Patrik Antonius Confirms Acceptance of Dwan Poker Challenge

We have already discussed the wager that Tom Dwan has put up, challenging anyone to a game of poker of 50,000 hands. He has wagered $1.5 million to anyone else’s mere $500,000 and the rules of the game are this: there are 50,000 hands to be played over a period of time. There will be four tables played at once, with stakes from anywhere between $200 and $400 in a hold ‘em or pot limit style game. If at the end of the round of hands the other person is ahead by even the slightest bit, he will pay them $1.5 million. If they are ahead, they owe him $500,000. Keep in mind that each player gets to keep the difference that they have won along the way.

Dwan doesn’t need the money, obviously. He just wants the challenge–or so he says.

There have been a few rumors of acceptance regarding this wager, and Finnish poker great Patrik Antonius is one of the confirmed. As of January 7, it is official–he will be battling against Dwan in his unprecedented poker challenge. Phil Ivey is also rumored to have taken him up on this offer. The craziest thing about this all is that Tom Dwan says he will try to play everyone who is up to the challenge. So far, Phil Ivey and Patrik Antonius are the only ones to step up to the plate.

When this game is set to begin has not yet been discussed, but it is bound to be a great one. 50,000 hands takes quite a while to play. Like most poker lovers, we can’t wait to see how this one plays itself out.

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