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Doug Polk Podcast

50 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 69 ratings

Stories from the worlds of poker, cryptocurrency and more, hosted by (retired?) high stakes pro Doug Polk.

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The WSOP $250,000 Scandal - Suspected Player FIRES BACK

June 22, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MB

Doug Polk is joined by the player at the center of a massive controversy. Martin Kabrhel, who has been accused by several high stakes poker players of potentially cheating in the World Series of Poker $250,000 event, is here to give his side of the story.  Martin Kabrhel can be reached via email at [email protected] or on Twitter at @martinkabrhell  0:00 Martin joins  4:00 Has Martin ever cheated or been banned?  7:37 Card pressing  15:32 Standing up mid hand  20:21 Not coloring up...

A Tough Conversation (Twitter Spaces Recording)

May 05, 2023 16:00 - 4 hours - 200 MB

I just had a very long, very tough conversation with Daniel Negreanu, Phil Galfond, Matt Berkey, Joe Ingram, Will Jaffe, Eric Froelich, and Fernando Habegger (Jnandez). There's been a lot of poker drama and controversies. Let's get into it. 0:00 - Joe Ingram joins  26:24 - Will Jaffe joins  55:23 - Eric Froehlic joins  1:12:20 - Daniel Negreanu joins  1:56:06 - Shaun Deeb joins  2:08:30 - Andrew Lichtenberger (LuckyChewy) joins  2:19:37 - Matt Berkey joins  2:56:55 - Fernando Habegger (JNan...

The Million Dollar Cash Game (ft. Ryan Feldman & Nick Vertucci)

May 02, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MB

Today I'm joined by Ryan Feldman and Nick Vertucci from Hustler Casino Live to bring us a huge update about their upcoming Million Dollar Cash Game. This will be one of the biggest No Limit Hold'em poker streams of all time, if not the very biggest. Save your spot in the upcoming tournament course on Upswing Poker here: https://upswingpoker.com/road-to-victory-pre-reg  0:00 Intro  1:22 The $1M Buy-in game  14:10 Players announced so far  14:54 Stanley Tang, JR, Double M  21:03 Blank Check...

It's Time To Talk To Garrett Adelstein

March 28, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 74.1 MB

Garrett Adelstein joins Doug Polk to discuss everything from the Jack-Four hand to Nik Airball's recent comments

Hustler Casino Live Drama! Nik Airball Talks Garrett Adelstein

March 22, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB

There's a bitter feud within the Hustler Casino Live community playing out over Twitter. Nik Airball and other players have had some not so positive things to say about former HCL regular Garrett Adelstein. Nik Airball joins Doug Polk to flesh out his perspective.  0:00 Intro  2:22 Nik Airball joins  2:58 Garrett being "banned"  13:27 Garrett's game selection  20:16 Garrett's player rating system  26:55 Garrett's tweets  34:54 Nik's heads-up challenge  39:00 The Robbi incident  43:58 Garret...

The Hellmuth Destroyer Eric Persson Speaks Out

June 22, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

The man who beat Phil Hellmuth at his own game, Eric Persson, joins Doug Polk to discuss Eric's infamous match vs the Poker Brat, speech play on High Stakes Poker, and playing in big private games. 0:00 Intro 1:33 Eric joins 3:18 Phil Hellmuth and the HU match 19:40 The hand vs Garrett 27:30 Playing on live streams 36:40 Speech play 44:24 High Stakes Poker 49:29 Private games, How to get in? 1:05:59 Managing casinos/cardrooms, More on private games 1:23:07 Outro

Catching Up With Joe Ingram

May 18, 2022 17:00 - 2 hours - 112 MB

Joey Ingram joins the Doug Polk Podcast to talk about scandals in poker and maybe share what he's been up to since going off-grid last year.  0:00 Intro 4:18 Where has Joey been? 13:21 Crypto, Taunt Battleworld 45:13 CoinFLEX Bankroll challenge & Giveaway 57:16 Poker cheating scandals, Council/Blacklist? 1:31:59 Art of podcasting/content, The lodge 1:54:34 Poker content: Hustler, PokerGO, Lodge 2:19:35 Women in Poker 2:40:37 Outro This podcast is brought to you by CoinFLEX. Founded in 2019...

