DON'T Play Poker With A RICH Businessman!

When a billionaire meets a poker professional you know there are going to be fireworks! Bill Perkins & Doug Polk delivered on their promise to bring an extremely exciting heads-up match as they are playing with over $500,000 on the table!
Jonathan agrees with Bill Perkins' decision to call the 4-bet preflop rather than 5-betting. If Perkins were to 5-bet then Polk would only continue with his very best hands and with such a strong holding Perkins wants to keep Polk in the pot.
On the flop Bill Perkins should check-raise at some frequency due to his poker hand being vulnerable to being outdrawn to Doug's potential bluffs. Calling to keep in his bluffs is completely reasonable too! A huge factor to consider is the effective stack size, the deeper you are the less you want to raise as you may face further aggression from a hand that could be dominating you.
When deciding whether you should continue bluffing you should always consider if your hand actually has showdown value. Many ace high type hands do have show down value so they are often not the best candidates to use as bluffs, you can often beat some of your opponent's draws if you can get to a river cheaply!
Doug Polk is a part owner of The Lodge Card Room along with Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme. Doug has $9,500,000 in live tournament earnings and 3 WSOP bracelets, which includes a win in the $100k Super High Roller for $3,686,865 in 2017.
Bill Perkins is a hedge fund manager, film producer and amateur poker player. He plays in some of the highest stakes cash games and tournaments around the world. He has $5,400,000 in live tournament earnings.
Doug Polk issued a $100,000 open challenge to the world, Bill Perkins immediately accepted and was the first challenger. Bill ended up winning $29,900 on the challenge. Other challengers have included Scott Ball, Kevin Rabichow & Ethan 'Rampage Poker' Yau.
This exhilarating poker hand that took place during a high-stakes showdown at The Lodge Poker Club in Texas, USA. In this nail-biting cash game, poker legend Doug Polk and business tycoon Bill Perkins went head-to-head in a $100,000 Heads-Up Challenge with blinds set at $200/$400.
🃏 Preflop:
Doug Polk starts the action with a raise to $1,100 from the button with As Tc, and Bill Perkins decides to 3-bet to $3,800 with pocket queens. Doug Polk decides to use his hand as a semi-bluff and 4-bets to $13,000. Bill wants to keep all of Doug's bluffs in so he decides to just make the call. The pot quickly reaches $26,000 before any community cards have come, setting the stage for a showdown of epic proportions!
💥 The Flop: Js 6h 2s
The flop is revealed and unfortunately for Doug he completely misses it. Bill checks to the aggressor & Doug has no problems in firing out a $8,500 bet with just ace high. Bill makes the easy call with his overpair and they head to turn with $43,000 in the middle.
🔥 The Turn: 2c
The turn is a complete brick for both players and Bill checks again. Doug now ramps up the pressure even more and decides overbet for $52,000. This puts Bill in the blender as Doug has played his hand exactly as he would with pocket kings or aces to which Bill is behind. Knowing that Doug has the ability to run huge bluffs he makes the call once more.
🚀 The River: 9s
The river card is unveiled which doesn't help Doug. Bill checks one final time. Doug Polk blasts the remaining $157,200 chips in his stack into the middle to put Bill to the ultimate test! Bill goes deep into the tank and cannot decide whether to call or fold. Watch this poker video to find out exactly what he does!
Join Jonathan Little as he dissects this thrilling poker hand, delving into the strategies, mind games, and fearless moves that defined this high-stakes showdown. Whether you're a seasoned poker professional or a fan looking for entertainment and insight, this hand analysis provides valuable insights into the complexities of heads up cash game poker.
Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others! You will also find many poker hands on this channel that contain some of the biggest names in the poker world such as; Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Doug Polk, Garrett Adelstein, Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates, Fedor Holz & many more!
#pokerstrategy #thelodge #highstakespoker"

[@PokerCoaching]

What do YOU think of Doug's 3 barrel bluff? 🤔

[@lukewinder3630]

After that big bet on the turn and Bill calling I would of thought Doug’s would have known Bill had a big pair in his hand. Bill was calling no matter what.

