Doug Polk Poker
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18:20
THIS Is Why You Take Risks In Poker - WSOP $3.7 Million One Drop
Added 73 Views / 0 LikesLet's take another look at the crucial bluff from the $111,111 One Drop final table. I briefly covered this in my documentary-style vlog covering that day, but today we're going to get into a bit more detail. Many people have asked me about this hand, as the decisions from both players have perplexed observers. This is my favorite hand from my WSOP bracelet win this year, so let's dive right in. Watch: I WON THE WSOP ONE DROP FOR $3.7 MILLION!!! - htt
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18:50
When The Worst Possible River Card Comes
Added 73 Views / 0 LikesIn King of the Hill II, we have a first round match between two close friends and heads up specialists: defending champion Olivier Busquet and WSOP One Drop winner Dan Colman. This time, Olivier finds himself on the ropes as Colman closes in with a brutal river situation. Can Olivier make this call, or will he have to tap out? The new PLO Lab is out! Check it out here: https://www.upswingpoker.com/plo-lab-pot-limit-omaha-coaching/ See more Poker Night
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04:26
Mystery Hands??? ($5,000 PLO)
Added 72 Views / 0 LikesDoes he have the nizzles? Does he have the what evs? Only one card is shown, but all will eventually be revealed in this high stakes heads up match. Watch Doug Polk play live on the Upswing Poker Twitch stream: https://www.twitch.tv/upswingpoker
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07:06
Heads Up With Ike Haxton ($10,000 NLHE)
Added 72 Views / 0 LikesIsaac Haxton is a former Pokerstars Team Online pro and has won millions of dollars playing high stakes online cash games. However, he generally is unwilling to play Doug heads up at No Limit Hold Em. What changed his mind? A lot of people ask why the hole cards are covered in these high stakes matches. A common misconception is that this is to prevent stream sniping. Streaming on a delay is sufficient to stop people from seeing your cards in real tim
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12:30
Maniac Businessman Puts FLOPPED SET To The Test
Added 72 Views / 0 LikesKane Kalas has been put in a very tough spot. He flopped a set against a recreational player, but the opponent is taking an extremely confusing line. The pot is swelling out of control and the board runout is not what he hoped to see. This hand has gone completely off the rails. What should he do? Check out Poker Night In America's website: http://www.pokernight.com/ As always, Doug breaks down each street of action. Poker Hands is the show where Doug
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09:33
Tom Dwan SEES RIGHT THROUGH Antonio Esfandiari For $116,800
Added 72 Views / 0 LikesTom Dwan is back in another classic televised hand of high stakes No Limit Hold'em. This time he's up against WSOP One Drop champ Antonio Esfandiari. Antonio tries to set the trap on the turn, but Tom is having none of it. The river card is a disaster, and the pot swells up to over $100,000. Was he destined to wind up in this jam, or could either player have handled this differently? I'm giving away 2% of my action in the $200,000 winner-take-all Head
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1:29:36
Hit and Run - Fedor Holz discusses retired life after ravaging the poker scene
Added 72 Views / 0 LikesHigh Roller Crusher Fedor Holz joins the channel today, to discuss poker, business, and a variety of other topics. TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Introduction (0:20) Was Fedor’s retirement for real? How much poker is Fedor playing nowadays? (3:30) The $300k Super High Roller Bowl blind structure (4:39) Best approach/style to $300k SHRB and poker in general (6:45) Doug shoots on Fedor’s tournament skills, Fedor loves live poker (8:46) Heads-Up NLHE and using reads
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20:40
Did Alec Torelli ANGLESHOOT An Amateur On Television?
