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Tom Dwan's Reputation Under Fire: Controversies and Allegations on 2+2 Forum
CasinoOctober 21, 2014·1 min read

Tom Dwan's Reputation Under Fire: Controversies and Allegations on 2+2 Forum


Tom Dwan, known as 'durrrr', has been a prominent figure on the 2+2 forum but has not posted in recent years.

A thread titled 'Time to call Tom Dwan a scammer?' was started on September 29, 2014, sparking a heated discussion among poker enthusiasts. Daniel Colman, who rarely speaks publicly, commented that Tom Dwan is 'definitely cheating' and called him a 'scammer'.

Isaac Haxton, who was an arbiter in 'durrrr's Challenge', revealed details about his involvement in the dispute. He mentioned that the situation arose about half a year before the bet on playing against an LHE bot, when Jungleman was owed money by Tom. Haxton advised Jungleman not to return the sum directly but to use it as a credit towards the $1.5 million Tom had already lost in the challenge or towards penalties for refusing to continue the game.

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