Full Tilt Signs Tom Dwan

Full Tilt Poker signs Tom Dwan aka Durrrr

November 8th, 2009

Full Tilt Poker has announced its newest addition to its stable of red pros. Tom Dwan aka “durrrr” is the newest addition to a list of professionals that includes Phil Ivey, Allen Cunningham, Jennifer Harman, and Chris “Jesus” Ferguson.

Tom Dwan as durrrr in high stakes game at Full Tilt

Dwan started playing poker at the age of 15 when he used to grind in low-limit sit and go’s and cash games. He developed his nickname durrrr as a way to put his opponents on tilt. Pretty soon, low stakes sit and go’s were not enough for Dwan and he started his ascent up the limits. Eventually, he would become a staple in the high stakes games on Full Tilt. Dwan can be regularly found at the $500 – $1,000 NL games and PLO games from $100 – $200 and up.

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Dwan is also a regular featured player on various poker shows, including Poker After Dark, High Stakes Poker, and the NBC National Heads-Up Championship. He has also been featured on Full Tilt Poker’s Million Dollar Cash Game. Recently, Dwan took down a pot worth $1.1 Million on the show, the largest pot in the history of televised poker. Dwan also holds the record for the largest pot on High Stakes Poker, taking down a pot worth over $900,000 from Barry Greenstein.

Dwan also has proven himself to be quite a tournament player. He cashed in his first ever professional tournament and has over $1 Million in tournament earnings. He has two WPT final tables, and a final table appearance at both the World Series of Poker and Aussie Millions. His most recent cash was 14th in the PL Omaha event at the World Series of Poker Europe.
Dwan is the youngest pro on the Full Tilt roster at 23 years of age. Howard Lederer said the following regarding Dwan’s signing: “Team Full Tilt doesn’t take adding a team member lightly. But, Tom Dwan has proven, through skill and dynamic play, that he will be a force to be reckoned with for many years to come. We are proud to count Tom as one of our own.”
The signing of Dwan to Full Tilt should come as no surprise with all the publicity the site has received in connection to the Million Dollar Challenge or Durrrr Challenge event between Dwan and Patrik Antonius. Also, with Dwan’s massive following, it makes sense that Full Tilt would put their logo on his chest.
Two new websites will be dedicated to the new Full Tilt pro. Both durrrr.com and tomdwan.com will both provide news, updates, and information on the newest member of Team Full Tilt. It appears that he may even be blogging in the future on the Durrrr Blog. You can view the complete Tom Dwan bio here.