Tom Dwan loses to "LuckExpress"

If you haven't heard already Tom Dwan took a bit of a hit losing his first televised Million Dollar Challenge to Marigliano AKA "LuckExpress." Both players put $250k on the line and battled it out for hours until Marigliano finally took it down with an edge of $22k. Dwan was his usual aggressive self and kept the pressure on his opponent hand after hand. He especially applied lots of pressure from the  button as he should.

The ironic thing about this heads-up match is that Dwan won most of the hands. In the large scope of things this is not nearly as big of a deal as it is being made out to be. Because Tom Dwan, as fantastic and dynamic of a poker player that he is, still is human and can be beat. The same goes for Ivey, Antonius and the other top echelon cash game poker players. The difference is that they get beat less often than most and that along with a great feel for the game and reading ability keep them ahead of the pack. Trust me on this one. Just because Dwan lost one match does not mean he has lost his edge.