Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Daniel “Jungleman” Cates sat down collectively to iron issues out a dozen years after a feud sparked following the premature conclusion to poker’s most notorious on-line poker problem.
The poker legends squashed a beef stemming from the 2010 “Durrrr Problem” on the now-defunct Full Tilt Poker website in a GTO Wizard video.
What Was the ‘Durrrr Problem?’
Dwan, generally known as “durrrr” on-line, was among the best high-stakes on-line poker gamers within the late 2000s. He dominated the most important video games on Full Tilt within the pre-Black Friday period.
The web poker celebrity issued a problem in 2009 to anybody keen to play him heads-up. If his opponent may flip a revenue in opposition to him over 50,000 fingers at $200/$400 stakes of no-limit maintain’em or pot-limit Omaha, he’d pay the winner an extra $1.5 million. But when he had been to win, the loser would owe him an additional $500,000.
Patrik Antonius, who was inducted into the Poker Corridor of Fame final yr, was the primary challenger. He began off sturdy however rapidly fell behind over $2 million and determined to purchase out of the problem.
Cates, in 2010, stepped in subsequent, and he dominated the match. He gained greater than $500,000 within the first session. Issues did not enhance going ahead for “durrrr.”
“Jungleman” constructed a lead of round $1.2 million throughout 19,000 fingers. Black Friday then occurred, placing a maintain on the problem. Full Tilt resumed operations in 2013, prompting the opponents to return to motion.
However the contest solely lasted just a few extra periods. Cates turned annoyed Dwan had been going through different gamers as an alternative of him. Years would go by with out the match persevering with. Not a single hand within the problem has been performed since 2013.
‘Jungleman’ Says His Peace
Cates’ frustration grew because the years glided by. Dwan stopped answering his texts, and the $1.5 million aspect guess hadn’t been paid. He referred to as out “durrrr” quite a few instances in tweets and on podcasts. Partial buyout funds had been revamped time, however the relationship gave the impression to be broken.
These days, nevertheless, are previously. Dwan and Cates had a sit-down interview in a GTO Wizard video (see above) that appears to have put an finish to the feud.
“I’ll say that if folks do not reply to me I’ll get actually annoyed if there is not any response, it is in all probability one of the vital irritating issues,” Cates admitted to Dwan. “However sooner or later I spotted that my anger wasn’t actually doing all that a lot good.”
“Jungleman” admitted that, at instances, he was out of line by sharing non-public data. He additionally stated that he now views the penalties for quitting the Durrrr Problem early as too steep, and that “I can not add on an extra loopy quantity” after Dwan had already misplaced greater than $1 million.
The poker stars who each symbolize GTO Wizard have performed poker in opposition to one another in ring video games just a few instances for the reason that Durrrr Problem abruptly resulted in 2013. They’re now cordial and seem to have respect for one another, a whole 180 from their public feud that has lasted a dozen years. Is the hatchet buried?
“I really feel like it’s,” Cates answered. “I imply, I really feel such as you by no means know, however I can let you know, like, I didn’t have any malice for a very long time. I didn’t have that feeling of malice for fairly some whereas, which is the nice feeling to have.”
The 20-minute video ended with a teaser for Half II, and it seems there could possibly be a brand new Durrrr Problem within the works. We’ll all simply have to attend and see.
