High Stakes Feud | Daniel Negreanu vs Doug Polk

[@johnlentz2712]

I wanna see Phil Hellmuth vs Tony G in one of these

[@annguyen2754]

OMG YES 👍

[@MrtovalNYC]

Oh hell yeah!!

[@Jackalopemusic]

OMG I would drop everything I am doing to see that. You are a genius 😎👍🏿

[@Lkshy_abq]

its not happening because 1. Hellmuth's too chicken to play a cash heads-up his brain hurts when he tries to evaluate thing bigger than 10BB preflop (relies too much on compulsory action instead of creating one) 2. Hellmuth could barely keep it cool with Esfandiari in front of him who is like 30% annoying in comparison for Tony G 3. Nobody wants to see drunk tony G winning on pure luck celebrating loud while Hellmuth waltz off Wait we want no. 3 , WE ALL WANT IT😂😂

[@shadowxtwinkey]

My dream

[@blackjackreward4456]

I've met Daniel four times and spoke to him as well. Fantastic, relaxed, genuine sense of humor, and as unpretentious as ever to the point of being possibly the friendliest celebrity I can imagine, and even if he weren't a celebrity, his friendliness would be top notch.

[@blackjackreward4456]

I also got to sit opposite Greg Raymer and chatted for almost six hours at a tournament, and it really made my trip. Thanks to both of you, as well as many others!

[@terrydell6771]

Glad you met Daniel. Thats makes you a humanitarian

[@GreenThumbFreedom]

It's the Canadian in him 😂

[@davidicousgregorian]

Well when you have 50 million nothing to do but play cards and never get questions from hotty wife .money wasting game 🎯

[@ryanh311]

The dialogue between them in real life versus social media goes to show how toxic hiding behind a computer makes your personality versus having to look adversity in the face.

[@brijanvierhout4642]

Im confused, did they just have friendly banter online or were they actually fighting?

[@cmbsoldja]

Yep. Dudes be pussies in real life.

[@RodJeez]

You're a dum b novice dude

[@FirstLast-dy1sf]

@@RodJeez classic example of a incel there

[@danielhicks4826]

Yuppp

[@Sassannid]

Daniel has to be the most likeable and fun poker star ever to watch as a fan. He's just pure entertainment and just so happens to have some of the best reads in poker history

[@Tarasyoutube]

Doug is also pretty likeable and interesting to watch. That intro was bizarre.

[@rugbychampion1]

@@Tarasyoutube I think it was for the camera. They are just trying to generate heat to the game, they are both invested in it. Whatever beef they have is basically nothing

[@Tarasyoutube]

@@rugbychampion1 definitely basically nothing, so what was that..😉😘

[@matthewhutt544]

Don't meet your heroes.

[@MA-gv3wg]

Daniel gave Polk some hands due to getting camera time and his maturity. He doesnt need to win anynmore money. Thats what happens when you get older.

[@RetroGames68]

This is way more friendly than I could have ever anticipated

[@TW-dp5uy]

After the "Big Game", "Shark Cage" etc. I'm more happy to see actions like this with a professional broadcast again. It was missing for many years to watch events like this. Keep going, it's nice entertainment!! :)

[@umunhum]

I've been missing this too. So much fun.

[@conceitedxo]

depends on what you call professional broadcast.. but i can highly recommend any triton series videos

[@allankay12]

The reason is most of todays poker pro's are boring AF to watch play. They can win a triple up pot and they look the same as if they just lost 95% of their chips. Todays stars are just plain BORING to watch.

[@conceitedxo]

@@allankay12 thats probably because theyre mostly online players that just dont want to act out on camera or something .. i feel u tho

[@masonjames7308]

Polk out flopped him so much

[@shanepinkerton9295]

I want to shout out the commentary crew on this one. They did absolutely amazing and it was such a drastic improvement from the first Phil and Antonio match.

[@guibox3]

Except for the one guy constantly saying Daniel's name wrong. You think SOMEONE would have fed him the proper way to say it at some point during the 3 hour game

[@TheMrAlexi]

@@guibox3 negreanew

[@valuablesandwich]

@@guibox3 yeah and the way they say "out and about"... just all wrong!

[@ProdByClockwerk]

Isn’t it Daniel neg-ruh-knew /s

[@caesartapia5702]

They were terrible

[@nickycritic5269]

Daniel is just a class act. I think this match showcases these players’ gap in maturity more than anything.

