Full Tilt Poker Signs Tom "durrrr" Dwan to Team Full Tilt

09 November 2009

DUBLIN, November 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Full Tilt Poker has announced a rare addition to Team Full Tilt, theworld's greatest poker professionals, welcoming online phenomenon andhigh-stakes titan Tom "durrrr" Dwan.

Dwan, best known by his online player handle "durrrr", is one of the mostinfluential and successful players in online poker history. Known for hisprolific play in high-stakes games at Full Tilt Poker, he has proven himselfto be an unstoppable force any time he sits down at a table.

In addition to dominating the action at the high-stakes tables online,Dwan is a flourishing star on the live poker scene. He has made more than$1.1 million playing live tournaments, including three World Series of Pokercashes and one World Poker Tour final table.

Dwan is also a staple of poker television shows. He has appeared numeroustimes on Poker After Dark, High Stakes Poker and Full Tilt Poker's MillionDollar Cash Game, where he recently won a pot worth more than $1.1 million -the largest in televised poker history.

Along with playing on the virtual tables at Full Tilt Poker, Dwan will belending his knowledge to the Full Tilt Poker Academy, where players can learnfrom the world's best pros for free, and blogging about his experience as amember of Team Full Tilt.

"Team Full Tilt doesn't take adding a team member lightly," said TeamFull Tilt member, Howard Lederer. "But, Tom Dwan has proven, through skilland dynamic play, that he will be a force to be reckoned with for many yearsto come. We are proud to count Tom as one of our own."

At 23 years old, Dwan is Team Full Tilt's youngest member. He joins agroup of the most successful poker professionals in the world: Phil Ivey,Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer, John Juanda, Jennifer Harman, Phil Gordon,Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Mike Matusow, Gus Hansen, AllenCunningham and Patrik Antonius. Team Full Tilt has collected a staggering 37World Series of Poker bracelets between them, dominating the poker world.

To learn more about Tom "durrrr" Dwan, Team Full Tilt and all of the FullTilt Poker pros, visit http://www.fulltiltpoker.com.

About Full Tilt Poker

Full Tilt Poker(TM) is the host of a worldwide virtual poker cardroomservice. It is not in the business of betting or wagering and does notparticipate in the games as a player. It merely provides a service to thosewho wish to test their skills against others for fun, prizes or money. It isduly regulated and licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and in theUnited Kingdom by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. With innovativegraphics, superior customer service and a safe, secure interface, thesoftware is geared to enhance and personalize the online poker experience.Although virtual poker is legal where the games are hosted and played, it maynot be legal where individual players are located. Players at all skilllevels may download the software at http://www.fulltiltpoker.com but it istheir responsibility to determine if participating in the games is permittedunder the laws of the jurisdiction where they are located.

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