Tag Archives: Tom Dwan

Despite having success in its first five seasons, the super-popular poker show High Stakes Poker decided to make a big change by dropping the witty A.J. Benza from the commentator booth and replacing him with the sultry Kara Scott.  When the move was made, people immediately started criticizing the Game Show Network producers who made the decision, and some online poker rooms even considered pulling their advertising. Well it’s a good thing those Internet poker rooms didn’t make a hasty decision because High Stakes Poker’s ratings are actually up in Season 6.  In fact, they’ve soared above Season 5 with …

People argue all of the time over who the best poker players are in both live and online poker. Unfortunately, there are few places that attempt to settle this argument outside of say a few rogue Internet poker websites. Luckily, there is now a legitimate source to settle these arguments since the professionals at ESPN.com are releasing a monthly list of the top 10 poker players in the world. Whether these people are live players or strictly Internet grinders who like to sit back and collect rakeback money, they could be featured on the list. What’s interesting about this top …

Taking after sports leagues like the NBA and NFL, the World Series of Poker* has decided to host their very own All Star Game.  The decision to hold an All Star game was made last week when the WSOP* announced that it would hold a free poker tournament for 27 of the best (most popular) players in the world.  Most of the players who participate in the game will be voted in by the fans via the Internet and other ballots.  The poker tournament will run from June 27th to July 4th and it will offer a $1 million prize …

For the average poker player, making $230,000 would take months (or even years) of winning sessions and collecting rakeback.  But Full Tilt Poker pro Tom Dwan recently showed how quickly $230,000 can be made when you’re a high stakes online poker player. Dwan’s big score came when he met fellow high stakes player Patrik Antonius for a quick session.  And this was the true definition of a quick session since the pair only played for a total of 9 minutes.  The two played 61 poker hands in their heads-up contest, which was enough time for Dwan to take $230,710 from …