Matt Berkey BACKS OUT Of The Heads Up Challenge?!

THIS JUST IN! Phil Hellmuth wins a major poker tournament. Shaun Deeb accepts a potentially life-changing prop bet. The Nik Airball vs Matt Berkey heads up challenge hits a major roadblock. Nick Vertucci makes a huge laydown on Hustler Casino Live

[@DougPolkPoker]

I'm playing another $100k heads up challenge RIGHT NOW! Watch here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWOWpH1jqaahpdk

[@davidstud3952]

man Doug, can't you let your private feuds go?

[@joshuanorman-s7e]

king kiah owner of the kard klub who tried to knock me off doug

[@T-roc57]

Deeb ain't winning that bet unless he gets lipo

[@whiskeyhoarder9587]

berk berk berk berkey 🐔

[@mattingly234ever]

Doug is a disingenuous mush mouthed liar and scam shiller

[@fhsambuichi]

LMAO that ending is fantastic!!!!! Got me totally off guard when you revealed the pocket 3s LOL

[@michealjaymurphy]

Is that mike postle hand joke and or did nick actually fold to a king flush

[@tannerdimick5802]

​@micheal murphy the other guy had pocket 3s and was drawing dead, but nick folded

[@Ihave10billionsubs]

At first when he showed K 10 of clubs I thought I was going insane because I saw the hand live and distinctly remembered he had pocket 3s lol.

[@matthewwestcott9138]

@micheal murphy More a joke about Garrett and Robbi and their J4 v 89s hand. And the idea there could be cheating on the HCL stream. Hence, the hand change and then reveal. It's all in good fun though.

[@ticenits1926]

@@matthewwestcott9138 it’s a joke about both. Postle makes the hero fold, but the HCL stream is what’s in question

[@kylekessler9052]

Died laughing when showing your and Daniels text about never showing texts no matter how controversial it gets! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@michaeletzkorn]

I giggled like an idiot

[@michaelwillis4532]

Beavis and butthead trying to figure out how to play poker against each other.

[@fernmoss-456]

LOL 😂

[@ethelroast9671]

Uh huh, huh huh... you said POKE HER... uh huh, huh huh

[@mikee3877]

😂😂

[@TheLeftReallyWeird]

LMFAO

[@kineahora8736]

I loved Beavis & bUtthead. Im guessing Airball would be Beavis…

[@sandhanitizer15]

I thought I hit my head and went back in time to 2015 because of all these videos Doug has been uploading.

[@gbpg2016]

Yeah, he was late to crypto and finally realized it.

[@redeyez8288]

I have been enjoying the content again always like polk

[@coordi]

The Lodge has a big tournament series in a month so hes on a marketing campaign

[@izzyduzzit00]

@@coordi someone gets it lol

[@Oceansarebluee]

Doug, you sir are a legend. Love your content. Think everyone agrees here it's great to have you back posting consistently. Takes me back to 2015 when I was broke. Still broke, but not as broke. Thanks Doug!

[@madtown99980]

Broke clown

[@veri745]

The Vertucci bit has to be one of the greatest burns of all time. Not having seen the hand, I just about died.

[@jimbojones9118]

I don't get it

[@ticenits1926]

@@jimbojones9118 nick made a ridiculous fold, I guess he just wanted to look smart after watching the stream in case his opponent actually had the flush.

[@jimbojones9118]

@ticenits1926 oh I wasn't sure if Doug turned it to 3's as a joke, or it was like what happened with Mike Postle on the Stones stream and now also happened on the Hustler stream (where they literally changed the graphic of the hand after Postle made a ridiculous play)

[@mrrrrniceguy9777]

@@ticenits1926 it’s more than that, it’s also implying Hustler owners are in fact cheating because the card reader showed OP with a flush already so Nick knew to fold which no one would do with his very strong hand and the pot not being that big. But the reader was wrong and it was 3s. Nick bets 5k into a 7k pot and folds to a 3x with a nut straight and one card for the nut flush and blocks other straights and flushes? You say it was to look smart but folding here, even if you’re behind, is just stupid. You should not be folding in these spots. When the 3’s were revealed all I saw was Nick being nervous and hoping it didn’t reveal the actual con.

