I'm Getting OUT OF LINE In Back To Back Hands On Poker Night In America!

[@DougPolkPoker]

In case you missed Wednesdays video where I enjoy a pleasant set over set, you can check it out here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3yko6mrhLWknbs.

[@48tho-averysalak39]

Doug Polk Poker u salty

[@48tho-averysalak39]

Babar Head y

[@jordanb2364]

Hey Doug. I live in North Dakota, just outside of Montana. I play in a small one or two table room for 2/3 or 2/5. Although, normally there are so many straddles that it's like 2/5/10 every hand. They never want to fold. They all play super loose. I wasn't sure how to compete. I know it's better to play tight in a loose game, but even so I would bet the best hand on the flop, and no matter what people won't fold. So against 4-5 opponents the best hand on the flop isn't usually going to be the best by the river. However, I have been watching your videos daily, studying the game hard, and it has been 3 weeks now since I had a loosing session. I'm up 6k this month and that's nothing to you, but a big deal to me. Thanks for all your uploads.

[@crocodoesdollars]

Doug Polk Poker u are pleasent!

[@lineageraw7973]

what if u call with 76, and he mucked his hand first lmfao...next level poker

[@davidstevens3934]

I thought i was fairly good at this game. Then i heard Doug's thought process and realised i'm a single cell organism.

[@Moj999_]

Everyone thinks they are decent. That's why the games are still so profitable to this day!!!!

[@jburge61]

You know what would be bad ass? If you had a small rake that you used to gather the chips in the pots you win.

[@MinhNguyen-ue5fm]

Omg too funny haha

[@jburge61]

Maybe use one of those back scratchers.

[@jolaz69]

One of the dealers at the club I play used to use a back scratcher to gather the chips.

[@HastexKane]

Jason Burge LOOOL

[@DougPolkPoker]

lol i might need to actually look into this

[@joshschoen9167]

This KQ hand analysis is one of the best I've seen you do. Thx Doug and keep em coming.

[@MaTtUR50]

how is it that it takes about 10 minutes to explain a hand yet he can think about all that in real time at the table. It blows my mind.

[@BigSlick_AK]

Love the new dynamic that you are bringing into your videos .. thanks a lot Doug !

[@patricklaffey]

"Polk's got his mojo back"

[@guilhermemattos5923]

One of your best videos, a lot of concepts being applied! Thanks for sharing your poker knowledge with us!

[@flynny499]

11:50 DUDE IS TALKING ABOUT "DOGGING" HAHA

[@MJ-iq9hv]

dougie ..... i've studied extensively since last time i commented .... and well we did it again tehe ^__^.... took a trip to the casino thursay - saturday .... and profited 35oo in 1-2 .... my biggest score to date ... you've developed a monster (-: thanks bra (-: ... thanks for everything

[@joshhead9368]

At 13:08 doug states "given that the big blind won't have pairs like Ks through 10s". Can someone explain why that is. Thanks in advance.

[@travishedgpeth9810]

This was a good one - well done. I'm sure turning bluff catchers into bluffs in situations where your opponent's range is capped is standard for top players, but it was something I hadn't really thought much about until recently. These were great examples.

[@goodguycwyzz4768]

Hey Doug im looking to buy some watches, some phones, and a passport but i only have about 2k. Any ideas where to start looking?

[@yaldabaoth2]

I heard Cameroon is rather cheap.

[@joelargumedo94]

Lmao best comment 2017

[@rambojohnj.6117]

Type in #hashtagfag on eBay and you should find a bunch of matches

[@DougPolkPoker]

I would probably start off by signing up to play on poker night in america

[@wojciechjankowski5707]

I am also looking to buy those items. However, I am only looking to purchase them from somebody who likes the words "pigeon" and "bitch" a lot.

[@PfatPface]

Thanks Doug. I really enjoy the content you guys put out!

[@hazzamarazza]

Another great video! Also loved the honesty when he said he gave him too much! Big love Doug

[@joshuadavis5238]

Hey Doug Im not sure if it would be a very interesting video but can you think about making a video for players who started playing online and want to move over to live play? What should we expect, are there any rules or anything we should know about, maybe some dos and donts etc..?

[@ericstone8030]

I agree that would be cool. something​you definately want to do is win and things you want to avoid is losing.

