Doug Polk Podcast

Doug Polk

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

  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    The WSOP $250,000 Scandal - Suspected Player FIRES BACK

    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, Sticky fingers 
    23:24 The rail, Martins play day 2 vs 3 
    26:49 The AT vs KQ hand 
    30:52 Giving the impression of cheating 
    42:18 Playing $300 and $250k tournaments 
    45:16 The Robl tweet 
    49:40 Playing high rollers in the future, Rudeness 
    57:45 The lawsuit 
    1:02:21 Outro 

    22 June 2023, 6:00 pm
  • 4 hours 51 minutes
    A Tough Conversation (Twitter Spaces Recording)

    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 (JNandez) joins 
    3:43:43 - Kane Kalas joins 
    4:04:45 - Phil Galfond joins

    5 May 2023, 4:00 pm
  • 1 hour 39 minutes
    The Million Dollar Cash Game (ft. Ryan Feldman & Nick Vertucci)

    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 Ben, Erik Persson, Brandon Steven 
    27:42 Charles, Rampage, Rob Yong, Mikki 
    46:19 Announcing new names 
    53:30 THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT 
    1:00:30 What makes a good stream? 
    1:13:53 Tracking Poker website 
    1:17:40 Berkey vs Airball match 
    1:26:44 Ryan's Robbi slip up 
    1:37:10 Outro

    2 May 2023, 10:00 pm
  • 1 hour 47 minutes
    It's Time To Talk To Garrett Adelstein

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

    28 March 2023, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 27 minutes
    Hustler Casino Live Drama! Nik Airball Talks Garrett Adelstein

    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 Garrett + LATB? 
    46:13 Mariano, How to play on streamed games 
    1:00:03 Why off-stream games play bigger 
    1:04:57 More on the Robbi incident 
    1:17:26 Will Garrett ever play on HCL again? 
    1:24:35 Doug rants about Nik vs Matt Berkey match 
    1:27:20 Outro (Upswing Promo)

    22 March 2023, 6:00 pm
  • 1 hour 23 minutes
    The Hellmuth Destroyer Eric Persson Speaks Out

    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

    22 June 2022, 1:00 pm
  • 1 hour 47 minutes
    Let's Talk About Everything (w/ Daniel Negreanu)

    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. 



    9 May 2022, 4:00 pm
  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    Cheating, Fake Psychics & Frog Poison - The Story of a Bryn Kenney Horse

    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 Psychic, Cult lifestyle
    1:01:57 More Bryn stories
    1:09:42 The rake pyramid
    1:16:30 Summary

    22 April 2022, 3:00 pm
  • 1 hour 36 minutes
    Let's Talk No Limit Hold'em Strategy (w/ Gary Blackwood)

    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

    30 March 2022, 3:00 pm
  • 2 hours 32 minutes
    Top 5 GOAT Poker Players Revealed

    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, Blackwood, Brady, Kalas, Polk
    2:26:56 Fan voting results
    2:35:00 Outro

    23 March 2022, 11:00 am
  • 3 hours 34 minutes
    The Top 20 Poker Players Ever (According to YOU)

    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, VOTE: https://upswingpoker.com/vote/

    16 March 2022, 5:00 pm
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