[@Richard-ot5ss]

no Doug is mature too. Daniel is making him out that way but he didn't really do anything. He criticized Pokerstars for increasing rake saying it will help recreational players. "Wearing a tshirt" with the more rake is better is kind of nothing, it's not like he acted immature or did anything with it. I love both of them so I feel comfortable explaining this. And I also am someone who feels I'm always surrounded by people less mature than me and Doug is a fellow smart guy

[@Kro_NHL]

Nah lol Doug was super salty at the end and could barely credit Daniel for playing well

[@AnthonyShuker]

​@@Kro_NHL Because why should he? I guess you didn't watch them do the 25k hands where daniel would claim it was just luck after every session.

[@JosephBone-i5g]

Dnegradeu without a doubt tha man😊

[@Lokahi-fo-life]

Daniel is the best reader I’ve ever seen. Online to me is not real poker to me, being able to see the person live and not just play the cards is important.

[@YourFriendWithACamera]

100%

[@harshalagarwal7104]

True

[@s1mo-RBC]

Online is real. They're just different. Online you're trying to take a small edge and multiply it over multiple tables over a long period of time, theoretically eliminating variance. They require a ton of overlapping skills, live vs online.

[@jimweb3230]

Online is like playing a video game for real money.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

I always felt online had much more of action boards than in real life, where a lot of hands, not on TV, are just meh boards, where hands are folded without any action. Maybe im wrong though.

[@AlexXanderMarketing]

Doug, I hear there are heads up lessons available right now on Upswing Poker.

[@eddieterribile1455]

@ someone's a nut swinger

[@davidllamas9303]

Dang alex lmao what does doug expect?

[@dszegz4700]

@ relax groupie, it’s just a joke

[@dunglifemovement]

What's up guys, Doug Polk here and today on Polker Hands...

[@virtualsnake1994]

It's just banter. You internet snowflakes. Get out more.

[@KTravels1]

Doug “I’m adding ten” Polk

[@tsze06]

Doug "Tonka Truck Driver" Polk

[@AnthonyShuker]

Doug "I beat daniel after 25k hands" polk

[@oldharrydice755]

@@AnthonyShukerI watched this 3 years later after a few days of watching Doug and Daniel and another guy chopping it up about World Series finale two

[@AT-qm8gv]

So the biggest takeaway is that these are two very nice guys who just get caught up in the internet bullshit and then bad social decisions are made. Glad they were actually so civil to one another.

[@pokermonfacegaming]

These heads up shows should happen a lot more often. 1 vs 1 poker is the purest form of the game and so interesting to watch how the dynamics shift during a match.

[@jeremysmith9263]

Do you know what happened online with the rest of this?

[@chrissmart4885]

Polk seems like that sleezy guy who would try to hook up with his friends girlfriend, then blame it on alcohol or something stupid like that LOL

[@dogperson432]

Aaand now I hate him

[@rjsalvador1935]

Perfect description!!! Ever since he hit the poker scene, sleezy is the correct word for this guy.

[@novaWRX]

Or blame it on his friend for going to the bathroom and leaving Polk w his gf

[@BoleDaPole]

Well I doubt that since he is gay lol

[@dominantdaddy6939]

@@BoleDaPole He’s gay? Not that it matters to me, but I never got that impression. DNeg on the other hand I had assumed was for a while.

[@CountryGentleman]

They should do the first 200 hands AND the last 200 hands live.

[@mikeheitz8773]

Problem is odds are last 200 hands will be more passive for purposes of winning the challenge

[@otanalezinek3221]

Because they made bets with other people. I think doug bet with someone 500k that he ll win the challenge. So if he s up 10k in the last 20 hands, he ll simply fold to win his bet

[@janus11]

They should do all hands live

[@scooby6147]

@ there is they made lot of side bets with many peole.

[@twown]

The likelihood that the last 200 hands will be relevant is almost nil.

[@mckinleytinny]

This was great poker. The amount of respect they both held at a live table shows you their true characters. Incredible content.

[@peternagy-im4be]

It's almost impossible to get Daniel to river fold

[@stanxx8011]

Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk need to play live again. It's way more interesting watching them play live than online. You can't even see their cards when they play online! I can't watch that for hours like I can watch them play live for hours.

[@DanRustle]

Lolwot? They were already friends

[@RussTheGreatMan]

Polk seems arrogant to me. Acting like he’s superior to Daniel so much.

[@TheSherlockHomez]

@@RussTheGreatMan I think that's just because he focusses on headsup so much while daniels strength is tournament poker. I think Doug has massive respect for Daniel for taking up the challenge against him.