Let's Talk About Everything (w/ Daniel Negreanu)

May 09, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 74.2 MB

Daniel Negreanu rejoins the Doug Polk Podcast to discuss the cheating allegations, wild stories, and comical events that have been the talk of the poker world recently. 

Will Jungleman's Challenge vs Tom Dwan EVER End?

May 04, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 68.6 MB

Dan "Jungleman" Cates joins Doug Polk to talk about his never-ending heads-up challenge vs Tom Dwan, poker scandals, and ranking himself as the GOAT poker player. He'll also announce another high-profile challenge he's got coming up.  0:00 Intro 1:58 Jungleman joins, Starting his own podcast 9:17 Status of the durrrr challenge 43:50 Hellmuth's latest controversy 52:35 Recent cheating allegations, Poker blacklist? 58:18 Jungleman hates the hate 1:06:33 AI/solvers in Poker, Junglemans goals 1...

What GTO Poker Players Get Wrong (w/ Uri Peleg)

April 26, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 70.4 MB

High stakes poker pro and coach Uri Peleg joins Doug Polk to talk about exploitative poker strategy, the problems with GTO and solvers, and his new course on Upswing Poker. Get the details on Uri's new course Elite Cash Game Exploits: https://upswingpoker.com/elite-cash-game-exploits 0:00 Intro 3:02 Uri joins 6:21 RTA in high stakes 19:30 Ghosting and other ways to cheat 33:28 Exploitative strategy 49:42 Why deviate from GTO? 54:25 Analyzing Doug's hand history 1:06:46 Uri's Upswing cours...

🚨EMERGENCY POD: Bryn Kenney Accused Of Cheating And Abuse

April 22, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

Today I'm joined by Martin Zamani to cover some truly insane allegations about Bryn Kenney. This story has it all: ghosting, collusion, cheating, RTA, warlords, shamans, frog poison, acid, smuggling, and much more! 0:00 Intro 2:13 Martin joins, Meeting Bryn and getting staked 9:30 Horse collusion, Bryn could see Martins screen? 20:00 RTA Bans, The HE22 account, Lauren Roberts 28:51 Ghosting, Mark Herm 34:49 The Shaman, Frog poison rituals 47:52 Multi-accounting, GG's Agent program 53:50 The...

Cheating, Fake Psychics & Frog Poison - The Story of a Bryn Kenney Horse

April 22, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

Today I'm joined by Martin Zamani to cover some truly insane allegations about Bryn Kenney. This story has it all: ghosting, collusion, cheating, RTA, warlords, shamans, frog poison, acid, smuggling, and much more! 0:00 Intro 1:13 Martin joins, Meeting Bryn and getting staked 8:30 Horse collusion, Bryn could see Martins screen? 19:00 RTA Bans, The HE22 account, Lauren Roberts 27:51 Ghosting, Mark Herm 33:49 The Shaman, Frog poison rituals 46:52 Multi-accounting, GG's Agent program 52:50 The...

Calling The CLOCK On Poker Cheats (w/ Greg Merson)

April 20, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 70.7 MB

World Series of Poker champion Greg Merson joins Doug Polk to talk about recent cheating allegations involving a some high stakes tournament pros, the shot clock in poker, sobriety, making a deal in the WSOP Main Event, and more. 0:00 Intro 2:47 Greg joins 7:56 Ali Imsirovic cheating? 16:30 Shuffler cheats, Preflop charts, Preventing cheats 29:11 The SHRB hand: did Ali see Phuas hand? 37:39 Should poker have a blacklist? 41:45 Shot Clocks: Good or Bad? 52:28 Poker streams/shows today 1:06:3...

