EPIC STORIES: How The Smartest Poker Player Of All Time Got Outworked

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5 жыл бұрын

Doug continues for another round of high stakes stories. There really haven't been very many opponents to have gotten the best of him, but Doug recount his experiences some of the tougher end-bosses in the heads up streets. These include Alex Millar (Kanu), Isaac Haxton, and perhaps the smartest poker player ever: Ben Sulsky (Sauce123).
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Subscribe for more wsop vlog, news, comedy, and hand breakdowns. Poker Hands is the show where Doug analyzes live poker hands from tv poker shows such as Poker After Dark, EPT (European Poker Tour), High Stakes Poker, the World Series of Poker (WSOP), the Aussie Millions, WPT (World Poker Tour) the Big One For One Drop, and the PCA (Pokerstars Carribean Adventure). He especially enjoys reviewing hands by popular high stakes pros like Viktor "Isildur" Blom, Fedor Holz, Dan Cates (Jungleman), Tom "Durrrr" Dwan, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, and Daniel Negreanu.

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@DougPolkPoker 5 жыл бұрын

I'm streaming poker on Twitch RIGHT NOW! Watch here: www.twitch.tv/DougPolkPoker

@antikokalis 5 жыл бұрын

Man, i would pay to hear more stories like this ;) Thanx

@Ginzaloon 5 жыл бұрын

Doug Polk Poker talking about how great you are this whole video hahahahahaha

@wisnuabdillah6750 5 жыл бұрын

Doug Polk Poker nice story doug

@jantomka 5 жыл бұрын

The challenge finally has meaning! Keep these coming, please!

@Snowy123 5 жыл бұрын

So doug you thought me the importance of balancing my ranges. Should I balance my folding ranges too? Sometimes just fold AA KK preflop to balance my range out?

@marouane53 5 жыл бұрын

These stories are my favorite poker related content on KZfaq

@BUCKYWHEATS 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. DOug cAN weave a story too.

@inkedcoder 5 жыл бұрын

If you watch him on twitch there's so many more stories

@NeRo84 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed this was absolutely tremendous

@matthewmeeuwen6938 5 жыл бұрын

These have been the best videos you have ever put out

@Csquared5989 5 жыл бұрын

MORE STORIES ARE BETTER

@auraidenl1019 5 жыл бұрын

YES! jUST LIKE THE MORE RAKE! XD

$@goodfractalspoker7179$

@goodfractalspoker7179 3 жыл бұрын

Facts.

@All_Praises Жыл бұрын

The fact that this is 4 years old but still holds current entertainment and value is crazy… Doug bring us more content!

@MrJoosebawkz Жыл бұрын

it was a 4 year old story when it came out too 😅

@JackRehfuss 5 жыл бұрын

These Epic Stories from your hoghstakes online days are amazing! Please keep them up... Sooo interesting 🙏

@stripsurge 5 жыл бұрын

JackinWhite We might have to wait for the Doug Polk biopic

@kanewilson3934 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my god I could listen to Doug stories forever

@bradwildin5209 5 жыл бұрын

This is why Polk is my favorite player. He is humble enough to admit when he was beat or worse than another player. Polk believes in himself and his ability to improve and win against these awesome players. Great content, Doug is real

@Lokkk350 5 жыл бұрын

he was only been humble so that the brag would be bigger in the end when he beat the guy. thats like the reverse blocker of humbitality lol

@bradwildin5209 5 жыл бұрын

UrGetinTaxed are you trying to say he isn't a good player??? I'd like to see your lifetime stats compared to his

@kunuk1 5 жыл бұрын

i don't think that's what he was trying to say

@bradwildin5209 5 жыл бұрын

kunuk1 just being a troll

@alfredoduende9578 5 жыл бұрын

Wtf? Did we watch the same video? He was fucking bragging about beating the most intelligent guys in poker. He has his ass so far up his ass. But we love him, so, fuck it.

@trippyturtle777 5 жыл бұрын

Doug have you ever considered calling these segments "Polker Stories" ?

@mrderp8227 5 жыл бұрын

This is honestly my kind of humor.