[@samuelnemetsky4088]

Love hearing their input on the game. Can't wait to see another live match.

[@jaypesca8752]

So, did Daniel show the bluff at 1:20:00?? Camera needs to zoom out...

[@Dyl4nRSPS]

The entire match should’ve been live. DNegs absolutely demolished Polk. He’s gotta know that everything he does at the table conveys information

[@stinger15au]

Given that 25k hands would take more than 375hrs of live play, that's just not realistic

[@t0pz87]

i honestly think Doug didn't care in this one. I feel like he, like many other poker players, miss the real table experience, whether he has a long online past or not. The banter is something you can't replicate online. I loved this match since it's the part of poker that makes it fun, aside from winning. imho

[@MrBussy2009]

@@t0pz87 Doug knew was underdog live is many reasons why live and online separated…but you right don’t think really cared he knew could lose prob max of 5 buy in and still crush negs over the 25k hands

[@jimmydane34]

@@t0pz87 yea. Nothing beats live poker. But if u have a high IQ can analyze information and retain info really fast. Online is way more profitable obviously. Playing multiple tables at a time so double or tripling your winnings.. But if ur a top 20 poker player in the world in live tables. Thats so hard to beat. Daniel can play live....withstand pressure, read players, and retain info on players with great skill

[@benc7152]

this didnt age well

[@alexanderpal86]

I wish more of this was live. I miss poker in 2005

[@Richard-ot5ss]

no you don't it's 25k hands haha

[@cz75shadow2]

And up to 2015!

[@philipepeters]

This feels like an awkward first date

[@TheTaddWalker]

Please confirm that after... you have your first

[@jakaratajc990]

Literally feels like the opposite

[@absoluttchamp]

between two lesbians

[@thefreemogemschannel5136]

One ordered Pogg for dinner. The other odered the Humble Pie.

[@jamesrandall3223]

1000%

[@gregbertofro]

they should do one of these live sessions once a week

[@SilverfoxJB]

YES

[@MK-13337]

Yeah 200 hands in 4 hours is exactly what we need for this 25000 hand match. More of this so we never get to see this end.

[@stevest8675]

Agree. More fun

[@LuKeJ224]

Or like they used to do the heads up tournaments those were so fun

[@gappymc4003]

I love how they just sit there with basic discussions due to underlining beef, whilst casually announcing there thoughts after each hand they play 🤣

[@rob4419]

avoiding the elephant in the room 101 😂😂

[@timothyfoleyjr2796]

Daniel was always good at magically being able to avoid a “mine field” (a trap). I remember how much I enjoyed his ability to “lay down” a hand that someone else would blindly, confidently, walk right into someone holding a ‘boat’ or ‘quads’ with a “nut flush”.

[@christopherthompson5400]

He had flipped a high pair on the flop and from the turn being a second 3 he got 2 pair. and that same 3 gave doug three of a kind. And Doug does a light raise. Daniel sits on it for half a minute and folds. Talk about sniffing out the strong hand.

[@therealgaviano2]

World-class production - thank you Poker Go! Great set-up, professional surroundings - and let's have Kane and Ali doing all the commentary from now on - just the right mix of expert analysis and entertaining banter!

[@RainMow]

Just watched the entire match. First, I could definitely watch well over 8 hours of this heads up match. This match was beautiful, in every aspect. The banter, sportsmanship, mutual respect and lines of play broadcasted to everyone watching was pure entertainment. The checks by DNegs and over bet by Doug were lines not often took. Displayed to me, to difference in live vs online play. I could watch these two shuffle chips and combat amicably all day long if they were doing it live, online.. not so much. I do look forward to seeing the results after the 12,500th hand mark. I want DNegs to win but I think Doug will prevail in his chosen arena.

[@letsgobrandon7567]

Polk prefers online play because he can bring up all of the additional software that will tell him how to play a hand. He cant do it on his own.

[@listamon]

@@letsgobrandon7567 you mean a hud LOL get me on whatever tables you play

[@gamblinggeek8392]

Congratulations to PokerGo on a great production! Great set, commentators, graphics etc...just a shame they are only doing 200 hands in the PokerGo studio. I'm definitely signing back up to PokerGo for PAD & HSP next month....

[@truemannottingham8458]

"if given the choice between cannibalism and seafood, I choose fish" what a great line lol

[@EduardoLopez-ei4vd]

polk contradicting everything that daniel says in a elementary school-beef kinda way the whole way through is hilarious.

[@user-bz3et5gm7n]

The biggest surprise is that neither are wearing tank tops!

