High Stakes Pro Returns To $0.25/$0.50

Times are tough, as Doug Polk continues to battle it out in the mean microstakes streets.
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Subscribe for more wsop vlog, news, comedy, and hand breakdowns. Poker Hands is the show where Doug analyzes live poker hands from tv poker shows such as Poker After Dark, EPT (European Poker Tour), High Stakes Poker, the World Series of Poker (WSOP), the Aussie Millions, WPT (World Poker Tour) the Big One For One Drop, and the PCA (Pokerstars Carribean Adventure). He especially enjoys reviewing hands by popular high stakes pros like Viktor "Isildur" Blom, Fedor Holz, Dan Cates (Jungleman), Tom "Durrrr" Dwan, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, and Daniel Negreanu.

[@shinonkim4814]

Props to Doug. Not for hitting his bankroll challenge, but for having the balls to wear a tank top with that little muscle tone.

[@KyleRepinski]

2:22:00 GingerPkrDad was trying to have his stream catch up to see what you had to make sure you didn't have the higher straight. He called EXACTLY 4 minutes after you started that A4c hand. Gotta up your delay by a minute or two Doug!!!!

[@JayMaverick]

That's disgusting, if understandable. Opportunity makes for a thief etc. I never understand why poker streamers don't keep a good 20 minute delay on their stream.

[@Bzorlan]

He doesn't care about the money. He's just streaming for fun. A massive delay would ruin his interaction with the chat

[@switters8679]

@@Bzorlan Thank you for the laugh. I really thought this was a serious comment for a second, and I actually copied the streaming with a delay information to paste here, but then I realized that you must be trolling. You got me, it was having multiple ignorant things in your post, combined with when you posted it, that made me eventually realize you cannot be THAT oblivious. Especially when it was just a few keystrokes away. Anyway, if you weren't trolling, I am still laughing.

[@Bzorlan]

@@switters8679 he's a professional player. If he wanted to play for money he'd play higher stakes with more delay

[@CommentGeneric]

@@switters8679 this guy fuming not laughing

[@petermarshall8182]

But seriously, I have so much respect for what you have done for the poker community and people who drink.

[@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917]

"No we're not playing any Omaha in the bankroll challenge because I want to finish it" lolll

[@Boglin115]

Holy shit... I'm dying. I've never watched Doug stream a session... if it's always this funny, I've gotta check it out live.

[@jacobolson8417]

"I never go with my instincts"- Doug Polk

[@user-cp9id1mj8b]

GTO > instinct

[@elyastoohey6621]

@@user-cp9id1mj8b not always. Just for like 98% of people. But if you’re up against pure GTo you can exploit that if you have a strong understanding of GTO yourself. Low stakes amateur vs solid GTo. gTo wins 9/10

[@verytrue9]

U​@@elyastoohey6621 u can't exploit gto, that's the point

[@Ro-ni7nm]

Shout out from Australia!! keep up the good work love your channels!

[@defeatignorance8681]

Ginger had just enough time to see the very beginning of that hand and called at the last minute when he saw tour cards. Delay wasn't long enough.

[@stonedsoul3469]

1:20:35 "you gamble away your sleeves?" TOO FUNNY :D

[@makeitrainepoker6355]

Opponent snap calls: Doug: Oh, he almost folded.. damn, we almost got that thru..

[@joeblogg5236]

lol, I thought I missed something

[@Charlie_Ses]

Hey Dougie, fantastic stream man, thanks for publishing it, it's really useful. I've watched a lot of your videos, but this has been the moat useful for me. I learnt a lot of things just from watching you play and comparing that against what my own plays would have been. I learnt that you play the cards very well, whereas I have always played the situation and the people a lot more. You don't get tilted at all, even when an opponent sucks out against you. Great stuff. I'm unsure why your opening raise is always roughly 2.5x the BB, I'm always raising 3x to 4x the BB, maybe I'll lower that. I'm also unsure how you work out the percentages for certain plays (e.g. re-raises or all ins) in certain situations, but I shall work that out. Thanks again man, much appreciated.