[@wfchannel4673]

terrible bluff. what's he repping on the turn that's still good on the river? 99? he's announcing that he had to be bluffing at least one street there and if he's bluffing one, it's possible he's bluffing two too, so bill has to call. maybe the bluff gets through if he bricks the river, but the spade is actually a pretty bad card for him after bluffing the turn. there's just no credible story he's telling.

[@francescoiadicicco1266]

Super strong versus a pro who can fold queens, super wrong versus a businessman who can't fold queens.

[@spencermccoskery340]

Whoever the editor is that has added the minecraft drinking sound every time someone takes a sip of their drink in all your videos for the last year or 2 deserves a raise

[@Adrian-19-A]

Said no one ever.

[@jacobc8019]

Jonathon Little plz heart this

[@young7931]

I did and he was the biggest fish

[@Just_Pele]

@@young7931 Your fortune is their pocket change. They just want to have fun and be entertained.

[@BigBoss1979.]

Doug looked very nervous when Perkins called that flop bet. Almost a dead give away he’s bluffing

[@ILmachiner]

The first comment was at the beginning. The fact Bill put his hands behind his head, flexed at Doug, then calls. This might be the greatest moment in poker history!

[@relaxationmeditationsleep2934]

The problem with businessman is that they have a lot of money and they don't care and therefore it is harder to bluff 'em (and it is even more profitable if you have it)!

[@Illiadofmalorne]

They care more about not being bluffed then the money. Very dangerous to not have it.

[@ts4gv]

doug polk vs mike Postle (without his phone in his lap) 10k hands live over a bunch of sessions would be a nice beatdown to witness

[@ramsay2113]

Wish you did more analysis in this video

[@905JimRaynor]

part of Polk's strategy is to make risky plays because it pays off in the next 20,000 hands he will play over the next year.

[@sean_haz]

I think his strategy is to remain as balanced as possible so that no matter what his opponents do he will win on the long run.

[@iamamish]

@@sean_haz yeah but if you look only at the bluffs that didn't get through, it's a clear losing strategy

[@sean_haz]

@@iamamish True, same with getting it in AA vs KK when they hit a K.

[@iamamish]

@@sean_haz that's why we fold AA pre, to avoid coolers like that

[@typelogin]

I'd like to watch a Jonathan Little vs Jonathan Little heads up

[@ajanyalonso8255]

I really wanna see brad Owen vs rampage heads up

[@hymnofashes]

So, this is interesting. Does Doug pile it with AA and KK here if he does not have a spade in his hand, or is that too thin? This matters because, when he piles, he has 3 JJ, 6 AA, 6 KK, and say 6 or 7 flushes. But he has probably all 16 of AK, 8 AQ, plus any number of combos of other garbage that he likes to 4-bet such as the hand he has. That's 21 value combos to maybe 40 bluff combos, but if he builds small bet sometimes on this river, then his thick value combos collapse to 15 because now some of those overpairs are slotted into small bet. In a way, this is not the best river to bluff because it forces some of his value to check back or bet small-- sure he has a lot of flushes as the 4-bettor, but range on range, I think Bill actually has more flushes, because he has fewer pairs, and won't have any offsuit 4-bet bluffs in his range as Doug does. I think Doug is likely betting range on this flop in a 4-bet pot in position, meaning he would have to give up a third of the time on turn and a third of the time on river, or fire everything on the turn but then check back and give up 2/3 of the time on the river to be anywhere near balanced, and, I don't think he is, so this is probably an easy call, especially if you are a billionaire WHO USES A HOT GIRL AS A RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR.

[@wfchannel4673]

pretty much this. aa and kk check back, jacks don't bet that sizing on the flop, for every hand doug has with the ace of spades he has that same hand with the other three aces. there just aren't enough made hands here and too many bluffs for it to be correct for bill to fold.