[@Revelation22_5]

Underrated comment

[@marca.6391]

Priceless

[@hanomano8361]

😂😂😂

[@chaseaaronthomasify]

Very under rated

[@lordbunbury]

LMAO

[@andyb9990]

Maybe they like each other after all? We're going to need more than these 200 hands played live. They have good banter.

[@LLlap]

When and Where can we see the online stuff?

[@allancouceiro9905]

Doug has videos on it. I think Dnegs coming out with "more rake is better" is what kick-started the whole fued, and it just rolled from there.

[@amazingabby25]

Retweet dougs tweet so we can get Him streaming live

[@blackjackreward4456]

3:27:40 Biggest hand of the night. In the old days, wasn't it a routine fold for a paired flop of 6s Kc 6h? Daniel had 10c6c, Doug had QdJd. Daniel bet $1600, Doug called and only had a runner runner straight draw.

[@adamsmith784]

I love that Doug said "if your bad, it'll be expensive for you." Then lost almost 120k... nice.

[@doodlecaboodle9298]

Keyword “if” i guess lol

[@Archy513]

Doug ended up 1.2 million after the online hands Daniel has him bested in live play though

[@ckhawk00]

@@Archy513 a big part of poker is reading the other players so taking that part of the game away makes it no surprise at the outcome.

[@jimmydane34]

@@ckhawk00 yeap....also some people just have the IQ and brain power to analyze info and process information quickly and accurately which plays heavily into top online players. Especially when playing multiple tables simultaneously.....no live reads at all....just algorithms, pattern recognition, n balancing out bets. Higher IQ is a big factor.

[@jimmydane34]

@@ckhawk00 n im not diminishing or minimizing polk. He is one of the besr players hands Down.... But even polk himself.....will have beats against top cash games, live games, etc in person playing 6-8 hours against someone Call me old school but there is some "IT" factor in handling huge amount of pressure... N reads are important Idk....im.biased. I struggle analyzing info in 2X the speed. Playing with a group of people for 8 hours live. Im able to retain informstion recogniZe reads, use intuition and skill and pattern recognition.

[@DougalSAFC]

30:35 “I was expecting Mohammed Ali vs Joe Frazier, not Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield?!” Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield’s ear off. Hardly a cordial affair

[@tizianocolona6582]

I think that was a reference to the fact that Tyson and Holyfield recently became friends

[@betadecay6503]

Safe to say you missed the point!

[@BabyfaceATL]

It was just a little nibble. They have been bff's for a long time.

[@ricksundberg5659]

Polk is far outmatched against Negreanu live. Online play takes a huge part of the game out of the equation and it is definitely Polk's strength. They should both stick to their strengths. What happened is exactly what most people I've talked to thought would happen.

[@paologalimberti5097]

200 houndread hands, it is nothing. Daniel had run better than Doug, hit more board, hit a trips in a 3bet pot. Easy win when you hit the board. on 100k hands live, daniel gonna loose lot of money vs Doug.

[@oman9492]

@@paologalimberti5097 yeah Daniel seemed to hit every hand.

[@jimmydane34]

@@oman9492 u can say the same with online especially when ur hitting cards and hitting em with 2 tables simultaneously. If they did this live tables....2 hands at a time. Would be 400 hands n daniel would win. ..than what would u say? Its only 400 hands not.25K?

[@davids4063]

@@jimmydane34 well yeah, 200 Hands, 400 hands... live or online is still under 10,000 hands. Even 10,000 hands has a decent chance of seeing deviations from expected value.

[@Scott-wq5lk]

This was a lot of fun to watch, it’d be great if they did more of these

[@abcdefg54321x]

Can someone please post a link to the doug polk vs ben sulsky HU match where Doug won 37.5 buy-ins?

[@ClemensAlive]

Daniel is such a veteran...he went from sassy to daddy in his talk.

[@PokerCoaching]

This was a ton of fun. Can't wait to sweat the online action!

[@stevendouglass2021]

Same here I’m a little town watcher.. so it’s a hell of action/poker game MUST WATCH

[@MATTHRPE]

Yo JL!!! you must be buzzing that the " more rake guy " is winning!!

[@ig8388]

nice very entertaining. Dnegs ran pretty insanely hot but also played well (eg the K9 bluff was pretty epic - playing his image really well here). Still think Doug will destroy him online though once they start playing some real volume.

