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How I Turned $100 Into $10,000 Playing Poker

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Doug Polk Poker

Doug Polk Poker

5 жыл бұрын

At long last, I have finished the $10,000 Bankroll Challenge. Let's take a look back at this 2-year journey, recount the many high and low points, take away some lessons on how to build a bankroll at these stakes, and decide where I'm going from here.
To take your poker game to the next level, check out my training site Upswing Poker: upswingpoker.com
I still stream on Twitch from time to time. Tune in here: / dougpolkpoker
Mainstream KZbin Content channel: / @dougpolkvids
Upswing Article on Bankroll Challenge:
upswingpoker.com/10000-challe...
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.

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@RyanDepauloDegenerateGambler
@RyanDepauloDegenerateGambler 5 жыл бұрын
Believe or not I actually managed to turn $2800 into $23.79 one time in only 4 Days in Atlantic City!
@biggawinnacrapsa3870
@biggawinnacrapsa3870 5 жыл бұрын
Sounds believable. I hope you at least stayed at Fox Manor. It's the 'in' place to stay when you're headed for bankruptcy. Hey!, how is it down there since they reopened those two megas on the north end? Dying to go and check it out again but my local dive keeps tempting me with crazy offers.
@biggawinnacrapsa3870
@biggawinnacrapsa3870 5 жыл бұрын
You sound like a big winner. Come play at my table, I teach you good.
@ecosse1982
@ecosse1982 5 жыл бұрын
i am literally dead
@biggawinnacrapsa3870
@biggawinnacrapsa3870 5 жыл бұрын
@@ecosse1982 - Zombie alert!!
@worldwidehiphop.
@worldwidehiphop. 5 жыл бұрын
@@biggawinnacrapsa3870 can we play knock rummy instead for cigarettes?
@sharpvidtube
@sharpvidtube 5 жыл бұрын
Congrats. I did the $100 into zero a few times. I also decided to retire :)
@johnnyfeeney5015
@johnnyfeeney5015 5 жыл бұрын
Lol
@belsayshootingground
@belsayshootingground 4 жыл бұрын
I retired too, but occasionally I still love to go to the casino, handle some chips, make some bluffs and make some reads. It’s an awesome game! Never give it up completely
@gustavo_fernandez227
@gustavo_fernandez227 4 жыл бұрын
,,Never ever and ever give up" - Donald J. Trump
@julesickdrums
@julesickdrums 3 жыл бұрын
LOL I've been swinging from $20-$60-$20 for over two months now and I'm starting to think if it's profitable anymore.
@gabelincoln3608
@gabelincoln3608 2 жыл бұрын
@@gustavo_fernandez227 bruh he went bankrupt
@elvenmagejr1905
@elvenmagejr1905 5 жыл бұрын
Now do $10,000 to $1,000,000 challenge
@bekeneel
@bekeneel 4 жыл бұрын
That will be a lot harder cuz you'll face actually good poker players, you can get to 10k$ playing still very small tournaments, multi-tabling etc, but if you play high stakes i assume most players will be lot better.
@theejayzeeable
@theejayzeeable 4 жыл бұрын
Elven Mage Jr Easy, turbo. The next-step challenge would be $10,000 to $100,000.
@iliketocode6986
@iliketocode6986 4 жыл бұрын
THIS!!
@daisy671
@daisy671 3 жыл бұрын
He already has..
@boomshakalaka8655
@boomshakalaka8655 3 ай бұрын
He didn’t even do 10k challenge. He gambled cause he can’t beat 6 max cash games. He had to play mtts making excuse rake to high. He has to many leaks
@ClemensAlive
@ClemensAlive 5 жыл бұрын
*Wins the challenge.* *Gets AA instantly on the next hand*
@ichmagheringway89
@ichmagheringway89 4 жыл бұрын
Clemens? Wow was machst du denn hier 😂
@spcreation_6930
@spcreation_6930 4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@123Mathzak
@123Mathzak 4 жыл бұрын
Poker: Psyche. Welcome back to being coolered
@JeffBoski
@JeffBoski 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the best humor, strategy and editing that KZbin poker has ever seen. You will be missed.
@jtg2525
@jtg2525 5 жыл бұрын
Jeff Boski Bahski!!!!!
@CryptoViking
@CryptoViking 5 жыл бұрын
Second that. Love you man. Your editing savage and funny as hell !
@RyanDepauloDegenerateGambler
@RyanDepauloDegenerateGambler 5 жыл бұрын
Jeff I am literally replying to this comment before I even watch dougs video because KZbin growth articles say to interact with bigger youtubers so: aodaspojds!
@jayd1261
@jayd1261 5 жыл бұрын
humor? you must have a very weak sense of humor
@user-qp1bd7lz3w
@user-qp1bd7lz3w 5 жыл бұрын
he isnt dead lol
@thomaswhigham5610
@thomaswhigham5610 5 жыл бұрын
So much amazing content. Thanks for years of awesome value.
