Posted by Tom Dwan | Filed under Poker
Hiya, just woke up and figured it was a good time for a blog. First thing i’ll talk about is how awesome san francisco was. I’ll definitely be going back pretty often. We went to an awesome breakfast place called dotties, which is 2 blocks from the clift hotel (dont remember streets). Depending when you get there you need to wait some amount of time between 15min and 1.5hrs. We had to wait about 25min or so, but it was definitely worth it, as the whole breakfast was super amazing. Unfortunately i only had about 24 hours there because my parents were still in vegas (they came to visit me for 17days) and i had already missed them for 4 days, so i wanted to head back. On the way to the airport I hit gary denko’s with jonas (riverboatking) and zach (crazyzachary). It was pretty awesome, and then i was on the way back to vegas.
Having my parents here was pretty sweet, but they just left Sunday. Yesterday though my college roomie, eric, whos super awesome flew in for a few days, so i probably won’t be playing much until thursday when he leaves, and then I have a friends birthday this weekend- so it’ll probably be a light poker week. Also eric’s setting up all my computer stuff- because over the summer i’ll probably be playing more short sessions while i play a decent amount of series events. When i’m playing long sessions i’d rather be on a laptop so I can move around and play a few hours on a bed, a few hours outside, a few at a table etc. But if i’m playing shorter sessions for an hour or two before/ after tournaments everyday, i’d rather be on a 30 inch desktop display.
I’m gonna be trying to blog a bit more often, and for the last week i’ve actually kept up with that. I read a bunch of the responses to the last two blogs, and i’ll try to do that more often. No proofreading again on this one- hope its legible.
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Jerod Says:
March 16th, 2010 at 9:33 pmHey Tom, I thought it was interesting that you said you play your long sessions on your laptop. When I play on mine I can only fit 6 tables on the screen, and I know lately you’ve been playing most of the games running from 50-100+. How big is your laptop screen? (Actually, I guess it must just be that you cascade tables.)
Do you watch your Poker after dark or High Stakes Poker episodes? If so, do you think in hindsight that your 260k river barrel vs. Ivey in the hand QTKdd x 6c hand is profitable after seeing he almost called with near the weakest part of his range? It might be a dumb question since A6 = AQ = lesser two pair, except for card removal, but I was interested in that hand, like so many other people.
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Quimp Says:
March 16th, 2010 at 9:51 pmNice to see you blogging Tom. Make sure you write a title for your blog posts though: I follow the blog through the RSS feed and I have no link to click on if there’s no title.
Cheers!
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Angel Says:
March 17th, 2010 at 2:32 amSan Francisco is one of my favorite city. There’s little Italy in one corner and China town in another. I love their clam chowder soup and crabs by the port. Clubbing in their is so much fun too.
It’s always fun watching you play poker. Hopefully I’ll be able to watch live on the wpt event in vegas. Which event will you be participating on?
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holde Says:
March 17th, 2010 at 3:55 ampretty awesome
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BETEP Says:
March 17th, 2010 at 4:38 amKeep it up! Would be amazing reading imho
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triu Says:
March 17th, 2010 at 7:40 ammaaaaaaan how do you play in bed on your laptop? I tried it some time ago but I always timed out/missclicked bet sizes with that touchpad, haha. Kinda tilted me so I quit
I like how u update so regularely now – your blog is actually on my computer-turnon list, hehe, just a quick browse through all the things I follow actively ^^
goodluck at the tables if you get to play, im off to university.
triu -
Kartemax Says:
March 17th, 2010 at 1:31 pmMan, it’s always nice to read ur blog, keep it up!
I thought playing small stakes in bed on my laptop was wrong, but maybe it’s not after all lol -
nefarious Says:
March 17th, 2010 at 2:59 pmthanks for the blogs durrrr!
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Irish2Ice Says:
March 17th, 2010 at 10:10 pmAwesome blog Tom, thanks for updating. Mad props to you and that awesome poker skill. Watching both online and “live” (HSP & PAD), your moves absolutely amaze me. It’s like a lottery trying to figure out what you’ll do next,……..entertaining, informative, and mind boggling.
BTW, I’m glad you corrected your bluffing “tell” from Poker After Dark before H.S.P……..good job.
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Pokan Says:
March 17th, 2010 at 10:45 pmhey dwan, howd you start playing such high stakes in such short amount of time. I’ve been playing for like 6 months and started with 50 but i’m still playin like .25/.50 n up like 2500. Did u follow bankroll management or did u just go up n up n up n just kept winning? I find it hard to increase so quickly. If you could, give some tips
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angel Says:
March 18th, 2010 at 1:42 amI like watching you play. It’s always fun. The one episode in high stakes poker that you are heads-up with Phil Ivey is so awesome. I can’t believe you were able to pull out a big bluff like that. But it’s nice to read about your daily life besides poker. I hope there is more blogs to come.
