Roller Coaster Session in Durrrr ChallengeTom Dwan Cuts Lead to $200K at One Point in Session |
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At one point Thursday evening it seemed Tom “durrrr” Dwan was going to even his match with Dan “jungleman12” Cates.
Dwan entered the day in the hole about $550,000, but the 24-year-old began the session on fire and soon had managed to cut the lead to just $200,000.
However, Cates held off Dwan and ended the battle in the red just $63,000. Dwan was so close to cutting down his opponent’s lead drastically, but instead finished the day still down more than $500,000 in the contest.
One of the biggest pots of the entire challenge occurred during Thursday’s session, thanks to a cold deck situation where Dwan improved to two pair on the turn, but was no good against the straight of Cates.
Here is a look at the hand:
The Scenario:
| Game/Blinds | No-Limit Hold’em | $200-$400 |
| Player | Dan Cates | Tom Dwan |
| Stack Size | $105,191 | $199,076 |
| Hand | 8 7 |
9 5 |
The Action:
The confrontation started when Dwan raised to $1,200 from the button. Cates three-bet to $5,200 from the big blind, and Dwan four-bet to $14,500. Cates called, and the flop came 9
6 3
. Cates checked, and Dwan bet $17,800. Cates called. The 5 fell on the turn. Cates checked, and Dwan put his opponent all in for about $73,000. Cates called with his nut straight.
Both players elected to run it twice, with the 4 and the 2 falling on separate rivers. Dwan failed to improve to a full house, and Cates raked in the $210,381 pot.
According to Card Player’s Texas Hold’em odds calculator, Cates wins about 90 percent of the time on the turn with his straight in this cooler situation.
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