Doug Polk Loses $2,376,125 In 14 Hands

The 14 biggest pots that ‪@DougPolkPoker‬ has lost at The Lodge.
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The Lodge Card Club is a members-only social club in Round Rock, Texas (just north of Austin). With 24/7 cash games and 2+ tournaments per day, The Lodge is THE place to play poker in central Texas. The Lodge Live is streamed every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 3PM CT.
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!
The stream regularly features Lodge owners Brad Owen, Andrew Neeme, and Doug Polk. Players like Rampage, Mariano, and Igor Kurganov has also graced The Lodge Live felt. And who knows? One day The Lodge may even host players like Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, or similarly huge poker names.

[@nightwi5h959]

"Hey boss, I've got a great idea for another video. You getting absolutely blasted for an hour!" That's....brave. We love it though xD

[@TheLodgeLive]

No joke that is exactly how this went

[@nightwi5h959]

@TheLodgeLive Not only can I believe it, I'd bet Doug was like yeah go for it that sounds hilarious 😆

[@TheLodgeLive]

100%

[@stevenxu5747]

@@TheLodgeLive he's obviously a smart businessman. When people see this video, they will be rushing over to The Lodge to play Poker against people like Doug (only to be sorely disappointed).

[@falconhoof3421]

"fck yeah..And why dont we make it click bait af so it gets more views by titling the video "loses 2 milly in fourteen hands" and not over 14 games... That way he cant fire us?? " 🤣

[@radical6905]

Doug really committed to proving the Lodge games are fairly dealt

[@matebreskovic5880]

I have never kissed a girl

[@kvnd7331]

@@matebreskovic5880 thanks for sharing

[@Highstakespokerhands]

@@matebreskovic5880 We all know that you are more into kissing men.

[@lightonstillwaters6789]

​@@matebreskovic5880I was so surprised by your non sequitur reveal, I burst out lol. Not what I expected to read in a poker game comment section! Good luck breaking your abstinence streak if you would like to kiss a girl. It will be a great experience.

[@hehexd4557]

@@matebreskovic5880 based

[@RichKent]

I’ll never tire of watching Doug try to bluff a drunk Taras 😂

[@scrubfive9239]

Ikr, Why does he keep doing it?! 😂

[@jamesforeman8028]

@@scrubfive9239because balance or something idk, you know the guy is not folding but smash your head into a wall I guess

[@凯文的扑克之路]

that is a call when you are not drunk too...

[@RiverRat6996]

@@凯文的扑克之路yea but still why try to bluff a drunk dude he’s lucky he actually had a hand because he would have looked stupider getting called by third pair

[@chriswilson1968]

He's way too deep into GTO. He can only think like a solver. He's got no Ivey in his game.

[@brutal4000]

Spoilers: it is calculated by total pots, not by how many he put in.

[@JD_tcb]

What does that even mean? How can he lose $ in pots he isn't in? "total" and "how many" mean the exact same thing.

[@ML-sj3gi]

@@JD_tcb It isn't clear, and I didn't check, but I think he means he is calculating the total by adding the total of the pots he was in and lost. Not be adding the total he put into those pots. So the actual amount Doug lost would be less than half of the total.

[@Jokester1338]

@@JD_tcb It's money he lost out on, not the lost bets.

[@dakel7]

I never get tired of watching Doug lite his money on fire

[@thrillofitall89]

Taras is great for the game, hes able to be entertaining to watch and fun without being an abrasive, loud, or rude person. He just plays in a way that is chaotic but true to his own form. Its good stuff

[@vegastjg]

Doug's going to mess around and lose his share of the Lodge Mahal.

[@maniaco187]

Nah you gotta remember Doug had a crypto channel 2 bull runs ago and was a millionaire back then so he must have tons of BTC and ETH I think he might be richer than Bill Perkins

[@noitallmanaz]

i am starting to wonder about my life choices as I sit here and watch Taras drunk pokering for the 5th or 6th time in a couple of weeks.