@cIeetz 5 жыл бұрын

not really humor just a neat play on words

@BrendanBeckett 5 жыл бұрын

the play on words is not the joke

@eyeles 5 жыл бұрын

Haven't checked his videos for like 8 months and I just realized how I missed the have you considered comments from my life

@ge995 5 жыл бұрын

Polker After Dark

@MCFoultier 3 жыл бұрын

and that is the guy Negreanu thought it would be a good idea to play heads up

@HipHoff 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, I came here to comment the same thing

@pain7787 3 жыл бұрын

Doug won 1.2 million from him lmao

@NC7491 5 жыл бұрын

This is genuinely the best poker video I have ever seen . Loved the stories and getting an insight into what makes someone reach the top. Thanks for this.

@martinidam 5 жыл бұрын

These are really really interesting Doug, hope you do more of this type of content, it's amazing

@alots9621 5 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite videos on KZfaq not even just bc of poker relation, but rather competition and how to approach things in life - figuring stuff out and not giving up

@Harbz 5 жыл бұрын

Hard work beats talent

@Trias805 5 жыл бұрын

Too bad I'm neither talented nor hard-working. I'm lazy as fuck and can't help it...

@theguywhosn1pes 5 жыл бұрын

If talent doesn't work hard*

@KC-qi8sm 5 жыл бұрын

Trias00 need to push yourself bro

@CarltonPwasteman 5 жыл бұрын

That’s why Naruto beat Sasuke

@Trias805 5 жыл бұрын

It's not that easy. Having the motivation, stamina, energy to work as hard as Doug is a gift no less than a natural talent for poker.

@apex4187 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with many below. This was a very good, well told story and for a 12 minute video, it sure packs a lot of content and feels like a half hour worth of vlog.

@4494aaron 5 жыл бұрын

Doug this is my 2nd comment on KZfaq in years and I just have to say these high stakes stories from back in the day are incredible, please do more it's brilliant to listen to and I have to say it's more than a bit inspiring

@ericpetersen8155 5 жыл бұрын

This is the best video you even did. Period. I was at the top of another thing once, I remember coming up and the process of getting there. Our stories and ah ha moments on the way up are similar. What a great feeling. Hard to find that opportunity again in life.

@mattruby506 5 жыл бұрын

really digging this style of video, playing for the challenge and telling old war stories. awesome.

@jcsoundguy 5 жыл бұрын

These last 2 videos are the best thing ever on your channel. Love to hear more stories from those days.

@sdavis9191 4 жыл бұрын

I've now watched around 25 Polk videos now-- and I found this one to be the most valuable. The quality of the monologue was genuine and unscripted-- which resonates with the game of Poker itself.

@benflippin5070 5 жыл бұрын

This was a truly epic tale, told beautifully and hilariously.

@duhGOATman 5 жыл бұрын

doug there was a daniel negreanu ad for masterclass at the beggining of the video you should do something about that...

@DougPolkPoker 5 жыл бұрын

Something like half of that is paid to me, which will come in handy because billboards dont pay for themselves

@duhGOATman 5 жыл бұрын

fuck yeah doug making his own rake off daniel your a goddamn mastermind, just watched you cash first for 400$ yeah buddy! keep up the great streams learning a lot and thanks for the reply you crack me up everytiimee i watch you

@77oregano77 4 жыл бұрын

Having railed some of those matches it was fascinating to listen to this to the point I didn't want it to end.

@crazy3rdgen 5 жыл бұрын

When Doug tells these stories I stop everything I’m doing to listen, thx for sharing

@TGrinder 5 жыл бұрын

Keep em coming, cant wait for the next story!

@JAYMEANDYUNI 5 жыл бұрын

These stories make for such strong videos. Love them.

@veetikyllonen7522 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting consept, I really love these new vids. Keep ’em coming Doug!

@AleksiVattaja 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, really makes you appreciate all the hard work doug has put in.

@Born2Gamble123 5 жыл бұрын

I miss the old days. Back when Spirit Rock was owning everyone. And when you could run up $5 to $5k in a day with a little bit of luck. Now your lucky to not go broke on 1/2 cent

@alarikunnapuu7117 5 жыл бұрын

Watched it like 5 times,still gets me fired up.Thnx dude

@hannesvanwauwe1357 5 жыл бұрын

This is gold, thanks for sharing!