[@jose3990]

its preetty standard tho, he cant call pre, folding seems bad againts a guy that 3 bets light, obviously your left with 4beting. k9o is preetty good candidate. the flop is tricky because doug can have 1010 and JJ when he flats pre but you have K high and you have a gutter so you have a clear cbet, turn im not going to ttalk much because you could check(and realize equity with the oportunity to bluff some rivers when checked to you ) or bet and go for 3 barrels in some rivers. river is a blank and when you dont block any diamond i guess its mandatory to bluff all in , you get some auto folds from some type of draws like KQ ou Qx diAMONDS and you put AJ and AT in a really dificult spot. its standard bro not epic at all xD

[@prisonmike3665]

@@jose3990 it was epic. He pulled off a great bluff. I’m hoping Polk destroys Negreanu online now.

[@supernova655]

@@prisonmike3665 dude get real..polker is a clown ::)) he will lose EPIC

[@jose3990]

@@prisonmike3665 how is it a epic bluff dude? do you understanding anything about bluffing

[@Azar1571]

@@prisonmike3665 the most important thing in poker is not how you play tout cards, it's the people, the people...

[@CalebTrotter]

Wow. My level of tilt when the commentators speak over the players is so high.

[@williamkelley2896]

Love how he said “goals to win millions of dollars” *gets followed up with by them going”I left with 3 million” and bro says “wow congrats, not that big a deal”

[@Hjelmsveis123]

What was the skiing story an analogy for. Anyone know? Havent followed the story between these two before.

[@EricPetersen2922]

This was a great production! Well done by everyone. More please! I hope the audience was what was expected.

[@Akusticostacos]

I'm loving this interaction between the two! Would totally pay 5 bucks a month to listen Dnegs and Doug podcast, reminiscing about the old days of poker.

[@Ererization]

isnt doug polk in his 30s?

[@mattydips2887]

@@Ererization polk is about as new school poker as it gets

[@TitoTellsTheTruth]

1:18:00 that’s actually a pretty sick tell!

[@thatisokay]

I can't wait to see Phil "50 hands is a big enough sample size" Hellmuth play against Negreanu.

[@RonnySnellman]

when is that match?

[@supremeleaderarmy9164]

Well round 1 was epic

[@QuietPenguinGaming]

I wish thered been more live play, this was fantastic

[@jonlevi42]

i think deep down these guys just wanted to be friends and didnt know how to do it

[@Rekickit]

I literally thought the same thing lol.

[@anthonykissin8228]

Agreed

[@allancouceiro9905]

there should be an "after school special" tv show on it

[@SmartDumbNerdyCool]

Yeah they get along well but have major philosophical differences

[@MikeGreenwood51]

@@Rekickit If they wanted to or if other people want to be friends then they should not play poker against each other. Or play for tiny stakes and keep the game friendly. Because the nature of the game is obtainment by stealing, deception, mis-direction and trickery, therefore the game for high stakes is not friendly.

[@nash6295]

Polk just needed to understand that everything you do at the poker table conveys information, you can’t be all loosey goosey

[@SensieRodriguez]

😂 😂

[@SensieRodriguez]

34:12. And 44:55 .. Daniel has his phone 📱 on his wrist .. the first 30 min he keeps checking it.. long sleeves .. what gives .. I thought they agreed no phones 📵

[@COALEDasICE]

@@SensieRodriguez he uses the time for rng that’s what he is doing

[@bash547]

@@COALEDasICE He learned that from Mike Postle

[@stephenwilton766]

So watched this in July 2021 - What was the outcome after 25000 hands?

[@Creamy6oodness]

Dnegs got spanked like a petulant child

[@jluchette]

Doug won about 1.1 million

[@williamwood7348]

Also. I could watch Doug Polk lose at poker every day and it would never get old!

[@Lumerlume11]

Doug smoked Negreanu for 1.2 million in this match lol. All you did was see the first 150 hands.

[@sujith1]

Polk the type to make another Negreanu troll video soon as he gets home

[@fatihozel1948]

two poker dudes just happy to be back to do what they love on the highest level

[@bertracoon1884]

i dont think doug even likes playing poker anymore.

[@ReubenRosczyk]

Even when feuding, these two are polite and cordial.

[@johnkraken5834]

Boring tho

[@amistosophoto]

Does anyone know if the online poker was televised or shown somewhere?

[@fernandoaruan1554]

Can you teach me how to play blackjack in bigo livestream apk?

[@teacherkiat]

Dang! These guys are so polite and gentlemanly there seems to be non “feud” whatsoever! 😂 but I appreciate these sorts of games actually! And good commentary without interrupting their conversations

[@likearollingstone007]

Aren’t they Canadians after all

[@stephenpathmarajah7891]

088l990

[@Despond]

They are being fake. The second this is over and they have the internet it will go back to how it was.