[@Badbentham]

The spot is a bit similar to Mariano vs Jungle from Hustler. - I would guess that AA, no Spades, is more often than not a shove, especially in a 4-bet pot . Even more so with Doug vs Bill. And, yes: Matusow may disapprove. 😉

[@wfchannel4673]

@@Badbentham aa bets bigger on flop. doug bets 1/3 pot. if the mariano hand is the hand i'm thinking of, mariano bets 2/3 pot there. that pot is also 3-bet in a ring game, this is 4-bet heads up. bill's range shouldn't really have KQs where it's the bottom of jungleman's range (KQ 5-bet bluffs or folds. if it's gonna call, it does that instead of 3-betting). furthermore mariano's board is much more connected than this one as you can have both top pair and a flush draw, with Js on this board you can have one or the other, not both. not only should flush draws not even be there on the flop, they aren't the hands that call. since doug has As, which means bill never has the nut flush draw, the worst hand bill can have is pretty much 77 maybe A6 but no way he has a draw, he has at least a pair that doug's betting on the turn and river indicates doug doesn't beat

[@tylerjensen8126]

Anyone know what kind of chips those are and where to get some like that?

[@ipowis315]

tough call

[@josephpatrick2938]

This is a sick hand. I've never really been a fan of Doug but I have to give him credit for having some true balls here. Not exactly sure why he decided to blast off his whole stack for no apparent reason - but it took guts.

[@brianpotter2812]

Just for the entertainment value, I'd like to see Eric Persson and Phil Helmuth battle it out. The bantering back and forth and the amount of F bombs tossed out would be ginormous HAHA

[@karlgant8953]

Please not again.

[@Pyrrhic537]

They both give off tells but I'm wearing glasses. I probably wouldn't catch them at the table 😂

[@iamamish]

If you spot it, don't leave it in the comments!

[@francescoiadicicco1266]

7:44 is that a read on Dough?

[@unclejoe7929]

Unfortunately that matchup could never happen. My dream heads up for stacks battle would be Stu Unger and Kid Poker ♥️

[@austind8000]

Jonathan Little v Phil Ivey heads up mixed game

[@bigfatcody]

They may have already for a tournament title, but I would like to see Fedor Holtz vs Steven Chadwick. Heads up Or Alex Foxen vs either one.

[@gregjohnson43]

Heads up! Wow! What a hand!

[@fidelos29]

You shouldn't bluff the fish ;) The heads-up match i would love to see is: Tonka- Weazel 1991.

[@Cmathes94]

Doug and Ali Imsirovic lol

[@christopherhorn4744]

Jonathan Little Vs Bart Hanson

[@stevesteve788]

That would be a great one, especially since neither is quite studied in heads up

[@Scottjf8]

Love the Princess Bride reference

[@MusicPhrase]

Blom vs Dwan live heads up

[@JO1E1]

the gun shot sounds ahahaha

[@fialee8]

Can you do an analysis of Phil and Petersen? It's like mixing bleach with ammonia they don't play well with each other.

[@Just_Pele]

When the money behind is barely enough to pay for the service on your favorite car or jet, I think Bill owns a Koenigsegg and a G550, then you just put it in. Sure, you want to win, that's why you're there, but you don't want to look weak with a fold in this spot, either.

[@danielmeuler2877]

Ya, let's try and Bluff a Billionaire. Playing with people that don't care about the money they play with is a Double-Edged Sword. But when you trying bluffing them, it really becomes 1.

[@leonproud400]

Doug Polk vs Berkey for rolllllllzzzzz would be good fun.

[@Huntertmk9]

Would like to see Toni G vs Phil Hellmuth

[@spencerlee3201]

2008 Jonathan Little VS 2023 Jonathan Little

[@PokerCoaching]

That's a good one!+

[@ILmachiner]

Bill that hat sir!

