oh and by the way. Welcome to the forum, with a first post this interesting here's hoping there will be many more to follow.

[Robert HM]

Good post Eddie, welcome.

[avillan]

whether people like him or not eddie thats a cracking post

+1

[Geo the Sarge]

Fantastic first post sir,

 

Geo

[GreekStein]

Good post Eddie, welcome.

+1


I think everyone just forgot about Layne Flack, who is probably the most annoying human ever, let alone poker player

[Chili]

whether people like him or not eddie thats a cracking post

+1

This

Can't wait for the commentary then.

[George2Loose]

whether people like him or not eddie thats a cracking post

+1

This

Can't wait for the commentary then.

[Pyso]

Wow! I wasn't expecting that.. I make a throwaway observation about Tom Dwan and a few days later we get Eddie's first post - a very interesting read and I, like many others no doubt, can't wait for the next episode and durr's commentary...

[Horneris]

June i don't like this thread, Durrrr is the best.

[Sark79]

I have never really seen any interviews with him, however I have read some and he comes across as a decent person. Great player as well.

[slim99slim]

Booder here......that is a great post Mr Hearne.   welcome to Blonde.