Doug Polk Lets The Hostess Decide If He Calls This $75,000 River Bet!

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You never know what you might see on The Lodge Live stream. You might see Pocket Aces vs Pocket Kings. You may see the nut straight lose to a full house after the board pairs on the river. There's a good chance you will see loads of straddles (and double straddles, and triple straddles). Players go all-in blind or play poker hands after looking at just one card. That's just what poker is like in Texas!
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[@CH3FFI3]

Thank you Doug for making poker great again.

[@dabolts25]

This is why the Lodge stream is the quickly becoming the best around.

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

Doug is maximum entertainment. Love it

[@slothbearanonymous]

jungle at the end was memorizing live tells and running back over the hand in his head for future info lol

[@fisnoun8639]

he was pissed, he dropped a "can we just get this over with"

[@Cloud21283]

My favorite part about this is Doug telling Taras to hurry up and then Doug goes into the tank and takes extra time to set up the flip game 😂😅

[@brandonw7247]

Tanking = Bad for game and streaming Flip Game = Good and awesome for game and stream

[@seviren]

I think the hurry up comment got him the action. Dude was unsure what to bluff because his turn size was so terrible. Lol. So he just went for a random overbet.

[@Cloud21283]

@@brandonw7247 Oh, dont get me wrong I love it. Just found it amusing.

[@jtg2525]

Taras was tanking with no action to him. Doug had a 1.5x pot bet to him. There’s a diff

[@vinniebullterrier6456]

Imagine have the money to just mess about with $75k and not have to worry about if you win or lose $121k-$191k pot. Legend

[@cryptoscotts]

Doug is a livestream legend! 💪😎

[@doktarr]

I actually kind of love Taras's bluff here. He believably has all the value, plays it in a way that's almost impossible to read, and gives Doug mediocre odds with the overbet. Sick play.

[@Jermo484]

Except it's Taras and he does this like constantly. If you called literally every time he bet on the river when you have a pair or better, you'd print money.

[@doktarr]

@@Jermo484 I can't claim that I've watched him close enough to know his patterns but sure, you have to be balanced in your bluffs at this level.

[@Chris-ov8hy]

I absolutely love ❤️ this!!!

[@darktranquillity4064]

Hay muchos proyectos que no se completan y por el tamaño de la apuesta en el river es un call de manual.

[@mr.giggles1344]

Playing poker is one thing, but playing pick a card for that much money would give me a heart attack..

[@SlasnerSb]

Very high level poker players will randomize their folds and calls in certain spots. It is possible that Doug felt he should be folding somewhere close to 50% in this spot, so he chose to add some pageantry. He is part owner of The Lodge, which means he is part owner of the stream, and of this youtube channel. So coming up with clever ways to make content like this makes him more money in the long run. Pretty smart businessman imo.

[@Eric-tj3tg]

Doug doing Doug things. Gotta love it!

[@Farts_McCool]

Jungle zero reaction, wondering how these morons are beating him 😂

[@fivehighflush]

It's hilarious how quick Dan can go from the most fun loving guy at a table to dead serious.

[@mikemckenzie3488]

My pick for hand of the year so far. Such good entertainment lol

[@VediNoshadeyan]

this clip right here made me subscribe

[@bill6112]

King of Spades!

[@m1guelangel791]

Doug is the best!

[@thefishindoc2249]

Haha he casually gave her a $5000 chip. Love it

[@bobdole7292]

No he didn’t

[@terracottapie]

Just for the record, that's equivalent to winning a $200 pot at 1/2 and tipping 5 bucks

[@SlasnerSb]

Why let a little thing like the truth get in the way of a subpar youtube comment read by a bunch of strangers.

[@bobdole7292]

@@SlasnerSb liars go to hell in the words of our lord and savior Jesus Christo

[@zonious7355]

He gave 1k, you can see the yellow as he passes it to her.

[@tophercabba]

see now that was fun lol

[@bossbear7187]

now THAT was a fun hand. great stuff!!!👍🏽

[@HappyGrouch]

I thought that was Sasha Grey... You know, the actor from the horror film “Would you Rather” and the tv show “The entourage” ... Right?

[@moneymikz]

Wonder what watch Doug is wearing? Looks like white ceramic but it’s not a RM Bubba Watson 🤔

[@CoolhandLuke322]

Your brain occupies 7-8 % of your bodies mass but it burns roughly 25 % of your bodies calories

[@TheConDuke]

That was much fun and funny

[@ChiefSupreme6803]

You burn a lot more money playing poker than you burn calories.

