He Called With WHAT?!

[@Labergemusic]

Really really good hand and great analysis too. These kind of spots aren't talked about enough.

[@Duderz]

I'm calling Dougs bluff and he won't upload a video tomorrow to keep balanced

[@netsfan100]

​@Andrew He could not make a video, post one, or post two. To be honest you can go with all three it's just important to switch it up every now and then so your subscribers can't put you on a specific schedule.

[@Kimber9758]

Cant be all loosey goosey wearing sleeveless shirts posting videos every day. Everything Doug does conveys information

[@why-even-try-brotendo]

@@Kimber9758 Well, you can't while eating a sandwich

[@natemurray02]

More hands like this!! Less bogus high stakes hands that don’t teach much

[@Robert-jy9jm]

"... and even though it was smaller stakes ($1000+) ..." - Doug "Am I a joke to you?" - My own savings account

[@jonathansykes4986]

Robert Yes

[@leftphilange69]

This comment made me shit myself lol 😂

[@GCK5]

these "am I a joke to you" replies getting really boring now, they seem to be on every vid on youtube ffs!

[@niels8195]

@@GCK5 Are these jokes a joke to you?

[@inthezoneeeechief]

@James Fondren my checking account is my savings account so what are you trying to say ?

[@southerncharity7928]

I'm a simple lesbian, I see Vanessa upload a video, I press like.

[@the1donkeyking]

Which Vanessa?

[@aaronclark007]

@@the1donkeyking Selbst

[@the1donkeyking]

I do the same thing for VS video cause I wanna see her punt her money to others. For some reason I like it a lot. Go VS!

[@rasmus7400]

lol wtf :D

[@snowmonkey8154]

@@aaronclark007 Vanessa has got to be the most feminine name for a butch like Selbst. Surprised she hasn't changed it to something more masculine.

[@jonathansykes4986]

Only Doug Polk can say 25/50 NL is "smaller" stakes.

[@Stockhandle123]

Jonathan Sykes I assume he means compares the videos he’s been showing. That stuff in Macau is so crazy big.

[@mrguy561]

High stakes poker is where you can lose at least a car or a house in a single hand.

[@jonathansykes4986]

mrguy561 there is a huge difference in the amount of money between a car and a house.

[@mrguy561]

@@jonathansykes4986 Some cars cost as much as some houses

[@j.sarnak1391]

@@mrguy561 , Is this a backdoor reference to a very young Doug Polk?? He was asked by an interviewer if he was going to play in the Macau games, and his response was a "trolling" , "I don't know if I want to bet "a car" and raise "a house" in every hand. That is not an exact quote - but something like it.

[@davidgregory113]

Nice to see a a more typical hand getting this kind of breakdown. Makes it easier to understand these spots on a hand you're more likely to face 👍 thanks!

[@Harv244]

More like this please. This video is way better then the other crazy high stakes "fun" videos.

[@robertxhacker]

Great hand analysis. I typically play 1/2 or 2/5, so these smaller stakes are greatly appreciated

[@jamesonkauch4647]

Run it up is such an awesome venue. They even let 12 year olds play in this cash game such as the kid next to Jesse Sylvia.

[@rc5989]

Well played hand by both players. Sometimes a good bluff gets called. Spot on analysis from Doug as always. Best hand analysis on the KZbins. Summer of Polker!

[@7177YT]

Enjoying the marathon so far, thank you! Keep up the grind! Cheers!

[@BRAYDENENGEL]

Just getting into poker and was disappointed to see you stopped uploading. Glad you're back, keep it up.

[@ruimagalhaes4948]

I'm starting to think doug has a prop bet going on to make him upload a video everyday 🤔

[@Carlos-lr7bn]

For sure

[@sylvanknoll8967]

Nice work Doug. Great to see you back doing so many poker vids.

[@JacobHG1234]

That heavy breathing at 5:08 killed me. Is James gandalfini at the table?

[@johnabbottphotography]

Thanks, Doug; I do like it when you review a hand where everyone kinda did what they should have. It shows that you can do what you're supposed to do... and still lose.

[@jamesnolan9426]

Thanks for the daily blogs. I appreciate it. I'm learning more each day.

[@zachpiotrowicz647]

I disagree with saying "normally after Dan bets on the river and Is called he is good most of the time".. what is calling on the river? A six or a deuce? Maybe.. but when you're called it's just as likely if not more likely you're called by a Jack or a weak Queen . Also you set yourself up to get check raised and put into a tough spot with a low end of your range . Check back the river and go to the next hand.

[@NoLongerGrilling]

Agreed. Jesse played his hand well, but Dan made 2 mistakes: waaay too thin value bet v good player and waaaay too loose/wide hero call OTR. It's so hard to be overbluffing OTR to hero with 9x here that it takes a total maniac to be profitable with 9x. 2nd str8 video where Polk has given questionable advice.