[@anarchyseeds4406]

Just do it.

[@mem3981]

Doug actually probably isn't the best person to do that video. No offense to Doug, but that's not where he's spent most of his career, and there are many, many players including former online players who have significantly more hours put into live poker than he does. I'm not talking strategy either, watching Doug's strategy videos will prepare you well for live poker. In general the major thing a lot of online pros struggle with when transitioning to live poker is the "professional" part of being a poker pro. Online poker is basically a video game and you never have to communicate anything. Live poker is a very social experience, there is a culture, a community, and yes even an underworld attached to it. Online players struggle a lot with many aspects of this and a lot of what they struggle with is difficult to articulate in brief, but I think you can get the idea. But in brief things like: how to get invited to private games, how to negotiate rakeback, how to find a backer for live games, how to identify a "good game" quickly from the rail, how to minimize costs when traveling for games, etc. Stuff that Doug has largely never had to worry about. One reason I say Doug would not be well equipped to do those videos is because Doug was already very poker famous from online poker when he started playing big buy-in tournaments and going to these invitational cash games. So he's had a very different experience than most players transitioning from online to live would.

[@DougPolkPoker]

Great idea actually, will consider this.

[@RealFactsForYou24]

Hey Doug -- Did you ever make this video?

[@ericstone8030]

Mr Polk, great video!! I am wondering what are your thoughts on calling raises from the blinds with AJs and AQo I use to 3bet them but now I like having some stronger Ax hands from the blinds am I losing value? I also make the play in tournaments if I have 40bb or more. thanks

[@remindvf7001]

Hey Doug , great video as always. Im curios about what would you have done if villain checks the river after raising the turn on KQ hand. Would you turn your hand into a bluff ?

[@dochmbi]

I like the snapfold by Baker here, it's a good fold against the population who never bluffs here and that's what a live grinder does best, play against population reads. But yeah, re-raising on the river would be so awesome!!

[@burnln2718]

Fuck I had such a long comment saying it was a terrible fold. I'll do a quick TLDR. he was at the top of his range. Betting action pre flop dictates Doug did not have pocket sevens or eights let alone Kings or aces. All Baker would worry would be a combination of 3 hands, 67 Suites, 78, suited or MAYBE 7,9 SUITED. And with the 7 and 8 out there as key blockers the real hand he'd have to worry about is AK. So now you're worrying about one hand mostly. Sure you're thinking you're most likely chopping, but I'd take the chop odds every time than folding.

[@adragonro]

An impressed thank you, Doug!

[@jakethebasher]

Good stuff Doug! Keep em' coming! :)

[@caio7487]

In the KQ hand, like you said before, it's a better spot to bluff since a considerable part of your opponent's range consists of bluffs, so he has to fold less often, is that right?

[@craighale1322]

Doug Polk Poker Ever thought of reviewing what you were thinking 3 barreling with 86s against Torelli's Pocket Jacks. I know you remember this hand. I find this hand very interesting and would love for you to review it.

[@bobpapadopoulos5476]

Great banter at the end. "Just hitting done hands"... "Oh, is that what's happening?" Lmfao. Great when they're pretty sure you're full of it & still give you their chips.

[@crocodoesdollars]

Omg. Genius. After your analysis doug. Other players thoughts and comments about the game sound so foolish xD great vid. Again!

[@scottywayne]

annoying chatter by black hat guy during the hand.

[@glennparker73]

Scotty Wayne sounds like he wants to give the other person a handy or a reach around

[@runlikejosh1364]

agreed, SUPER ANNOYING!!!

[@scottywayne]

LOL, pretty much yeah :D

[@scottywayne]

I'm pretty sure black hat guy has no idea who Doug Polk is.

[@RealFactsForYou24]

especially because the guy he is chatting with goes on a rant about how much of a "chameleon" he is

[@RoadTripperrr]

18:40 - how does he get to the calculation that he has to call 25-30% of the time?

[@RaymondJPowers]

Doug, you mention he has to consider what Aces he wants to call and fold. Because of the board of A77K, pretty much all of the aces play the same (Aces and Sevens, K kicker). So what is the different he would look for in picking his aces?

[@luiscadiz3096]

thanks for the videos!! I can really see a difference on the way I play now and the way I'm making profit.. keeep the good work!!!