[@nfc14g]

I thought it was 14 hands in a single session based on the title.

[@shaner217]

Don’t ya love ckickbait? Isn’t it wonderful to never have anyone label a video correctly? Pathetic dishonest manipulative marketing is what it is.

[@mrgainz7252]

​@@shaner217super annoying tbh, he didn't lose 2.4mil either.

[@shaner217]

@@mrgainz7252 Agreed. It should honestly (and I'm being 100% serious) be illegal to blatantly misrepresent yourself and create false perception. I'm sure it wouldn't be legal to intentionally teach false information in school so I'm not sure why this crap is allowed. The title should just say "Doug Polks losing hands at the lodge.". Manipulative marketing poisons industries around the world and then poisons the minds of people. Hopefully one day "marketing" is illegal. Advertising is fine, but marketing should be illegal if that means injecting bullshit into ads.

[@crymore331]

Even though it doesn't say it's in a single session in the title.

[@shaner217]

@@crymore331So are you claiming it's not a clickbait title? Or do you think it is a clickbait title?

[@l.ls.8890]

Doug needs to take some classes on his own Upswing poker courses to improve his strategy on winning.

[@jachcoff]

probably cant afford it by now, those courses are like 1k each

[@corysatx8730]

heard hes polking peoples eyes out for that class@@jachcoff

[@POKERMIKE-1624]

Na just fine a way to use a program like he did online to play kid poker so he could win. That was really impressive lol pathetic

[@americansantacruz6080]

@@POKERMIKE-1624real time assistance is trash.

[@POKERMIKE-1624]

@americansantacruz6080 is that so seen the results this thing can do ? Look it up the win rate, you not a polk fan, are you ? Lol, it's so garbage that they band player's using them and went after them using them 🤣

[@sdmit2000]

Good to have a fish in the game 😂

[@boardpassenger1483]

lol

[@Robert-ky8gl]

Looks like we're gonna see a good amount of content on Doug's YT channel next year. How many views do you need for $2,376,125 in ad rev?

[@jeffreyjewell75]

8 trillion

[@tage202]

Here I am questioning my decisions after losing $500. I don’t feel as bad now.

[@juanantonio3487]

You should.

[@swordofallah1129]

You'll be back playing poker soon . Once you smoke rocks at the Lodge your hooked

[@fouada8656]

If you’re stack is $500 then that’s just as bad as Doug losing $130k. You should feel bad so it doesn’t happen again

[@tage202]

@@fouada8656 yeah it’s all relative. Don’t get me wrong it sucks to lose any amount of money but it’s still shocking to me how these guys play with $millions like it’s nothing.

[@dean98052]

Drunk Uncle trying to punt is the highlight of this channel LOL

[@iglesiasnando]

This video makes me feel better about my bad decisions.

[@juanantonio3487]

@@DrBamWam Then you are not spot on with your reads.

[@whateverittakes1673]

Reads could be spot the fuck on but if you lack self control to fold when you know you are beat or are a gambler who hopes for "ONE TIME "ignoring better judgement then you get what's comin... Broke. @@juanantonio3487 Great poker minds aren't always great poker hearts and faces. Discipline is really key in poker and it's a matter of the heart, not knowledge or skill...

[@Fony_turgeson]

suddenly upswing poker sales drop drastically

[@mikekarr2920]

Where do these guys make all their money? Seriously! Who can afford to lose 2.5 million in 14 hands. Goodness gracious

[@fouada8656]

KZbin might pay them $250k/year by itself and they own the lodge and other businesses as well

[@xavierharding8938]

57:30 fun fact Doug Polk and Jungleman are the same age, however Jungleman's face disagrees by about 20 years or so.