[@yonatanabiye5346]

keep them coming Doug. Loving these hands.

[@Phish620]

honestly refreshing to see a well played hand from everyone involved in the mix this was a good one Doug, way to keep it balanced

[@christopherwu115]

Love the uploads!

[@jonathantrego]

Are those cards 4 different colors? That is interesting to see for a live game (I now this is the norm online many places, but its odd to see it with live cards).

[@ParissaKhoury]

Doug Polk is the greatest of all time and the best Poker channel on KZbin

[@deeloc1993]

*watched these strategies, plays in 1-2 game, gets shown Q 6 for flopped 2 pair*

[@mikelewis5814]

Raise pre big

[@deeloc1993]

@@mikelewis5814 in a 200$ max buy in, raising 20$ doesn't even scare people off

[@dustinblack2006]

​@@deeloc1993 The logic for them is; "big bets + more players = lots of money when I flop a full house with 36o" lol

[@hansijawns]

Q6s is a reasonable preflop open though

[@niels8195]

@@hansijawns mandatory on the button

[@datemike7706]

In this spot i most likely advice to either fold, raise or call. This way you balance your range nicely.

[@aaronclark007]

Hey Doug, Love the videos. Would you spend a little more time on spots like this river comparing it to an ace? Would we just check back a river with an ace because it hits the BB check call range more or does it matter here?

[@TheMarkODonohue]

Really enjoyed this one Douglass. I love how it took like 3 minutes to get to the river action because we weren't watching players where you have to berate their every action. Solid stuff all round, well played Jesse, well played Dan. I learned more from this one than from Mike Matusow's inability to fold AA.

[@diabl2master]

8:24 dont you think Dan has some sixes in his range and some JT hands?

[@AndreasFroehliPoker]

Nice video, did somebody run a SIM whether all 9x are valuebets on river to get value from 6x mainly?

[@YayaTourney]

This is what I want to know. Probably a slamdunk bet in Doug’s house tho (hu bvb)

[@nikiyen6]

Check raise bluffs on the river are always a fun time

[@veetikyllonen7522]

I enjoy these kind of videos more than the crazy ones. There's more to learn and that's what I'm mainly here for (and for the humor as well). I know calling a large 3bet with 43o is a -EV play.

[@Cameron-wx1uv]

Where do you watch these videos ?

[@billflowers1785]

@Cameron 242424 great point! I'd love to know where I can watch this entire session! Msg me if you find out please.

[@not2sirius249]

Love this hand and analysis!! Two solid, thinking pros going at it... as far as the hand, my only thought is how often does Jesse do this? Check thrice and check raise river for value? That man likes To bet, raise, and reraise as much as he can... wonder if that played a factor... either way Doug, u r killing it lately!! Keep up the good work, much appreciation for all ur hard work!!👍

[@ryanolearymusic]

I'd love to see a video quantifying the value of having a blocker v. not having that blocker in an otherwise identical scenario. "A card like a 10 is kind of interesting as well. It now lowers the chance your opponent could have a straight himself and thus makes his range a little more likely to be bluffing." Following this logic, A-10 is a small pot hero call on the river, not a bluff-raise, right? Missed draws (3-5, 4-5, etc.) might be better choices for check-raise-bluffs if you "have to pick hands to make moves with."

[@prolichmirox8187]

Hey guys, could someone explaint to me: why in cash games people usually open-raise about 3-3.5bb, but in tournaments it tends to be smaller, even min-raises? In tournaments antes are a good portion of the pot so it --feels-- like we should bet even bigger than in cash. Is it because in cash we are usually 100bb+ deep and in tournaments much smaller? Thanks for explaining! :)

[@zamanski7094]

I liked that video! I always get in spots like those and don’t know what to do it’s in the micros so it’s a bit different but still nice to learn a thing or two

[@DoeNob1977]

Good content, more relateable for the regs/degens!

[@nickd3149]

Keep the videos coming Doug. They are awesome

[@CyberInferno]

Still loving all this content. In fact, you inspired me to go play poker for the first time in a while

[@czechpirc3212]

Nice to see you taking a break from trolling the fish

[@joshuapatrick682]

Jesse loves his blockers, when he played Merson in 2012 at the wsop I believe this came up where Merson told him he had been playing too much PLO because his overuse of them in Holdem. This seems to be another classic example.

[@jakeschneider312]

Keep the content going doug great stuff

[@dsfbsdfv]

What's the optimal bluffing frequency?

[@johntheplumberchannel3784]

love the streak buddy. Keep the videos coming. Thanks :)

[@dabrainyyyy]

Doug rly is on fire! Love it.