[@ticenits1926]

@@mrrrrniceguy9777 During the actual stream it was always 33. Doug photoshopped in the other hand as a joke.

[@gwcgwc1]

I got a friend to take Deeb's side getting 10-1 and I feel like I'm robbing him.

[@AustinLindstrom]

Berkey looks like Howard the Duck from the movie "Howard the Duck". Also, he's an adult man that is never pictured without a backwards baseball cap on.

[@manifestyourlife7]

It's good to see Doug taking back the KZbin Streets and returning them to their rightful owner. 😍😍

[@ericschram5278]

Must need that KZbin Ad money after burning hundreds of thousands at the lodge

[@jeremyrogers6179]

Berkey seems like he's really scared and trying to get out of this with dignity somehow.

[@patrickjordan2233]

Agreed, it's really how it looks...? Perhaps MB realizes if he gets torched by a semi ...his side gig/website/coaching platform might lose value? Perhaps shouldn't have opened the old Pie H, other to say "no"....? (TBF there is negative freeroll implications for MB from a business perspective...) "Beats a high level Amateur, gets some money but no rep build, but gets 🔥 by Nick? $ down plus business brand -EV..."

[@lukamilas8648]

Berkey is a fool who is way in over his head. If he wanted to stick it to Airball and Doug for discrediting him and his company. He should’ve asked for stakes he can more easily afford/get backers for. 50-100 at the Lodge, every day for 30 days straight. He wins and beats them both on their own turf, sticks it. Berkeys credibility and standing in the community sky rockets. 200-400 with a 1 million cap is way in over his head, not streamed in a dungeon with no rail… 🤣

[@KevinsKontentKorner]

I love how Berkey is a pro player living in Vegas who doesn’t have the time to, you know, play poker lol wtf

[@lukamilas8648]

There are A LOT of WTFs! Regarding him and this Match… Have you ever heard of a poker match where it’s not allowed that your friends or family rail you?

[@brandont2376]

Is Bill Perkins selling action?

[@eduardoortiz6677]

No way in hell Shaun gets to 17% in 14 months

[@scottoshea9440]

Agreed. He'll never get close to it in any amount of time.

[@blacksilver6832]

Can be done quite easily

[@jamesireland6606]

For $100,000 he might

[@shikeridoo]

@@jamesireland6606 he makes 1million if he makes it.

[@mrm5183]

@@jamesireland6606It’s for $1m not 100k lol. He’s betting 100k to Perkins 1m

[@katking6820]

Doug is missing his real calling as a comedian!

[@danielmeuler2877]

Am i sick for absolutely LOVING when Doug say, "Breaking News"???

[@jake_villanueva]

It’s all part of the bit baby

[@Jeremy_the_bot]

I wish he wouldn't do the back and forth headnod with it. Little too exaggerated.

[@royfokerpoker1802]

Lmao it's the funniest and my absolute favorite part of his vids now, and it comes in the first 2 seconds!!!!

[@troyhbk]

@@Jeremy_the_bot better when he does it like a newscaster instead of all that nonsense, I concur. I was excited for it then let down.

[@mikehergenroether6160]

It's a win/win for Deeb. Even if he loses the bet, he'll be much healthier.

[@EfficientRVer]

It's a coin flip whether he finishes heavier than he started, if he gives up and eats for comfort like his body will be screaming at him to do. It takes either a true desire to get in shape and lose weight, or a massive ego about winning the bet. Maybe both.

[@jeffblazeos4083]

​@@EfficientRVer I was a raging alcoholic for almost a decade, got 200+ days sober right now all because I have a $100 prop bet with my neighbor. Already won the bet but I'm digging sober life

[@jeremyrogers6179]

That's if he don't kill himself trying to lose all that weight.