Let's Talk No Limit Hold'em Strategy (w/ Gary Blackwood)

March 30, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 67.3 MB

Cash game pro Gary "GazzyB" Blackwood joins Doug Polk to discuss the ever-changing state of No Limit Hold'em games, player tendencies in 2022, making Upswing Lab content, hand histories from High Stakes Poker, and more. 0:00 Intro 2:13 Gary joins, Hellmuth Q4o hand: LOAT? 13:34 Poker in 2022, Solvers and Studying 33:40 HSP Hand History reviews: Antonius vs Adelstein 50:15 Negreanu vs JRB 1:02:55 Tilly vs Hultman 1:16:13 Personal life: Tornado, Vlogging, Poker Stories 1:35:08 Outro This pod...

Let's Talk No Limit Hold'em Strategy (w/ Gary Blackwood)

March 30, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 66 MB

Cash game pro Gary "GazzyB" Blackwood joins Doug Polk to discuss the ever-changing state of No Limit Hold'em games, player tendencies in 2022, making Upswing Lab content, hand histories from High Stakes Poker, and more. 0:00 Intro 2:13 Gary joins, Hellmuth Q4o hand: LOAT? 13:34 Poker in 2022, Solvers and Studying 33:40 HSP Hand History reviews: Antonius vs Adelstein 50:15 Negreanu vs JRB 1:02:55 Tilly vs Hultman 1:16:13 Personal life: Tornado, Vlogging, Poker Stories 1:35:08 Outro

Top 5 GOAT Poker Players Revealed

March 23, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 105 MB

Thousands have cast their votes for the best poker players of all time. Doug Polk sits down with Kane Kalas and Mike Brady to reveal the results of the vote and the top 5 lists sent in by a number of well-known pros (including Brian Rast, Daniel Cates, Daniel Negreanu, and Andrew Neeme). 0:00 Intro 3:09 Mike and Kane join 4:45 Top lists from: Jason Koon, Dan Zack, DNegs 33:55 Top lists from: Jungleman, Neeme, Rabichow 1:09:00 Top lists from: Rast, Kruk, Strelitz 1:58:45 Top lists from: Jaka...

The Top 20 Poker Players Ever (According to YOU)

March 16, 2022 17:00 - 3 hours - 147 MB

Thousands of people voted for the best poker player of all time. Doug Polk returns to reveal the results and debate the top 20 with help from Kane Kalas and Mike Brady.  0:00 Intro 2:08 Mike and Kane join 8:04 Notable snubs, 8-game and online underrated? 29:47 TOP-20 (not in order): Dwan, Reese, Seidel 1:02:55 Hellmuth, Chan, Negreanu 1:37:40 Haxton, Holz, Polk 1:57:50 Antonius, Isildur1, Doyle, Jungleman 2:29:20 Bonomo, Ivey, LLinusLLove 3:01:05 Galfond, Koon, Ungar, Chidwick 3:34:36 Outro...

Who Is The Greatest Poker Player Ever?

February 23, 2022 00:00 - 2 hours - 119 MB

Doug Polk embarks on a 2 week-long journey to figure out who is the best poker player of all time (and he's going to need your help). This week, he runs through the list of candidates.  Make your voice heard here: https://upswingpoker.com/vote/ 0:00 Intro 2:41 The list explained 10:15 Mike joins 15:18 Getting into the players: Schindler, Petrangelo, Kurganov, Spirit Rock, Limitless 27:18 Chan, Luckychewy, Cloutier, Adelstein, Reese 36:42 Harman, Mercier, Esfandiari, Rast, Seed 46:39 Ungar,...

How We Fight Crypto Scammers (w/ Jordi Alexander)

February 16, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MB

Poker player turned macro trader turned crypto investor Jordi Alexander joins Doug Polk to talk about Bitcoin's long-term value, fighting virality with virality when it comes to cryptocurrency scammers, and more. 0:00 Intro 2:13 Jordi joins 10:55 Bitcoin, Stagflation, Bitcoin politics 33:26 Scam exposing content, OHM 50:35 Ethics: Making money from ponzi's, Multi-accounting/swapping in Poker 1:11:07 Insider trading, Why you shouldn't trade 1:18:20 NFT's, Web3, OpenSea, LooksRare 1:40:40 NEW...