[@shaiguelman3468]

Great video! Just wondering, what would be your folding range in the first hand OTR?

[@vamp9190]

"Oh is that what's happening?" Cracked me up! BTW - This is so next level for us 'wreck' noob players, but I can't stop watching. Keep up the great content.

[@conceptionrabe2797]

I don't get it. What was the raise amount on the river for Polk?

[@DiEbArAn]

Really interesting when you talk about ranges and when you have to go all in. Unfortunately I cant see the full reasoning about it :( but I still enjoy your videos and try to learn from them

[@IxDarkxNinjaxI]

Thanks for the great video, Vanessa!

[@erike2343]

Hi Doug, I learn more on your videos than a hundreds out there, great job and love the effort you put in. First time I'm commenting... might be an obv things but I don't understand oppo bet on the river in the second hand... what is he expecting calls from? All hand that can calls are beating him except Very few hands so a check on the river seems to be the best move +ev or am I wrong?

[@jEthrodul1]

on the second hand, if you were playing against a recreational player, would you make the same bluff? Seems like you can make your play against someone that thinks like you, but I see so many rec players that over value their Ax hands.

[@roniL2000]

I wonder the same thing..

[@oliver8510]

What size did Doug check raise the river to in the second hand?

[@Vacantti]

4:47 u always talk about all three options... how about the fourth? I could see some merit in open folding the Turn as Calas...

[@sertanc8113]

What size was the river bet or did I miss it??

[@Master-vx3qh]

Whats difference between week ace in last hand and strong ace for example AQ?

[@Master-vx3qh]

I got you but Doug on 18:45 say you should fold week ace and consider calling with stronger ace when kicker is irrelevant.

[@Master-vx3qh]

Idk i would rather call with week ace then AQ,AJ cause you want him to have Q or J in his hand

[@andrewbarnett84]

Good to see you playing .

[@PeterDamianLevy]

Doug when you conclude that an 8 is a good card with which to bluff, I'm wondering is that something where you have that scenario pre-programmed or are you deciding in the moment? I can't help thinking that in the moment it would be impossible to prevent unconscious biases from creeping into the decision-making.

[@justinneilsonn2665]

Dougs operating on another level. His analysis on why he raised both hands is so confusing

[@toptenguy1]

Both river folds were clocked in at 0.3 seconds combined.

[@Mrperson662]

you missed that hand with baker when he was totally going to call a river jam with fourth pair even if he hadn't binked a set on the turn

[@sethdixon9353]

plus doug..considering your image...does he ever fold the nut flush? I'm not sure he does

[@kaidesu5251]

Doug’s hand range is so wide, tough call for baker. However, Doug rarely ever passes the opportunity for value and he doesn’t trap very often. I’d lean towards a call over the two other options.

[@Dendelin007]

great video Doug, comment section however is the place where I get off. It delivers every single time. Thank you Poker Jesus Polk

[@TheIronyoshi]

hey Doug love your videos. have you thought about naming this polker hands?

[@collinsroute]

how much did he bet on the second hand on the river?

[@tobaliciousholland12]

Dear Doug, how much of your play in the 2nd hand was based on your insight into David Baker as a player? I LOVE the bluff jam with top pair on the first hand. Not fully in love with the bluff on the 2nd hand and I think your title speaks itself speaks to the danger with this sort of play, although in this instance, it certainly worked out. The biggest thing I can take away from this video is to consider polarizing your range with sizing, which I think you do very nicely in both hands. Pretty rare to see someone bluff with top pair so I really like that unconventional play.

[@MrGrog90]

isn't KQ a better bluff hand than QJ because you don't block the combodraws as heavily?

[@Phearzmeh1]

Unfortunately Im not good enough to understand everything you talk about but it's still very informative. Thanks for the videos :)

[@joehoesti]

winterhalter hot af

[@rutkettu]

I have never understood people who think women that look like THAT are hot. Seems cringy to me :)

[@UraStr]

I have never understood people who don't understand that different people think THAT different types of people are hot. Seems obvious to me.

[@UraStr]

dude if you are asking me I have high fever I have no idea...

