Tom Dwan
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· Nicknamed "durrrr" and has a huge following in the online community
· Primarily a high-stakes cash game player with remarkable success despite his young age, and is considered one of poker’s premier cash game players
· Live career tournament winnings in excess of $1.12 million
· Made two final tables in the 2008 World Series of Poker, the first he was old enough to play in
· Recently issued a $1 million heads-up challenge to anyone except Phil Galfond to put up $500,000 and play 50,000 hands at blinds of $200/$400 while playing 4 tables of NLHE or PLO at once online, saying that if his opponent finished up a minimum of $1 after rake once the hands were completed he would pay them an extra $1.5 million; if Dwan was up $1, the opponent would pay him $500,000
NHPC record: 3-2
NHPC total winnings: $25,000
2008: Defeated Phil Hellmuth before losing to Mike Matusow in Round 2
2009: Defeated Gavin Griffin and Barry Greenstein before losing to Phil Hellmuth in Round 3 ($25,000)
PAD record: 0-1
Week 31: Cash game participant
Week 32: 4th
Weeks 44-45: Cash game participant
Weeks 48-49: Cash game participant
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