The Poker Glory Days & Cryptocurrency Insights (w/ Cole South)

February 09, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 70.4 MB

Online poker legend turned businessman/investor Cole South joins the Doug Polk Podcast to talk about the poker gold rush back in the mid-2000s and more. 0:00 Intro 1:17 Cole joins 3:39  Cole's poker journey 16:28 Hastings vs Isildur drama, Ziigmund 28:23 Moving from NLHE to PLO 36:53 Let There Be Range, Coaching 46:40 When did Cole get into Bitcoin? 52:51 NFT's 1:00:36 coins.fyi, $20k from an Airdrop? 1:05:48 ETH: Gas and competitors, DeFi 1:16:28 BTC, Solana hack, Bitfinex hack 1:23:54 Col...

Why Did The Litecoin Creator Sell His Litecoin? (w/ Charlie Lee)

January 26, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB

Litecoin founder Charlie Lee joins Doug Polk to talk about the turbulence on the cryptocurrency markets, Litecoin, and more.  0:00 Intro 2:00 Charlie joins 5:52 Litecoin, Future plans 14:11 Fungibility, Mimblewimble 21:40 Privacy 32:28 Why did Charlie sell his LTC 43:15 Litecoin in a few years 51:50 Crypto markets today, Selling/HODLing, The cycles 1:05:30 DeFi and it's safety, Hackings 1:18:42 Satoshi's coins, Who is Satoshi? 1:26:14 Charlie's backdrop 1:27:28 Outro This podcast is brough...

Poker, Pool, and Commentating with Nick Schulman

January 20, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MB

Poker pro Nick Schulman joins Doug Polk to talk commentating, poker world drama, and more. Parts of this podcast were edited out due to connection issues. This podcast is brought to you by CoinFLEX. Founded in 2019, CoinFLEX is the Home of Crypto Yield and is committed to providing passive investors and active traders an easily accessible platform to earn and trade crypto. CoinFLEX creates innovative solutions to bring investors and crypto markets together through yield products such as fl...

Texas Poker Room Plans (w/ Brad Owen & Andrew Neeme)

January 12, 2022 17:00 - 2 hours - 86.3 MB

Doug Polk is joined by poker vloggers Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme to discuss their new poker room venture in Texas, future expansion, and more. 0:00 Intro 1:34 Andrew and Brad join 3:25 The Lodge deal 23:30 Naru Self Tanner, TikTok 29:40 Brad's growth on YouTube 34:02 Everything on Poker Vlogs 54:28 Poker goals, Cash vs Tournaments 1:12:45 YouTube: Revenue, Ads, Dislike-button, etc. 1:28:02 Upcoming Poker vloggers, Twitch vs Youtube 1:36:43 The Global Poker Awards 1:40:53 Lodge meet up week,...

Pro Poker to Full Time Trading (w/ Jason Strasser)

January 05, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 72.9 MB

Former high stakes poker pro Jason Strasser joins the podcast to talk about making the transition to trading as a career, traditional finance markets, and cryptocurrency pessimism. 0:00 Intro 1:50 Jason joins 7:21 Switching from Poker to Trading 16:48 What was the 2008 collapse like, Learning from it 22:13 Poker players in Crypto, Chess 34:19 Cryptocurrency 44:12 Valuation, Bitcoin vs Traditional markets 57:25 NFT's 1:19:16 Optimal portfolio, Inflation, ´08 vs ´20 1:39:43 Gaming NFT's, Tesl...

Dan Bilzerian Fires Back At Fraud Accusations

December 30, 2021 18:00 - 2 hours - 94.3 MB

Dan Bilzerian joins Doug Polk to discuss his poker past, playing in high stakes private games, the source of his fortune, and more. 0:00 Intro 1:16 Dan joins, offering to bet $1 million 18:04 Dan's receipts 23:45 Dan teaches Doug how to make money in poker 29:40 Dan's online poker history 37:32 Where did Dan's money come from? 44:00 Is Dan a Poker Pioneer? 51:20 Winning $186k in 3 weeks at 10/20 56:00 Fan Questions 1:11:09 Is Dan playing a character? 1:25:33 Dan's biggest regret, Future goa...