[@joehoesti]

***** i know right. So hot

[@abc123a5]

She that kinky hot

[@AAlexmic]

Hi doug! Thank you for your videos and as always very interesting hearing you talking about strategy! You are always very inspirational and i am very thankful of what you are offering to the poker community. Thank you Doug! Speaking about my self, I am a Supernova on stars playing cash games and i am very thankful for all that i learnt from you and your videos. I am a winning 50nl player with 6-7bb/100 winrate and hoping to move up to highstakes one day. I'm creative with my play and bluffs, and i am one of the few regs having a positive redline (non showdown winnings) so i get creative with my bluffs and exploit other regs by doing so. What i am really concerned with is that my bluff % is probabilly a bit high and exploitable by better players than me. So what i wanted to ask is how do i develop my game from here to highstakes. Could you give me and others in my situation some insights on how we should unexploitabilly construct value and bluff ranges? I often get on big swings because of me not knowing 100% of how opponents are reacting to my strategy and in some weird spots i would like to know how to apply GTO appropriately and avoid big mistakes. Thank you Doug! Wish you the best

[@anneshaw9681]

The best thing to happen to poker in 10 years is Doug Polk. Thanks Doug

[@RunSlagathorRun]

18:40 can you explain to me how you come to the fact that he has to find a call 25-30% of the time? great content btw

[@shinobiwannabe]

The formula is pretty simple. B = bet P = pot B/(B+P). Here's an example. If you bet 1 dollar into a 2 dollar pot [1/(1+2) or 33%] I need to call at least 33% percent of the time, or else all your holdings become profitable bluffs.

[@kostispanselinos6778]

Instafold! Good process, good result. Though I'm not sure what Ace he was going to make a crying call with

[@easykimpin8461]

Doug's got his MOJO back 😎

[@vhperches]

Hey Doug, always at the end of the video, you finish it with that blue screen and the video gets small. In the last 2 or 3 it was difficult to see how the action ended! Maybe I'm a noob or something, but I think you should onde reduce the screen size in your outro when the hand is finished! Cheers.. (english is not my first language, my bad)

[@bslay4r]

Why KQ is a better shove than a simple call? You have a blocker to the straight, you don't block the nut flush (which he can bluff with) but you have a blocker to a flush and the 9 on the river makes less likely he has a boat. I could see this as a bluff shove with like TJ, KT, AT, JJ without a flush blocker but imo this KQo is good for a call, but I'm just learning. :)

[@Nnubbs]

Such a good breakdown

[@hichamgouazar9151]

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[@martinmaly8174]

Your audio level seems to be low. I have problems to follow on my ipad.

[@alfredgreeneiv]

I really can't get my head around the J8o hand . definitely some balls with that raise I just can't get how Baker folded that. I'd definitely rather pay you to get see what you'd raise there or chop.. not get pushed off the pot for only $1000 more.. lol I'm so confused at his play . it's not like his $500 bet on the river was a bluff, he was getting value. just so bizarre to me . especially having $10k behind . but idk I'm only 22 and been playing for a couple years. I wouldn't have snap folded for that price .

[@inchinaxp8663]

Whenever I watch your videos, my girlfriend screams "What's up guys Doug Polk here!!"

[@UraStr]

yeah like any of you basement fanboys has a girlfriend...

[@UraStr]

makes more sense :)

[@ManicMindTrick]

Funny that is exactly what my imaginary girlfriend say as well.

[@inchinaxp8663]

LOOOL nice

[@drewoconnell5]

Why do weak aces matter if the board is paired? Only as a way to make sure you're balanced?

[@drewoconnell5]

Paired and with the king making kickers irrelevant****

[@Cederberg]

Time for another episode of Polker news soon Doug?

[@artpoker7650]

nice hands,keep crushing them!

[@LTDANMAN44]

I see you with the takedown Doug!!!

[@readyyfireaim3310]

I don't totally understand, why do you want to check potential full houses there, I understand wanting to Check raise but what makes you think your opponent would raise you?

[@scotlee1019]

Honest Doug!! Stay Classy Papi👍👌👏

[@TheQuocy04]

Double the hands Double the fun!