[@jasonrittenhouse3080]

Classic bluff play. Doug OVER bet the turn then snap all in once river came out. Sign of weak hand. 🤔

[@wfchannel4673]

don't really like doug's line here. betting that big on turn says he has air or a hand that isn't scared of the flush. then betting big on river that puts a flush on the board again says he has air or a hand that isn't scared of the flush (notably not that he has a flush). so the only hands he can have are 22, 66, JJ, or 99. 22 and 66 don't 4-bet pre and JJ doesn't continue bet that sizing on flop, so that only leaves 99 which also seems unlikely to be played this way.

[@catbuikhang6482]

A nut flush draw or a flush itself wouldn't be afraid of the flush either

[@wfchannel4673]

@@catbuikhang6482 the board is dry then pairs. bill's range is so polarized that a flush can only push out bluffs or become a bluff itself against most of it.

[@catbuikhang6482]

@@wfchannel4673 It' the opposite, 5 betting preflop meaning QQ at this point is a bluff catcher, Dough is representing KK AA AK suited spades. Reason being he held the A of Spades, this means Bill can never have Ax suited spades in his hand to make a 5 bet call therefore a nut flush by the river is impossible for Bill, any other suited spades hand that can call a 5-bet is impossible therefore Dough is confident enough in taking this route

[@wfchannel4673]

@@catbuikhang6482 if doug has that his sizing on flop should be higher or he should check. when the turn pairs the board, doug can stick with his sizing but the flat implies strength from bill. he then needs to bet smaller on river to suggest he's betting for value for a believable bluff. alternatively he can bet smaller on turn and shove river and his line is believable. betting big both streets he has too many bluffs because the story he's trying to tell only had a good hand on one of those streets. furthermore if doug has aa or kk why is he turning them into a bluff on the river when they have showdown value. so those hands can be immediately discarded as possibilities.

[@parkerbricking6262]

Is KJ betting that big on the turn?

[@emekdulgeroglu3914]

Tom Dwan vs Doug Polk

[@leonproud400]

Probably better to have AJ here than QQ

[@anthonyscott5407]

G.O.A.T Match-Up Phil Ivey vs Phil Helmuth.

[@bradpogue3685]

Those chips are big.

[@juliangeorge2026]

the feeling after winning that must be better than crack

[@ShaneMclane-PrivateEye]

Ya his ears were ringing for sure

[@jamesjones2675]

Robbie vs Garret

[@peteradnell]

Phil H vs. Daniel N.

[@richardcharleswilliams8465]

Polk v Koon for a heads up

[@sebastianjung9190]

feels like doug getting destroyed since he release his new course. I guess he should stop playing before he loses more potential costumers

[@BeeVang-ky4cq]

Doug rep. AA or KK pre.....so after the run out ....those two hands he rep preflop would not be betting that river or on a paired board...ez call...plus doug got quite when he was asked if he would of went all inb pre flop...ez tell

[@thesorrow88]

You clearly know nothing about poker

[@jonsell5273]

Polk vs Dan Bilzerian. 😮

[@jacobc8019]

Tony G vs Airball

[@mvcards20]

Phil Laak v Phil Ivey

[@markquiz2478]

Garret and Andy Stacks

[@ZekeGoodwin]

Dang Doug has lost some weight! His face looks so much more thin than it used to 😮

[@Lukarot]

Dwan vs Hellmuth

[@ILmachiner]

Air Ball v Persons

[@westsidecourtesy9949]

Johnathan little vs Nik Airball

[@markikn3183]

Durrrr vs Edelson

[@karenthompson1718]

Fedor vs Tom Dwan

[@Petty-Cash]

Myself Vs Doug. Anyone want to stake me?

[@ts4gv]

lol good luck with that

[@Skankhunt420.]