Craig Wright is Satoshi? (w/ Kane Kalas)

December 29, 2021 23:00 - 2 hours - 88.9 MB

Kane Kalas joins the Doug Polk Podcast to talk about cryptocurrency investing approaches, the politics of COVID, DeFi, and why Kane thinks Craig Wright really is Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. 0:00 Intro 1:25 Kane joins 3:25 Kane's hedgefund 12:40 Grayscale/GBTC 20:36 Puerto Rico vs Austin/Vegas 32:12 How did Kane get into Crypto? 39:07 Alt-coins 42:25 Craig Wright is Satoshi? 1:01:44 2024 Election, 2020 Election, Various political topics 1:33:40 Benefits of the tank top 1:41:21 COVID/Om...

Will Phil Hellmuth's WSOP Record Be Broken? (w/ Shaun Deeb)

December 28, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MB

Poker pro Shaun Deeb made a bold prediction when he said he will surpass Phil Hellmuth's World Series of Poker bracelet count "within a decade or two." Shaun joins Doug Polk to discuss his path to the record.  0:00 Intro 1:12 Shaun joins 3:30 Shaun's room break-in story 24:02 Will Shaun break Hellmuths record? 29:32 WSOP: too small buy-ins?, Ladies event, Prop bets 35:17 Declining prestige of WSOP bracelets 45:35 Hellmuth, Negreanu, Bracelet leaderboard 58:30 Poker vlogging, Shaun & DNegs b...

Is AI Taking Over Chess & Poker? (w/ Hikaru Nakamura)

December 18, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 74 MB

Chess Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura joins Doug Polk to discuss the threat (if any) that artificial intelligence poses to both chess and poker. 0:00 Intro 1:10 Hikaru joins 6:44 AI in Chess, World Chess Championship 19:52 Difficulty of making money from Chess 24:23 Hikaru's interest in Poker 31:16 Poker/Chess Streams, Solvers in Poker 42:38 Omaha vs Hold'em, Hikaru gets a solver lesson 52:31 Possible changes to the World Chess Championship? 1:01:17 Risk taking in Chess 1:06:28 Can Alireza chal...

How to Win the WSOP Main Event (ft. Koray Aldemir)

December 15, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MB

Doug Polk is joined by the 2021 World Series of Poker champion, Koray Aldemir, to discuss a lot of hands from Koray's $8 million win, battling fearless amateur George Holmes heads-up, and more. Shownotes with the hands Koray and Doug discuss: https://upswingpoker.com/aldemir-show-notes 0:00 Intro 1:59 Koray joins 3:55 Germans in poker, Being an MTT professional 13:00 Main Event mark-up and ROI's 21:51 Hand histories from Koray's first 3 days of the Main  31:14 The Bubble, The toll of long ...

How to Win WSOP Player of the Year (w/ Josh Arieh)

December 08, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MB

Doug Polk is joined by poker pro Josh Arieh to talk about winning the 2021 World Series of Poker Player of the Year title, trash talking Phil Hellmuth, and more. TIMESTAMPS  0:00 Intro 1:34 Josh joins  4:42 Pool, Cash vs Tournaments, Fortnite 17:22 Josh's POY run  25:50 Tournament poker, Jungleman  44:45 Importance of a good mental state  51:22 Phil Hellmuth, Charity 1:01:55 Winning POY, Stud, Scott Seiver  1:13:30 PocketFives Staking, Dealing with mark-up  1:23:35 Outro  This podcast is b...

Are Americans Falling Behind?

