Doug Polk Poker
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Top 5 Pots Of My Poker Career (Featuring Isildur1)
Added 47 Views / 0 LikesDoug takes a stroll down memory lane and reviews the five largest pots he's ever played. A few of them are against Viktor "Isildur" Blom, an opponent with whom he had some extensive blood matches. Also featured are the mysterious malACEsia and Denoking/wilhasha. Some of these hands are standard, some of them are off the wall, and all of them have enormous six-figure pots. These were all played on Full Tilt Poker, the premier destination for high stake
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11:19
I'm Chipleading The $10k High Roller! Day 1 Review (1/56, $656k Up Top)
Added 57 Views / 0 LikesI'm giving away 1% of my profit for this tournament. Enter the Facebook drawing here: http://bit.ly/wcoopgiveaway Doug has a huge day in the WCOOP $10,300 High Roller event. Two years ago he made a deep run in this very same event, reaching the final table as the chipleader, but busting to Ben "Sauce" Sulksy and finishing a disappointing 8th. This year, Doug has a shot at redemption. He reviews some of the biggest hands of the day and gives an insider
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18:45
Poker Hands - The Billionaire Hero Calls Viffer
Added 75 Views / 0 LikesViffer takes a bizarre line against billionaire Phil Ruffin, and gets caught red handed. Many aspects of this High Stakes Poker clip perplex Doug, but he breaks it down street by street as always. Poker Hands is a series in which Doug analyzes televised hands and shares his thoughts. New episodes are uploaded every Monday (and sometimes Thursday). FOLLOW DOUG: Snapchat • http://snapchat.com/add/WCGRider Twitter • https://twitter.com/DougPolkPoker Inst
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10:39
Classic Cooler! ($2,000 No Limit Hold'em)
Added 39 Views / 0 LikesDoug discovers that in order to get his money off of 888 Poker, he is forced to grind it out on the cash tables until the requisite amount has been raked to their satisfaction. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do. At least there is some high stakes action. On the very first hand, Doug encounters a play so bewildering, so flabbergastingly astounding, that he has a rare moment of speechlessness. Later, he suffers further injustice, as the site
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11:37
I Won $455,000! Recap Of The $10k WCOOP High Roller
Added 99 Views / 0 LikesDoug celebrates his 2nd place score in the $10,000 buy-in High Roller of the World Championship of Online Poker at PokerStars. Every hand was streamed live over 20+ hours on Twitch, with hole cards revealed. This is by far the largest score ever broadcasted on Twitch. There were some rocky moments during the tournament. In fact, the SCOOP trip itself has been tumultuous, as Doug was down $190,000 on the trip at one point. But sometimes all it takes is
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13:30
Put Them To The Test! ($10k WCOOP Run, Part 1)
Added 70 Views / 0 LikesDoug's historic run kicks off with a bit of a rough start. He fails to get a bluff through, and finds himself seated with Dan "Jungleman" Cates, Brian "tsarrast" Rast, and online MTT legend Chris Moorman. However, Doug eventually gets some momentum going and even manages to get the best of Rast, who has a history of stacking Doug in tournaments. Later, Doug is moved to a table with Mustapha "lasagnaaammm" Kanit, Max "goodeh99" Silver and Ben Tollerene
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15:20
Doug Gets To Have The Nuts ($10k WCOOP Run, Part 2)
Added 47 Views / 0 LikesThe big run continues, as apparently the game is no longer standard Texas Hold'Em, but rather an impromptu match of "Doug Gets To Have The Nuts". The deck is smacking him in the face, though he manages to also chip up with some sneaky bluffs as well. Doug finishes the day as the chip leader by a massive margin. This puts him in a fantastic position to finally get even on the WCOOP trip, after big losses in the $100k, high stakes 6-max, and various whi
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Are You There Lord? It's Me, Doug ($10k WCOOP Run, Part 3)
Added 144 Views / 0 LikesDoug makes Day 2 of the $10,000 High Roller event of the World Championship of Online Poker. Not only that, but he starts with a massive chip lead! He kicks off this session with a solemn prayer to the poker gods, Patrik Antonius, and any other deity willing to listen. They must not have been listening, as things quickly go off the rails. Doug falls back to the middle of the pack, squandering his lead and struggling to get anything going. Is this the
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17:05
Bob Saget On The River! ($10k WCOOP Run, Part 4)