@DougPolkPoker
@DougPolkPoker 5 жыл бұрын
gg
@daleboca77
@daleboca77 5 жыл бұрын
i love you doug you cool
@KINGSprod
@KINGSprod 5 жыл бұрын
gg dude
@troddy3000
@troddy3000 5 жыл бұрын
GG pal. Thanks for so much
@suave2964
@suave2964 5 жыл бұрын
Your gf is pretty hot
@liamgannon2345
@liamgannon2345 5 жыл бұрын
See ya Doug. I’ve followed you since the 2016 SHRB, will continue to follow you into the future. You’re an interesting and funny man
@ck17va
@ck17va 5 жыл бұрын
Gambling is a grind no matter what. After 5 years grinding low stakes a smart man said to me, "Become successful in business and you won't have to grind it out at the tables ever again. You'll play for fun and can afford it." I'm so happy I listened. Start a company or make money work for you. Grinding it out at a table is so boring long term. Grinding it out in business leads to forever returns.
@HoiizHD
@HoiizHD 5 жыл бұрын
I almost never comment of videos Doug but I just wanted to say (and hopeful I speak for the majority of your viewers) I have nothing but support for you. You do what makes you happy and that's​ that. Your content is hilarious and we will always keep watching. All the best
@jamesnewstead4875
@jamesnewstead4875 5 жыл бұрын
Such a good troll Negreanu's masterclass is the add leading into this video hahaha
@oscarpena48
@oscarpena48 3 жыл бұрын
even better of a troll today
@erichroney673
@erichroney673 5 жыл бұрын
I loved this challenge! To watch a real poker pro take on such a challenge with all of KZbin watching is insane. Through the highs, screaming expletives and berating opponents, and lows, screaming expletives and berating opponents, the challenge shows that Doug will always have a passion for the game. I know he's not going to be active anymore, so it was a nice send off from a fantastic youtuber and poker pro. Thanks Doug, the content is as always, phenomenal
@biggawinnacrapsa3870
@biggawinnacrapsa3870 5 жыл бұрын
He won't last 2 months away from the tables. He'll start drinking again and all hell will break loose.
@cavemanooga
@cavemanooga 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Doug. You've inspired me to do my own 100 day sober challenge (ends Oct 19!) and now you have demonstrated that the poker dream of grinding your way up in stakes is still possible. I can't thank you enough for sticking it out and finishing this challenge.
@LyricistUnscene
@LyricistUnscene 5 жыл бұрын
I turned $3,200 into air on bovada in one day.... felt awesome
@johnnytravis6697
@johnnytravis6697 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve achieved this feat as well.
@breakbad9753
@breakbad9753 5 жыл бұрын
4:43 lmaooo “we got first place”, “out of all the places” haha
@latestsports-viralsportscl3971
@latestsports-viralsportscl3971 5 жыл бұрын
I got famous from playing poker on television a decade ago and retired as well. Like you, I just didn't enjoy it anymore. And it's really hard to grind the day to day when the passion isn't there. So I wish you well in your journey Doug. You seem to have a good spirit about you.
@collinoreilly3271
@collinoreilly3271 5 жыл бұрын
doug, I am 18 years old and have been playing poker for some time now. i decided to take a shot at playing poker except i wanted to do it without using a single cent of my own money. I started at $0 about a month ago in the mist of the drama of your bankroll challenge and now have an account balance of $74.13. The fact that you turned tat $100 into 10 grand shows that its still possible for someone who is really dedicated to have an edge in the game. Thanks for all you did for poker doug the community will miss you.
@kanewilson3934
@kanewilson3934 5 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad I got to watch you finish the challenge in stream. Thanks for everything Doug and good luck going forward.
@mykodagames
@mykodagames 5 жыл бұрын
Congratulations Doug! I do believe if I made it and had a satisfying life (meaning freedom) there would be no need to grind 😉 Just happy you showed us it is possible!
@alexobed4252
@alexobed4252 5 жыл бұрын
It's a good journey. It's great that you're connected to yourself in a deep way, and honest enough to admit that the fire wasn't there anymore. I'm excited for what lies ahead for you!
@mikegermanio324
@mikegermanio324 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Doug for the countless hours of poker hand breakdowns. I can't tell you how much of a major impact you have had on improving my game. Best of luck with your future bud
@musicismotion
@musicismotion 5 жыл бұрын
beat wishes for all future ventures. thanks very much for dedicating your time to the channel. I know your own poker drive may no longer be burning, However watching your channel has definitely reignited mine. GG
@timmelton856
@timmelton856 5 жыл бұрын
wow I cant believe it. I get it because when anything becomes a grind ... well it sux. You are such a great person for the development of the whole game "Poker", and I hope that you continue to help improve the game in ways that propel viewership and participation of the game - world wide. If that is not for you then I hope the best; because when people have good values, and understanding of motivations of others (combined with a good heart) you will go very far in anything that you want to do. Just let me know when the next home-game is 😎😀😁🤞👍
@MrJudd428
@MrJudd428 5 жыл бұрын
You are a huge inspiration to me! Thanks for being awesome, being funny, and putting out so much content over the last few years. Best of luck on your future endeavors.
@teslasnow169
@teslasnow169 5 жыл бұрын
Not going to lie, I didn’t seem to like you that much at the beginning but seeing your videos now I do like your brutal honesty and very few pokers have that now! Be a KZbin star bud!!!