[@jluchette]

A few uploads in a few days? ALWAYS an instant click & a smile. All my best to you & your family this holiday season. ♣️ 🐶 🎄

[@stu_gahtz1740]

This should be the pre screen warning for anyone that wants to get into poker. Painful stuff to watch it all at once like that. 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@bryansblood4423]

Saw the title and thought this was in the span of one session XD

[@HabibVentures]

I absolutely LOVE Taras, my all time favorite, he cracks me up every single time & whata beast of a poker player, he didn't even flinch on river making such a huge snap call.BEAST !! RESPECT🎉❤.

[@pjsaki4797]

“Like my uncle Les used to say “When the money is gone, it’s time to move on”.” - Lester Murphy 🙂

[@user-ug5mm7zw7x]

He has to be top 3 worst of all time with airball

[@BobCaseyAerial]

That was a crazy night of poker. Thanks Skull Mike & Slick Rick

[@RoCkShaDoWWaLkEr]

These hands are not from one night.

[@tanthony298]

Is this the new Upswing course?

[@jwilder]

Everyone loves to see Doug lose money

[@toomanydiscs1056]

Looks like Doug is trying to compete with the can't win a hand Phil helmuth highlights

[@prashantsinha4311]

Doug should watch his poker tutorial videos

[@JohnSmith-pb4ri]

Let's be real. It's about 14 hands of Doug getting some shit luck. Happens to all of us.

[@carterbutler2535]

Nah he's in a lot of situations that he just shouldn't be, he's straight punting

[@huyhoang8348]

lol nah, they bluff like crazy , eveyone play with him know that and keep call or bait all the street, he just put money in , other just check check or fold a shit hand if miss the flop

[@golfmaniac007]

Doug loses obscene amount of money and he still can genuinely smile as if it’s nothing…..he must be really rich from bitcoin

[@michaelmarron8441]

Where does Doug get his money from?

[@gregorykelly8000]

Snap called the all in, knew something. The call on turn means he calling river after the the, "One time lie."

[@superfreeeeeak]

min 27:00 - Polk´s twotimes pot shove on the river with 10 7 was for value? So he put Bill on an overpair? what r´u thinkin´`?

[@tavaresmorales9008]

Must be why i have yet to see Polk's name on wsop paradise 😢

[@jennym2276]

How to handle the bad run?

[@jasonbatteiger2421]

very late in this that's gotta be j.abdalla right at around 1:07:00 (start of doug's a10 off hand), crazy i know that voice almost entirely (and this well) from the upswing mixed games course only pretty much. also and this might not be 100% accurate (i didn't add up all the dead money in every pot, so if anything my est here is higher than what doug's shown to have lost in these 14 hands), i got in order each hand lost by doug: 50, 50, 54ish, 55ish, 60, 71, 60ish, 74, 76, 84, 85, 90.5, 129 and 230, which added together equals 1,168,500, pretty much exactly half the losses the title indicates. did they think nobody's notice that?

[@apocalypsepromotions7676]

How about posting or commenting on dealer biographies?

[@vexailspittervexailspitter2422]

Why did he bluff against Perkins with 2 pair? Weird bet in my opinion. Was he trying to get a 9 to fold? Just strange bet, guess maybe he was reacting to Perkins sizing and figured after an over bet a flush wouldn't only bet 12k on the river, I just don't know. Would love to hear his feedback on that one

[@sethshapiro5973]

I think the lesson here is that Doug is more often than not completely unable to make reasonable laydowns. If there’s even a remote chance (in his mind) that he’s getting bluffed, he’s making the call. Never bluff him, and always go for max value. Printing money.

[@gemini1213]

He should probably bluf more. He is good at it.

[@chaseaaronthomasify]

Click bait should be illegal

[@piFFD513]

The pots were totaled up to 2+ million, right? Meaning he didn’t lose 2 million if more than half the money in it wasn’t his.

[@shaner217]

They're bullshitting everyone for clicks. They use fake math like you mentioned, and a fake title to make it look like it's one session. It's manipulative marketing and it shows they have no integrity.

[@kassenk]

Why is Doug playing so many trash hands he says not to play in his courses?

