Durrrr issues live challenge to Isildur1 - 12/11/2009

Tom "Durrrr" Dwan has invited his new online rival Isildur1 to the Full Tilt Durrrr Million Dollar Challenge in London from 17-19 November.

Durrrr issues live challenge to Isildur1

Durrrr and Isildur1 have been locked in battle over the last few days on Full Tilt and their tussle has received more attention than the WSOP main event final table. The forums were glued to the tables and speculation was rife as to the identity of Durrrr's opponent and now Tom has offered Isildur1 the chance to take him on in the Matchroom Sport organised event at the Les Ambassadeurs club in Mayfair.

"We have had some tough games over the last few days and the action just keeps on coming," said Dwan. "I hope he can make it to London for the challenge so we can play some high stakes live games as well."

The challenge sees Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies, Sammy "any two" George and high-stakes cash player Marcello "Luckexpress" Marigliano take on the most feared cash player in the game. Dwan take on three opponents over 500 hands each in a live heads up match up and each player will buy into the challenge for $500,000. The blinds will be set at $500/$1000 with each opponent being offered the preference of Pot-limit Omaha or No-Limit Hold'em. No player can leave the contest until either the 500 hands are up or the player has bust.

"The poker community seems to have stood still over the past few days to watch this epic on line match-up between Tom and Isildur1," said Eddie Hearn, managing director of Matchroom Sport. "We are hoping he can come out from behind his avatar and be part of TV history in London."