[@billbo9761]

He uses a randomizer for the percentages. If you mean how does he decide the actual percentage to use for a particular hand. I assume he is just making it up on the fly e.g. if he thinks he should be bluffing infrequently in a particular spot he might say to himself he will bluff 10% of the time and then runs his randomizer to see if he will bluff.

[@billbo9761]

Also when you say he doesn't tilt, keep in mind he is almost playing play money compared to his usual stakes. Add to that he is being given donations which would pay for any losing sessions he has and finally he's unlikely to tilt while on a stream. That would not be a good look.

[@jbot91]

It's like when people selling dime bags think their phone is tapped.

[@lentyboi]

perfect comparison xd

[@True-os6tg]

Word.

[@michaelcawdron3378]

Lol. Excellent.

[@asda7576]

Amen

[@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917]

@Shawn Mendenall The feds don't give a shit about some dude selling dime bags, and unless it is a national security issue related to terrorism the feds cannot tap your phone for evidence via the Patriot Act. Well... Technically they can tap your phone, but it wouldn't go anywhere in court as the State's (or Federal) Attorney still needs probable cause to receive a warrant from a judge to authorize a tap in order for it to be used in a court of law for a drug case. Otherwise any evidence via a phone tap is thrown out in the court room. This changes if for example you were receiving your heroin from The Taliban or any state entity known to sanction terrorism or something. All of that is permissible.

[@YevOnegin]

"Money is interesting, guys." - Doug Polk 2018

[@avraampro9875]

Hey Doug! First: really appreciate your hands discussion vids and this challenge. I am member of lab, also bought the elite cashgame mastery, but playing nl 50 and i have feeling this content dont applies to this stakes and is only really good for highstakes, for example the sb situations where applying mixed strategy is not working for these stakes, better to raise here , limping is also not so good here. Second: i am also doing bankroll challenge and also playing nl 50 on some site with good rakeback, your advice regarding playing mtts better then cash nowadays is also wrong brcause you can get down like 50-100 buyins without making ft and this would crush your bankroll. Imo its much better playing cash steady way and to get rakeback and to build bankroll this way, also mtts are taking like 7+ hours and cash you can play anytime you want! Gl

[@misomiso8228]

Hey Doug Please keep doing the hand analyis vids. Even if you're not playing poker as much any more, they're really really helpful and interesting. Many thanks

[@jackcarr7060]

thanks Doug! I love watching your sessions. #buildthebankroll

[@chriscapone3022]

"were lookin to turn 100$ into 10,000 over the course of 3 decades" hahahah

[@justletmesigninokthx]

We’re

[@ericadams8467]

@@justletmesigninokthx relax grammar nazi..

[@patchesmcgee8477]

yeah that line is worth a sub

[@djamo1969]

NoseSprayAddict NoseSprayAddict It’s pretty sad that society is more mad at you correcting someone with the proper way to do something than at the person who can’t spell correctly. Screw those people. This is a reason Trump is President. I guess ignorance truly is bliss.

[@Lance0]

@@djamo1969 I agree. People probably don't like being commented on their lows. Therefore people improve less than they will when commented.

[@garrettmuersch3123]

Hey Doug, you say its important to find the game type you are good at. I was wondering if you could make a video explaining the strategical differences of each game and maybe which play styles fit which game best.

[@DJcyberslash]

Where can we watch the full stream? The cuts make it learn to track

[@jamesmiddleton8335]

I had an acquaintance kill themselves last year, just someone that I had talked to once or twice and I agree with Doug, I think it is less sad that someone has relieved themselves from misery than it is another person be taken out of life earlier than they wanted. metaphorically, imagine you have a roller coaster, 10 people are on this roller coaster and 1 is really frightened the shit out of by it, the staff stop the coaster and ask everyone to get off, the one who was shitting it has won in this situation, it is sad that they were scared of the ride, but it is more sad that the other 9 people didn't get to stay on the ride.

[@dariomladenovski6481]

it's not less sad , a life lost is a life lost regardless if the person is in misery or not and the fact that a human being can get to a place where he sees only one way out is very sad, at least to me

[@penkatadrums]

"They gotta nerf bluffing" jeesh man lmao ;D

[@iliescusorin2055]

hey doug, which warcraft race did you used to play with?

[@eduardoandre2103]

That J9 bluff was weird man! Good Job.

