I Have A FULL HOUSE In A $34,100 Pot On Poker Night In America!

[@DougPolkPoker]

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[@patluff]

how the fuck was that a $34k pot hashtagCLICKBAIT

[@n_a8917]

The stack sizes were incorrect. Pot was 13.1K, then Doug bet 10.5K on river, which was called. So 13.1 + 10.5 (x2) = 34.1...

[@bobbykotick1163]

Doug Polk Poker but doug, do you fuck with the lights on?

[@rockybullshite927]

did she call?

[@drglnc69]

yea, thats why he showed and she asked "can i pay you cash?" at the very end.

[@MrEklips1]

that turn was RATHER FAVORABLE. You should buy Andrews tshirt Doug

[@TraneFrancks]

It always amazes me how much 5-star strat you give away in these vids. It's the stuff we've come to expect from the Lab. So much gold.

[@juanmanuelrodriguezvega938]

I really like this guy. Although I dont think any successful poker player is humble, this guy has a form of vanity that I find very casual and easy to digest. In comparison with more blunt vanities like Helmuth's or Negreanu. Its a long list, but it has a very special spot reserved for Alec Torrelli, whats up with that guy making such an effort to show us his mansions and only reviewing hands where he is a genius. Doug shows you many hands where he loses, and I dont think many of the others do. Doug relies on your understanding of poker sometimes, he somehow trusts that despite the fact he loses the hand you will be capable of appreciating how good he played it. And that's something great. Plus this one looks like a cool guy to go out and grab a few beers with. Helmuth would have you 3 hours listening to how good his wife is and how bad other players are, Torrelli would only drink if the glasses have his face on them, and Daniel would make you tip way too much, you know... at the end of the day Its a form of rake, and we all know how much he likes that.

[@seago101]

Alec has done hands that hes lost, yes he does go out and about to show you where hes at, but actually he travels around as cheap as he can- and at the table doesnt seem to talk that much and never berates or talks about himself it seems.

[@andrewbravo1401]

Juan Manuel Rodriguez Vega Negreanu is easily the most humble and kind-hearted poker player out there

[@osakasushi7779]

nigerian-anu sticks to pshitstars even though amaya destroyed the elite there !! obviousely he gets a big part of the rigged RNG Cake , dont respect that twit

[@scottsevers2281]

Nice Favorable Andrew Neeme shout out.

[@dspatchin]

Neeme-like video last week, Neeme phrase...someone is watching others poker blogs.

[@cdh79]

"..which was rather favorable".. i see what you did at 06:51 ;)

[@BittorSweet]

ANDREW!? IS THAT U

[@brandonsheils]

I think we should call with the JJ-KK which are diamond club as this blocks 2 combos of Tx our opponent can have. E.g. If we have JdJc here it's impossible for Doug to have JTs

[@filip14528]

Brandon Sheils I think the same! These hands whould also be better calls than sixes because of removal. A hand like 86s whould also have negative removal.

[@vladbcom]

also blocks ton of JT

[@robertshawnmitchell]

Maybe not for every Poker Hands but once in a while it would be cool to actually go through the combos lab-style to layout the numbers of draws and how from that you construct your precise value range.

[@mankwok1408]

where is the link for the free tournament workshop for the bubble play in MTT? thanks!

[@ravart21]

Doug I'm really interested how you actually keep track of things when you are in situations where you might, for example, 3-bet or fold (or check/lead, etc.) the same XY hand. Alright sometimes you have spades and clubs to use for your decision, but what about other times? Do you actually think when was the last time you were in such a situation and what did you do then? I really don't understand how can you be even remotely accurate... Also, does a detailed thing such as this really even matter when you're playing live? I mean, you'll have a large enough amount of played hands to even out the variance maybe when you retire...

[@i000_]

Love the videos bro and the vlogs aren't that bad 👍🏽

[@Raskolnikov32]

The suspense! Will she call or will she fold? There's $23,600 in the pot, it's $10,500 to call, and the title says '$34,100 pot'...