Looking forward to it. I love San Francisco especially if I’m staying in one of the hotels in downtown. Clubbing is fun but I like the food too. At the Pier there’s Seafood and the famous Boudin sourdough bread. In one side of town is little italy and next door is china town. What kind of foods do u like?
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IDontDoLogic Says:
March 18th, 2010 at 5:21 pmDude, I thought we agreed on daily updates?
It’s nice to see you blogging anyways.. Feed us fanboys, with random stuff from your life, we’ll take what ever we get, and no need to fix typos etc, i promise
I look forward to watching you keep winning $3M every 15 days. -
durrrrules Says:
March 18th, 2010 at 6:26 pmWOW I thought you were amazing before…then I saw high stakes poker last weekend and OMG that was one of the best bluffs I have ever seen. It is up there with your bluff against barry greenstein’s pocket aces and eastgates set of 2s! Keep up the ridiculous play!
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Dale Says:
March 18th, 2010 at 10:01 pmI think Dottie’s is on Jones St. and it is great breakfast place. Im backwards compared to u I’d rather do short sess. on my laptop and sit on with my to monitors for my long sess,. Hopefully you keep on running well the rest of the year. GL
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adam Says:
March 18th, 2010 at 10:36 pmyo durrrr man gl in the future and i shipped u and phil ivey 5 each hopefully you guys got that and gl in the future online and live o and nice bluff against phil in HSP with 78s lol nh
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Avatar Says:
March 20th, 2010 at 4:26 pmGreat posts, Tom.
Did you stay at the Clift when you were in SF? The bar there, the Redwood Room is one of the coolest places I’ve ever been to. Very edgy …
Look forward to future blogs…
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shinjo Says:
March 21st, 2010 at 9:07 pmi like the way you play, i just tarted playing about a year ago and i dont have a success story to go along with it but i have found myself doing well and making really good decisions by the river after watching you play. i didnt understand at first how you could do such things but after watching what you did in certain hands on each street really helped me learn from it. of course i had to try it myself and lose a lot here n there before i got into a better rhythm, but now i am successfully taking down freerolls and hopefully ill be playing in the big games with you one day. gl to u..
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smukc Says:
March 24th, 2010 at 8:12 pmTOM! Greetings from Slovenia, EU, love your play, its very inspiring!
good luck and have fun! =)
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ShiftierThanMost Says:
March 25th, 2010 at 4:10 amKeep the blogs coming Tom!!!!
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Ditwelve Says:
March 26th, 2010 at 6:09 amHey where are u parent from?
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Isildur1 Says:
March 26th, 2010 at 6:25 amSuper Amazing blog Tommy!
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scett Says:
March 26th, 2010 at 10:47 amHey, I just wanted to say you are a great inspirtion for me (and probably for a whole bunch of other people =) When I wach you play, I usualy can`t wait till the TV episode ends and go play some poker..
Love from Latvia
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Ritchie Says:
March 27th, 2010 at 6:43 amHey Tom Dwan
any advice on how to move up from micro stakes to high stakes ?
i thought the hand you played against Patrik in the million dollar cash game was very unlucky, aces cracked by kings -
smokey dokey1 Says:
March 28th, 2010 at 8:59 amtom, good luck in the live events u have coming up and keep us posted on how u play. i believe u have inspired a new generation of poker players with ur amazing moves. thats what its about, keeping your opponents guessing. hope to see you at the next aussie millions
cheers matefrom oz
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Dingo Says:
March 28th, 2010 at 12:05 pmYou constantly show those nits how to get it done.
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Slandur Says:
March 29th, 2010 at 12:01 pmAt this rate you are going to be the primary source of relief funds for Haiti!
