No matter how well you play the game, sometimes it just comes down to sheer luck. Watch this example as Phil Gordon goes all-in against Phil Laak at the 2010 National Heads-Up Poker Championship.

It seems that celebs can’t get enough of poker either! In this interview, Irish singer-songwriter Brian McFadden talks about his luck with poker. Unfortunately, Brian busted out pretty early in Sydney Star City casino’s Big Game Poker Championship, but says he has always enjoyed playing the game!

Unlikely Main Event final table duo Canadian Tuan Lam and American Jerry Yang go heads-up for $8.25 million in prize money and a coveted World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in this final hand from the 2007 WSOP.

For those online railbirds keen on any nosebleed action they can get, Dwan has finally taken on his second opponent: Daniel “jungleman12” Cates. For the past month, the two have suggested Cates would step up to the Challenge and play durrrr in the 50,000 hand heads-up battle, but considering the Challenge‘s track record when it comes to getting things done, no one was holding their breath.

Dwan faces jungleman12 in newest durrrr Challenge

Things got serious this week though. Dwan gave an interview to the Full Tilt Poker blog discussing his latest opponent and Thursday saw the action get underway with two lengthy sessions that produced some massive pots and saw some massive swings.

Unlike the Challenge with Antonius, Dwan and Cates are logging their hands at the $200/$400 No Limit Hold’em Full Tilt Poker tables rather than the PLO ones. They are also using the “run it twice” option on a number of hands to keep variance to a minimum, but even running it twice couldn’t stop jungleman12 from pulling out to a $518,191.50 lead after 5,862 hands.

The first day of Challenge play broke down into two sessions. During the first session, it was Dwan who had the upper hand, booking a $129,888.50 win over the course of 1,651 hands and a couple of hours at the tables. With the late hour and a victory Tweet from Dwan, many presumed the two were done for the day. Dwan asked for an hour break, which, if past Challenge sessions are any indication, could last anywhere from an hour to a month. Dwan did return in short order though, firing up the Challenge tables again just two hours after the first batch of hands wrapped up.

The second session was an epic one, lasting over seven hours and consisting of 4,178 additional hands. Cates erased his deficit in the early goings of the match and surged in the final hour to end the day up an impressive $518,202.75. While there were the occasional six figure pots, Dwan kept relatively shallow stacks on the table, often splitting stacks when new tables opened rather than putting more money down. Shallow stacks inevitably resulted in smaller pots, but with Cates winning 62 percent of the pots, he was able to rack up a tidy profit.

With a little more than 10 percent of the second Challenge in the books, Cates is off to a fast start to claiming that $1.5 million from Dwan, but there are still plenty of hands to be played and there will inevitably be more swings on the horizon. In the meantime, there has been no word from Dwan or Antonius as to when or if the original Challenge will wrap up.

Personally, I’m rooting for Cates, but it’s nice to see a durrrr challenge that might end in less than two years. Full Tilt Poker has not created its official tracking page for the second durrrr Challenge, but I’ll try to follow the events and keep you updated.

Two of the best and most aggressive poker players – Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Gus Hansen - go heads-up in this hand on Poker After Dark. Who will win this clash of the poker titans? Watch and find out!

Phil Laak puts Phil Hellmuth to the test as he attempts to extract value from the Poker Brat on the river in this hand on The Big Game. But will Hellmuth take the bait?

Kid Poker Daniel Negreanu makes a crafty check on the river in this hand from The Big Game. But will Tony G take the bait?

Take it from Daniel Negreanu: poker is a very dangerous sport! In this clip from The Nuts, some of the pros share their experiences with injuries at the poker table!

In this clip, poker pros Daniel Negreanu, Jennifer Harman, Gus Hansen, Howard Lederer and Freddy Deeb teach viewers all about “the trap” – how to trap an opponent at the poker table.

It can be a bit intimidating going heads-up with the legendary Godfather of Poker, Doyle Brunson, especially when you’re an amateur poker player. But that’s just what Jason Calacanis does in this hand on The Big Game. Does an amateur stand a chance to win against a legend? Watch and find out!