Following a sequence of regarding posts, Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan, has been positioned in a psychological well being facility within the UK.
According to PokerInformation Managing Editor Will Shillibier, the American poker professional is at present being held on the Park Royal Center for Mental Health in Middlesex. Shillibier’s affirmation comes a few days after Dwan began sending cryptic tweets with the overarching message that his life was at risk.
Normally a fixture on the planet’s largest money video games, Dwan started tweeting in regards to the UK authorities on Monday. In subsequent posts, he began tagging high-ranking U.S. authorities officers, together with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
“Can someone tell the uk government to chill the fk out bro,” Dwan tweeted Monday. “Please stop [poop emoji] on a buncha special relationships.”
He additionally tagged widespread singer/songwriter Madison Beer in a tweet asking for the 2 of them to start out a stream collectively. The follow-up tweet tagged Vance, asking for “help checking [on] Yvette Cooper.”
Five hours after that submit, he merely tweeted, “Central middlesex hospital.”
Based on the posts that adopted, the implication was that he had been admitted there. Dwan’s posts have been largely cries for assist, alleging that his life was at risk.
Please strain the utmost quantity potential to save lots of my life @JDVance
— Tom Dwan (@TomDwan) April 29, 2025
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He additionally alleged that British law enforcement officials broke his ribs and certain punctured his lung, however the hospital wouldn’t take X-rays.
“I am so scared. They are either trying to kill either me or most of my brain,” Dwan wrote after quote tweeting a Nate Silver response. “All the doctors and nurses said ofc I don’t need drugs, yet they try to force them anyways. Please I beg you, anyone who can, help.”
According to Shillibier, it didn’t seem Dwan’s bodily well-being was at risk.
“I spoke to him for about 15-20 minutes. He spoke to me at length about what he believes he’s gone through,” stated Shillibier. “I can assure you that he is looking well. He appeared physically unharmed.”
A lot of poker execs have reached out and provided their help, and Dwan’s most up-to-date tweet signifies a transparent shift in his psychological state.
“Finally feeling a bit better,” wrote Dwan. “I got a bit stressed, sorry.”
Finally feeling a bit higher, I received a bit careworn sorry
— Tom Dwan (@TomDwan) April 30, 2025
Dwan had been invited to participate within the ongoing Million Dollar Game on Hustler Casino Live in Los Angeles, the place two years in the past he dragged a document pot price $3.1 milion.
Last October, actor Emile Hirsch revealed that he painted portrait of Dwan. Hirsch grew to become a poker fan whereas filming the film Dead Money.