Added 65 Views / 0 LikesWhat ever happened to predictability? The flopped sets, the Aces pre, the BDFDs? Doug misses his old familiar friends, but does the best he can with the hands he's dealt. Stay tuned for more highlights from Doug's big score in the WCOOP $10,000 High Roller. Doug is in Vancouver for the PokerStars WCOOP. Check out his full schedule here: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CrdIv7kVI... FOLLOW DOUG: Snapchat • http://snapchat.com/add/WCGRider Twitter • https://
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High Stakes Battle With Sauce And Contemplating My Career
Added 63 Views / 0 LikesToday I just want to catch everyone up on what I've been up to. I had to take some time off of streaming because there was high stakes heads up action available to me. That's been rare the past few years. Lately I've been thinking about the path my career is taking, and I want to share some of those thoughts with you. I'll also talk about some of the big hands I played with Ben "Sauce" Sulksy this week. Doug is in Vancouver for the PokerStars WCOOP. C
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17:03
I'm Going In! ($10k WCOOP Run, Part 5)
Added 66 Views / 0 LikesThere's only 13 players left in the $10,000 World Championship of Online Poker High Roller event, and Doug is one of them! Unfortunately, after some bouncing around, he finds himself near the bottom of the pack. Unlike turbo and tag team World Series of Poker bracelets, it ain't easy taking down these SCOOPs and WCOOPs. Undeterred, Doug dives right in, making big moves preflop like the MTT greats Phil Hellmuth or Daniel Negreanu. When the chips are do
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22:21
Poker Hands - Fedor Holz Makes Moves In The Main Event
Added 77 Views / 0 LikesFedor Holz is a living legend. At the age 23, he already has $20 million in live MTT earnings, including a World Series of Poker bracelet in the Big One For One Drop. The One Drop is a super high roller that often features the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Antonio Esfandiari, and a host of the richest and most talented high stakes poker players around. In this video, he's merely playing a $10,000 buyin event. However, it is calle
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11:02
OH MY GOD! Final Table! ($10k WCOOP Run, Part 7)
Added 95 Views / 0 LikesDoug hangs on to make the final table of the High Roller event in the World Championship of Online Poker. This isn't the first time he's done this. In 2014, he reached the final table of this very same event, but finished in a disappointing 8th place. Maybe at the World Series of Poker, some players proudly count their final tables and POY stats, but this is the internet, and it's very serious business. In short order, Doug manages to best his previou
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PolkerNews - Fedor Holz Update, Alex Dreyfus Exposed, Poker Hall Of Fame Bureaucracy
Added 189 Views / 0 LikesDoug recaps the latest news, views and gossip in poker and shares his two cents. See timestamps below: 0:44 - Recap of WCOOP and plans for the near future. 1:31 - Problems with the Poker Hall of Fame procedures and credibility. 6:00 - Alex Dreyfus, history of slow paying, shady loans, GPL decline 14:51 - A bad reg wins a tournament 15:01 - Doug contemplates retirement in light of Fedor Holz's continued success. Topic threads: Recent Dealings Wtih GPL
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$1.7 Million Downswing OVER! State of the Stream, Upcoming Plans, and WCOOP Recap
Added 48 Views / 0 LikesHere's another quick blog to let you all know what I'm up to and about my plans for the near future. Going to Vancouver to stream the WCOOP was a decision that payed off big time, finally getting me back to even from a very long downswing of nearly 2 million dollars. I'm also excited to spend October creating lots of content for YouTube and doing some traveling. I have actually surprised myself with how much I enjoy making YouTube videos, not to menti
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Let's Make A Deal ($10k WCOOP Run, Part 9)
Added 67 Views / 0 LikesIn the penultimate installment of Doug's historic run in the $10k WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker) High Roller event, the final four players fight for enormous payjumps. Every place counts at this point, even if the ultimate goal is first. Upon the elimination of mexican222, the remaining three players finally decide to discuss a deal. After much deliberation, they agree on an ICM chop, giving Doug a few extra thousand dollars, and setting s
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13:02
Poker Hands - Dan Colman Can't Believe Negreanu's Hand
Added 75 Views / 0 LikesDaniel Negreanu is one of the most accomplished players in the history of poker. He has six WSOP (World Series of Poker) bracelets, two WPT (World Poker Tour) titles, and is a regular on shows like High Stakes Poker and the EPT (European Poker Tour) circuit. In this edition of Poker Hands, Doug analyzes a hand between Daniel and Dan Colman in the Big One For One Drop. In case you haven't heard, this is a tournament with a staggering $1,000,000 buy-in.