[@realkanekalas]

Especially with these two players - I was personally very interested in everything they had to say. Thank you for the compliments - let the WSOP know you'd like to hear more from me. Would love to commentate the main event one day.

[@reznor1718]

Doug is a nice guy, he's just the passive aggressive entitled type that bottles up all his frustrations inside till it erupts into insensitive, nasty, and spiteful trolling.

[@codyhunt9465]

Well said I agree. I think he wants to be negreanu to be honest

[@lordbunbury]

It’s all just marketing. People love this soap opera drama.

[@hetzer7366]

Oh you mean he's an insensitive nasty and spiteful troll. But yeah a nice guy

[@hetzer7366]

This guy Polk pretty much epitomizes everything I don't like about human beings these days

[@batswbennett]

Polk is a d*ck

[@vbdao]

Feels a bit awkward how cordial they're being.

[@MrElephantBeach]

I think Negreanu was just acting the way he always acts. Polk is the one that’s been coming after him online for years and suddenly acts like his pal.

[@ahmetzenbel6228]

@@MrElephantBeach looololololololol

[@darrenmeyers9896]

I think it’s pretty easy to be a trol Saying what you want online with no accountability really. In person when you’re staring across from each other , perhaps they’re learning a smidge of respect

[@jacobclose3099]

@@MrElephantBeachI think he’s had a fair amount of reason to come after Daniel. Seems everyone is stuck in the early 2000’s of Daniel being the nice guy of poker, when realistically he’s done some super sketchy things in the last few years.

[@lookatthisbizarre2940]

@@jacobclose3099 what did he do? also i think they are showmen they dont really hate each other, just giving us a reason to watch

[@cookscastles-cx1hh]

1:48:49 how’s it a chop if Polk has a better kicker ?

[@rectangularrhythm4192]

check again. two 9's, and 3 cards play.

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

6 on the board beats his 5

[@penelopesplayroom6204]

Can someone please explain what they’re talking about with the “skiing match” conversation?

[@colincgc]

Great start for Daniel, lonnggggg way to go but that has to give him confidence heading online. Multi tabling online obvious plays in to Doug’s hands but I’m not so convinced he will steamroller Daniel as many expect he will....gonna be interesting!

[@mikeschafer4440]

Whats the schedule like? How can I follow this

[@Crymore.jpeggg]

@@mikeschafer4440 yeah I d like to know too

[@amazingabby25]

mike schafer follow on Twitter, it’s kind of all over the place, they are just under 5k hands now, streaming mostly on Joe Ingrams channel

[@ProdByClockwerk]

Well this comment aged like milk.

[@oman9492]

@@ProdByClockwerk milk ages well but I'm guessing you're trying to be smart. Milk ages into tasty cream, sour cream, kefir, cottage cheese and cheese. All really tasty.

[@ETHANGELIST]

All Daniel needed to do was win this live match and he's "proven" enough to most people. This live match would get the most views by far. Obviously he ran very hot and 200 hands is nothing. But I feel he played better than Doug in this small sample

[@liamhalliday8437]

Easy to play well when you're running well, but he was solid, and got the notable K9 bluff through. I was more disappointed in Doug than impressed with Daniel, felt after hand 170 Doug spewed and seemed frustrated. I feel similar that Daniel, taking this match in his opponents specialisms (HU and cash) and holding his own, does prove a lot. I do think playing live reduces Doug's edge significantly, but we're only playing a fraction of hands live so we'll see what happens in the long run and online. You still have to favour Doug at this point, but I will be reassessing if Daniel is still up 6 figures after 2500 hands.

[@darrenmeyers9896]

I think both these guys have confidence. DP in HU & DNEG in poker generally. ppl say and troll a lot online In person , they’re seeing a “ person “ across from them ... and I see a little respect showing for each other. They likely won’t be BFF’s , but each of these guys will gain a little more respect for one another , win or lose

[@allancouceiro9905]

let's hope so 👍🏻

[@USMCHellraiser]

It's also easy to erroneously read more or the wrong emotion/tone in a written message than when you can see/hear the person, right? Maybe all this started with an escalated misunderstanding.

[@allancouceiro9905]

@@USMCHellraiser I agree with you, however as much as I hate to admit it, because I like doug, i do think he might overplay things online to generate the clicks

[@jpg7616]

DNegs did not take this very well

[@parkerle78]

Love these two guys for how much entertainment they gave us the last few months! Thank you!