[@todabsolute]

@@benweng0202 wow, gg Sherlock

[@vincentli6080]

Hey Doug, nice vid. U said we need to check some Tx on the turn not leading all of them, how to pick which Tx to check and which to lead with? Also if we lead turn with some sd or fd, which one would u giving up on river, and how to pick which bluff to continue on river? Appreciate if u could answer me :) thanks

[@lukec154]

is that hashbrown king behind you in the video?

[@nomeescriban86]

Yeah.. He Is the only idiot capable of wearing two watches

[@bendavis8610]

Never trust a guy who wears two watches

[@smithy262626]

how come you would lean toward 4 bet or folding with A10 pre? because it has worse reverse implied odds than other 10s?

[@jeffedwards9697]

You didn't say anything about this in the video, but would Jacks have any removal benefit for a call here Doug? I'm thinking it removes a few possible J10 hands you could have? Not sure if that's relevant so I wanted to see what you thought.

[@MBMASTR]

jeff edwards Exactly. I think thats why JJ without spade is best bluffcatcher here.

[@Trucker_86]

love the blog. how do i get money to play bigger poker cash games when i work all the time n dont have that kind of money. thx bro

[@carlodicarlantonio2968]

Ha!! At the very end she says "can I pay you in cash?" lmao. #loveit

[@RossCrain]

Little help here. If you have your opponent's value range (5:20ish in the video) at JJ-AA and you flop a pair of 10's, why would you continue to the turn? Maybe Polk neglected to mention the bluff range of E-Tay? He does also mention that this is one of the best flops he could have with this hand, but I'm not sure a pair of 10's, all be it a top pair on the flop, & a back door flush draw is good enough considering the range he seems to put her on? Thoughts?

[@bobroberts6979]

+Ross Crain because E-Tay can also be bluffing this flop a lot, so we have to call with this hand or else we'll be overfolding.

[@KeeganJAmaya]

I would imagine that AK with ace of spades, A2s+, and small to med suited connectors c-bet on that flop. Not to mention the occasional flat out bluffs and the 23% equity even against the JJ+ range, make this seem like a reasonable call to me. But i'm no expert.

[@RossCrain]

Thanks guys. Just trying to understand this GTO goodness. :D

[@RossCrain]

Curious what your thoughts are if the turn is a K, A or J? Do we continue then? And are we calling two more streets if they are safe (turn and river)? Say a 2 and a 5? Wanting to see how good we feel. Do we felt? Do we call at least one Pot sized bet? Or only 50% pot bets? Is this the lower part of our calling range so we Raise?

[@thomasjameson6372]

Wheres the Link to the Video "How to play around the bubble" ?

[@babyyphx]

Wow I just spent 20 minutes listening and dissecting that overbet jam part of Doug's explanation and I didn't get it at first, but it makes a lot of sense now. In case anyone else didn't get it, I'll break it down even more. He's going to be betting the river with value hands such as boats as well as with bluffs. He can't jam the river here for value because he wouldn't be jamming the river with bluffs here. Since the opponent can have Tens and Sixes in her range, Doug reasons against jamming with busted draws. Instead, he makes a more effective bet by only betting part of his stack as opposed to jamming.

[@olegvoloshin9099]

Hey Doug, few questions to you: What bluffs you consider to continue on this river? What you do if she moves all in on the river? TY

[@michaeltrumph121]

Doug has top set so he's gonna call no matter what.

[@sevendeuce9737]

good content like always keep it up doug

[@unglemergy]

was this streamed LIVE??

[@olliewilliams7753]

Yes, poker night in america youtube page

[@neilarado9241]

Doug! Another Andrew Neeme line "rather favorable" at 6:53 or just coincidence?

[@bobroberts6979]

Holy shit, did anyone catch that trollface at 15:00!?

[@wheelsmcdealsace]

What did you play after this table closed that took all of her chips?