Dwan vs Polk live

[@wVLADw]

GingePoker netflix version

[@dennisje2925]

dwan vs ivey

[@PokerCoaching]

What do YOU think of Doug's 3 barrel bluff? 🤔

[@stevenbuckley7078]

Frank Funaro vs Mike marder

[@Alexandertygreat]

Is this not a spot where having the ace of spades is bad removal? You want your opponent to have ace spades on flop to call with fd or bdfd spades?? Prettu confident for solver slaves this is the wrong hand to be doing this with for king of the solver slaves. And having Q spades is not kinda moot for perkins, he would prefer to not have it cause you want your opponent to have it, but helps if he has any other fd. Should be less important fof perkins then Doug, since perkins has the pair obvs lol

[@slowfuse]

yea I think you might be on to something.

[@jaybingham3711]

Perkins is not playing GTO. GTO requires both players to always play perfectly optimal for a solver's recommendations to be valid/applicable. Of course, a solver almost always recommends three options...each with required frequency...pursuant to millions of optimally played simulated hands. Which, since Doug knows Perkins isn't playing GTO, he's got to adjust accordingly. He picked a spot, gambled and lost. Like we all do. Ain't no thing. It'd be interested in knowing how much he has at risk. I'm sure it's a fraction of the stakes.

[@iamamish]

Doug addressed this point in his breakdown of Negreanu's play in their heads-up challenge. He talked about spots vs. frequencies - in this case, it may not be the ideal spot to barrel due to blocking hands you want your opponent to have (at least on the flop & turn), but Doug's point was that overall frequencies heads-up are so much more important than picking the exact right spots. Of course on the river, Doug wants to have the As.

[@thomasobrien4707]

@@iamamishyou may be correct except for your statement regarding having the A of spades on the river. Yes, this card removes 3 combos of AA but it also removes probably 6-7 combos of flush draws so it is an overall bad card to have, right?

[@founik]

It's a good bluff. In this spot you actually want to have Ace of spades, because you block the nuts. Which means when your opponent cannot have the nuts he is more likely to have marginal holdings which you could put in a rough test. Not really sure whether Bill thinks about this in a same way, but he is somewhat lucky that he is not holding spades, because most bluffs will be coming from Ace of spades, something, King of spades, something.

[@jamesmaio6465]

Kasouff and jamie gold.

[@jaybingham3711]

Playing for 'rolls' (presumably poker bankrolls) can't (shouldn't) leave someone broke. Nowhere close in fact. One's poker bankroll should only ever be a small fraction of one's net worth. At least if you're interested in pursuing poker properly. The whole idea behind that is to protect against becoming a degenerate. Playing for net worth 'rolls' is exactly something only degenerates would do. But, yes, such a poker match would leave the loser utterly broke. So which two pros do you find to be the dumbest (the most degenerate) is the real question being asked. Let's see what everybody thinks.

[@thomasobrien4707]

Why are you talking about playing for rolls?

[@jaybingham3711]

@@thomasobrien4707 Jonathan broached it as a question to viewers towards the end of the video.

[@MrEnginears]

Postle vs DNegs :D

[@mykalhenry]

shows the guns, takes the spoils, involves woman along the way

[@ryang9401]

Dude needs to quit bluffing. Duh

[@RonnieJamesOsbourne]

If Bill asked me the question; pick a number between 1-7, I would've said; 3.5 😂 I wonder if he still would've called 🤔

[@brianpotter2812]

The answer is yes. He was going to call regardless, but Bill always has a flare for the dramatic.

[@嫖白-p1c]

I don’t think it’s a good call with no spade

[@krisamagus1]

dont start with theblocking unblocking.Doesn't matter

[@iamamish]

@@krisamagus1 of course it matters, it's just not the sole decisive factor. If you ran this spot 1000x and compared calling with a spade to calling without, I guarantee calling with a spade is more profitable.

[@嫖白-p1c]

it matters in long run.@@krisamagus1

[@kevincrain7499]

Talk like a normal human being bro , i can never finish your video's because of your commentating.

[@tainle]

these commentating video is wasting people's time. you played the whole part and go back and narrating your opinion. so now i watched twice. total waste of time.

[@jacobbirkenfeld9261]

Airball vs perrson