Dwan opened for $2,500 with the and Sean Perry looked down at the next to act. He three-bet to $8,000 and then Jean-Robert Bellande, who had lost a six-figure pot to Dwan the hand prior, four-bet to $30,000 out of the small blind with the. Dwan folded and Perry, the son of poker pro Ralph Perry, paused for a few beats before five-betting to $70,000. Bellande asked how much his opponent had behind, which was. Poker King made headlines last year when it recruited Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey to peddle its wares.Now, with its mobile poker app gaining momentum in Asia, it’s linked up with the WPT for a unique. Tom 'Durrrr' Dwan is widely regarded as one of (if not the) greatest cash game players alive. Tom Dwan (Durrrr) – The epitome of high stakes online poker. Plays the highest stakes HU cash games around and has gone through some of the biggest swings ever witnessed in online poker ($3 million+ each way over a matter of days).

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'I think this might be the only podcast I've ever done.'

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After 80 minutes of enthralling conversation, this wasn't the biggest takeaway fans had from Brandon Adams' recent podcast with poker legend Tom Dwan, but it certainly was one of the more surprising.

The pair naturally spent time on poker, including Dwan's origins and mental approach to the game, but also touched on the election, the US economy, and the status of legalized online US sports betting.

You can check out the podcast episode for yourself below.

Dwan on High Stakes Poker

Having recently played in every session of the new High Stakes Poker, Dwan reminisced about his first experience playing on the show.

'The first few times I played High Stakes Poker, I think my no-limit game was quite a bit sharper than most peoples. And the gap was pretty big. So I was able to get away with playing a bunch of hands. Plus it was fun and obviously, it was my first time playing on TV. I was trying to play more hands and everything worked out.

'When I was bluffing, it would work out. When I had it, people would pay me off. I just ran really well. Now a lot of people’s no-limit games are sharper; I haven’t played much no-limit lately so my game isn’t super sharp. But these are deep-stacked games and sometimes, people use goofy sizes.'

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First Taste of Live Poker

Dwan said that his first experience of live poker was at the Vic in London, which hosted the European Poker Tour stop for the first five seasons. He subsequently went to the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure where he encountered Jean-Robert Bellande.

'I was watching him playing $25/$50, and in a single-raised pot, he called 20k in a 70k pot with ace-jack on a jack-high board.

'I thought to myself 'what is this idiot doing'! And then he won the pot! Coming from online where this never happened, I started thinking: 'maybe I should start learning about this live poker thing'!'

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Dwan the Student

With over $3m in live earnings according to The Hendon Mob, Dwan admits his transition from online to live had a learning curve to it.

'Back then it wasn't easy to get high-level poker education. I knew I had played more hands in the last year than the guys [at the table], and there were certain strategic things or concepts that I knew better, but I tried to learn from a lot of the people playing live stuff that they knew that I didn't.'

'Back then it wasn't easy to get high-level poker education...'

This included live tells, an alien concept to an online crusher, as well as the problems that boredom has on a live player at the table.

'Things like where you don't get a hand for an hour, so you bluff it off. Because you're not multi-tabling at home more comfortably.'

Dwan says that if someone came up with a new game, he'd be good at it. But the learning process was the important part.

'How good you were at a new game wasn't important day one, but it's how fast you learn and pick up from other people.'

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The Future of Poker

Before the pandemic, Dwan had switched his attention to live short deck with some 'pretty big' short deck games going on for a while. However, his days of grinding for an entire day may be behind him.

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'Over the last few years I don't feel as sharp after 20-30 hours as I used to, but I also haven't played that many long sessions. So it's probably part of it. I'm more out of practice. I used to have those much more regularly.'

As well as playing, Dwan still keeps an eye on legislative developments, especially in the United States. He believes there is an opportunity for sites to expand, as long as they police bots and cheaters 'aggressively.'

'I think there's a large opportunity coming with the US opening up'

'People in the US love poker and they haven't had an easy way to play since Black Friday. I think there's a large opportunity coming with the US opening up. If sites police it well, I could see there being somewhat of a golden age. Maybe not quite as much as the first...'

Dwan repeated the concept of a 'golden age' on numerous occasions, especially as part of the wider legal gambling space that poker could be a part of.