[@ehoffman2260]

Doug said, oh f when Taras showed his cards. He should have been happy that he had a winning hand. If he’s losing to Taras the best he can do is save 75 thousand, if he’s winning the choice of cards is worth the whole pot.

[@woswasdenni1914]

dough once internet pro headsup specialist who dont wanna table talk because he is not comfortable in that space in a game. dough today a showman in livepoker and best advertising for the game.

[@m4jorpayne]

Dough Polker hands

[@goodvibes5603]

Was that finger pointing at the card ?? 😅

[@johnd5619]

no denying Taras is good for the game.

[@sechsfufzig8738]

That calorie talk hurt a lot

[@YTSparty]

Lodge has some hot dealers.

[@tophercabba]

server got like $1000 tip too i think lol :P

[@leehjones]

I wish Cates and others would be quiet so we can hear Doug talk to himself and the commentators. Sometimes it's just time to be quiet.

[@raymondalbright4528]

I used to be annoyed by Doug's hand breakdown videos..... but still watched them.... yeah I know but he is a blessing to the poker community..

[@samfinkelstein5841]

Jungleman with the special appearance by Gary the snail from SpongeBob!

[@MsHehehohohaha]

Make Poker great.

[@dewsplash]

"Wait, he folded right?" Worst joke of 2023.

[@denon593]

I know, how stupid, not funny at all. Noone laughed at it

[@ts4gv]

@@denon593 lol

[@PkrDealer86]

was thinking the EXACT same thing

[@EggsForDessert]

Seems like a good way of seeing your opponents cards on a marginal decision without it always being a calll

[@fredddyyyful]

its a streamed game, hes going to see it eventually

[@thenotoriousdak]

The background convos totally ruin this livestream.

[@Matadorpoker]

And we can’t even talk at the table at the casino smh and y’all have this much fun

[@ralphkotwica6184]

This just in……… Doug Polk breaks the age old rule, one player per hand. Next on polker news.

[@jordanconnor1223]

What nik airball saying

[@epicstyles07]

Always a good scam when you can have your mark laughing with you after

[@JKenny44]

I don't see how it can be a scam when he offered Taras the card choice and it was Taras who called the girl over. Can you explain what you think happened?

[@epicstyles07]

@Jack Kenny they had some kind of signal or way to choose which one depending on a fold or a call beforehand

[@JKenny44]

@@epicstyles07 Right, but Doug told Taras to pick a card and it was Taras who called the girl over.

[@MAgaSUXX]

Well, the good news is that researchers at Golf Monthly claim that a round of golf burns as many calories as an average 30-minute gym session - somewhere in the order of 1,400 or 1,500 calories. After all, you're walking on average five miles and doing quite a lot of arm exercises. PS I love these goofy guys....

[@craigborrenpohl1233]

Love seeing Doug join the nice watch gang.

[@miamilawyerdaddy]

lol eh

[@johnnguyen6469]

Comic book guy and nik fatball need to do the Doug Polk weight loss challenge

[@Moneyovertruth]

Or they could just keep living the one they want... seems like they doing OK

[@johnnguyen6469]

@ how do I delete this trashapp health is more important than money bra. You can always make money.

[@Orangedarkness]

You act like you can just casually make hundreds of thousands of dollars. They're fat, but not disabled. Tons of people would take fat and rich over skinny and poor.

[@johnnguyen6469]

@ June Gonzaga just because you don’t make a decent salary doesn’t mean you should project your defeatist attitude on others. You can be lean and be rich bra. Those two are walking billboards for diabetes

[@speakinfaxonly21]

@@johnnguyen6469 I agree, in a less harsh manner lol. Albeit I would take fat and rich over skinny and poor anyway if it was my choice. I could easily lose the weight right after! Now if I had to stay fat my whole life. Nope. No amount of money could make me be obese. I rely too much on my ability to get around. Plus I love playing sports,.going for walks etc. Just no.

[@HouseofElrod1]

sick

[@motsnrub]

fun stuff

[@justsomeguy6474]

I hope she got a big tip!

[@That-Truck-Guy22]

Doug gave her the tip and the rest of it too 😆

[@CuttySnark]

I'd like a mathematically sound analysis of this play tbh as I am curious if Doug comes out ahead turning this into a flip.