October 27, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 71.6 MB

CoinFLEX CEO Mark Lamb joins Doug Polk to talk about the effect of regulation on Americans, DeFi in 2021+ and more. 0:00 Intro 1:12 Mark joins 3:02 Stablecoins, USD vs EUR 13:57 US Regulation, $SHIB vs a House, Leverage 31:34 flexUSD 43:00 More on stablecoins 56:33 Could the government attack the crypto space? 1:08:10 DeFi explained 1:33:28 Future of smart contract platforms 1:43:27 Outro

What Was Poker Really Like in 2005? (w/ Taylor Caby)

October 19, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MB

Long-time poker pro and CardRunners founder Taylor Caby joins Doug Polk to talk about playing poker in the boom years, starting the first major poker training site, and more.  0:00 Intro 1:14 Taylor joins, CardRunners/Upswing 12:26 Online poker in 2003 20:44 Online poker today 34:07 Quitting poker, Starting DraftDay, DFS talk 44:23 Establish The Run 51:00 Are training sites ruining the games? 56:40 Building niche communities 1:04:17 Doug gets into self tanners 1:13:03 CryptoPunks 1:25:22 Cr...

Robberies, Blowups & Winners at the 2021 WSOP (w/ David Williams)

October 12, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Main Event runner-up David Williams joins Doug Polk to get you up-to-speed on the 2021 WSOP so far. Topics include a Rio hotel room robbery, notable winners and more. 0:00 Intro 0:54 David joins 5:40 What has the WSOP been like so far? 17:31 The Phil Hellmuth blowup 31:30 Robberies at the Rio 45:35 The Ladies event, Importance of role models 1:04:05 Kelly Minkin re-registration issue 1:18:10 Legends passing away, Aging 1:26:13 Outro

The WILD Texas Poker Scene (w/ Bart Hanson)

October 04, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MB

Poker pro Bart Hanson joins Doug Polk to talk about the wild Texas poker scene, the 2021 WSOP, and betting huge on the 2020 elections. 0:00 Intro 1:04 Bart joins, The housing market 8:46 Moving out of California, pros and cons 16:40 Poker in Texas 21:54 Should Doug start a poker room 29:41 San Antonio, Does Bart still play? 33:56 Banning the Europeans?!, Game protection 43:23 WSOP 2021, Mark-up Police 49:44 Difficulty of playing live MTT's for a living 54:46 WSOP's problems with Covid 1:05:...

The State of NFTs and Poker AI (w/ Bryan Pellegrino)

September 28, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MB

Former poker pro and early cryptocurrency adopter Bryan Pellegrino (aka PrimordialAA) joins Doug Polk to talk about NFTs, artificial intelligence in poker, and his new project Layer Zero. The first 1 hour and 2 minutes is all about crypto, the last 39 minutes is poker related stuff. 0:00 Intro 0:44 Bryan joins 2:20 Layer Zero 17:42 Oracles, Chainlink 26:55 When will Layer Zero launch 31:55 NFT's 41:20 Investing in to the crypto market today 47:46 Avalance, Polygon 55:24 ETH Gas price, Solan...

Folding the Second Nuts (w/ Garrett Adelstein)

September 21, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 77.6 MB

Live cash game specialist Garrett Adelstein joins Doug Polk to talk about the state of live poker, balancing life with poker, folding the second nut straight, and more.  0:00 Intro 0:46 Garrett joins, Marriage/relationships, Survivor 12:30 Balancing life and poker 23:52 Mental health  29:20 Current state of live poker 34:14 Online vs live, Cash game streams 45:40 GTO vs Exploit 55:45 The identical T7 folds 1:01:11 Playing aggressive, Solvers, Working hard 1:17:00 Mark-up, Scammers 1:35:47 G...

Chess Players vs Poker Players (w/ Alexandra Botez)

September 14, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 78.4 MB

Chess streamer Alexandra Botez joins Doug Polk to talk about chess, poker, and which game has smarter players. 0:51 Alexandra joins 1:43 Living in Austin, Making content 13:54 The Chess Hustlers, Did AI ruin Chess? 21:07 How to start studying Chess or Poker 25:21 Poker players vs Chess players, Tells vs strategy 35:20 The Chess Twitch boom, Would Chess benefit from a luck factor? 42:00 The World Chess Championship, catering to newbs 51:17 Alexandra's thoughts on Poker, being competitive 1:0...