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'Sports over the next few years...it's pretty unlikely it doesn't play out. There are different scenarios where it could be bigger or smaller. But with poker, a lot depends on how aggressive the operators are on how to level the playing field, and there's not one answer.

'Hopefully it happens, but we'll see. It's still undecided, but if it happens there could be a really good spot for poker in the next few years'

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Wednesday's latest 'High Stakes Poker' episode on PokerGO was played as $400/$800 no-limit hold'em and featured a new lineup. Among those in action were Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, and venture capitalist and former Facebook executive Chamath Palihapitiya, just to name a few.

Below is a look at five of the biggest and most interesting hands from the new episode.

Here’s how things stacked up at the top of the broadcast:

Daniels vs. Ivey – Flopping the Nuts

Jake Daniels raised to $2,200 under the gun holding the and Ivey just called with the next to act. Tom Dwan came along from the button, both blinds folded, and the flop came down to give Daniels the nuts. He led out for $1,300, Ivey called, and Dwan got out of the way.

On the turn, Daniels upped his bet to $7,300 and Ivey once again called. With $25,800 in the pot, the completed the board on the river and Daniels overbet it by tossing out $30,000. Ivey thought long and hard before folding and giving up on the $55,800 pot.

Ivey eyed up Daniels, who shot him a smile and then tabled his hand.

“Ooof,” Ivey responded.

The show then showed a little interview with Ivey. “I’m happy to be back. It’s a good feeling, but it’s just the beginning. I’m looking forward to playing a lot more TV events and starting to play a lot more tournaments when they come back, and just getting back out there and starting to play poker from a different perspective.”

Ivey vs. Dwan – Classic Battle

Ivey raised to $2,500 with the in the cutoff and Dwan called from the small blind with the . After Brandon Adams folded from the big, it was heads-up action to the flop, which gave both players bottom pair.

Action went check-check and the case peeled off on the turn. Dwan checked, Ivey bet $2,500, and Dwan check-raised to $10,500. Ivey called and that inspired Hellmuth to chime in with, “Classic battle.”

The river was of no consequence and Dwan bet $21,000. Ivey called and watched the $69,600 pot pushed to Dwan, who won it thanks to his ace kicker.

Ivey vs. Adams – Set Up with the Ladies

Ivey raised to $2,000 from the hijack with the and Palihapitiya called next to act holding the . Dwan came along from the button with the and Brandon Adams from the small blind with the . Hellmuth ditched his hand in the big blind and it was four ways to the flop, which came down .

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Adams checked top pair with the nut flush draw and Ivey continued for $7,000 after making middle set. Both Palihapitiya and Dwan folded before Adams called to see the turn. Adams checked and then called when Ivey bet $22,000.

The river was not was Adams was hoping for and he checked to Ivey, who bet $50,000. Adams wasted little time in folding his hand and Ivey took down the $117,600 pot.

Not long after, the current stacks were flashed on the screen:

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Hellmuth vs. Dwan – Poker Brat Gets River Value

Hellmuth looked down at the under the gun, raised to $1,600, and picked up five callers, including Dwan with the in the small blind. When the flop came down , Dwan led out for $5,500 with top pair, Adams folded the big blind, and Hellmuth popped it to $17,000.

Action folded back to Dwan and he called to see the turn. Both players checked, the completed the board on the river, and Dwan checked to Hellmuth, who bet $18,000. Dwan didn’t seem excited about putting in the calling chips, but he did so nonetheless. Ship the $80,400 pot to the “Poker Brat.”

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Hernandez vs. Daniels – Boat Stays Afloat

In the last hand of the episode, Lazaro Hernandez raised to $2,400 from the button with the and Daniels three-bet to $8,000 with the in the small blind. Hernandez called and flopped a full boat when the appeared on the flop.

Hernandez checked out of turn before calling a bet of $5,600 from Daniels, who turned a pair when the peeled off. Daniels bet again, this time $13,700, and Hernandez just called to the river.

Daniels bet for the third time by tossing out $30,000, and Hernandez paused for a bit before min-raising to $60,000. Daniels quickly called only to muck when Hernandez tabled the full house to claim the $176,200 pot.

Remember, High Stakes Poker will air every Wednesday but is only available to PokerGO subscribers. If you’re not currently subscribed, you can get a monthly subscription for $14.99, a three-month plan for $29.99, and an annual subscription for $99.99.

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