[@johnnyb5534]

It's hard to do cause you'd have to account for how aggressive Taras is and what his range is, but he is on the button so it probably opens it up a bit. He beats AK, AQ, AJ, JJ, 99, 98, 97, 77, 76, 65, spade draws (his king also removes a decent amount of hands Taras could have)(could maybe remove AK and JJ because they likely 3-bet preflop). Not sure if you can add KJ/KQ cause they likely fold the flop raise. Loses to A10, K10, Q10, J10, 10-9, 10-8, 10-7. 50/50 seems pretty reasonable, but yeah, would like to see someone smarter than me do the math on this lol

[@michaelg4664]

@@johnnyb5534 Why did you leave out QQ?

[@johnnyb5534]

@@michaelg4664 Think they 3-bet preflop with queens, but obviously you can mix up your play

[@michaelg4664]

@@johnnyb5534 Good point.

[@mikeyluk5113]

Epic!

[@thomascampbell5146]

I enjoyed that a lot haha

[@dantran5478]

fucking wild!

[@davidoconnor1773]

Tf is going on in these table conversations!

[@jakeberg6758]

It’s good to be lucky and rich😆. That was awesome

[@Young-ep8ik]

"I'm just thinking how much to bet" live tell that you are weak. Just like someone who makes eye contact with you or snap call/jam. Player with a strong hand would consciously avoid doing those things.

[@pokersoftwarereviews5051]

At lower stakes this is true. But if the player is good, looking for these kinds of tells won't work, in fact they'll often backfire. For example, there's this one story Negreanu tells where he's bluffing a weak hand and he intentionally puts his head down in his hands while his opponent thinks about it. Everyone who follows the high stakes poker community ends up seeing this on TV and/or KZbin, and for the next year or so he's just printing EV by performing the same "tell" whenever his hand is nutted.

[@markfelkin168]

So you burn more calories in 9 hours of poker than 9 hours of skating don't think so , they're about to crack a sweat I don't know how they do it absolute athletes

[@chiknsmack]

Your brain burns a ton of calories when you're really using it. The study they were talking about was of chess players and why they lose so much weight during multi-day tournaments.

[@SuicidelG]

My favorite thing is people at the poker table talking shit about stuff they have no clue what they're talking about lol

[@gjarrett717ify]

Mouth breathing burns a f ton of calories 😂

[@bobbywhite1645]

DOUG WINS EVERY FLIP

[@seongyeollee1323]

dam shes tall and pretty

[@TheCod3r]

Simp

[@johnnguyen6469]

Her arm tattoo ruins it

[@BaenGeiwn]

This move is a good setup for shenanigans in the future. Just inform the waiter that in case there will be a this kind of spot, the card he wants to be picked will be, say, to her right. This might be good for show but it's just bad for transparency etc.

[@Divinevert]

It was Taras who suggested the server do it. Unless he really hates money, I don't think it was his ploy to lose the flip.

[@silengginileng3692]

Gtfoh. If he was already decided, then whats the point of doing it? Also, he asked his opponent to pick.

[@a12t]

Jungle is not amused

[@bubblejhonson2819]

golf does not burn more calories than skating lol

[@marce4241]

Guy is talking straight bullshit.

[@Nick_315_Palumbo]

So tired of hearing about blocker cards! 🙄

[@casedonn6213]

I hope he threw her a nice tip :)

[@nicholaszeman]

He could of motioned to the call girl on which one was the correct king!! Am I the only one that sees that angle??? It’s slick But not slick enough for the real sharks

[@albondigas9549]

sheesh click bait

[@iGotViet]

he went 8th

[@julyzerg1]

Is Brad Owen still alive?

[@heinrichh.6369]

yes

[@gavinhuang4521]

How much did he tip the Service Girl?

[@uzumakinaruto3035]

$5000 chip

[@michaelfluharty7904]

Why zoom out on the flip??? Disappointing

[@matteframe]

I wonder if Doug would have folded if the guy chose not to play the flip game...

[@vertualvice]

Knowing it's Taras, I'd say he's 90%-10% he was calling.

[@matteframe]

@@vertualvice Taras made the overbet to get Doug to fold... that's what he was trying to do... agreeing to play that game showed Doug he knew he didn't have the nuts.. if he HAD the nuts, he wouldn't play the game, in which case Doug should fold.

[@allyjhughes]

It’s not up to Taras whether they play the game or not. It’s completely up to Doug whether Taras likes it or not

[@dave5857]

Doug already said he was flipping to decide whether to call or not. This was just a more interactive way of randomising what he saw as a 50/50 decision.

[@matteframe]

@@dave5857 but when Doug says Taras gets to choose the card, and it's binding, that's slightly different than Doug just flipping a coin. It might be the same difference, but it's an interesting game theory scenario.