[@justinlanghorne9611]

What is showdown value?

[@marlon7826]

Showdown is when we get to the river, the action is over and the hands are shown. Having showdown value means u could have something that could win the hand if we get to showdown.

[@justinlanghorne9611]

Thank you.

[@jeffreyjoseph2737]

I really liked this one for a couple reasons. 1. The stakes aren't impossible to imagine myself playing one day. Made me focus more I guess. 2. You said it yourself. Both players did the right things on every street and it all made sense, yet there's someone getting the chips at the end of it. With me, anytime a bluff doesn't get through or I lose for whatever reason, I usually think either I played wrong or the other did on whatever street. Which is too black and white thinking. Sometimes you both play it ok

[@jarppe123]

That's pretty common way of thinking. Also note that winning doesn't make the play good either. Whatever result is doesn't really matter in itself. But if villain e.g. call with hand we would assume to fold it's good to ask was our assumption of villain wrong or was our own line not credible.

[@jeffreyjoseph2737]

@@jarppe123 absolutely winning means nothing unless on a long, consistent scale. But it's easier said than practiced Haha When you lose (real example of course) when you have nut flush on turn and the guy gets the full house on river...when you knew his range and bet enough to take away the direct odds of and have to throw your last $100 in when he bets because there's a chance he's bluffing....it's not a fun ride home haha

[@Malcolm.Y]

It's one thing to say the BTN has a higher range than the BB, in general, or on average. But with 9-7, the BTN cannot sanely perceive he is value betting.

[@CipherSerpico]

Anyone know any good new Hold’Em Books? I’m definitely more of an advanced player, but I stopped taking it seriously like 7 years ago and I’m looking to pick up a book that isn’t outdated. I already got No limit Hold’em Poker for Advanced Players (Matt Janada) but I don’t feel like I learned much. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[@andrewcole1564]

doug thanks for the consistent content-top notch bruh

[@rasmus7400]

Is Tx such a good blocker thou? Yes we block straights (KT/T8) but won't he double barrel them anyway?

[@danielracine1991]

What calls on Maor river bet that doesn't have a pair of 9s beat?

[@prisonmike3665]

You should review the EPT Main Event when UTG had Aces vs BB 69o.

[@BasedNeptune]

Where did Doug Coke go?

[@willlinke2849]

I think the analysis' are making a difference for me cause when I seen him reach for raising chips on the river I immediately looked at stack size to see if I could predict whether the guy would call. I think if he would of raised more on the river he would of got the job done. Thinking he had to go all in to have the numbers crunch out to a fold

[@wushu1984]

Doug Polk the machine pumping out these videos like they are going out of fashion

[@sham5222]

one of your best vids Doug, well broken down

[@sfoyogi8979]

the polker is in BEAST MODE.

[@bslay4r]

I have to say people generally don't believe to river check raises, most of the time they call even if they have some crappy hand. The general thought is that people generally not able to check the river with a strong hand.

[@89tin]

5:11 Good job working in some Kieth Morrison to balance your range 🛸

[@laartwork]

Finally Doug is wrong. Why value bet the pair of 9's on the river with a 7 kicker? You are only called if beat most of the time. You open yourself up to reraise. It was a great hero call but how many times have you made that call and he turns over a flopped set. No need to value bet the river.

[@aamadeo]

I'm just laughing with the thumbnail and the title of the video

[@fateaglio]

Doug dont lie you pre-record these and change t-shirt multiple times a day hahah

[@natemurray02]

He’s at least Pre recording and posting the videos in such a way that he doesn’t post the same shirt in multiple vids lol

[@DougPolkPoker]

I always try to do this then get lazy and record 1 instead. I do 2 a day every so often and 0 a day every so often too

[@fateaglio]

@@DougPolkPoker yeah i figured no harm in that :)

[@MrRiderEnduro]

Hi Doug, thanks for the videos nice stuff! Can you put another discount code for upswing that I missed the previous ones??

[@firefight33]

Check raise sizing suspiciously small. Even QJ/Q9 wants to go larger

[@mralmondbread]

He raised the pot

[@Matadorpoker]

Love the videos Doug

[@diabl2master]

4 colour deck on TV? Nice.

[@twhitemdi]

Please keep the Polker hands streak going, it’s the nuts

[@Rieper47]

Hey Doug, please do a poker hands on the funniest hand ever: Esfandiari v Laak all in QT vs A7

[@Trias805]

Did you mean "Polker Hands"?

[@Mizai]

he called with advertisements

[@FILIPFIXTIGER]

Call a raise with a pair of 9! Honey!

[@blakel582]

Why aren''t you worried about the queen on the flop as either player, but especially Jesse? Button definetly has lots of suited queens and queen high card hands in his range...