[@daveythehand4964]

@@jeffblazeos4083nice! Got two years… day by day, keep it up! Just keep it light :) ❤

[@martinworld7214]

@@jeffblazeos4083 good work brother x

[@prestonkesselring5788]

Still waiting for Durrr Challenge to finish

[@VodinhVlogz]

the doug x negreanu dm leak was hilarious

[@blakev9041]

Question for Shaun: Is he going to have a workout plan for the WSOP at the tables? Are we going to see him doing dips on the back of his chair during the $50k PPC? Maybe Jungleman can dress up as a boxing coach this year for him.

[@theejayzeeable]

Only dips Shaun is gonna do is dipping his potato or tortilla chips in dip.

[@n6uni]

you actually think 17% is achievable for him?`?

[@jeffkane221]

Berkey led the torch parade to burn Robbi at the stake. He & Garrett should both back out of poker. It is unforgivable to falsely accuse another player of cheating.

[@lukamilas8648]

Jeff Kane 10000% spot on!

[@blairhawkins6871]

its gotta be a reversed freeroll having Shaun Deeb in a lose weight challenge. despite the implied odds...the overall ev=-1000% regardless of the %prop. Poor Shaun stick to somethinf ur good at....like tilting Matasow...not prop betting a billionaire

[@TOM-C.]

I've always found it easy to lose weight by finding low calorie foods I like, having one cheat sweet a day, and totally cheating one or two days a week. The trick is to not cheat yourself of everything you love. I drop 1 pound a day by just eating around 1500 calories. On the weekend I eat hearty, whatever, and however much I want. Try to keep that a one day a week, but don't freak out if you succumb, and do it twice. Just get back on the diet the rest of the week, and you'll still drop weight. Veggie omelettes made with egg beaters, dole out real butter by the tbsp so you know the calories consumed, and use butter or dressing as a dip, not poured on as we usually do. You get the flavor but not all the calories. Light oscar meyer weiners on light buns with lots of ketchup, relish, and vegies to fill you up. These are difficult to find, but you get the drift. You need to find foods that will satisfy you, but are low in calories. My cheat each day was a chocolate snack pack (not the low cal one) with a spray of whipped cream. A lot of veggies, raw or cooked, but dip each bite lightly in butter or dressing to cut those calories. This is the only diet that worked for me, no books, no lessons, no groups, just eating what I like, counting the calories, and looking at the digital scale numbers go down by 1 pound a day. This was very satisfying, and kept me on track as I could see it, and had reaffirmation every single day that what I was doing worked! 👍😎✌

[@manifestyourlife7]

I keep forgetting Berkey and AirBall are essentially promoters lol.

[@Richiethegoat316]

hahahhaha having seen the Vertucci hand prior to this, that part was HILARIOUS! LOL!

[@vambo13257]

Deeb, lol, he has no chance and doesn't need the $$. He also can afford to lose $100k. I am guessing he buys his way out for $50k after 2 months

[@jasone830]

I think Shaun can get down to 17% without working out. Just needs to cut off his arms and legs, and get some massive amount of liposuction. EZ.

[@ZhuDaMC]

Yeah as a finance professional, the amount of time Nik plays poker makes it ultra suspect how he can be an investment banker. Only venture capitalists have that much time

[@jaekoh1514]

Matt berky probably doesnt have the bankroll. And couldnt find enough backers.

[@Zadkinz]

No way Deeb is winning that bet

[@joeyp3094]

If Shaun simply avoids fast food and soda for 3 weeks while exercising 30 minutes a day he'll lose about 20 pounds. After he does that and it becomes a little harder to drop the weight, then I'd like his thoughts.

[@fiending]

Nit Vertucci controls everyone and everything at the table

[@Janet_Airlines802]

Probably couldn't find a backer, he doesn't have that kinda cash.

[@jake_villanueva]

I would love if I could check our berkey’s podcast / show but it’s so brutally punishing.

[@libs-Suk-Balz]

He has zero shot at 17% in 14 months. The simple fact is he’s obese at a minimum. He needs to lose over 100 pounds. In addition he needs to build muscle. And he needs to watch diet religiously. Look at Doug. He was soft but not morbidly obese and he missed. No chance

[@schroederluck7984]

Berkey wasting my time with these shenanigans when all I need him to do is drop his skin care routine so I know exactly what not to do 🙏

[@number22torres]

I love this poker news. Wow. America is amazing

[@TokyoSwan.]

