Triton Poker Announces Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan as Latest Brand Ambassador

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  • Attreyee Khasnabis April 30, 2019
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Triton Poker is one of the most popular brands that offer live tournament series explicitly catering to the High Rollers and Super High Rollers. Recently, the poker brand disclosed that it had appointed elusive poker pro Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan as its latest brand ambassador.

Founded in 2015, Triton Poker was the brain-child of Malaysian businessman, philanthropist and poker lover, Richard Yong. Feeling the need to establish a market for an exclusive tournament series for affluent businesspeople and high-end professional poker players set in some of the most luxurious locations in the world -all in the name of charity, Yong set up Triton Poker. Funds from Triton Poker events have helped charitable organizations such as Project Pink and the Red Cross.

Earlier in the year, Triton Poker had signed up online poker pro Jason Koon as brand ambassador for the Triton Super High Roller Series. One of the most respected and talented players in the game, Koon is a high stakes tournaments and cash games specialist who has over $27 Million in total live earnings.

Jason Koon
Jason Koon

On his appointment, Koon had said, “Joining the Triton team was a no-brainer for me. I’ve always been a huge fan of their tournaments. The experience that players feel during a Triton event is second to none. I couldn’t be more excited. The Triton stops are pure poker. You play some of the biggest buy-ins in the world both in cash games and tournaments, and I love high stakes, high-pressure poker.”

In March, Dwan was spotted at the 2019 Triton Poker High Roller Series Jeju. In an interview broadcast on the Triton Poker live stream, Dwan had joking said, “I didn’t know the poker world was obsessed with where I am. I don’t know, man. I didn’t know that was the case.”

Well, it seems that Triton Poker has decided to take the poker community’s ‘obsession’ regarding Dwan seriously and have appointed him as the second and latest brand ambassador for the live tournament brand.

There is no doubt that this is an excellent choice that the brand has made. Dwan is one of the most recognizable names in the poker fraternity despite maintaining a notoriously low profile. In the early 2000s, Dwan rose to prominence competing in online cash games under the moniker ‘durrrr,’ where Dwan turned a $50 online deposit into a net profit of over $2 Million. Though Dwan also has around $3.1 Million in live tournament cashes, he has recently shifted his focus to live cash games.

Tom Dwan
Tom Dwan

Dwan has been a supporter of the Triton Poker Series since the brand`s inception. In recent years, Triton has been the only window into the life of one of poker’s most private and peerless performers. As a brand ambassador that relationship will delve deeper than ever before.

Fellow brand ambassador, Koon expressed his delight at being teammates with Dwan saying, “I’m thrilled to be in the company of Tom Dwan as a Triton Ambassador. When I began my journey as a poker player Tom was already crushing the biggest games in the world. When the poker action started booming in Asia Tom was one of the first to dive into the action. He’s one of the most exciting players to watch, and play against, and I can’t think of a better addition to the Triton roster.”

Dwan is expected to represent Triton Poker for the very first time at the upcoming Triton Poker Series in Montenegro from May 5-17.

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