[@charliecolin]

Doug (or someone else) - Can you dissect this statement? "when you can't create much of a value range it doesn't make sense to bluff much either". Specifically I'm wondering what you mean by creating a value range and why being unable to do it means it doesn't make sense to bluff much. Love the videos so thank you!

[@MyG12349]

Well, not doug, but i'll still answer. On certain boards you're not gonna have that much strong holdings looking at your preflop play, because you want to 4bet different holdings than you want to flat (or just raise or whatever). So on certain board your range doesn't hold that many top hands you want to bet for value. Bluffing is simply something you do to keep your range protected. (doug made a video about this 'how i made million dollars') You want to actually have the half of the value bets you make to be counterd by bluffs. So let's say on a certain board you have 6 value bet hands. You want to have 3 hands that bluff. ( note this especially aplies to the river). So to get back why not to bluff much when you don't have that many value bets, because you're than going to overbluff basically. And when you overbluff it's gonna cost you money. So when you don't have many value bets in range you're not going to have that many blufs neither. And you should look to check/call more or check/fold or check or fold.

[@charliecolin]

first of all, thank you for taking the time to write that. when you say keep your range protected you mean to keep it plausible from your opponents pov that you could have 6 value bet hands and 2 bluffs, per your example?

[@MyG12349]

You actually always want to have the 66% 33% ratio as it's most profitable. It's more about that your opponent will be paying you off in the long run because it actually won't matter if you bluff or value bet. Protecting your range is not making it so that your opponent could just fold any hand because you don't bluff, or just call any hand because you bluff too much.

[@MyG12349]

I'm sorry, protecting your range IS* making it so

[@zlurdivad]

Doug can you explain why you are so against flop donk bets on favourable boards but you advocate much more donk turn leads in some spots?

[@ailunxu66688]

LOL, why is hashtag in the background? Maybe preparing for the 1M headsup?

[@Angieqdi]

awesome ,thanks!

[@Hornsvinet]

The dude in the background seems to be living the dream....

[@scotlee1019]

Thx for the insightful commentary Cantu! U f***in pigeon!! LOL

[@jamieperry4335]

Thought doug never donked because it is "too hard to balance your range" ? Can anyone explain? Is this in reference to the flop only?

[@thomasl.8618]

7450 chips left on 13,100 pot that's 28k all in or the graph were messed up Doug?

[@francisfriel1242]

Yo! Homie, you in Oklahoma here! Good on ya young man.

[@randybobandy8943]

God is a pen Doug is a highlighter God draws the world Doug's videos make it brighter

[@filip14528]

I whould argue that it is better to block both JTdd and JTcc, 2 clear value hands, than to not block the jack of clubs.

[@garagewisdom5167]

anyone know what his name WCG Rider is meant to represent?

[@backyardjuggler]

It has to do with video game stuff ... "World Cyber Games" ... not sure about the Rider part.

[@LARDYBOY2011]

Doug. Any chance of a pixel face for Kantu next time please? Also a mute button.

[@calinmarian98]

Doug had trips-John Juanda.

[@masticloxpoker1006]

Ι dont think that GTO works like that, putting some T on your turn checking range so you can play the river, you should always take the more +EV line and balance the range that has same EV outcome, betting here with any T when you gonna have more T in your range is good to balance with your draws, and as you said, if you put some T in your river range, you gonna have more bluffs on the turn, if you lead all the T you can bluff more effectively with other hands too, a T might get 3 streets of value with lead lead from a check call range like AA-JJ, while if you bluffcatch the river its only one street, so if she has a bluffing range on the river it is fine to call with some 99 88 and fold air, while if you call the river with a boat you might put the 99 88 on your folding range cause you gonna have some T too,overall making it not the best Plus EV strategy if we were to run the situation infinite times, or i am just a mindfucked 5NL GRINDER BOYS,

[@ravart21]

¸I mean, sometimes I already find it hard to understand what Doug is trying to say exactly, but this... this is just insane

[@masticloxpoker1006]

haha :D, i see, i only started one year ago maybe i am just talking shit

[@coreycunningham1783]

Masticlox Poker He has to work in some checks on the turn to protect his check range on the turn with some hands. When playing GTO it's rare that there's a spot where you always bet on a particular street.