[@mycommentpwnz]

I love Doug's "revisionist" point of view. On that second-hand, when Dougie had J8, the opponent flat-out disguised his ace, FOOLING Doug. Hence, between Doug thinking his opponent was weak, AND he could rep the 7, Doug raised big. Think about it, have you EVER heard Doug say, "I made a bad-play or mis-read."? That's right, you haven't. He puts some spin & polish on hands like this and strokes in some logic. But, the fact of the matter, Doug read the situation incorrectly and happened to get lucky.

[@leluminent]

A true poker player like Tom Dwan would have steal the 200$

[@garymccosgrove1722]

leluminent

[@garymccosgrove1722]

Amir_Vinci

[@hanspetervollhorst1]

Don't really understand why it would be too conservative to not bet any Kings if you get Bluff-Raised by an 8 and chop with every other King since your Kicker does not play. Yes, Polk might have 99 here but that's about the only hand you could get value from.

[@seanbyrne7919]

Vanessa selbst got lucky with this bluff.

[@emmettlikeaboss8085]

I'm probably just an idiot, but is there a reason for people in cash games using bundles if cash instead of just all chips?

[@pgllgp5647]

If the guy with A3s had seen Aussie Millions' hand against Ivey the snap fold have turned into a snap call easily XD

[@HaraldPabisch]

2nd hand: If Baker should valuebet some K here, which hand is he hoping to get value from, when he is facing an opponent who turns a bunch of 8s into a bluff here?

[@Nuksukow]

Kahmikze Doug at it again

[@ununseptium7961]

What ever happened to the other David Baker?

[@16sotirisp]

Winterhalter played that hand way too passively, everyone knows that the correct way to play 8-6 of clubs in late position is to push whenever you have a chance, especially when your opponent has jacks.

[@mixxeerr]

What fantastic logic. A+++

[@Crackz0r94]

Hey Doug can you do more Tom Dwan interpretation videos?

[@jeffm7179]

i'm confused how doug can represent a full house, given that he checked the flop. unless he's representing 6's full?

[@Dendelin007]

don't worry about it

[@joabjohnstone5217]

Doug on this particular board I am not sure why your citing weak ace.. As AQ is equal to A3 in this case so he is only beaten by a 7 or AK or AA, KK or 88 so hard to put your flat call after the straddle raise on AA KK or AK so let think your on 88 or some sort of 7 more likely.. the bet size is huge so this foldable but if he is going to find a call it has to be on a hand like this.m

[@JohnSmith-cy8hq]

Would love to see Deeb's analyses. "She 3bet me 5 times in a row so I decided to open J2o with plans to 4bet if she 3bets me again. I really felt she was weak when she 3bet so I thought it was a good spot." He could call it Deeber Hands.

[@Dendelin007]

lol I'd love that :D Deeb is the man

[@rtarzwell]

I think I like the check rage here.

[@mcpartridgeboy]

guys guys guys, douggie played this hand to perfection if your opponent is both smart and relatively aware of poker odds, NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER N E V E R do this move against fish or people who dont play poker, because they wownt fold, though to be fair a guy who doesn't play WILL be betting with their ace so its kinda nullified, but take it from me beginners dont fold top pair !

[@oakland3817]

rly think the river shove with KQ instead of flat was best play?

[@joshuaphilbert7995]

He put Kalas on a flush, by moving all in Polk was repping the boat.

[@socrates7996]

You can see the fear in his eyes when he puts in 2700.

[@UraStr]

KQ bluff jam, J8o call what are you doing doug

[@JAYDUBYAH29]

Omg the table talk lol

[@CanadianLoveKnot]

Why would a weak ace really matter here when the King kicker plays. If they have A-8 or A-K you're beat, sets and boats that were slow played? Maybe. But good over-bet, since there wasn't that much in the hand, he probably figured it wasn't a huge loss to fold.

[@woodysmith2681]

T9s would also play this hand this way, wouldn't it?

[@sklee318]

You fking pro, you. Good shit Doug.

[@ru11et]

making some hands

[@TheScapegoat420]

Sounds there's a poker wizard/marriage counselor at the table.

[@Kevin_Roche]

Doug got lucky his opponent folded on the J8 hand. His bluff was way too risky because there were barely any hands better than a single A to represent that he could have that played it like he did.

[@alfredoduende9578]

"The bigger the size you go the more you can bluff?" But it has to work more percentage of the time. I don't really see the logic in this. Time to set on fire 999 and go to the lab.