[@Flurbskating]

Doug Polk is a literal genius: 1. Egg Dnegs on. 2. Get him to play you in a game that you were considered the best in the world at for many years. 3. Ensure the format gives you a huge advantage. (2-tables, all online, small timebank) 4. Bet truck loads of money on yourself via third parties. 5. Promote the event by continued trash talk. 6. Win 1.2 million dollars of DNegs money while streaming and promoting your website the entire time. 7. Make tons of content about the challenge, and sell a ridiculous amount of course content. 8. Become podcast besties with Dnegs after the challenge making us all wonder if the beef was just a cashgrab from the beginning. You have to give the man credit. Whether you like him or not. I'd airball a guess that he made 5-10 million+ profit on this challenge through all the avenues.

[@ericknight2934]

Can we get a table audio ONLY version?

[@ashliski]

Table audio was shit. Just very friendly poker small talk. Zero beef

[@johnabbottphotography]

Since we can now do surround sound, or second language broadcasting; there should be a separate feed in case you just want to hear the players.

[@Mika_sansan]

Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk need to play live again. It's way more interesting watching them play live than online. You can't even see their cards when they play online! I can't watch that for hours like I can watch them play live for hours.

[@edgelamer]

You know what, after Polk constantly poked Daniel, tweeted mean things etc. I'm actually happy that Dnegs showed him some solid play, and it isn't an easy walk for Polk. I actually hope Negreanu wins this match.

[@amazingabby25]

Negreanu finally had a win today, but he was compliant about getting action on his Aces after...not great. I am happy he’s winning some

[@dumpsterplayer2700]

@@amazingabby25 Daniel ended up being a bit too loosey goosey, but played great

[@ScottySkilz1]

i dont know why they dont do this more.....because this is very entertaining

[@The_Player_To_Be_Named_Later]

"There's nowhere to hide in heads up." -Says the guy hiding behind a computer screen and keyboard...

[@DoctorChained]

He's talking figuratively not literally, dingus

[@BenBaldwin]

“Did we just become best friends?” “Yup.”

[@toilettsunami9125]

Wanna go do karate in the garage?

[@donaldvanle]

Timestamp?

[@wcc4269]

@@donaldvanle its a reference to step brothers

[@jakehassett2624]

Can we please take a minute to talk about how negreanu ran like an absolute god for the duration? Always either had a hand or made a hand. Also ran one good bluff with the k9 when Polk had AQ.

[@agentcrypto7741]

Yeah the 2 AJ vs AQ hands and the magical trips 6 hand when Polk was running a bluff that should have worked a majority of the time I believe he even gets weak K6 -KJ to fold. Daniel was playing way to passive, not betting for value and overfolding to Polks bluffs. He will most certainly get destroyed if he continues to play so tight/passive and not capitalize and bet for value in spots where he should.

[@WillPage]

Nobody is mentioning how well he ran, twas uncanny, I would absolutely bury Polk too if I ran into hand after hand like this. AQ vs AJ twice he makes top 2 with AJ, a 4-bet pot w/ 10-6 and he flops trip 6's ... it just went on and on.

[@Yokoblue]

@Lean mean Killing machine how many 6x does he have here as a 4b being a nit... not saying the shove is great but he could easily have jj qq or kq kjs kind of hand and think about folding to this overbet. Wait and see

[@agentcrypto7741]

@@Yokoblue exactly, if Daniel doesn’t have a 6 there or KQ/AK, 8s, I really do believe he folds.

[@Gos1234567]

FFS heard this excuse about Antonio after Helmuth beat him 3 in a row.Just shows that whoever hits the best hands is gonna win,thats it.you win you claim its your skill,you lose you claim bad luck.

[@PROTOSSDOTA]

First I havent seen that it's only 200 hands live and I was thinking: are they gonna play till the end of this year non stop together?

[@CaseyR89]

Play till one person dies 🤣

[@vasquezalfred]

Watching these two play showed some very awesome techniques in betting strategies and game planning, knowing the no need in committing, but patience in holding back there full potential. Now they both have a 100% feel for each other and it’ll be exploited from here on out in future meetings. Just awesome to watch.

[@Remex333]

It is interesting that they took about an hour per 50 hands, did one of them set the pace? Did they both indirectly agree on the pacing of hands? Was it just a natural occurrence between 2 professional with the allotted hands?

[@Range0388]

Wonder if Doug was talking about a Tonka Truck.. taking L's, polk's charmin soft

[@virtualsnake1994]

This therapeutic for them. Especialy in covid times. They're gonna come out as friends at the end of this.