Norman Chad's POV on the 2021 WSOP

September 09, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 75.2 MB

World Series of Poker Staple Norman Chad joins Doug Polk to discuss the (potentially) upcoming series and more.  0:42 Norman joins 2:00 The ex-wife jokes, dealers, poker in California 8:45 WSOP 2021 18:42 Is PokerGo good for the industry? 25:45 WSOP on CBS Sports, Norman+Lon, Jamie Kerstetter 36:42 Who could replace Norman and Lon? 43:10 Making mistakes, glorifying HendonMob stats, rake 49:44 Why is NL Hold'em THE game?, WPT, Mike Sexton 57:02 The WSOP Main Event, what tournaments will Norm...

Is It Too Late To Buy NFTs? (w/ Bryan Micon)

September 08, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MB

Early cryptocurrency adopter Bryan Micon joins Doug Polk to talk about mostly NFTs, as well as other crypto stuff and the 2021 World Series of Poker. 0:50 Bryan joins  3:40 NFT markets, Flexing, Rare Pepes  29:15 Where does the value of NFT's come from?  35:05 Will all this have a negative effect?  44:32 What happened to CryptoKitties?  48:00 Selling NOTHING?, where is the line, NBA Top Shots  55:10 Thoughts on the crypto market, Bitcoin Cash  1:13:01 MarketMania, grinding out content vs li...

Nate Silver's Poker Strategy & 2024 POTUS Predictions

August 31, 2021 17:00 - 2 hours - 89 MB

FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver joins Doug Polk to talk about poker, politics, COVID, Twitter beefs and more. 0:52 Nate joins 2:55 Political betting, FiveThirtyEight vs sports betting markets 11:00 2020 Primaries, Superdelegates 16:29 Polarization of the US population 22:30 WSOP Covid restrictions 34:28 Nonsensical Covid policies 41:42 Nate's upcoming book on gambling/risk 46:22 Nate's poker background, talking all things poker 1:25:38 The Nassim Taleb beef 1:29:35 Why is Nate trending ...

Will There Be A WSOP? Mike Matusow Weighs In

August 27, 2021 18:00 - 2 hours - 90.4 MB

Mike "The Mouth" Matusow joins Doug Polk to share his thoughts on modern poker strategy, the 2021 WSOP, scammer stories from the early 2000s and more.  Timestamps:  0:45 Mike joins  6:28 What is Mike playing nowadays  10:31 Matusows thoughts on GTO/solvers  20:50 What happened with UltimateBet?  27:01 WSOP 2021, Covid/Vaccination  38:06 Should the WSOP be cancelled?  55:44 Reminiscing early 2000s, scammer stories  1:17:30 Mikes biggest mistakes, growing up and grinding it back  1:29:55 Play...

Phil Hellmuth is on a Winning Streak — Will Tom Dwan End It?

August 18, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 70 MB

The one and only Phil Hellmuth joins Doug Polk to talk about his run of heads-up wins and more. 1:08 Hellmuth joins  3:25 Phil's Heads Up Duel win streak  13:28 Hellmuth's success in big field MTT's vs High Rollers  20:40 White Magic vs GTO  29:50 Hand histories from the DNegs match  44:48 Upcoming match vs Tom Dwan  47:15 Is Phil reasonable?  58:12 Doug's amazing fold vs Phil  1:05:50 High Stakes Poker  1:09:08 World Series of Poker & Covid  1:20:33 Bitcon Latinum  1:30:28 Final words  1:3...