[@sammouzon1206]

Keep em coming!

[@Dreamville512]

I thought I was watching a Poker-Go video because of the title giving away the hand

[@MATTHRPE]

Doug I would like clarification on you reasoning for 3bet here? I know we are ahead of btns range but he is gonna call with a tighter range that dominates our AT. Maybe this is a really loose game but this is not good online. Love you bro

[@YayaTourney]

They have to continue with tons of dominated Tx and Ax, and folds are good.

[@Joesworldttv]

God I love the fast forward button.

[@joaoalegria7578]

This is one of the most confusing hands I ever saw.. I would literally do the opposite in either guy's shoes after the flop.

[@voldo123]

You'd do both sometimes, for balance

[@tylermaurer337]

The title of the video made me think it would a Rob Yong vid

[@cyberrider1765]

And i’m not intended to stop it🔥🔥🔥

[@pokerendboss3576]

Thanks for the LAB9 promo code Douglas I’m-back in the lab!

[@santanagarcia111]

Doug Polk thanks for the good videos. I hope you are enjoying making them instead of playing. If not I'm sorry. But your input is always good for the community of players still trying to learn

[@pugsnhogz]

Doug, I gotta say I feel like sometimes your range analysis is a bit... creative. Does Jesse REALLY play a queen like this? Maybe I'm being narrow minded...

[@billflowers1785]

@Luke Rickford I agree! He either would lead a queen(obviously) OR he would chk raise(creative?) To say he'd do both is contradictory for this hand. Doug needs to be called out on this. Well done sir!

[@billflowers1785]

@ Luke Rickford This is perfect hand to illustrate that chk, bet or chkraise are ALWAYS options just DOESN'T apply to everyone

[@Demondoink1]

Nope. Qx betting the river or going for the x raise with Qx two pair. A one pair Qx strong enough to go for a x raise (such as AQ/KQ) is either gonna 3bet pre, x raise the flop or bet out on the river. The bb is repping 2 pair+ so having the 9x is very valuable (compared to a hand such as TT) as it blocks turned 2 pairs such as Q9, 96, or the occasional 99 that flats pre. A hand such as Q9 is also more likely to go for a x raise, compared to QJ, as it unblocks rivered Jx which are always betting when x to.

[@TypeRob]

Only Jesse can really answer that.

[@Gos1234567]

Luke Rickford just seems fishy when the of caller checks turn,pfr checks,then pf caller checks again,like if ya had anything wouldn’t ya bet it ? Or is that too straightforward

[@jakesandersonsnowmancycling]

He called with Jack high!

[@antbanks7548]

Smaller stakes? These are still big stakes for 99% of your viewers. I think you should post more like this, good content and gives you a much broader selection to make vids.

[@palasako8732]

Thank you for analyzing a good hand rather than some Rob Yong 3-bet with Q2o and shove with a gutshot straight and a backdoor flush.

[@UncleBenjs]

0:25 Small guy looks like the other dudes puppet

[@mdd1963]

it would be 'uncomfortable' calling with just a pair of 9s,with the 2 overcards (J,Q) and possible lucky straights..; but, not betting the river? if he were setting the trap, he'd go bigger.

[@antontzonev1194]

That was a good hand on both parts.

[@KamratKamala]

Thank you!

[@thebuddyboss]

Tbh I like these thumbnails more, doesn’t give it away as much as some others

[@billflowers1785]

@thebuddyboss its better than revealing the entire hand in the title, BUT still gives away what dan will do in the end. Doug is just money hungry. Nobody is dumb enough to believe that the ppl that watch these videos WANT to know what will happen in the end, especially not doug.

[@mjuhazie]

I am the attorney representing Alec Torelli. Please refrain from using the likeness of my client in any future videos your produce. Reguards, Jim Adler, Esq.

[@adamporter1559]

Whoa Jesse got all loosey goosey on his phone. Setting the over under on people to make a similar joke at 74.

[@Harbz]

finding a call there is not easy

[@FocusedAndMotivated100]

10/25 smaller stakes. Nice one Doug.

[@davidmbonu2689]

After the turn checks through though how often is a nutted hand checking and risking losing tons of value by allowing it to go check check? Not the hardest call ever

[@garygwin1741]

Another Final Table For Phil Hellmuth today. See Doug, some players come and go, and some have a game THAT STANDS THE TEST OF TIME.

[@dr.mark.b.hubble]

His bluff would have been more believable if he had led out with a big bet on the river instead of check-raising. Especially after it went check-check on the turn. Why risk another check-check if you really have what you’re trying to represent?

[@johnbakker4828]

You should call it Blocker Hands.

[@nathansmith7335]

Nice hand to review