Added 72 Views / 0 LikesToday I'm going to break down a controversial hand, including some never-before-seen footage, involving Alec Torelli and Daniel "Cletus" Wolf. The source of controversy is the fact that Alec had two $5,000 chips hidden behind the rest of stack, which misled Daniel about about the total amount of money in play. There are varying opinions about who is at fault and whether or not this was an intentional angle by Alec. Let's take a closer look. Check out
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17:36
Is This Guy A Bot? (Day 15, Bankroll Challenge)
Added 71 Views / 0 LikesDoug makes it to the heads up portion of a tournament and battles it out with a very strange opponent. He needs this victory for a profitable day. Doug is on a mission to turn $100 into $10,000. As of the end of Day 15, his bankroll is $134. FOLLOW DOUG: Snapchat • http://snapchat.com/add/WCGRider Twitter • https://twitter.com/DougPolkPoker Instagram • http://instagram.com/DougPolkPoker Facebook • https://facebook.com/DougPolkPoker Twitch • https://ww
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14:05
High Stakes Battle With Sauce And Contemplating My Career
Added 71 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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10:29
William Kassouf PSCYHES OUT Another Victim
Added 71 Views / 0 LikesIn honor of William Kassouf's victory in the high roller event of the last ever EPT, Doug breaks down another hand from his infamous run in the 2016 World Series of Poker. This time he is up against Valentin Vornicu, and the mind games (or "speech play") of Kassouf may actually be getting to Vornicu's head. As always on Poker Hands, Doug breaks down each street of action and shares his thoughts on how each player made their decisions. Check out Doug's
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12:34
Coin Flip For A MILLION DOLLARS? Big Poker Hand Ft. Sam Farha and Patrik Antonius
Added 71 Views / 0 LikesIn this classic moment on High Stakes Poker, Patrik Antonius and Sam Farha refuse to give up on the pot. They both stubbornly fight for it, getting all the money in on the flop. Is jamming with top pair the right play? Should you call it off with the flush draw plus overs? Who will win this ridiculous poker hand? As always on Poker Hands, Doug breaks down each street of action and shares his thoughts on how each player made their decisions. Check out
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13:36
I BEAST... Poker Tournaments?! Streaming MTTs On 888poker
Added 71 Views / 0 LikesDoug hops into online tournaments of various sizes on 888. He starts off with some medium-sized MTTs, but hops into a $5,200 high roller later on. He also reflects on the recent $25,000 heads up matches, and how fixated many viewers can be on short-term results. Don't miss the FREE Tournament Workshop: https://www.upswingpoker.com/tournament-workshop Doug is also giving away 5% of his SCOOP winnings. Enter the giveaway here: https://gleam.io/gRP2S/dou
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09:17
The TRUTH About How Your Country Plays Poker
Added 71 Views / 0 LikesOver the years I have made some interesting observations on the tendencies of players from various countries. Of course, these are just generalizations, and don't apply to every player. But sometimes it's helpful to have a baseline to work with. This is a 100% serious video and you should take all of this personally. Check out my training website Upswing Poker: https://www.upswingpoker.com Subscribe for more wsop vlog, news, comedy, and hand breakdown
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23:55
POCKET ACES vs KINGS vs KINGS: 3-WAY ALL-IN
Added 71 Views / 0 LikesThis might be the hand of the year. Just an absolutely ludicrous situation went down last night on Hustler Casino Live. Three players are all in, each with monster hands and a quarter-million dollars in front of them. We're breaking down this incredible high stakes poker whirlwind today on Poker Hands. Check out the full HCL stream from last night here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILdZdZjD96c
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18:48
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WHAT JUST HAPPENED At The Lodge?! [Insane Poker Cash Game]
Added 71 Views / 0 LikesThis was a record breaking hand. At the time it was the largest pot ever played at The Lodge. Keyboard Monkey has pocket kings against Taras, but Taras isn't slowing down with his flopped pair of tens. The pot grows out of control until ultimately Taras faces a massive river decision. How did this high stakes poker no limit hold'em hand get so out of control? Advertise at The Lodge: https://thelodgepokerclub.com/ads/
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1:49:40
The Biggest Problem in Poker Right Now
Added 70 Views / 0 LikesThe Biggest Problem in Poker Right Now • Doug Polk Poker • I am fired up today. We are joined by Joe Ingram, and lets jump into some real talk I have a new YouTube channel about cryptocurrency: https://www.youtube.com/c/coincentral Subscribe for more wsop vlog, news, comedy, and hand brea...
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17:33
Tom Dwan AGONIZES Over A Massive Cash Pot
Added 70 Views / 0 LikesTom Dwan AGONIZES Over A Massive Cash Pot • Doug Polk Poker • Tom "Durrrr" Dwan faces yet another challenge. He's in a ridiculous triple-straddled hand against the loose canon Arnaud Romain. As the pot swells to nearly $400,000 in real US dollars, he pairs his queen on the river. B...