I'm a big deeb fan but there is a 0% chance he gets to 14% in 14 months.

[@jayganz7797]

I dont have a horse but this is hilarious

[@MrMitchoow]

I'm happy to see you are back in the content streets loving it ! Can we get that luke schwartz graph back in the background ? for some nostalgic value ?

[@MrBleedk]

Trust me on this one Polk... There is most likely No cheating going on at Hustler now, as the heat was/is on... But for sure there will be (most likely in the million dollar game....) and trust me, Ryan is no fool, when he/they cheat, NO ONE will ever know. But im convinst it HAS happened and WILL happen again, its just kind of a "No brainer" if you have scam in your DNA.

[@Matthew-gg8ep]

Deeb no chance drawing dead what is buy out amount

[@JohnieF21]

Doug is back baby!!! Loving the content! 😊👍

[@Gamblingisfun]

Dare I say Doug is the Tucker Carlson of the poker news world 😁😁😁😁

[@mbrownie22]

If that was meant as a compliment, it’s not.

[@MeYouWhosWho]

Can you ask Shawn if he is allowed to smoke rock?

[@faaltoh]

Thanks again Doug! Sick burns as usual. These clips somehow seem to only get better!

[@specialtylandscaping]

Gd Doug..we're glad you're back 😂💯

[@KevinsKontentKorner]

Damn Doug that pun with the word weight was crazy. You literally couldn’t lose, no sweat.

[@ronhunt2254]

I am surprised Polk also refused to play him

[@misha2901]

to shaun; what is the largest amount of chicken tenders you've eaten in one sitting?

[@ibi6592]

Life is better when Doug makes contet regulary ❤

[@joshswanstrom5849]

OMG the last part with the 33 was amazing! Well played sir, well played!

[@ppmtrader]

There are a few reasons why Matt Berkey is backing out. 1. He hasn't enough money to play for $200/$400 cash games. 2. He might be exposed that he is just a low or within average player and he can't swallow his ego that his puntings doesn't work most of the times. 3. He is just a bubbly pauper with a poker coaching program that is almost $2,000 worth that can help your puntings to the highest level and finish off your bankroll in a short period of time.

[@shibbyjim]

You got me with the king10 clubs

[@bradasstv]

Same, I was sitting here thinking wait... I remember him having two red 3s lol

[@chrisholland8226]

Doug, can you tell those of us who have no clue, who exactly is Airball? Can't find really anything on him online, would love to know how he got his bankroll for high stakes and some of his history at the tables.

[@shoop4040]

I truly love watching your videos right before I head out to work- It makes my day-Why ? cuz ya Funny man- Doug may you continue to have the time of your life.

[@MotorJeffries]

Doug your latest content is hilarious and on point!! Legend!!!

[@KevinsDisobedience]

Deeb has to turn into Venessa Williams in one year.

[@ubpoker6969]

that could be the best breaking news intro yet. nice one

[@adrianoalves20]

Top notch content as always!

[@lotsoffun4939]

You didn’t put links in the description :(

[@ronb4115]

I paused and was trying to figure out why Nick had a check mark.

[@ThePokerLife]

Def ask Shaun if Wegovy / Ozempic (semaglutide) is part of his plan.

[@pyroman590]

That was my first thought as well, he's gonna need all the help he can get.

[@daddyyu-gi-oh4330]

The sharing of text messages gag with Negreanu was A tier comedy

[@Couldn9ne]

LMFAO Doug has made me absolutely hate this berky guys face😂

[@miafora7308]

Berkey crushes your buddy airball, can’t wait to see it

[@eyeofchorus6313]

I'm about 17% not body fat.

[@benk2755]

Shaun Deeb buys out after his first workout.

[@johnphillips669]

He doesn't even need to work out he just needs to not eat a couple days a week.

[@ANHON888]

@@johnphillips669 bfi doesn’t work like that. He needs to gain muscle and lose weight especially at his height.

[@justwatching6186]

Ask him “Do you like chicken?” Bc he’s going to be eating a lot of it.