@kfordolten
@kfordolten 5 жыл бұрын
I just turned 21 and started playing poker last week. Spent 81 hours last week (Tue-Sun) studying poker theory and practicing online. Went to the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh for my first live game 1/3 blinds. Stacked some regs and was up ~$450. Thanks for all of the advice and hand analysis! I then proceeded to lose a big hand, along with my nerves and tilted ending the night at -$300
@dredugan6893
@dredugan6893 5 жыл бұрын
I know the feeling. The swings are crazy. I had a 10 hr session and flopped 5 sets and lost all 5. Super bad run outs!! Lost to 4 flushes and 1 straight 😡😡
@vperkv6554
@vperkv6554 5 жыл бұрын
Ur reg sir
@xGoRoMC
@xGoRoMC 5 жыл бұрын
I'm a 17 y/o chilean, I first went to a casino about 3 months ago with a friend's who looks like me identity card, and it was so slow I lost patience and $400 :) anyway, I have covered it with online poker
@vlrshch
@vlrshch 5 жыл бұрын
Classie issue. But don't step back. Work on your game. It's not a reason to leave your efforts to nothing
@ulisesaguilar5804
@ulisesaguilar5804 5 жыл бұрын
Where do you study poker theory? I am looking forward to get the Upswing lab but i don’t know where to learn now.
@timothymtorres
@timothymtorres 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Doug for all your content that you have given the poker community! Congrats on your wins, and hopefully one day in the future you will come back. :)
@aaronvandrei3052
@aaronvandrei3052 5 жыл бұрын
Dude I have showed this video to every single person who has told me it takes "luck" to build a bankroll big enough to play for big money. This guy did it at least twice lmao. Awesome.
@morganm3362
@morganm3362 5 жыл бұрын
Aaron Van Drei How does this prove luck wasn't involved? He rivers a set against a higher pocket pair in a huge hand near the end. He checks it down on the river in his very last hand with an Ace,Rag on a textured board that he wouldn't have called a bet to.
@aaronvandrei3052
@aaronvandrei3052 5 жыл бұрын
@@morganm3362 luck is always involved in situations in poker. It's a game of variance. I'm sure there were more lucky times than the ones we saw in this video. There were also times where he was on the shitty end of some coolers and some suckouts. Both ways are a part of the game. My point is that you can make a graph trend upward and make profit through good play and decision making. That it is a game of skill rather than chance.
@anthonyfox3491
@anthonyfox3491 5 жыл бұрын
Doug - I watch a ton and don’t comment much, but you have taught me so much about applied game theory, range selection and balance. I am a much better poker player having followed your content. I will miss your enthusiasm for the game, your brutal honesty and your sarcastic wit, but most of all, I will miss learning from you. I hope you find your passion for the game again down the road, but if you don’t, you will still go down as an all-time great. Best wishes.
@skullduggery3377
@skullduggery3377 5 жыл бұрын
you could always take over my position at the airport. i parked jets. they let me go, though, because i kept locking the keys in them. one day i was out there on an 86 foot high step ladder trying to get in the window with a coat hanger. that was the last straw for them and i was terminated.
@lucasng4712
@lucasng4712 5 жыл бұрын
Can't tell if sarcasm or not
@Creamy6oodness
@Creamy6oodness 5 жыл бұрын
@@lucasng4712 can't figure out if airplanes have keys or not
@elastronaute1198
@elastronaute1198 5 жыл бұрын
planes dont have keys
@Russian5
@Russian5 5 жыл бұрын
Stick to space cowboy, you don't know anything about planes.
@biggawinnacrapsa3870
@biggawinnacrapsa3870 5 жыл бұрын
You see a lot of 86 foot high step ladders where you live? How about jet cockpits that are 80+ feet off the ground?
@haroldcamping6108
@haroldcamping6108 5 жыл бұрын
How can you retire when Unfold Poker is just getting started?
@yallerz666
@yallerz666 5 жыл бұрын
Pokerstars are removing it already. Epic fail for them.
@billyd5301
@billyd5301 5 жыл бұрын
Anthony Nappi he he 👍
@lajeandom
@lajeandom 5 жыл бұрын
I never bothered to try it. I just want to play classic hold em. The game with the power ups is fun tho I have to admit!
@jeremywalker8005
@jeremywalker8005 5 жыл бұрын
Its been fun watching you Doug! At the end of the day they only person you have to look in the mirror is yourself. You do what's best for you. Good luck in your future endeavors.
@alexberger5824
@alexberger5824 5 жыл бұрын
20:20 Amen Doug! Appreciate the dedication and commitment to your word! This is why you will always have me as a huge fan.
@demonwolf863
@demonwolf863 5 жыл бұрын
Currently doing my own bankroll challenge 10 into 1000 at 72.41
@doysgermian9287
@doysgermian9287 5 жыл бұрын
You also making a video? Or just for yourself?
@demonwolf863
@demonwolf863 5 жыл бұрын
@@doysgermian9287 just for myself
@isaacwadhwani7937
@isaacwadhwani7937 5 жыл бұрын
goodluck sir. Enjoy the grind!
@biggawinnacrapsa3870
@biggawinnacrapsa3870 5 жыл бұрын
I'm going to try to turn this $2 into 200 million in Wednesday's drawing.
@demonwolf863
@demonwolf863 5 жыл бұрын
@@biggawinnacrapsa3870 remember me if you do!