[@UkraineYamaha]

I am confused. In the beginning Doug tells us that calling the 3 bet with QTs is good but later he sais that ATs would be too loose. Wtf?

[@UkraineYamaha]

thanks :) I misheard it

[@letsgetit2962]

word on the street is Cantu cant even cover the 100 side bet with ZZ Top in the commentator booth...

[@briwull999]

rather favorable? who are you Andrew Neeme? thanks for the videos Doug and ignore the haters. some of us are greatful

[@thetshirtblog]

Who's the player to Doug's right?

[@ununseptium7961]

I watched the JRE episode with Guy Ritchie. Apparently, a lot of Brits beast things. We need to send some biologists over there to figure out what is going on.

[@9haymaker9]

hey watch your mouth, there's not enough sheep for everone.

[@ununseptium7961]

+9haymaker9 It took me an embarrassingly long time to get that, but it's hilarious.

[@mathushans3508]

What does GTO mean

[@ravener96]

Game theory optimal.

[@NicholasLashway]

Anyone else on a 2017 Doug Polk binge?

[@paulthompson9668]

Doug, since you said it doesn't make much sense for you to bluff after the turn, then it makes absolutely no sense for her to call then.

[@Cowtymsmiesznego]

I think he said it makes no sense to OVERBET bluff. He definitely mentioned some bluffs he could have on the river, precisely spades and clubs are most likely (and that's what makes red jacks a good bluff-catcher).

[@paulthompson9668]

8:19 "It doesn't make sense to bluff much either." The point is that Esther, knowing Doug's strategy, should have known to fold after the turn.

[@Socialundergroundsite]

Good one

[@jolaz69]

Hitting the 10 on the turn was pretty favorable. But what are your odds of getting into that girl's pants after taking $17 grand off of her in one poker hand? I have to imagine that the relative probability is reduced significantly.

[@tflo75]

in general, you generally want to turn the boat up against JJ...then again, in general you'd generally be better off not saying in general 37 times in a 15 minute video..

[@calrez]

t flo lmao xD

[@Seaton1518]

t flo in general you want to have blockers so that way you can block all their combinations. Doug talks a lot of bullshit to try to sound like he knows what he's talking about because he can't beat NL $2

[@aeodkiller]

Yeah, the guy with millions of dollars can't beat NL2. Shut the fuck up and stop embarrassing yourself maybe.

[@BMan-up3qj]

Seaton1518 in general and having said that it's generally correct in general but having said that I think its ok

[@MrBlackCoffee96]

did she call? i guess not didnt put any chips in? couldn't hear.

[@gaellemasson3176]

Thank you Doug, I do like your videos a lot! Shootout to the empire!

[@jyahnig]

In General I find it favorable to watch poker videos for the Easter Eggs.

[@TheOnlyJoseph]

How is he guessing what the opponent might have? How is a 6 uncommon if there's an equal amount of cards in a deck? How can he guess in every video?

[@Parsifal80]

Joseph She 3-bet pre-flop, and no hand with a 6 has any reason to do that. Hands like pocket sixes, A6 suited and suited connectors with a 6 might call a raise, all other hands with a 6 go into the muck in that spot. If she was initial raiser and he was the caller, then it would be a completely different hand, and there might be some probability of her having a 6 (with one of the hands I mentioned), which is why position matters so much in poker. As played, you will see a 6 in her hand about 0% of the time at this level of poker.

[@patwams48]

Favorable reference

[@supremetempo]

what happened to the video of Luke Schwartz where Doug burned him in the comment sections?

[@yourmaninlondoncollecting5749]

I think she played it bad. When calling Doug's Raise...What is her plan for the River ?? Call what he bets and hope for the best ???

[@lopeztan7607]

So, IN GENERAL. more Rake is better.