[@DirtyRodrigueZz]

I wonder which Hand he was representing here on this Board a straight seems weird

[@joeyalbanesi412]

what steakhouse in vegas does doug reccomend at 2:24:30 around?

[@mariogarza9241]

A very simple way to select the winner would be (would have been?) to do it programmatically. Select random month, random day, random hour, minute, etc. then find the tweet closest to that time. Anyone with programming expectations could do this.

[@CuriousConnoisseurs]

"Are you richer then Conor McGregor?" that Question haha :D

[@TraneFrancks]

Great to revisit this stream.

[@RecoveredRidleyTruther]

You should call it, Doug Polk-er

[@alydinamo10]

Hey Doug, really enjoy your videos. Great content. Much apreciated. I thought about something. Have you ever considered naming this Polker hand?. I think it would fit very well, having in mind your name is very close to poker. Really liking your videos, man.

[@theu.kreviewchannel8906]

Scoops on and Doug is playing 25c-50c on wsop! You beast it bro looool

[@BigJake4739]

I can't believe I just watched a recorded session for an hour and a half and didn't get bored. Do I watch the last half?

[@mf2143]

@@candyy9746 lol

[@OnMyGameplay]

Which platform are you playing on?

[@alecburris4225]

I love the life advice with the occasional poker talk xD

[@jorjor5379]

Aw I miss Doug streaming. He doesn't need to play poker. I just want to listen to him chat to the chat

[@Simon-nv5zj]

thats what ive always lol'd about. if doug was broke or struggling for money do you really think he'd be playing micros or 2/4 online? the dude could get backed for millions

[@SN011GlobeTrot]

Undoubtedly Daniel studied up hard on this!

[@tylermclean6352]

"What country is that? That's probably not even a real country... I apologize to whatever country that is." lmfao

[@Camavingo_]

lol

[@strombolijones4255]

What do you think is the best way to improve/develop a strategy playing heads up?

[@johnrbuckle9356]

Brandon S "in order to to be the best . you must beat the best at there game." -Phill Ivey

[@adamellis6611]

what clubs did you buy doug ?

[@lfgamble3924]

Does ne1 know if there is a way to see your opponents whole cards after a hand on betonline?

[@theresonly2genders857]

There are a few websites that record EVERY hand played on websites like PokerStars.

[@deanalbertson7203]

I can't believe I was nervous for a $50 all in.

[@jackcarr7060]

man you made some really great plays. I feel like this is the best learning experience; awesome!

[@babayega_]

This video is from May 2018. LoL. In the chat someone had mentioned "buy Lockheed Martin stock" to Doug. If Doug had listened and bought it the same day, after 2 years he would have made 40 dollars per share until now. So a 10,000 dollar investment would have gotten just about 32 shares. And those 32 shares would have made 1,132 bucks by now +/-. I don't think waiting 2 years to make 11 hundred bucks is good return on 10k investment. Unless you're putting in 100k or even 1mm, that's how you would have made real money. It takes MONEY to make money.

[@mrnobody778]

what is the site u r playing?

[@comeupkid2825]

Thanks for keeping up on the challenge

[@Alan_Grissom]

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[@qwertz12345654321]

45:20 how does he not raise with the boat after bet call????

[@dolinos11]

Doug i have question, about the hand. I got AK(o, with K spade). Full ring, UTG was original raiser and it end with 4hand flop ( with only calls). I were in middle position and i called only because it was turbo tight player. And flop fall down AQ9 spade. original raiser raised pot size and only i called with flush nut draw. turn falled 3 heart and he raised again pot size ( so i assumed that he probably have trips or AQ). The question is should i fold with AK or all in ( cause i made the worst decision and only called - river offsuit he jam and i fold, if the spade would fall he would probably check and i wouldn't won more). As expierienced player as you, what is your process thinking about this decision. By the way zoom micro full ring cash game

[@I0oxxo0I]

shove the flop

[@chriswinowich5625]

Agreed^ chance he has AQ is real low, I'd assume you're going to win there unless he raises you huge.

[@iistennoodle]

Whats the name of the client he is playing on ?

[@Dwadawkill]

what website i can play ? im from CA, USA.