@McPVP69247
@McPVP69247 5 жыл бұрын
Sucks you’re shifting away from the game, but I appreciate all the content you’ve created. You’re truly a great person, hilarious while controversial. But you’re such a real person that doesn’t fear speaking his mind. This is gay and deep but I see you being successful doing whatever you attempt, you’ve got the drive that others don’t
@DougPolkPoker
@DougPolkPoker 5 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated Rolando, that's what I like to aim for. (Will still be making some vids here though!)
@vzg3679
@vzg3679 5 жыл бұрын
Or deep
@MntRprznt
@MntRprznt 5 жыл бұрын
Just don't be deep in gay.
@Ekkerrr
@Ekkerrr 5 жыл бұрын
@@MntRprznt Fucking hell 😂
@castlehill6717
@castlehill6717 5 жыл бұрын
M3nt2 R3pr3z3nt Wow you are so out of pocket 😆 😆 😆
@jorulemansislav1080
@jorulemansislav1080 5 жыл бұрын
Thank You Doug Polk for everything you have contributed to the poker community. You always stayed yourself while showing an honest and fair picture of the poker environment whilst changing it for the better. Thanks for the countless hours of stream, youtube videos, free strategy and upswing-lab-content, thanks for being authentic and honest and thanks for the autograph im gonna get at the WSOP 2019. Greetings from Austria, Johannes
@blahblaklj7358
@blahblaklj7358 5 жыл бұрын
Hey Doug. I know I'm super late, but huge respect for you for stepping away on a high note and doing what makes you happy as opposed to just mindlessly grinding yourself into dust. Going to miss your content, but props to you for going for it, making it, and knowing when to call it quits. Wish you the best.
@dustinwessells1716
@dustinwessells1716 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Doug for adding so much to the poker community especially over the last few years. I was already interested and playing slightly more than a rec level but your KZbin content and now the lab has progressed my playing ability to make this part time hobby of mine even more fun and profitable. I am going to miss some of the more hilarious poker content as well but hope to see a few of those vids from time to time. I am sure you will be a crusher in whatever direction you choose for the future.
@hf7807
@hf7807 5 жыл бұрын
Doug you by far had the best poker instructional videos ever made. I really enjoyed them and loved the insight into hands you would give. Thank you. Best wishes for your journey into your new chapter of life, hope you find happiness.
@standeman32
@standeman32 4 жыл бұрын
Dont worry doug. I will take over for you now. Haha! Im a college Freshman, but I see a HUGE opportunity in Poker. I've always been witty, and I am SO excited to apply what I've learned up to now into my poker game. I wish you the best of luck with wrestling the struggle of quitting a game you love. I've had to do this with my sports ventures in Highschool, but I'm glad I discovered poker and saw that it's possible to come from a regular old family and make money in poker, thanks man.
@spriyank588
@spriyank588 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all you have done Doug, I am a midstakes grinder today, was just starting out when I received a promotional from upswing for your postflop game plan and told them I couldn't afford it., You personally messaged me and sent it for free, I will never forget that gesture. You are a good man, thanks. GG
@mrman487
@mrman487 5 жыл бұрын
It's time for the 10,000 to 10,000,000. You can do it. I'll be rooting for you.
@tracygarrett3952
@tracygarrett3952 5 жыл бұрын
Every time I get a bluff through on the river, I thank you. You are the GOAT!
@SlumCityBeats
@SlumCityBeats 5 жыл бұрын
I want to personally thank you for completing the challenge. I'm a microstakes poker player that can pay the bills so to see this lets me know that I can do it...I can make more money and be happier than what I am now (if I put in the work) so thank you! 👊I am going to miss seeing you on the tables Doug but I get it. Follow your dreams and good luck bud...you are one of my heroes! 💯
@maxzips3474
@maxzips3474 5 жыл бұрын
good on you for sticking it through. As a beginner who plays micro stakes and house games for fun I'm now more motivated to actully put the time in to learn how to play better rather than sticking with the limited knowledge that I have.
@4everNdeavor
@4everNdeavor 5 жыл бұрын
Screw hand histories, I wanna see how many times the giveaway was mentioned
@HardFlipyPokerTeam
@HardFlipyPokerTeam 5 жыл бұрын
There is a line in poker history... before and after Doug polk dude! Simply the best rep of a trully grinder! Hope we can see u soon! Vamoooo
@HardFlipyPokerTeam
@HardFlipyPokerTeam 5 жыл бұрын
big big fan here, also you probably dont remember but, im a UPSWING LAB creation and lots of our YT contents for brazilian came from you! Sure i signed lots of others "poker schools" but i REALLY identify my self with u man! Logical thougth with sense of humor and concience rep your image step by step.... i followbefore this poker challenge and said in BR comunity about you and how promisse you where... and now we are here dude... you definently a inpiration for poker comunity and u diserve to hear! MA BEST in any project u wanna get into! you will make it happen man! big fan, but man, why dont u play at pokerstar ????
@HardFlipyPokerTeam
@HardFlipyPokerTeam 5 жыл бұрын
GG! vamoooo
@ilittle170567
@ilittle170567 5 жыл бұрын
Appreciate all the content you've created. The best, most interesting, funniest poker content full stop!
@Coq7
@Coq7 5 жыл бұрын
Doug, it was a big pleasure for me to watch all your videos. You inspired me a lot and i'm grateful for that. I will also miss your humor, you're the best :D Thank's again !