[@lukec154]

uploaded 1 min ago, 15min long video, 5 likes

[@bretmkal]

I will always stand behind a man who can step out of the house with a haircut like his.

[@der_bienenzuchter]

Unlike every other community

[@jcgriffin4572]

Doug do you think your GTO analysis is all that relavent in these cash game situations.

[@ayanituadam7557]

if she has a range of only JJ -AA in this spot r u only calling against bad players or calling stations w a drawing hand ?

[@kevinboo2000]

It tilts the hell out of me when I hear ya say "it would be terrible if she calls with KK with a K spade" or if she has a hand with a 9. Yes of course that reduces the chance of certain hands but you talk if she has one spade blocker that you now can never have a hand with a spade flush draw

[@coreycunningham1783]

kevinboo2000 Dude that's GTO and I'm pretty sure it's been proven to work.

[@Beanmachine91]

since when was doug polk in upswing poker?

[@rhino2473]

Who's that cool guy in the back with two watches on?

[@johndillinger8482]

In general

[@lailaready1851]

It amazes me how some of these poker players have money the way they play poker such an obvious fold on the river

[@shivad7524]

Brandon cantus insight have changed my whole poker game," Eta is my friend, I hope she folds. Because I can see the whole cards and she does not have the winning hand" . Only if I can see the cards, I can know to call, fold or jam.

[@Intenzity]

Is "what is up" officially dead? R.I.P

[@christhompson4952]

7:15 come on Dougy u can't have jack eight straight draws she has blockers and 8:00 she's not to worried about ur straight with jacks.... It might be just me but I don't think ur thinking was correct in that revision from 7:15-8:00 plz not my comment

[@christhompson4952]

I think on the turn, she forgot to think about what you called the 3b pre flop with. also forgot when u lead out on the flop

[@JimCarel]

go doug

[@stevenloube6784]

Maybe don't ruin that she is going to call with the title of the video? No drama.

[@brmillgr]

Whats it like to run like a God?

[@HarleyQuinn-fy6ll]

Doug I saw you playing at 10NL and I wanted to say hi in the chat but it said: "You can't chat here, you don't have enough money." * sad violin playing in the background * I'm such a plebeian, so I have to say hi here. HI! Reply

[@christopherton]

Who goes through this thought process ? Not even Dick Ploj

[@Jason-sc6tg]

Every other sentence goes right over my head

[@MasterShadowEroticHypnosis]

better now?

[@kake739]

Doug "in general" Polk

[@aragumruyan3178]

Guys stop with your neeme things. Polk might copy certain things for his blogs from neeme however polk is a high stakes poker player not 2/5 or 5/10. Have some respect.

[@VengerSatanis]

Cha'alt!

[@JimCarel]

2021

[@JimCarel]

2022

[@alleneng]

cantu's commentary is so cringe

[@Snichols206969]

rather favorable?!? :o

[@JimCarel]

2021 2

[@Silidons91]

"i've been playing with her since high school" know what i'm sayin guys....guys?

[@BeatVu]

Still not as good as dwan

[@endurevisuals7691]

SHUP UP CANTU

[@Casinooctopus]

Nothing like luck

[@UraStr]

what a donk taylor is...why you 3-bet JJ

[@iownthepowned]

NEEME4LYFE!!!

[@nickc.8997]

What's up Doug, not Doug Polk here!

[@JimCarel]

2023

[@Beanmachine91]

i fold the lowest suited hands for a reason

[@elemexe]

Idk if it's the shadow but pls shave

[@simonemarongiu7751]

Doug stop saying IN GENERAL please :)

[@OsefKincaid]

Dude, 56 seconds ago.

[@inchinaxp8663]

Wow I'm early... Ok so..Think of something clever to say... Ok cool so shouldn't this be called POLKER hands? Hahaha.. fuck :/

[@steveharris7938]

Did she call? You go through ALL the bull shit for a don't know at the end!!

[@ravener96]

Read the title of the video maybe, see their position.