[@diabl2master]

How do you figure out you're betting 1/3 of the time with KK on KT7r? 34:30 (I'm guessing you then looked at a clock?)

[@TraneFrancks]

Doug used a random number generator off-screen, but many players use clocks.

[@noneedh2249]

Even the best go broke Doug. Keep your head champ! Hang in there and you still could be able to play some deep stacks this wsop.

[@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917]

Lol

[@575forza]

Bovadas seeming more and more troublesome too, to me. I just started playing on it again to see if its changed, and in my opinion, its gotten worse. Ive never been drawn out on like that in a year of live play. Im certainly not whining, but I would stay away.

[@peznino1]

53.08 What does Doug say about what he would have to do if guy bets river?

[@derekaugust872]

Whoa whoa whoa in the upswing lab were told to either 3bet or fold from the small blind. And I see Doug flat with AJ in the SB vs BB in an unopened pot…

[@josephward6214]

Sup Doug. What do you mean at 18:11 "I don't like having a club there."

[@freakkiller277]

What was Doug's profit/loss for this session?

[@omnitheus5442]

2:06 and 10 seconds. This dude must be watching the stream lol!

[@lozgod]

“As usual bitcoin paying off” line of the stream.

[@honeybadger2171]

its kool to see someone as rich as yourself to come down to $0.25/$0.50 given me a few ideas on how to better my game but what wanted to ask is you you dont enter tornaments anymore would you well something around those linez would you enter if it ment beating Daniel Negreanu??

[@defeatignorance8681]

"Not all vegans love rake, but all rake lovers are vegan." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jessevorves2944]

What website is he playing on?

[@lfgamble3924]

Shit be driving me crazy. Like dood shoves on the final table on the river. And i just have a pair of jacks. But for all i know, he was trying to buy it. Like, i wanna c if in that specific situation. I made a good lay down.

[@Eric-xt3os]

Doug.. you stress varying play. Why don't you vary the size of your opening raises? Wouldn't that make you more unpredictable? I can see that stressing the other player more because they don't know if 6x bet means AA or 45 suited or the say with a 2x bet means AK or A5.

[@danielbuell7282]

I'm dying "what would I do if I was broke? Shit, prolly streaming micro steaks" hahaha

[@franciscusrebro4143]

Did he explain at any point why he's using such a small preflop open size?

[@julesfriberg3228]

Ronnie from the jersey shore how did you lose so much muscle

[@peanutgallery3223]

Three decades?!?!?!?!? the internet hasnt been around that long!

[@seanremy5615]

can you review this call by byron kaverman at the party poker day 3 main event Barcelona at time 2hrs 22min

[@tripwire0000]

Over the course of 3 decades? You sure your going to live that long.

[@AminASTRIxXx]

Why is the footage cut up ? at 6:12 and it switches to a different hand 6:14 ??

[@danielfcastro]

Multitabling

[@paulhackett8822]

Hello Doug, I have a question in relation to the TT v AK hand at around 35 mins. When we 3b AKo and villian shoves a range of TT+ AK then calling the shove with AKo loses 2bb per hand. Does that mean we should fold or do we call because losing 2bb/hand is less than losing 9bb/hand when we 3b fold?

[@MK-13337]

Is your equity calculator showing it from the point of decision or from the equity in the hand overall? If that decision loses 2bb/hand then no we shouldn't do that. That's 200bb/100. But if it says that the hand is -2bb then yes, your decision is +7bb/hand (you lose 2 instead of 9). So I'm not sure and I'm too lazy to get off my phone and boot up equilabs and do the work myself.

[@alphabett66]

If you fold AK anyone will instant profit jams preflop, that being said, if villains are only putting the money in with Aces you should never call ace king. You have to do MDF/breakeven math from every point to every other point. E.g. Open range; 3 bet; 4 bet; and etc. The formulas for multi variable fold equity calcs are found in the book "Quantum Poker".

[@liudizzle]

It's unsettling how little shoulder definition you have

[@jinlim6575]

he better get shaped up for the boxing match

[@ReidADaniels]

Yeah fuck this guy for wearing comfortable clothes

[@Ludvio]

he is still pretty W-I-D-E though

[@pikaso6586]

Are u gay?