@andrewboysen6366
@andrewboysen6366 5 жыл бұрын
Always love you stuff, good luck with your future endeavors, hope to see you back the tables one day
@mannyram9717
@mannyram9717 5 жыл бұрын
“We got first place, out of all the places” 😂😂👍
@pangshibo7840
@pangshibo7840 5 жыл бұрын
Hey Doug, I don't usually leave comments on youtube clips, but I really want to say a big thank you for creating so many contents. I really enjoyed your hand analysis and watched all of them thoroughly twice before went ahead to purchase almost all the upswing poker packages. Honestly, they were the most worth it money I've ever spent, I learnt so much from you and upswing; not only from a strategic point of view but also how poker players should reflect themselves mentally. Poker isn't just for money, it's the sense of creating a strategy that outmatches your opponents and making the correct decision under given circumstances. I'm really sad to see you leave but I guess I would leave one day if I feel poker is like a job. I sincerely wish you all the best in the latter stage of your life and a massive thank you on my behalf.
@nickhamilton5322
@nickhamilton5322 5 жыл бұрын
Congrats Doug, knew you'd get there in the end. Knew you'd move on when you did but still surprisingly emotional to be here. Thanks for all the good times, hope you find "the next thing" and that you run good whatever it may be. Was fun, thanks again!
@davidperezcarballo9515
@davidperezcarballo9515 4 жыл бұрын
"The poker dream is alive" "Every poker player has moved on"
@xxM5xx
@xxM5xx 5 жыл бұрын
Great achievement. Congrats.
@DougPolkPoker
@DougPolkPoker 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks as always ^^
@evd9942
@evd9942 5 жыл бұрын
I've enjoyed the ride. Thanks for all that you've done for the community Doug! GG!!
@Rebbyrag
@Rebbyrag 5 жыл бұрын
You helped me make my first 6 digits of taking the game seriously and I want to say thank you so much. Mix of live and online, I invested in myself and trusted your content and logic and so far it’s worked! You’re a smart dude and I’m sure things’ll work out wherever. If you don’t wanna play you don’t wanna play, why not find friends or family home games for fun instead of profit lol.
@BReWeDKnOwLeDGe
@BReWeDKnOwLeDGe 5 жыл бұрын
Congrats Doug! Motivation!!!!!!!!!!!
@mixedmartialanarchist6469
@mixedmartialanarchist6469 5 жыл бұрын
And let that be THE lesson here boys and girls - quit while your ahead - well done Doug
@biggawinnacrapsa3870
@biggawinnacrapsa3870 5 жыл бұрын
Here's another lesson, boys and girls: when you write something where you are trying to say 'you are' but want to use the contraction, you write 'you're' instead of 'your' so that you don't come off sounding like an ignorant moron.
@mixedmartialanarchist6469
@mixedmartialanarchist6469 5 жыл бұрын
Bigga Winna Crapsa That’s fair. You’re an asshole. I’m working on my contraction game.
@lukemerrett5889
@lukemerrett5889 5 жыл бұрын
Someone in twitch chat told me Dougs quitting because he is broke
@biggawinnacrapsa3870
@biggawinnacrapsa3870 5 жыл бұрын
Luke Merrett - and you believed it!! Here's a hint: when someone is smart enough to take 1st in a poker tournament whose 1st prize is 3.7 million dollars, they're also smart enough to live well on it for the rest of their life.
@mixedmartialanarchist6469
@mixedmartialanarchist6469 5 жыл бұрын
Bigga Winna Crapsa HAHAHA you should have quit after you made a valid point. MANY poker players who possess the skills to successfully navigate though a field of players DO NOT have the skills necessary to manage their money dip-shit.
@JohnWLBerry
@JohnWLBerry 5 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to your future content. I am proud to "know" you and wish you well. Thanks for including me on the ride. Stepping away from poker is a wise choice. It will be here if you want to return. I learned late in life to enjoy the journey. Glad you are learning earlier.
@funkgremlin2765
@funkgremlin2765 2 жыл бұрын
God I love coming back and watching Doug say he’ll never play poker again and go into a full speech about the beauty of the game 😂 it’s what brought him back lmao
@mydogsbestfren7490
@mydogsbestfren7490 5 жыл бұрын
" also i knew one of my strengths was 10 tabling cash games " fukn beast doug chug one
@TeoGPoker
@TeoGPoker 5 жыл бұрын
6 weeks !!! More like 6 years!!! Get Wreckkked! ...it was a joke. "Good work" - Austin Powers
@john_sparks
@john_sparks 5 жыл бұрын
Doug, I want to wish you the very best in life. I've watched your channel for a year or two, and I greatly appreciate your two defining characteristics. You are honest in the facts that you present, and you have a great personality on screen. Oddly enough, I think you could succeed doing just about any type of KZbin or other mass media content. I've spent 30 years working in advertising and media as a creative director, and I believe I'm a good judge of talent. Your screen presence is probably of greater worth long term than your poker skills. I have no idea what kind of business person you will be, but you clearly have the type of analytic mind that will lead you to success in many fields. Be wary of a whole new world of angles you will surely confront as you get into business. I have long played hold em on a part time basis...small stakes and pretty consistently profitable. But I invest my money versus putting too much at risk. I've never felt like I wanted to be a professional poker player. My life is very good without the risks of poker. I prefer being a free market capitalist, which somewhat emulates hold em at times. I think you're on that same path now, and I congratulate you. You have bankrolled the opportunity for a new adventure, and I wish you all the best in future endeavors that will likely take you to exponentially higher levels of success. Know when to fold em, and manage your stack. :)
@adamspera9299
@adamspera9299 5 жыл бұрын
Great closing. Completely agree with your decision to step away. You're doing it right, end on a high note, come back and play every now and then but go find what you really love doing. Thanks for all the videos. Been a lot of fun watching.