[@Seriously_Eh]

Boiled.

[@Arkanes_Ark]

That fold by Nick is why he is a good player. Plays tight and doesn't risk it big all the time. I like the joke at the end when the dude only had 3 3. GOod one Doug. LOL

[@bradsnyder4847]

the sickest content as usual, you've never let me down. Thx Doug Polker News!!!

[@playdirty714]

If Nick folded the nut flush draw with the straight against a flush on the turn then clearly Nick is cheating. However, the bleffer had pocket 3's man. It makes zero sense for Nick to fold. I don't get the hand. Unless Nick is super tight and thought the other guy had a flush. Still there is 1 card left to go!

[@wmccullough10]

doug! you're the man. Need to see a full analysis of that Nittuci hand

[@Dreamagain11]

lol i was trying to figure out how Vertucci had the check mark at the beginning of the video. makes sense

[@aarbar6615]

B-b-b-b-Berkey . I’m dying Doug 😂😂😂

[@JMRSplatt]

I hope Deeb can do it.. but I have my doubts. Loosing weight when you just eat however you want is incredibly difficult. I am in that situation right now, needing to lose about 50 pounds for my health. Certain foods like chocolate and salts are easy to binge and go too far without realizing. edited for clarity

[@twkidd]

he's roughly 150kg? to get to 17% he'll probably have to be roughly 77-81kg, he has 78 weeks to do it, which is really close to impossible, incidentally explains the 1:10 odds of success. I just hope it's motivation enough for him

[@slowery43]

no one cares, this is not about you not a sole came here hoping to find out about JMR

[@JMRSplatt]

@@slowery43 You shouldn't care about me; I'm just trying to provide some light from an overweight perspective.

[@thisoneguy6280]

I’m no Berkey fan, but is this really the state of poker. Mid-30’s and early 40’s vloggers crying because someone criticized their investment? Doug has always been a dbag but I thought he would have grown up by now. I haven’t missed much in the poker world over the last 10 years I guess

[@johnnyblackrants7625]

Hmm, the Nick hand is a good lesson. That said, we should be able to find those nitty folds elsewhere in his game - I bet we can, due to "Nit vertucci." With Robbi, she's hasn't clicked back the turn a single time. She hasn't hero called a single time. Since J4, she'd played like your typical passive fish. So... yeah. I know that's not the point you were making, I just want it to be very clear to everyone that this is a twofold lesson. 1 - people make bad plays that look like cheating, which clearly aren't. 2 - Robbi was clearly cheating, because those "bad plays" stopped the second they weren't accurate.

[@noket4u]

Not sure how tall Deeb is but ~170lb maybe a bit lower is what he'll likely need to get down to, from 310 he'd have to lose 140lb, 40% of that is likely water so ~84lbs of actual fat, 756k calories, meaning he'd need to be at a deficit of 800-1000/cal a day. So definitely doable, can maybe do lipo twice over the 14mo to dump 12lbs of that to make it easier,

[@DrDizzyMorris]

Bro. I’m dead. I’m watching the Nitucci hand thinking “WTF I didn’t think Dark Knight had the second nut flush when I watched this on stream. Oh well… I was wrong… that’s a good fold by Nitucci” Only to be reverse free rolled by Doug 💀

[@jackripper8337]

Man. Mr Polk sir. Berk and Mr Airball would be absolutely insane to not accept a 100k free roll. That’s a FULL 250bb. I don’t think Berk at this point wants to put a dime in your pocket. I’m sure a 10ish streams are worth 100k after paying all your staff. But these guys would be nuts not to take it. I guess Berk probably has a little less EV when hole cards are shared. But even with hotel and flights it still has to be a positive number to him. I’m sure Mr Airball would have a taken a stream with no dollars involved. PS. When you and Mr Airball go off about him being a fraud and a “scammer” is a bit harsh. And these words are taken to heart in our community. I really wish you would clarify everything of “he is a fraud because he sucks at poker”. Rather than just leaving it in a way that implies it’s more than just that. It get you would wanna crush a rival coaching site. Not so good to do it in this way sir. And you are 100% smart enough to know what you are implying.