[@Bradders-ik7bl]

Have you looked in the mirror David ?

[@theDiReW0lf]

Almost certain I played 50nl with WCG|Rider on Stars back in the day. I moved up to 100nl and Black Friday happened. Fml.

[@welshbay]

Evening from North Wales UK Doug may the poker gods be with you

[@unousuck4613]

The good old times thanks for the memories

[@beastah461]

Now whose game is Garbage Dumpster Fires?

[@happywednesday6741]

What happened to all the GTO 😂 honestly 0.25/0.50 looks harder than 1000/2000 😂

[@frmol1]

i wish you/i recorded whole bankroll challange :( was so fun to watching/listening :(

[@easystring1885]

Where can I find the last session of this challenge ? I wanna see it ❤️

[@johnhunter6808]

Can someone explain the J9 200bb overbet jam? Lol wtf.

[@kevdawg55]

2:36:50 i think that qualifies as an overbet

[@lylefeeney7309]

any comment on the Robbie Lew saga?

[@nacroman90]

Why dont you play scoops?

[@mikewilliams3509]

That dude davidabc I played against in nj so are Vegas and jersey together?

[@michaeljohnston777]

Doug, love that you got some golf clubs! I think you will enjoy it. Just a word of advice, do NOT gamble on golf...I bet the old school guys know what I'm talking about. I bet you already know this too, but there are so many stories of great poker players going broke after taking up golf..lol. Just remember this, as good as YOU are at making money on the felt, there's a world of guys on the green that got rich breaking people with a million different hustles. If they want you to wager on golf, tell them to come play poker with you first! Lol

[@RakeBackMoneycom]

What is the best casino for poker in Las Vegas?

[@thisismagacountry1318]

Bellagio, Venetian, Ceasar's, and Hard Rock.

[@Ken-zj9sx]

15:27 I'm Dead XD

[@excxmoody]

I would love to know how any of you got paid around 2013 time or do any of you know who it might have been that worked in customer service on any of the platforms I played on. Did not appreciate being jerked around when trying to make a withdrawal. If these platforms cleaned up that sort of behavior so players are not left to feel taken advantage of...perhaps I'd get on one again. Playing the micros/ss mtt...mathematically a lot of fun.

[@ldmb1966]

"we didn't hunt cabbage" -Doug Polk

[@mcpartridgeboy]

I got a staff member of grovesnor casino cards are fair but weighted in favour of draws and big cards , the call was recorded and later the boss called up insisting it want true, they get round it by saying it's fair, that's all the gambling rules cares about

[@jamesnaccarato-garufi5770]

Why didn't you make a small bet on the river t 25:40?

[@docsfan]

LOL how the mighty have fallen....Wins the One Drop now he is struggling to beat microstakes. Crazy how fast poker evolves.

[@ernestasrumsas5123]

It's not like many pros would beat NL50 on any site with ease. Poker is tough. No pro would win all of his sessions.

[@luxevintage5445]

@@ernestasrumsas5123 But he's not even playing well... His decisions aren't that good? I'm pretty surprised.

[@carpediem26333]

"As usual bitcoin paying off!" 2:50:55

[@loganehewett9807]

Did this on global poker around the same time from 50$ took 6 weeks? 2 months idk

[@loganehewett9807]

5 table tabbing from a junky phone bc I had 0 options

[@Sudstah]

Just remember Doug even your roll now is larger then dan negs online

[@frankjb9977]

What's a good bank roll for playing 0.1/0.2 nl online for someone just starting out playing 4 days a week for 4 hours each day?

[@pippofranco879]

600 bucks works

[@castlehill6717]

That country would be Pakistan 🇵🇰. I would imagine “Clembutt” is Pakistani. Makes sense somehow

[@Lukesky2525]

@doug polk poker puts into perspective how much weight you lost! well done bro!

[@OzzyCat16]

Sun: 1 Doug: 0

[@adrienjalbert167]

this comment is underrated

[@falperes8754]

Still underrated

[@oblivious108]

So I have a quick, stupid question. I wanna start playing some online poker but for small stakes, of course. My question is which site would you recommend? Something completely legit, no scams, user friendly and easy to get into a game. I'd appreciate it if you or someone would recommend me a site. Thanks.