tom dwan Update: Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius and David Benyamine have accepted the challenge, here is a link with updated information about Durrr’s Million Dollar Challenge

On January 3rd Bluff Magazine online held an interview with Tom “durrr” Dwan and within the interview Durrr issued a prop bet to every poker player in the world, except Phil Galfond and the prop bet has been called the Million Dollar Challenge. Here is what Durrr had to say:

“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.”

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Apparently this got leaked a lot quicker than Durrr wanted it so he quickly clarified some conditions that the challenge must have. The conditions were posted on 2+2 forums and can be seen below:

1) 200-400min (nl/plo obv)
2) can change tables anytime eff stacks are >250bb
3) have to reload when stacks are <75bb
4) $$ won in the challenge is kept obv (if i win 750k in poker, i get that PLUS your 500k- if i lose 750k in poker you get 2.25m total).
5) same stakes the whole time
6)not open to phil galfond

hmm probly some other stuff but im out of it b/c i jus got owned @ some scrabble. I was gonna think up official 'terms' and post em or something, but thought i had another week or two b4 it became public.

This post has ignited forums with most people discussing who would be willing to accept the challenge. The names that are coming up include Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Zigmund, Raptor, and CTS.

This prop bet also leaves open the possibility of a buyout which most likely would happen with a requirement of 50,000 hands. This would take roughly a weeks worth of playing many hours a day. Don’t be surprised if a new condition is added where the two players have a daily requirement of hands to play. This way neither player can quit if they get mentally tired or are tilting.