Tom Dwan and Patrik Antonius appear to be making up for lost time on the 50 000 hand, million dollar Challenge, and met for another session this week – the second after a six week hiatus.
Antonius prevailed again, this time taking Dwan down for $340 437 in a five hour session in which 1 184 hands were played and eleven pots worth over $100 000 each were contested, the biggest a $ 205 595 monster which Antonius won.
With the Challenge now well on the way to completion after some 18 months of stop-go action, rumours are circulating that the next Challenger to step up and face Dwan will be Brian Townsend, one of the instructors at CardRunners.
Latest MarketPulse stats look like this:
* Total amount wagered in the Challenge to date: $ 313 193 943
* Dwan lead to date: $ 1 468 655
* Antonius win in latest session: $ 346 437
* Total number of hands played to date: 37 366
* Total hours played in the Challenge to date: 123
* Percentage of Challenge now completed: 75