@grnlite7 5 жыл бұрын

Loved the story time , thanks for sharing

@drummermike89 5 жыл бұрын

Love this type of content. So cool!

@jsp07411 5 жыл бұрын

Do more of this doug. Awesome to hear.

@user-ld3si9iy6s 5 жыл бұрын

please make more of these it's actually absurdly entertaining

@druhrmann 5 жыл бұрын

Could listen for hours to your stories man, please more!

@whatscreenname 5 жыл бұрын

Doug I love your unfiltered and pure honesty in saying how u exactly see things

@firefight33 5 жыл бұрын

Can you go into detail about sauce's strat during the match? I think it'd be super interesting to hear about it

@ETBrooD 5 жыл бұрын

firefight33 To put it simply: Ben didn't fold enough, and Doug capitalized on that by focusing on getting value from his hands, like a boss. He stated somewhere that he didn't bluff as much as he normally would.

@bararobberbaron859 5 жыл бұрын

Andi f you want a full on in depth knowledge base about Sauce, I think that much like Doug, you would have to put the money on the line to find out first hand.

@capucho123 5 жыл бұрын

Cool story, Vanessa.

@gigglesinside 4 жыл бұрын

This is Doug Polk, totally different person.

@1987djm 4 жыл бұрын

@@gigglesinside NO thats vanessa selbst in this video

@rohitrajan2348 5 жыл бұрын

so good, maybe structure these into some kind of timeline series of you coming up through the ranks?

@paulhiggins140 5 жыл бұрын

literally the best poker content you've posted

@cosmosgato 5 жыл бұрын

Read about the chess battles of Alexander Alekhine and Jose Casablanca. Jose was born perfect but Alex evolved beyond him.

@ForgeFirstPoker 4 жыл бұрын

I don't think people realize how much information about strategy Doug is giving us in this video. This opened my eyes, Thank you!

@imp0rtt 5 жыл бұрын

Loving the new vids bruh. Keep them coming

@samuelcornish4157 5 жыл бұрын

The editing of this video is brilliant.

@mattkraljevic2656 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, Doug - really enjoyed this one.

@IceAngelGuardian 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Doug. Well done for getting here, and for being able to tell your story. I think this kind of platform and narrative can win you a lot in life, in terms of your platform and how influential your voice is in the game. Good luck against Negreanu

@rafaelserra7024 5 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite videos. Thank you 👍

@redbaronlast 5 жыл бұрын

Wow...! Best video of any kind I have seen in a long time...Very interesting what you are telling :D

@EditorNChimp 3 жыл бұрын

Very inspiring. Thanks for the video Doug

@adamc1368 5 жыл бұрын

more stories pls :D

@VaclavDusek36 5 жыл бұрын

5:39 HA I KNEW IT! AN EARLY DREAM MACHINE! There was so much speculation at the time :)

@l0ngj0ng 5 жыл бұрын

awesome stories, would love to hear more.

@Zkpncs48 5 жыл бұрын

This format is great! Streaming poker while saying cool stories. Moar!

@andreis5573 5 жыл бұрын

love this format

@dylanwrigley8712 5 жыл бұрын

One of your best vids Doug, loved it !

@allandbowden 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoying these videos Doug!!

@ryanjohn4445 5 жыл бұрын

Can’t get enough of this stuff👍🏻

@megenoimi 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best- and most inspirational - poker video on youtube.

@lukedawson4108 5 жыл бұрын

Decent content! Taking your time while C betting is defo something I'm going to implement and try rather then being to quick normally now.

@EricSmyth4Christ 5 жыл бұрын

The video was already gonna be amazing cause I was eating these Cheez-It Snack Mix classic snacks, but damn, incredible video

@Prozonen11 5 жыл бұрын

Some of your best content :)

@carlostere234 5 жыл бұрын

amazing viedo! thank you very much

@mischalensink3048 5 жыл бұрын

love the stories!