[@oliverbarton7353]

No rake in these games, so you can play a lot more hands. He's super deep vs crazy fish so can make some pretty speculative preflop plays and assume he has the skill edge post-flop to make them profitable. The nit game is often on, so you have to fight for pots way more, almost as though you're playing a tournament with increasing blinds. Finally, he has an image to maintain - he can't really be seen to just nit it up and bumhunt fish in live-streamed games in his own casino. Suicide bluffs vs drunk Taras = cost of doing business.

[@stefanhristov2412]

The dealer..... nice nice nice

[@3up3down.]

Is this a cash game with their real money? Or like tournament pot chips?

[@decarlocalloway01]

CERTIFIED PUNT ☄️

[@jessymanuel4685]

Alex might be the single human running the furthest above EV in all of poker. Remarkable how often dude piles with napkins and remarkably gets there.

[@RichardsWorld]

Garrett is back. A Robbi vs Garrett match would go viral.

[@Highstakespokerhands]

Stupid fish vs Shark? Why would I watch that. I prefer mowing my lawn and drinking beer on the alley

[@shanebraund9987]

He does not need to be playing poker anymore.

[@willh4340]

Cold deck for Doug! I'm sure he knows how to find an upswing, though!

[@BassAckwards2020]

I come here to feel normal

[@egidiomezzo7643]

😁

[@Hoosier81]

It takes big balls to find those kind of calls.

[@immysteryman1]

Or tilted emotions

[@jamesschafer5747]

The heads up match call by Owen was insane. Blocked all draws only calling a stone bluff and Doug has many better value hands

[@ronnieplanter6402]

Calling is easy and just feeding into your urges of curiosity and ego, making big laydowns is what takes true character. But I guess if you're a nit by nature then it's the other way around

[@boyacaxa]

Since he's the founder o "The Lodge" and he's playing in it's own home, how much it's the rake? Did the rake made him breakeven? Lol

[@dariolinan3029]

There’s no rake cause it would be illegal in Texas. Players pay a membership fee to be part of the club + they rent you your chair at the table by the hour.

[@andrewb4943]

‘All of them were calls’ 😂😂

[@sinatra222]

Doug's all-in with 10 7 vs Bill's flush will never make sense.

[@fastcontrolps4562]

You wrote wrong title, from Germany it looks like Vanessa Selbst is playing, or is there some transformation sh*t going on in the US?

[@erichiguera]

30:57 preview of what doug will look like as an old man (when he hunches over)

[@user-je6xu9em8f]

Moral of this video.... Always put max pressure on Doug with top pair. Never fold top pair to Doug. Plus EV

[@John-tc7yp]

What about the "you don't need the cards, just the chips", or "you play your opponents, not your hands"?

[@salvygambler8607]

Man, at some point he will figure out it’s ok to fold or just check and get beat… these are expensive bluffs

[@chriswilson1968]

Yeah hes just flat out playing bad poker. Why is he opening J10o and then 4 bet bluffing with it out of position. In this game? Lol Hes way too loose and way over playing.

[@user-gx2yy1df6f]

58:40 bill ask doug what he had, anybody get what he said ? it got a big chuckle .

[@ontilt76]

The table talk on these tables is brutal. It's like a table of rich college boys with Daddy's money

[@donbaxley5530]

All poker players go broke at one time or another. Some get lucky and come back, some borrow from other players and come back, but most stay busted!

[@michaelrussell6919]

Who is whispering “do it, do it” at 24:30 right after the big sigh?

[@wydellbirchwood9146]

can anyone explain to me how doug, a guy with a networth of around 15-30 million can actually lose 2.3 milly and not freak out?

[@MartijnMartens]

Wow, Doug was having a very rough night. 😅

[@paparahzi113]

On hand 154, the commentator mentions Doug has no spades so he's likely to bluff.. is this because his opponent is more likely to have 2 spades and therefore a missed flush draw? TIA.