@rickystephenson518
@rickystephenson518 5 жыл бұрын
Doug you went grey doing this challenge, hope it was worth lol
@jasonbatteiger2421
@jasonbatteiger2421 5 жыл бұрын
fairly standard for late 20's/early 30's.
@trippyturtle777
@trippyturtle777 5 жыл бұрын
Wait I thought vanessa selbst retired years ago
@salvadorb5366
@salvadorb5366 5 жыл бұрын
Old joke, not original
@elvenmagejr1905
@elvenmagejr1905 5 жыл бұрын
Retired from being a woman maybe
@Welcome2Niches
@Welcome2Niches 5 жыл бұрын
Original or not, I lol'd
@imraanbulbulia80
@imraanbulbulia80 5 жыл бұрын
Lol nice troll
@elastronaute1198
@elastronaute1198 5 жыл бұрын
thats a gay joke now lamer
@MrSimonvk
@MrSimonvk 5 жыл бұрын
You have by far the best poker channel on KZbin. I watched almost all of them and really enjoyed it. But for every poker player it is a good choice to move on and life a less one dimensional life. You made a great transition already.
@irunyoblock
@irunyoblock 5 жыл бұрын
Doug I got back into Poker because of you. Your desire to be sooo great fueled me. Your in depth analysis opened my mind and made the game so interesting. Then you hit that bored period where you were playing and drinking, bluffing off my yearly salary, and trolling dnegs. Basically it seemed like you weren’t taking the game seriously. Then I seen a few videos where you seem to be going through a midlife crisis. Finally in this video you wrap it up. You hung in there for the fans and that was nice. But I think you made right the decision. Above all, the biggest take away is, your going places. Let me get a percent Doug Polk life stake. I like how your always looking to grow and challenge yourself. Our KZbin relationship had been high and low but at the end of the day your still an inspiration and keep it 100. GL, your going to knock your next adventure out of the park bro
@Bruceylancer
@Bruceylancer 5 жыл бұрын
Great vid. For all the people out there who think about career in poker - that's a lot to think about. If it took even such a great player like Doug 58 days straight to make 10k (with days off it would be like 80 or something) - it's around 45k a year - pretty mediocre income to say the least, imagine how hard it will be for an average winning player or even more for a complete beginner! Not even talking about downstreaks, about field getting better and better, and much more. You will be much better off doing something else.
@su2sa1li4
@su2sa1li4 5 жыл бұрын
He played about 40 days of micro stakes so you are ACTUALLY wrong :) it was like 10,000 in 15 sessions, so it's almost 150,000/year
@Bruceylancer
@Bruceylancer 5 жыл бұрын
@@su2sa1li4 he caught a huge upstreak. You should take that into consideration.
@JKenny44
@JKenny44 5 жыл бұрын
Bruceylancer If he started out with 10k and played 58 sessions he would probably make more. Ofcourse your not expected to earn the same money as a good career when you start trying to build a bankroll from just $100.
@Bruceylancer
@Bruceylancer 5 жыл бұрын
@@JKenny44 I've already said it, but I'll repeat: he caught a huge upstreak at the last day. Good luck running like that all the time.
@JKenny44
@JKenny44 5 жыл бұрын
Bruceylancer He didn't run like that all the time he was playing for 58 days. It's no coincidence that the upstreak was on the last day... How would he ever finish the challenge on a losing day 😅
@tongmaa
@tongmaa 5 жыл бұрын
I want you to take the "Governor of Poker" challenge on Facebook Games hahahahaha ....
@keithmason1485
@keithmason1485 5 жыл бұрын
I get it. I played for a living from 07-11 (you probably even have some hands against me in your database "IMRazin" on Full Tilt) and played pretty seriously beginning in 05. Around 09 it started to become a job and just wasn't fun anymore which led to my game becoming stagnant and then Black Friday came along. I started playing again some in 2014 and it was fun while I was winning but once a downswing happened I didn't enjoy the game enough to fight through it so I just stopped playing, and didn't play a single hand until earlier this year. More recently I started to fall in love with the game again, especially with all the new concepts out there and I've really been studying and your're one of the people I have sought out advice from. Good luck with your future endeavors!
@MasterLJ
@MasterLJ 5 жыл бұрын
I remember you! I quit after black Friday as well, been back and playing off and on for the last 2ish years, definitely more fun casually.
@keithmason1485
@keithmason1485 5 жыл бұрын
@@MasterLJ what was your name on FTP? It's so much less stressful. No matter how good you are you go on down swings and the less enjoyment you get out of poker the harder it is to load up your poker client when all you're thinking is "how am I going to get fucked today."
@FantasticTyson
@FantasticTyson 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the content and entertainment in the last years. Best of luck for your upcoming endeavors and looking forward for more videos about whatever topic you enjoy.
@tgo007
@tgo007 5 жыл бұрын
Start video blogging about getting into stand up comedy. I can see you being pretty good at that. You're naturally funny.