[@publicaccount1589]

Ask Deeb if he's gonna slowroll the results at the end of the challenge. PS: Vertucci does that weird grabbing his arm and pointing his finger thing in the hand. Maybe signals got crossed? Not saying he cheated, just because the guy wears shades 24/7 and hired a criminal who had access to hole cards, and sold get rich quick real estate seminars before running a poker stream, and constantly lies about being a cop, and..wait what was I saying???

[@mikezilberbrand1663]

Dear Doug, Nick is an experienced player. His 5000 bet was raised to 15000. He probably knew his opponent would not bluff raise. If so, easy fold. He had about 15% against a flush.

[@brianchristopher4666]

Nick Fur-Ball is an Investment banker???! Yeah! Me too!!!! - I once invested in banks BofA and WellsFargo stock for my 401k. Same thing

[@ACougarHunter]

I’m wondering exactly what your motivation is for pushing this issue Doug. You come out of nowhere with this livestream with Nik Airball. How are you benefiting from this? The whole situation is pretty odd.

[@jamesoriah]

To be fair I wouldn't play you heads up either.

[@bendrew1865]

I always liked you Doug, but the way you're going after Berkey is absolutely pathetic. I'm going off you faster than I'm going off Tyson Fury

[@dillongasper5430]

Question for Shaun: will semaglutide (Wegovy) be allowed for the prop bet? This is associated with significant weight loss due to decreased appetite and the role it plays as a GLP-1 receptor agonist.

[@stevie2fu]

No that fold is not on the up and up... This tells me Nik was cheating before. Once a player is being given info in real time and no longer has it they play terrible. Garrett said this about Robbis play, after that J4 hand, it's changed dramatically. All the sudden these players are playing like crap... you can't defend this

[@brianlevor6295]

Well now I'm 1000% confused about the Vertucci hand. He really folded broadway with nut flush draw with only pot sized bet left behind? On a no-pair board?

[@Milkywayboy]

Deeb is big! I don’t think he understands what it means to get to that body fat percentage! You know because he is huge! So no I don’t think he will do it. And that fold wasn’t as bad as people were saying 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@FullTiltRico]

I'd like to toss in my own cheese and bet S. Deeb can't get under 20% body fat in 14 months. He likes that comfort food too much. I can't see him pushing it 100% all day everyday for over a year. I would like to see him get in better shape than he is now tho. At this rate, by the time he is 50, he may need to have walls knocked down to get out of his house.

[@BlahBlah-uh2yi]

No way in HELL is Deeb winning that bet...

[@TheRealSlowhand]

That coverage on the nut fold is extremely suspect and needs to be looked at with more scrutiny...

[@thatdude3977]

HCL integrity not so good now days 😂 Living up to the LA stereotype 😂

[@Neilpickpocket]

So the last hand was to demonstrate that no cheating is going on at Hustler? I don't have any strong opinion either way but that hand certainly doesn't provide evidence that there isn't. Any smart cheater, especially one that has been under scrutiny and on camera, would intentionally make folds like this on purpose. Just look at the effect it has had in getting videos like this. Again no judgment either way but I wouldn't count this as some kind of great evidence against cheating. I also very well could be misjudging the intent Doug has in the video.

[@oggiggs]

Lol scenes of Mike Postle with the card scanner missed graphics

[@RandomAmerican23]

Deeb can use HRT... Im sorry this is so fucking easy. The potential ROI is huge. Hire a bodybuilding coach to get you on a stack and set up your meal plan, hire a trainer and youre good.

[@omegaham5433]

If Deeb hires someone to plan out his diet and run him around for 4 hours a day, six days a week, he can do it. This is a no-brainer to me, especially to win a million bucks. Is he actually going to do it? No, he's going to give up a month and a half into the bet and gain all the weight back.

[@noThankyou-g5c]

4 months to get to 17% bodyfat?? is that possible without being _insanely_ unhealthy? Like basically anorexic?

[@martinnemecek5603]

I paused the video and tried to make out, how is straight beating a flush for a couple of minutes. You got me with that little edit!