@D1G1TALFOX 5 жыл бұрын

Nice I was just thinking Yesterday would be dope if You talk about the Sauce challenge Thanks #Respect . . . 🦊 😎

@AnteUp34 5 жыл бұрын

Loving these!

@peiditube 5 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite video for a while

@Pricey987 5 жыл бұрын

These story vids are class

@jackbrady9738 5 жыл бұрын

Love these story vids

@rupusharma5714 5 жыл бұрын

Classic Irony, saw Daniel Negreanu poker training ad from KZfaq on Doug Polk videos :)

@daveyfadess 5 жыл бұрын

Love these stories sir dougie

@seekingonlythebestforubock2112 5 жыл бұрын

This story is particularly interesting, because I had the opportunity to play against Sauce a few yrs ago when i was in Vegas. At the time i didn't know who he was, but i was introduced to him, by his friends, when he sat down. Since he was sitting right across from me, and we were playing 4 handed most of the time ,I had the chance to talk to him, and ask him a lot of questions (cool guy...even though the cards were not going well for him,at the time,and he lost 38k, when we played).

@dmytrokrasnienkov1645 5 жыл бұрын

Doug, if you will write a book about your development as a poker player - i will definetly will buy it, even if will finish my poker career before that. It always exciting to hear/read about so pasionated people.

@jonnyhatter35 2 жыл бұрын

wow, honestly, respect to Kanu for putting ego aside and making an incredibly disciplined decision to quit another reg exactly when he realized the other reg was no longer a spot. MOST players, including some of the best in the world, would not have had so much discipline.

@deanjbristow 5 жыл бұрын

Need more epic stories. Last 2 videos were amazing

@daveou8563 5 жыл бұрын

When you stick to your roots, your videos are enjoyable. Interesting topic.

@nickmorss4287 5 жыл бұрын

Sweet vid, cheers bro!! Bazam

@phili-8898 5 жыл бұрын

Ya very interesting stuff keep it coming

@herbertfuchs1795 5 жыл бұрын

I really like these stories!!

@33sosa85 5 жыл бұрын

I remember this really well. it was like....2013....14...

@torchwood815 5 жыл бұрын

Cool video man!

@nohalfmeasures6 3 жыл бұрын

lol no one without elite HU experience should be giving Doug action just on this video alone. Dnegs two years later: "Hold my sandwich."

@steventang8292 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha epic comment! Like!!!

@HipHoff 3 жыл бұрын

Falafel sandwich, that is :D

@calinator51 5 жыл бұрын

Great stories! What's up Doug!

@tylersworldoffun1965 5 жыл бұрын

I have not played online in many years since Black Friday but really enjoy your videos. I was profitable in my millions of hands online but life changes kids etc One day when they get older with be back at tables until then can keep up to date with your videos.

@NotfromDateline 5 жыл бұрын

the best poker content ive ever watched!

@bernietoth 5 жыл бұрын

Hey doug I really enjoy "story time with papa Polk" ... Is this going to be an ongoing series?

@janelsomblero2279 2 жыл бұрын

This was really good game ever., And it is my first Time I saw this video Doug. 😁

@PANTTERA1959 5 жыл бұрын

Doug would you please give examples of 2 "high-level-strategies"? What does that mean,exactly?

@AndreasFroehliPoker 5 жыл бұрын

PANTTERA1959 he showed you quickly the game tree in this video. A high level strategy is when you're taking care of every node in your game tree and make sure every hand maximizes its EV

@NashvilleFanatic 5 жыл бұрын

I think "high-level-strategy" means "can't be summarized by "here are the ten things you need to do to win." Sorry - I don't normally troll - don't know why I thought this was worth me being an a-hole.

@SuperPOstilaatikko 5 жыл бұрын

Bet when u have em beat.

@MrJackhammer51 5 жыл бұрын

triple range merger and blockbetovershove

@Yoman1289 5 жыл бұрын

fold pre

@chrisnenshati7400 5 жыл бұрын

Pre black Friday. The feels

@Nash9r 5 жыл бұрын

Do you still have footage of those battles? Please do some highlight videos with analysis. Against Sauce, Jungle and the other high stakes regs. You know, a 1 hour Sauce episode or so. Would be epic.