Tom Dwan Wins Biggest Live-Streamed Poker Pot Ever

Tom Dwan, known as “durrrr,” won a massive $3,081,000 pot against Wesley in the Hustler Casino Live $1 Million Buy-in Cash Game. The hand was played during a special phase called the Stand Up Game, where the player who is last to win a hand must pay the other players $6,000 each.

Wesley was criticized for playing too tight during the early days of the five-day show. Mike Matusow called Wesley a scammer on Twitter, firing shots and calling the crypto investor a “scammer.”

The hand in question was played during a special phase called the Stand Up Game. Wesley three-bet to $30,000 with Ad Kh and Doug Polk folded, announcing that he had seen Wesley's cards. Tom Dwan raised it up to $100,000 with black queens. Wesley confidently five-bet to $275,000. The flop came down 3d 8s 8d and Dwan check-calls a small $125,000 bet. The turn was the 5h. Wesley fires again, this time for $350,000. The river was a blank 6c, changing nothing. Wesley sees that he can only win by having the stones to make the bluff james his stack in, forcing Dwan to a decision for his remaining $786,000. Mike Matusow was pleased to see Wesley taking a more proactive approach to the game. Doug Polk was honest and stated that he folded after seeing Wesley’s hand. Tom Dwan agreed and praised Polk for how he handled the situation.