Thursday
June 10, 2010
It seems that it's all about Tom "durrrr" Dwan this year at the WSOP. Dwan has already made some huge bets to win a bracelet, and he keeps making new bets.
He is currently playing in the Event #19: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship, and made a prop bet with Phil Ivey.
The bet according to Pokernews:
"As if the $10,000 buy-in isn't enough, some of the players in the field are looking to gamble even more. Earlier, the Mizrachi brothers, Robert and Michael, were trying to book action with Shawn Sheikhan and Mike Wattel in a teams bet. That bet fell through.
In other news (we're not quite sure of all the details or the exact bet), Tom Dwan spent a solid five minutes trying to talk Phil Ivey into a bet. First, Dwan tried to give Ivey a $5,000 chip and asked for 50% more of himself. Ivey literally laughed in his face. After that, Ivey said he could get 50% more of himself for $10,000. Dwan didn't accept, but did come back with the same $5,000 chip and some $100 bills. Ivey laughed at him again saying, "What is this? I'll just give this to the massage therapist."
Dwan tried telling Ivey that he was trying to sucker him into a bet. Ivey repsonded by saying that he wasn't looking for any edges, but rather just wanted to "gamble high".
Eventually, Dwan came back with three $5,000 chips and put them on the table in front of Ivey, asking for 150% of himself. Ivey thought it over. He looked around the room and said, "Problem is, I see all these bad players in here." He then thought it over for a little bit longer before saying, "You got it."
101 players participated in this event, and the winner will take home about $294,000. To read event updates from this tournament, go Pokernews.com.
There is also some new information about Dwan's other bets - Gary Wise wrote in his ESPN column, that Eli Elezra will lose over million, and Ivey three million dollars if durrrr manages to catch a bracelet this year - read more here.
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