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Boylesports.com have opened a betting market for the upcoming Durrrr Million Dollar Challenge, making U.S. phenom Tom "Durrrr" Dwan 1/3 favourite with courageous British challenger Sammy "Any Two" George the outsider at 9/4.
The Matchroom Sport challenge sees both players buy in for $500,000 and play heads up live over 500 hands with blinds of $500 and $1,000.
Players must play at least 500 hands and can only leave before this if they lose their buy in.
If neither player has gone broke before 500 hands have been played, the winner for the purposes of the betting market will be the player who has won the most money.
Last week George said on The Poker Show, "It's man to man, lion against lion. I've spoken to Tom and he's a nice guy but when it comes to the poker table there are no friends. I know he's one of the best in the world but I'm a people person, I like to play people, I wanna smell their fear.
"The reason I've taken on this challenge is to prove something to myself and to the rest of the poker community. If he wants to take chips off me he'll have to do it with a hand. He's not gonna bluff me off anything. I'll be ready and like Muhammed Ali or a snake underwater, I'll be waiting."
Paul Spillane, head of Boylepoker.com, said, "Durrrr's heads up high-stakes experience means he's a very strong favourite here, but over just 500 hands anything could happen and George is putting his money where his mouth is and has to be respected for that."
Durrrr is currently undertaking a similar challenge online against fellow high-stakes pro Patrik Antonius which is just under half way through the agreed 50,000 hands. Over the last week Antonius has clawed back a $700,000 deficit and is now $76,000 ahead.
George is a familiar figure to British poker fans having appeared on The Big Game and Poker Million televised tournaments. He also regularly frequents high stakes cash games in London.
Comments (1)
I might have €5 on this provided I can win my next $5 double up.