@Space_Rhino
@Space_Rhino 5 жыл бұрын
I love you!!! I'm here... Just lemme know what you doing! I'll be tunned :)
@gggshk
@gggshk 5 жыл бұрын
When's the next giveaway though? Haha good luck dude. You are a huge inspiration and the time alone that simply goes into making your videos is incredible. Thank you so much for all the laughs and strategy over the years. You will be missed.
@RealBondo
@RealBondo 5 жыл бұрын
Doug...i appreciate everything you’ve done for poker. You’ve helped me and millions of others so much. Keep doing what you love and believe in and you’ll be just fine.
@Desert2GardenLV
@Desert2GardenLV 5 жыл бұрын
What kind of odds will I get to bet he plays again?
@offset25
@offset25 5 жыл бұрын
I love Doug and the bankroll challenge and watched a lot of the live streams. He got me excited to take some time away from my business to play again to see if it was actually possible to run up a roll on WSOP.com. I love poker in general, but have taken a lot of time off in general to focus on my business. Let me share you my experiences so that it can help a lot of players out there. I would say that it's a lot harder than it looks as a lot of the players on WSOP are conservative on average and not going to punt away a buy-in that easily in a .10/.20 or .25/.50 game. In the 9-ring seems to be a lot easier to wait for hands, but everyone seems to be doing that as well so you run into a lot of cooler situations KK vs AA and the opponents immediately go all in on you after you 3-bet. It also makes it difficult to play AK because you end up a lot of the times up against hands that have you beat or slow played set on the flop after you hit your hand. If your opponents are willing to call any of your bets majority of the time you seem to be beat unless you have notes on them that they are speculative. Now I took a lot of notes on everyone and there are a lot of regs that I see everyday in and out. I do admire people who stick it out to play day after day, but not fun to play against them. Now occasionally there would be players who are making weird plays and ready to punt off a buy-in at less than 100bbs and I took notes of those players as well and always searched for them when I logged into the site several times a day. Those players don't last very long. In the 6-max at .25/.50 the players are fairly aggressive again and there are a lot of regulars that I see day after day on a lot of tables, but it seemed like a fair amount of times they did have it when I got 3-bet and I tried to bluff catch or 4-bet or get it in with AK so had to be more selective in these spots. I went through a lot of buy-ins trying to play against this player pool and I did run it up one time to almost go back to even, but then just more tough hands and tough spots to get back on a down streak. At times I like Doug's analysis and playing style and going with a theory based approach, but I find the opponents I'm up against aren't balanced or tend to be on the tighter side the majority of the time so the bluff catching frequency or trying to bluff them off their hand seems like a losing proposition. I tried going with Doug's more balanced approach and that did work for a bit, but reverted back to a player based approach of fit or fold against players who are just generally tighter and also going back to game selection to find games with at least 1 action player to go up against vs an entire table of very tough and competent players. I'm more of a live player and have over 10K hours in live play and so I do have an easier time sizing up my opponents when I can see them. For me its tougher to play in these micro stakes since I'm used to playing for bigger buy-ins against more speculative players and for me it can be easy to go with a hand or situation for $20 or $50 a buy-in, but they do end up adding up, but these are just excuses vs really trying to beat these games against tougher opponents. I don't want to discourage anyone from trying their own bankroll challenge, but I do agree that you have to want it and work harder than anyone else on the site as your opponents are tougher in general and put up with a lot of ridiculous and crazy situations. But what I do like is Doug does have a plan to battle his opponents and I'm sure his upswing labs has a lot of theory and techniques to beat these games, but I think you definitely need to put in tons of hours to get through the variance and the coolers to get to the good spots. I wish I could see more of Doug's online sessions and I have looked both on twitch and on youtube, but he didn't record all of his sessions. I'm sure I will get a lot of criticism, but I'd like to hear what other players experiences and opinions are on the site and building up a bankroll in general.
@SlumCityBeats
@SlumCityBeats 5 жыл бұрын
I play microstakes and pretty much just pay the bills while my wife is pregnant. She makes more money than me. What you are saying is 100% true, but I am one of those players who puts in the work and I am a pretty consistent winner...I suffer through variance too but I dont play beyond my means and during a downswing im able to re-adjust and play smaller and for more hours to make back money that I have lost. It def is a struggle but I am managing. Thanks for the insight.
@synchronium24
@synchronium24 5 жыл бұрын
"At times I like Doug's analysis and playing style and going with a theory based approach, but I find the opponents I'm up against aren't balanced or tend to be on the tighter side the majority of the time so the bluff catching frequency or trying to bluff them off their hand seems like a losing proposition." I tend to have similar issues at low/microstakes and have two pieces of advice. 1) If your opponents aren't bluffing enough, you can exploitatively overfold. 2) Even if you don't change your calling frequency in these spots, you should be able to more than make up for it in other areas. If opponents are only getting stacks in/raising with nutted hands, when they show weakness you can bluff them more and value bet them somewhat lighter.
@DarrenSemotiuk
@DarrenSemotiuk 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for always being real and keeping it FUN Doug. And for being smart enough to walk away when it stopped. And you ended on a nice luckboxed UpSwing :)
@brandonkepner8668
@brandonkepner8668 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Doug, I remember meeting you a couple years ago before you blew up on social media and you were very genuine and caring and would answer any questions from a curious wannab 21 year old poker player!