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24:29
The State Of The Channel
Added 70 Views / 0 LikesToday I just want to talk about my plans for YouTube content, upcoming live events, live streaming on Twitch, Upswing Poker training courses, and how I'm balancing all of this stuff in my life. As always, feedback is much appreciated. FOLLOW DOUG: Snapchat • http://snapchat.com/add/WCGRider Twitter • https://twitter.com/DougPolkPoker Instagram • http://instagram.com/DougPolkPoker Facebook • https://facebook.com/DougPolkPoker Twitch • https://twitch.tv
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02:55
GET OUTTA HERE! ($5,000 PLO Heads Up)
Added 69 Views / 0 LikesTwinning claims to have a boat, but Doug is simply not buying it. He's promptly ejected upon being caught red-handed. Watch Doug Polk play live on the Upswing Poker Twitch stream: https://www.twitch.tv/upswingpoker
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12:27
PLOT TWIST In The EPT Finale! David Peters vs. Samantha Cohen
Added 69 Views / 0 LikesIt's the last ever EPT Main Event, and David Peters has reached the final table. In this key hand, he tangles with Samantha Cohen for a massive pot. She can have a wide range on the flop, after calling a preflop raise out of the big blind, but it so happens that she has smashed this board. There's a third player in the mix, Marton Czuczor, with a big pair himself. The turn card changes everything, and chaos ensues. How should this hand have played out
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14:51
Poker Hands - Scott Seiver DUMBFOUNDED By Aces (One Drop $1,000,000 Buy In)
Added 69 Views / 0 LikesImagine finding yourself in the richest poker tournament ever conceived. It's the WSOP Big One For One Drop with a $1,000,000 buy in. Scott Seiver is relentlessly betting into you on a dangerous board, but you look down and find two aces. You can't possibly let it go... Can you? This is more or less the situation that Tobias Reinkemeier must deal with. Daniel Negreanu, Dan Colman, and everyone else at the table looks as Tobias wrestles with the decisi
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16:46
Can Bots Beat The BEST Pros? The Brains vs. AI Challenge Returns
Added 69 Views / 0 LikesThe machines have not gained sentience, but they sure are getting better at heads up No Limit Hold'em. In case you were wondering about heads up LHE, forget it. It's 100% solved. But there is still a long way to go with NLHE, and Carnegie Mellon is once again challenging the top heads up pros to take on their artificial intelligence. My team and I stomped them last time, but what does the future hold? Technology advances quickly! If you want to learn
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11:20
Shannon Elizabeth's $966,000 Poker Decision
Added 69 Views / 0 LikesBill Perkins puts American Pie starlet Shannon Elizabeth to the test in this million dollar sit 'n go. She is certainly capable of making some unorthodox plays, but can she look up the feisty business man with the Shark Cage in play? This river decision is not as simple as it appears. What would Doug Polk do? As always, Doug breaks down each street of action. Poker Hands is the show where Doug analyzes live poker hands from tv poker shows such as Poke
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06:26
Doug Fights Tonkaaaa In THE CAGE
Added 68 Views / 0 LikesDoug faces off against fellow streamer Tonka in the final table of THE CAGE. Two men entered, but only one can walk away. Watch Doug Polk play live on the UpswingPoker Twitch stream: https://www.twitch.tv/upswingpoker
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11:08
They ALWAYS Call Here! ($5,000 WCOOP Main Event)
Added 68 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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17:25
Poker Hands - Greg Merson's Bold Play at the WSOP Main Event
Added 68 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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17:05
Bob Saget On The River! ($10k WCOOP Run, Part 4)
Added 68 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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19:49
Ryan Fee Faces A BAFFLING River Bet. What Could This Wily Old Man Have?
Added 68 Views / 0 LikesIt's time for more high stakes action on Live at the Bike! This time it's Ryan Fee locking horns with Barry Woods. Don't let his appearance fool you, though. Barry is capable of some gangster moves! When Ryan limp/3bets preflop, Barry casually comes in for the 4-bet and proceeds to bet 1/4 pot on the river. What on Earth could this line mean? Should Fees look him up with an underpair? As always, Doug breaks down each street of action. Poker Hands is t
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21:53
SCAMS, HACKS, ANGLES! How I Almost Got Rolled For $30k
Added 68 Views / 0 LikesThere are lots of great people in the poker community, but you still have to watch your back. I've seen all kinds of schemes to separate innocent people from their money, and today I want to share with you some of the lessons I've learned throughout my poker career. I also have some interesting stories to share, and tips for how you can protect yourself if you find yourself in any of these situations. As mentioned in today's video, I previously posted
