"Durrrr Challenge" Set to Resume?

Teemu - Tuesday, August 4, 2015, Written by- Tuesday, August 4, 2015, Online poker

According to a recent update from Daniel "w00ki3z." Cates, he and Tom "durrrr" Dwan have agreed to finish their challenge in the next nine months.

The match between the two online high-stakes legends began in 2010 when Dwan famously offered 3 to 1 odds on $500,000, claiming that he would take on anybody heads up and be ahead after 50,000 hands.

Cates agreed and gained a significant lead until Black Friday hit in 2011. After that the challenge has not really moved forward and many think it will never be finished.

However, Cates is not ready to give up and according to a recent post on 2+2, the two have agreed the challenge to be played in the next nine months.

"We have completed 25k hands roughly. Tom and I have had some disputes but I believe we have essentially resolved them. The challenge is agreed to be played out in the next 9 months (God-willing). I think tom intends on finishing the challenge but has been distracted by things of great importance... In addition Black Friday greatly hindered our progress.", Cates wrote.

It is unclear where Cates and Dwan would finish their challenge as Full Tilt recently removed all their high-stakes cash games, but PokerStars would be one option.

In 2013, Cates made a similar announcement, but the challenge never resumed. It remains to be seen will it resume for real this time.