@daandemeyer1708
@daandemeyer1708 5 жыл бұрын
What is up with that hair?
@goat1050
@goat1050 5 жыл бұрын
I'm happy for you my man,but this makes me sad.
@william420adam
@william420adam 5 жыл бұрын
Love you bro! You've done so much for the community and I'm eternally grateful for that. You'll never leave the game, its way to beautiful but at a professional level, that ship has sailed for you as it should since you have reached great heights when you did. GG
@ryanruperd7351
@ryanruperd7351 5 жыл бұрын
Doug just wanted to say thank you for the content. Watching your videos has inspired me to get back to playing. Glad you are walking way from the game on your terms and looking forward to seeing your next endeavor. Cheers!
@jeffmitchell3032
@jeffmitchell3032 5 жыл бұрын
Proper English Police...just checking in. You meant "extract" not "extrapolate" @7:37 You're welcome.
@Phillycrake
@Phillycrake 5 жыл бұрын
Jeff Mitchell someone beat the shit out of jeff mitchell pls
@waltmartin92
@waltmartin92 5 жыл бұрын
anything but Crypto
@xrocketmanx1
@xrocketmanx1 5 жыл бұрын
Im gonna miss watching Dangerous Doug Polk at the high stakes poker tables.I love watching the older episodes of the Aussie Millions cash game and Doug in there mixing it up with the best players in the world.Your style of play is very similar to mine which is why you quickly became my favorite player. Thanks for all the advice and help with my game and all of the general poker content that you have shared with us all. Still a huge fan and hope to see you get that Fire back in the future!!!!!
@standcontractdelta8120
@standcontractdelta8120 5 жыл бұрын
After you step away and return, you will be a beast. This is the same in poker and all things you do. All the info you collected has time to consolidate. The important lessons remain in your head, but the bad habits and unimportant information is cleared out. When you start again it is on solid foundation with no confusion or mess.
@markomales98
@markomales98 5 жыл бұрын
Did you mean : "How I got lucky with poor bankroll menagment ?"
@SlumCityBeats
@SlumCityBeats 5 жыл бұрын
You think Doug Polk has been lucky over the course of his whole career or just with this? Because he is one of the greats.
@markomales98
@markomales98 5 жыл бұрын
I know how good of a player he is, I just wanted to post a troll comment because he is playing with like 15BI, I know that he is aware of it......
@SlumCityBeats
@SlumCityBeats 5 жыл бұрын
Trolling Doug is fun because he trolls you right back lol
@1337murk
@1337murk 5 жыл бұрын
Yep true, it's not really a BR challenge because of the way it played out, it stops being that once br management goes out of the window. The majority of the micros demograph are stuck in micros because of the shots they take outside of their br
@doubleg122memes4
@doubleg122memes4 5 жыл бұрын
How do you turn 100 into 10k? River a straight flush... lol that's how
@justkp123
@justkp123 5 жыл бұрын
Sad to see you go but understandable. Remember watching you on your very first stream, very first video, very first BAZAAM. You've come a long way and it was fun!
@keithh3738
@keithh3738 5 жыл бұрын
Doug, i appreciate all the content, been super entertaining and fun, sucks you wont be playing as much, but do whatever makes you happy, you have definitely earned it!! GG Bro!
@nikpredom7095
@nikpredom7095 5 жыл бұрын
Your videos were always very inspirational and kept motivating me to try harder. You actually were the first to decode poker and pass it freely through your channel and your website to all of us poker noobs out there, and i 'ld like to thank you for that. Gl with your life's next chapter Doug... One thing is for certain poker related Polker news will be surely missed :P
@TheBrotherDJ
@TheBrotherDJ 5 жыл бұрын
GG man. I wish you the best of luck on your new journey and hope you find something you can really put your soul into. Making this decision wasn't easy, but it was one you had to make. doing something you don't like and lying to others about having fun while playing it is way worse than the truth. Therefore I appreciate and respect your choice, there is no way I wouldn't follow your journey anymore man. You're an awesome dude, I hope you know that.
@FocusedAndMotivated100
@FocusedAndMotivated100 5 жыл бұрын
I’m working on running up my bankroll. I started with $50 I’m at $243. Your the man Doug. I’m gonna do it. I’m gonna get to 10k playing online. Your not quitting poker just stop.
@jbr118
@jbr118 5 жыл бұрын
Doug, you'll always be playing poker. You're just leveling up, now you get to focus on playing without the cards. Thanks for all the content you've created, it's been entertaining and educational.
@jeskaaable
@jeskaaable 5 жыл бұрын
Best of luck Doug. You're a great player and I wish you the same success in your next venture that you had in poker
@houseofthemoon
@houseofthemoon 5 жыл бұрын
Good call Doug. I subscribed to pokergo so that I could watch you win the won drop. So awesome. You're the most fun to watch. I have moved on from poker since but I still enjoy the game and your content. Best Wishes!
@kaspermeierlunde7508
@kaspermeierlunde7508 5 жыл бұрын
Man, this makes me sad. Remember started watching i couple years ago, you were the reason I started playing poker on a somewhat serious level dude. Good luck in your endeavours! Gg and gl from Norway.
@martinp5161
@martinp5161 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all these videos and your time spent to show to everyone that's really possible to play well and play winning poker at the micro stakes , cheers from France Doug !
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