[@olba7804]

Impressive how Doug changed clothes so fast between each hand

[@stefanhristov2412]

Doug the master 😂😂😂

[@TheWindriver10]

YA! HOW TO LOSE YOUR ASS IN ONE EASY EVENING!

[@Argumemnon]

I wish I had that much money to lose!

[@matebreskovic5880]

I don't have for milk

[@hanhcon9756]

if you have alot of money,i think you shouldnt' play spend buy something,lol,

[@ncharles0333]

I don't think he does.

[@matebreskovic5880]

@@ncharles0333 I don't have for bread, do you feel sorry for me

[@craigsakid]

Watching from Edinburgh, Scotland, where I currently live, although I'm American!

[@andrewchang8162]

If you compare this video to the video where Rampage loses it all, you can see that Doug is a better player in the way he thinks

[@jamesjones2675]

Does Doug know he is allowed to check?🤣🤣🤣

[@user-ni2vk9xl2v]

Doug is a shocking player !! Always thought so… god knows hy anyone would allow him to teach them how to play.

[@Nicole-yy1kn]

How much did he win though?

[@RemedialRob]

I enjoy watching Doug Polk lose money almost as much as the people he's losing money to enjoy watching Doug Polk lose money.

[@brockhershey414]

Taras is a solid poker player. Strong . Just like his chest, very strong.

[@ronb8052]

I live in Vegas. I've seen guys lose their wives, children , jobs and homes thinking they're "professional gamblers." A few years ago, Gus Hansson didn't have $10,000 to enter the World Series. TJ Cloutier allegedly borrowed money from everyone in Vegas. I could name a thousand examples of gamblers being broke. Two words of advice: money management.

[@zappadali8696]

The nature of the beast makes poker a love hate relationship.

[@jarodmorris4408]

Interesting to wear an "UPSWING" t-shirt on such a downswing in bankroll.

[@KHallesy]

Doug Polk is always fun to watch, especially when he goes against the old time pros like Negraunu, Ivey and Hellmuth.

[@izzyv1184]

Doug has to be a winning player even with those losses. However it’s interesting to see this perspective of him.

[@jpack22]

I’m no security professional but I think you’re supposed to wand people BEFORE they walk in a room full of money…

[@greenwave819]

Doug can't lose, all his posts show him winning bigly

[@nicholi2789]

The sound of Doug shuffling chips for an hour. How pleasant.

[@anthonylewis9527]

The hand at 40 minutes Doug plays absolutely terrible. His hand beats nothing but an absolute bluff lol

[@oddie1427]

Guys, Lodge is Full of Fishes include the owner!

[@michaelfosco2531]

lol at Doug making this to deter from the fact he’s up millions in the lodge games. Ain’t working on me!

[@WestonJ-x4r]

You can tell bills a nice guy by the way he double fists that extra small cup of tea😂😂

[@melraymundo3395]

That's not Doug Polk. That's Tyler Herro

[@Retronize84]

These guys have to have a 10M bank roll to be playing this big?

[@lukamilas8648]

100M

[@dennissaga7203]

Owen is like a grade one student

[@Brokers_Anonymous]

chasing straights and flushes

[@LimitlessVibrations]

I swear ive never seen doug get a bluff through. Dude just quit poker. Dudes a fish on a table full of sharks and whales

[@raymondhernandez]

Bill was calling no matter what. Lol

[@yiannis2002s]

Difficult to bluff Bill. He is a calling station. A big gift from Doug....

[@matts7476]

What is this??? Just a bunch of times Doug loses?? You can do that with any player and make them look like shit.. Show all the times he bluffs and gets called but dont show when be bets big and gets called because of his image. He probably won more that the 2 million in these games you too the lost from

[@danielpalmer1730]

Good to see pro’s can play crappy like the rest of us at times

[@skullduggery3377]

Another one who trusts his reads? They won't call...I'm Doug Polk.

[@johnoneill1386]

How does Taras manage to be skinny and fat?