[@An00bisY00tubis]

People love to see clashing and drama, personally I would absolutely love it if these guys came out friends and newfound respect for eachother. Part of life I appreciate the most is when you see bad relationships with a negative past come out as equals.

[@MATTHRPE]

@@An00bisY00tubis Not gonna happen, there's principals and morals involved and ll on Dougs ed, DNegs is a narcissist, it won't end well

[@gamebirdwskyline]

Dougie Polk - the classic keyboard ninja. so sharp and witty behind the screen, but a cute little mouse in person. Can’t believe people were calling this a ‘grudge’ match lmao

[@faismasterx]

Maybe it was all for show to increase audiences. You know, like reality TV drama where it's all fabricated.

[@Lemtingasposukis]

So where iš the final hand

[@jayf2704]

What was the skiing code for?

[@jluchette]

The election

[@brianriley8553]

A fan of both players, however, I would like to see the last session live !!!!! A great way to finalise two great poker players.😎

[@kempakarlsson]

Alternate title - Two old friends having a nice chat

[@enjoyfischer]

Its poker, they bluffed everyone that they were enemies

[@JorisSchweppe]

I agree, it’s a bit obvious

[@dayra6425]

I doubt it .. it's just most people are way tougher online then in person

[@Endurx23]

Negranu is best poker player in poker history switching beetween styles and adjust to opponents so perfectly real genius

[@icaanul]

Is it "GTO" to play scared in person heads up?

[@whereismymind1]

i must say, in all the crazy stuff going on in world, it was nice to see them being cool, classy.

[@kcn6753]

this commentary is perfect - please take this to your other shows, namely friday night poker

[@somedudesdad3905]

Love the heads up table set up. Well done. Very entertaining

[@Tarasyoutube]

Pokergo I NEED to see Tom Dwan and Pier. 'The Italian and the Irishman'? Not sure Dwan's nationality. But please?? I'm begging you.. The stares alone would cause the cards to burst into flames

[@chrisconkright9259]

Dwan is an American; from the US.

[@bill1usmc]

Daniel: I'm a boxer Doug: I'm a boxer too Daniel: I box at Jonny Toccos in Vegas Doug: I box online Daniel: 🙄

[@TheSpawningRack]

I have an Aria Poker Room Hat autographed at the super high roller bowel by Daniel, Doug, Phil Hellmuth, and Eric Sidel 😁

[@patl4416]

Oh boy!!! Star struck you are.

[@REMOVED.101]

Do you want to sell it?

[@patl4416]

@@REMOVED.101 I’ll give you a nickel

[@-AWOL-]

Bowel movement??

[@medic1022]

Cool story bro lol

[@davidelet3652]

Dnegs is going to get slaughtered online if he plays so passive.

[@darrenmeyers9896]

We will see !

[@pds857]

@Lean mean Killing machine >hardest form of poker >has the softest games You got to pick one there buddy. You're not making any sense, ofc HU is the hardest form of poker. You cannot fold until you hit hands.

[@Hudegonosz]

@@pds857 Don't waste your time he is totally clueless.

[@scooby6147]

@Lean mean Killing machine you must be drunk lol

[@pds857]

@Lean mean Killing machine "pot just shows dougs lack of understandig poker." Ok I'm done here. I see exactly who I'm dealing with. Frustrated player, unable to beat 10NL even though he spent 10x his bankroll on classes and coaching, but thinks he knows better. Proceeds to criticize top players gameplay, saying he could do better any day of the week. I hope you'll get better. In the meantime, stop commentating nonsense on youtube videos, and go study some more.

[@chkzz8758]

LOL. Loved watching Doug getting crushed.

[@leemer]

Look it up, he won overall by 250k

[@tonynova]

@@leemer who

[@Xnothen]

@@leemer he won by 1.2 mil not 250k.

[@leemer]

@@Xnothen yeah, you're right. Forgot to correct it.

[@SerErryk]

This comment did not age well.

[@oibender]

Are they still playing the online part?

[@charliekane954]

This was wonderful. Where is Part 2?

[@patl4416]

Online

[@mikeschafer4440]

Did they play part 2 yet?

[@yousefnassr49]

@@mikeschafer4440 starts friday

[@twown]

Parts 2 through one billion are being played online.

[@davidringler4700]

I wish they would’ve worn heart rate monitors during the session. Would’ve been fun to watch the meter

[@petrilachristian5249]

Considering this is a feud can we hear what they are freaking talking ?!?!? Omg..