Dwanswong: durrrr drops $1 million

Dwanswong: durrrr drops $1 million

By Christopher Hunt

Say what you will about Tom Dwan's potential long-term success - given his wild, aggressive style - this much is undeniable: He can handle short-term variance like a champ.

Everybody's favorite online action wonderboy was back at Full Tilt's RailHeaven table last night, and he was certainly doing what he does best - throwing big bets around like he's feeding pigeons in a park.

And while typically those bets get safely returned to his roll with a fortuitous river card or two, this time Dwan came out much the worse for wear, getting crushed every which way and ultimately dropping $1 million to his high-stakes foes.

The major beneficiary this time: David Benyamine, who happily gathered up the bulk of durrrr's losses into his own bankroll, finishing the session with close to, not coincidentally, $1 million in his stack.

durrrr's reaction in the chat?

durrrr: bleh gg
durrrr: im done
durrrr: -1m on day not playin well
Patrik Antonius: k

Old-schoolers love to hate on Dwan, insisting he's simply been "running hot" (for three years) and it's only a matter of time before he goes bust. But given his nonchalance about dropping a quick $1 million, it seems safe to say his bankroll is big enough to handle it.

Plenty big enough.

Nonetheless: a bad session is a bad session, and this one included the third-biggest pot so far this week, for a massive $436k.

8215861728 TABLE : RailHeaven (six-max) $500/$1,000 - No-Limit Hold'em - Thurs. Sept. 25 2008 - 1:15am ET

Table Setup

Seat 2: pr1nnyraid ($47,953.80)
Seat 5: durrrr ($217,807.60)
Seat 6: David Benyamine ($457,281.25)
pr1nnyraid posts the small blind of $500
durrrr posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #6

Pre-Flop

David Benyamine raises to $3,000
pr1nnyraid folds
durrrr raises to $10,800
David Benyamine calls $7,800

Flop: [7 J 4]

durrrr has 15 seconds left to act
durrrr bets $15,600
David Benyamine has 15 seconds left to act
David Benyamine has requested TIME
David Benyamine raises to $37,000
durrrr has 15 seconds left to act
durrrr raises to $83,400
David Benyamine has 15 seconds left to act
David Benyamine raises to $272,300
durrrr calls $123,607.60, and is all-in
David Benyamine shows [4 4]
durrrr shows [J A]
Uncalled bet of $65,292.40 returned to David Benyamine

Turn: [7 J 4][A]

River: [7 J 4 A][3]

David Benyamine shows three of a kind, fours
durrrr shows two pair, aces and jacks
David Benyamine wins the pot ($436,114.20) with three of a kind, fours
durrrr is sitting out

Summary

Total pot $436,115.20 | Rake $1
Board: [7 J 4 A 3]
Seat 2: pr1nnyraid (small blind) folded before the flop
Seat 5: durrrr (big blind) showed [J A] and lost with two pair, aces and jacks
Seat 6: David Benyamine (button) showed [4 4] and won ($436,114.20) with three of a kind, fours

Interesting side note: Jason "Pr1nnyraid" Rosenkrantz and Benyamine had started up a $300/$600 heads-up session shortly before this, but Benyamine abruptly decided to split for RailHeaven when it started up.