[@Ambrocio-qr6es]

This was such an easy call. The board is not “wet” only losing to 10X hand. Other than that, all draws missed

[@oscarinio]

Well that is what he is representing on the river bet obviously. Yes it kinda is an easy call. But ppl underbluff rivers

[@rickk787]

I wish I had the money to play this game and laugh when someone beats you out of a 121k pot....Great to be rich

[@nathanialbrown1]

THAT WAS AWESOME DOUG I LOVE YOU DOUG POLK IS THE BEST PERSON IN POKER

[@Tward2929]

How much did he tip her ?

[@rickk787]

$100

[@hxnter7275]

I get having fun but this really ruins a game lol

[@dannz5ofickerius27]

I just hate how doug shuffle his chips

[@jimmygoske6603]

W rizz by Doug

[@jeremyhuang13]

20 years from now. Poker game will be vastly different. People will remember how owners/investors of poke rooms or poker directors get to choose who they want to be in the game. Pros will allow big money fish to come in like this turd to donk off thousands on pocket 7s. Great for TV but awful poker players. Nice stream Doug. You will be very rich and thanks to these turds.

[@Copypastedates]

How much did he tip her

[@UHLASKAGUY907]

1k it looked like

[@Copypastedates]

@@UHLASKAGUY907 I have the wrong job lmao

[@UHLASKAGUY907]

@@Copypastedates always a chance to improve your standings! Just gotta go and do it!

[@BrettMKW]

Based on their talk it sounded like Doug already knew he was good by saying "I win if Ks you win if Kh", then celebrating when Ks is flipped as though his KK can't just be the worst hand.

[@dave5857]

I mean, his opponent flipped over his hand at 6:20, so he probably knew Kings were good at that stage

[@BrettMKW]

@@dave5857 I don't know how the fuck I missed that, Doug even said before he was binding. Sorry.

[@dave5857]

​@BrettMKW haha, no worries.

[@GlenTheGuesser]

Wow!

[@Nik_Airball]

Dough is cute xoxo

[@martinhansen1278]

She should always say call. If he loses they laugh it off but if Doug wins there could be a sweet tip coming her way. Folding doesn't do anything for her

[@allyjhughes]

What?

[@johnnguyen6469]

Isn’t he the owner? Pretty sure he’s already hitting it

[@augiegrant524]

she's picking a face down card did you watch the video?

[@ronaneverett529]

It’s random, she’s picking from two face-down cards

[@Milkywayboy]

I don’t think you watched the video…

[@user-ss3wf1bp9o]

Хироу кол

[@kemillionaire2]

That waitress is fine

[@mrsusan893]

Meatball

[@jonathonvince561]

They are playing like all this is fake money

[@Justinxyoon]

A lot of high stakes player talk about that. The money stops becoming real to them lol

[@Justinxyoon]

Plus when they’re in a game. I think they try to disassociate the money from the chips. So you don’t make decision based off money but the optimal decision

[@kagnewcobra5228]

@@Justinxyoon Exactly why a casino uses chips instead of cash!

[@bennyb7772]

it probably is

[@nathanialbrown1]

I hope DOug tipped that girl 10k for that +100 vs -25 125k swing AMAZING

[@roffo]

burned a fuckton of calories watching this

[@GraceAlder99]

Airball does physical fitness? Biggest bluff I've ever seen at a table

[@curby1572]

Why nobody on here not commenting how fine af that girl was is beyond me

[@untouchable360x]

Simp move.

[@edwardziadeh5362]

Is this real money I think it's fake.

[@smith077906]

The fact he was rooting for a none call should have given the game away

[@joelfresque6335]

She shouldn’t be referred too as a service girl

[@TheCod3r]

Stop being a snowflake that's her job title

[@XxOffTonexX]

@@bennyb7772 he tipped her. As soon as he won the pot he put a chip in her hand.

[@paulmayer8654]

Would you prefer casino wench? 😂😂😂

[@NoumenalSoup]

Hope she sees this bro

[@andrewadami3920]

I love how Doug had to chirp in the middle of the hand, "Yes, your brain burns a lot of calories." As if saying, "Jungleman, how do you not know this? You are a poker player." As they mentioned, chess players burn thousands of calories thinking every day. Just look at the chess community. They are surprisingly skinny for guys that sit 10+ hours a day.

[@dchall8052]

LOL at the guy who said golf burns more calories than skateboarding I can easily play golf for 4.5 hours on a Saturday. do you know how difficult it is to skateboard for 4.5 hours? hilariously misinformed