The $611 Million Cryptocurrency Hack (Explained by an Expert)

August 13, 2021 16:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MB

Ethereum developer Mudit Gupta joins Doug Polk to talk about what really went down with the biggest DeFi hack in the history of cryptocurrency.  0:38 Mudit joins  1:54 Rundown of the hack  8:09 Did this hack use a new strategy?  14:25 Are DeFi projects really decentralized?  21:11 Bridges/Multi-blockchain  28:52 Should we be concerned about the hack?  33:35 Did the hacker dox himself?  41:14 Hackers plans, how much money will he keep? 47:30 Mudit's final thoughts  50:50 Outro

NFTs: Explosive Fad Or Legit Value? (ft. Mike McDonald)

August 02, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MB

Former poker pro and current rich guy Mike "Timex" McDonald joins Doug Polk to discuss topics that would probably make no sense to your grandma.  DeFi, NFTs, cryptopunks, oh my! 0:31 Intro  2:22 Mike joins  4:53 Crypto market today and in the future  15:17 Equity vs Tokens, FTT/FTX, Uniswap  30:28 NFT's, CryptoPunks  51:18 What CryptoPunks could perform well in the future?  58:25 Collateralized and Fractional NFT's?  1:09:22 Problems with an NFT representing a physical thing  1:16:35 Future...

Let's Talk Bitcoin

July 26, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MB

If you like hearing about Bitcoin, you're gonna like this one. Doug Polk is joined by the CEO of Riot Blockchain and former high stakes poker pro Jason Les. The duo takes a deep dive into a number of Bitcoin-related topics, including environmental concerns, mining, the recent China ban and more.  TIMESTAMPS:  0:33 Intro  5:56 Upcoming podcast schedule  8:00 Jason Les joins  9:20 Bitcoin/market in the last 6-12 months  15:00 Future of Bitcoin  29:13 Smart contracts on Bitcoin?  33:40 Mining,...

Daniel Negreanu vs Phil Hellmuth: What Happened?

July 21, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 82.3 MB

The elusive Daniel Negreanu joins Doug to talk about playing heads-up versus Phil Hellmuth, his recent victories in the PokerGO Open, and his pick for best tournament player in the world. Plus, Doug reveals a timing tell he had on Daniel. Sign up for the Upswing Lab to access Doug's new module when it comes out: https://upswingpoker.com/the-poker-lab-coaching/ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro  1:15 Upswing plug  2:00 Daniel joins  5:32 Daniel / Hellmuth match  23:10 Jake Schindler  29:04 More Heads ...

How Prevalent is Cheating in Poker?

July 14, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MB

What is the current state of cheating in poker? Are things like preflop charts and HUDs considered cheating - and if not, should they be?  Doug Polk sits down with poker pro Olivier Busquet to flesh out a heated discussion that started on the wonderful website Twitter dot com.  Timestamps:  0:00 - Intro  5:52 - Olivier Joins, discusses preflop chart opinions  9:38 - History of preflop charts  13:28 - Lack of transparency in poker industry  23:45 - HUD use  24:50 - Who should be responsible?...

How Prevalent is Cheating in Poker?

July 14, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MB

What is the current state of cheating in poker? Are things like preflop charts and HUDs considered cheating - and if not, should they be?  Doug Polk sits down with poker pro Olivier Busquet to flesh out a heated discussion that started on the wonderful website Twitter dot com.  Timestamps:  0:00 - Intro  5:52 - Olivier Joins, discusses preflop chart opinions  9:38 - History of preflop charts  13:28 - Lack of transparency in poker industry  23:45 - HUD use  24:50 - Who should be responsible?...

Landon Tice vs Bill Perkins: What Happened?

July 07, 2021 18:00 - 2 hours - 114 MB

Young poker pro Landon Tice agreed to pay businessman Bill Perkins $3,600 for every 100 hands the two played in a $200/$400 heads-up challenge. The match was meant to last 20,000 hands, but Landon threw in the towel less than 25% of the way to the finish line. Doug Polk is joined by Jason Mo, Kevin Rabichow and Bill Perkins to parse out the not-so-epic conclusion to the match.   Timestamps:  0:00 to 3:53 - Intro  3:53 to 43:32 - Jason Mo 43:33 to 1:39:34 - Kevin Rabichow  1:39:35 to 2:46:29...

Introducing the Doug Polk Podcast

July 06, 2021 22:00 - 1 minute - 1.17 MB

Doug Polk explains what you can expect from the podcast.

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