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$71,000 Heads Up SNG! ($10k WCOOP Run, Part 10)
Added 60 Views / 0 LikesI this final installment, Doug finds himself heads up against Phil "Grindation" Mcallister for $71,000 and the prestige of taking the $10,000 WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker) High Roller title. It all comes down this! Doug has already gotten even on the Vancouver trip and retaken the record for the largest score ever streamed live on Twitch. Can he also claim the cherry on top? It's a long, back and forth battle, as Doug falls back on the ro
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10:03
Hop On In! ($5,000 PLO)
Added 33 Views / 0 LikesWhile on break of yet another midstakes MTT, Doug strolls on down to the section of PokerStars where real poker is played. He casually hops right into the $25/$50 Pot Limit Omaha Zoom pool. It's not always easy to get a game at these stakes, especially when it comes down to heads up play, but sometimes it's manageable. The first game does quickly break, so Doug must resort to dropping down in stakes. There's plenty of action to be found at the $2.50/$
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Poker Thoughts - How To Win At Poker
Added 44 Views / 0 LikesDoug is at the San Diego Convention Center for Twitch con, far from the usual studio. This hotel room will have to suffice. Today he premieres a new series, Poker Thoughts, in which he delves deeper into specific topics and questions that get brought up by viewers. In this episode, Doug explores some of the factors that go into becoming an actual winning player. Concepts covered include game selection, bankroll management, and how create edges to win
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Poker Hands - Greg Merson's Bold Play at the WSOP Main Event
Added 66 Views / 0 LikesDoug breaks down one of the hands that contributed to Greg Merson winning the 2012 WSOP (World Series of Poker) Main Event for his 2nd bracelet. This is the big stage, where legends are born, and where every player dreams of getting their shot at glory and a large pile of cash. Doyle Brunson, Daniel negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, and Stu Ungar all made their mark at this prestigious tournament series. In this hand from 2012, Phil Ivey watches from the stand
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Banged Off The Back Door Boat! ($5,000 PLO & $500 NLHE)
Added 82 Views / 0 LikesTournaments are fun sometimes, but there's so much variance. Doug knows that he probably won't see a return on his $5,000 investment in the WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker) Main Event, so he saunters off to some cash games during the break. It just so happens that the buy in is $5,000. Wouldn't you know it? All it takes to get even on a big MTT is to bang off a back door boat in a single hand of high stakes poker. Thanks to the magic of Pot
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Poker Thoughts - Going Through Downswings
Added 50 Views / 0 LikesIn this edition of Poker Thoughts, Doug shares his experiences with downswings and offers advice on what to do should you find yourself in such an unfortunate predicament. Anyone that plays poker long enough will run into a downswing. It happens to the best of us. Doug himself has been through some absolutely brutal ones, the most recent being a $1.7 million downer that took more than a year to recover. The manner in which a poker player handles onese
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Poker Hands - Teddy KGB Takes A Ludicrous Line
Added 81 Views / 0 LikesThey say that Teddy KGB is the one guy in the game you don't want to mess with. Maybe that's because he's completely unpredictable. Only an insane man would flat Aces preflop and 3x pot the river. That's how you know someone is truly dangerous. Doug takes a closer look at this infamous hand from the movie Rounders. The blinds appear to be 50/100, with effective stacks of about $50,000. As always, Doug offers his unique perspective on how this hand sho
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Poker Thoughts - The Future of Poker
Added 48 Views / 0 LikesDoug addresses the common perception that poker is a dying game, where moving up through the ranks to play for the highest stakes is no longer possible. While Doug admits that the game is getting tougher all the time, he insists that the dream is, in fact, alive and well. Whether your dream is to battle Daniel Negreanu for a World Series of Poker Main Event bracelet, or to take on Dan Colman or Tom Dwan in the high stakes online arena, it's still poss
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11:08
They ALWAYS Call Here! ($5,000 WCOOP Main Event)
Added 67 Views / 0 LikesWinning $455,000 in the WCOOP High Roller isn't enough for Doug. There's always more titles to chase, and the $5k World Championship of Online Poker Main Event is no exception. Doug cruises along for 11 hours, building up a respectable stack and finding himself in a solid position to make Day 2. Of course, it's never quite so easy. Any tournament, whether it be at the World Series of Poker or a daily on PokerStars, requires some good fortune to make a
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The Sunday Stretch Out (Day 1)
Added 101 Views / 0 LikesDoug builds a large stack and makes a deep run in yet another WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker) event. This time it's in the Sunday Warm-Up, or as Doug likes to call it, the Sunday Stretch Out. Nearly 10,000 players entered this event, and now only 529 remain. Doug is already well into the money. The question, how much will he win? Doug pulls out all the old school tricks; stuff that would never fly in the city. The Double Check-Rizzle, the K
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The Sunday Stretch Out ft. Phil Galfond (Day 2)
Added 74 Views / 0 LikesDoug makes Day 2 of the Sunday Warm-Up (AKA the Sunday Stretch Out) with a nice pile of chips. This is his final event of the 2016 WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker), so this one has to count. Of course, it won't be easy with Phil "MrSweets28" Galfond at the table. Why isn't it ever easy? Doug let's his hair down, both literally and figuratively, to symbolize his feelings about the tournament grind, and to say goodbye to all the fans that have
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11:19
Hey Guys, I'm Here For The Nuts
Added 71 Views / 0 LikesDoug hops into the No Limit Hold'em Zoom pool in search of nutritious seeds and legumes. The buy-in is $500, and the opponents are mostly unknowns. This may be party due to the fact that PokerStars wiped all of Doug's player notes, so he must make new observations to spot the sharks and professionals in the $2.50/$5 streets. As always, Doug also interacts with the viewers, fielding questions about Donger Kim, Jason Mercier's bustout in the $100k WCOOP
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10:17
I Got The Value That Time!
Added 38 Views / 0 LikesEverything must go! Doug decides to mix things up with some home games on PokerStars, inviting viewers and fans to join him in some No Limit Hold'em cash games, MTTs, and even some NL 5-Card Draw. But even when the games are silly, Doug doesn't fool around. He sticks to solid strategy and gets after that value. Poor JudiciousJo gets the business time and time again. Even trip Kings aren't enough to save him in 5-Card Draw against a pat hand. And while
