More Tom Dwan Challenge Action

Another 883 hands completed, and Dwan stretches his overall lead to by almost $315 000.

Another three hour chapter in the Dwan 50 000 hand, million dollar Challenge against Patrik Antonius has passed into history, with Dwan stretching his overall lead in the Challenge by $314 828 after 883 hands of $200/$400 Pot-Limit Omaha action.

Dwan now has a $1.3 million overall lead in the Challenge as success continued to elude his talented Finnish opponent, although Antonius did manage to win the biggest pot of the current exchange at $150 000. The duo last met at the end of January, when Dwan again prevailed.

MarketPulse, which is keeping an independent track of the Challenge, gives the following current position:

* Total amount wagered so far: $268 728 143
* Amount by which Dwan leads overall: $1 392 760
* Biggest pot of the latest session: $150 778
* Hands played overall thus far: 32 795
* Amount of rake made by Full Tilt from the Challenge so far: $7 405...value of publicity: priceless.
* Hours played in the challenge so far: 104
* Percentage of challenge completed: 66 percent