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jonh Says:
March 29th, 2010 at 1:01 pmtom i im a poker player for 4years and i hv a question for you if you want to sponsor me with 50k. i will give 60% of all my results in WSOP2010, think that was a c-bet that goes wrong lol..
you will wining with me i ´m great fan of your´s and a great person just searching for a oppurtunity i think i im a good poker player tom i guess you will gamble with me is a great bet on me , think you sponsor with 50k may win 1M or more only god nows .
i hv a dream to go and stay in vegas to the WSOP and do some events can you do it for me be my sponsor with that 50k i will travel to vegas and stay there to do some events in the WSOP include the main event … i will be greatful for life for this , and i hope you take this ofer serius is my life im not some donk trying to make fun of you tom, i hope we can be friends
im good guy, bet on me tom you will win i will wait for
new from you tom …
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jonh Says:
March 29th, 2010 at 1:16 pmtom i hope you will take serius my ofer you you hv msn or some like that we can talk better if you want to make a friend im no ritch buut im a rich person .lol regards tom i forget to tell you im 27 years old and im fan of tom durrrr you are one of thes best players of the world like ivey and me lol im waiting news from you tom regards … jonh
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MichNort Says:
March 29th, 2010 at 2:20 pmTom,
I play hockey with your boy Mike M. from BU and every game I bore him with the latest durrrr hand from HSP. I understand Mike is out in Vegas as I write and if you can do me that huge favor, I would be greatly in your debt. Wish you all the best.
Mike
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SN:RaiLMeHarDurrrr Says:
March 29th, 2010 at 9:53 pmI bow down to your greatness
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DanielKlein Says:
March 30th, 2010 at 3:26 pmIt’s good to hear you still cherish the relationships you made before your big score, as described in your last blog.
Taking a week off of poker to kick it with an old college buddy is pretty awesome!
You seem down-to-earth and loyal, especially compared to players like Hellmuth who always want to spend time with celebrities.
Keep up the good work Tom, always a pleasure to read your blog! -
Tomas Pawly Says:
March 31st, 2010 at 4:40 amHi!! I need to talk with you. You are my idol, and not lie. I follow you on internet since I started playing poker and I’d like to learn more about you. It may sound funny but I want to be your disciple on Argentina. Greetings Tom
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DR Says:
March 31st, 2010 at 2:21 pmSup Tom,
That bluff against Ivy was sick, well played and pulled off. Good to see someone take him down a notch from the 1M he had sittin in front of him lol.
Not sure if you still do but i saw a clip on youtube before you turned 21 about you backing people into events, perhaps you have interest in a backing? I haven’t played many big live tournies, just the NAPT vanetion back in feb but didn’t go too well.
Anyhow, you prob got my email from this if you are interested drop me a quick note and back and forth perhaps we can chat and work something out (as i know how you have the philosophy of win all the money lol).
DR
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pivka Says:
March 31st, 2010 at 5:15 pmPlease durrr give 10$, you my idol! You mega the player
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hernan Says:
March 31st, 2010 at 6:24 pmDwan, with isildur1 accepting to play in the partypoker big game IV played april 11-13 in london, are you interested in going over to play isildur1 in a live game?
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Mike Tallent Says:
March 31st, 2010 at 10:05 pmAndy Bloch is helping me with a project — I need your help.
Please read this.
Thanks
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Johnnybev Says:
April 1st, 2010 at 4:41 amJust thought i’d say you are quality, online & live love watching you play! anyways keep up the blogging Tom
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Eric Says:
April 2nd, 2010 at 4:51 pmYou da man Tom!
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Matt S. Says:
April 3rd, 2010 at 6:34 pmHey Tom,
Matt S., your Middle School teacher from RPS, writing here. You are often a topic of conversation back at Prep. I often share stories about your amazing play online and on High Stakes Poker. Anyway, you should see how the campus has changed, it looks great. Plans for an addition to the Upper School, new cafeteria and theater, when funds are adequate.
I was in Vegas over Spring Break for a couple of days. I am thinking of returning during the WSOP.
We’d love to hear from you at RPS. You can e-mail me through the RPS address.
Glad to see you are running well again. Good Luck!
–Mr. S.
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Balpreet Says:
April 6th, 2010 at 9:40 pmYour awesome Dwan!I just love you, your so cute!Your also so entertaining to watch and I found it funny when esfandiari reraised u in high stakes poker on one hand and after that you just kept giving him this stare like what does he have? That was hilarious. Anyways i was wondering do you enjoy playing in person or online?and where are you more successful?
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Tony Jacobs Says:
May 2nd, 2010 at 10:46 pmHi Tom……I loved your heads up challenge hand against Phil (10’s over A’s)! Actually just watched it for the 5th time!! The hand was a suck out, BUT the way you handled the “blow-up” was priceless!! Keep up the ood work on the tables!!!
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Cindygr8ce Says:
May 27th, 2010 at 2:57 amReally people how pathetic r u? Asking him for money? You people are a waste of space.
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starting a cleaning service Says:
June 21st, 2010 at 5:31 amIf I might –perhaps you should consider adding a few images. I dont mean to disrespect what youve said; its very enlightening, indeed. However, I think would respond to it more positively if they could be something tangible to your ideas. Keep it up, but put a little more into it next time.
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