Doug Polk had a neater time enjoying heads-up poker in opposition to Poker Corridor of Famer Daniel Negreanu than he is been having this week versus “Birdman23” and all of the “vlog watchers” on ClubWPT Gold.
The Upswing Poker founder is 4 days right into a $100,000 “Code Doug” heads-up problem on the brand new social poker website. To sum up the way it’s been going for Polk, he was nearer to reaching his purpose earlier than the primary card was dealt on Tuesday.
A New On-line Poker Problem
Polk has taken on many on-line poker challenges, his most notable one a $1.2 million win over Negreanu in 2020/2021. He is gained most, together with a $100 to $10,000 bankroll problem, and he may find yourself profitable his present battle. However the first 4 days haven’t gone his means.
The motion for 30 days is going down on ClubWPT Gold, a sweepstakes-based on-line poker platform, and Polk is livestreaming all of it on his YouTube channel. He is taking over quite a few opponents, however he is largely searching for those that are “very unhealthy” and “play quick.”
The purpose for the co-owner of The Lodge Card Membership close to Austin, Texas is to revenue $100,000 in a single month on ClubWPT Gold to show the web poker dream remains to be alive. However he is down $9,231 4 classes into the problem enjoying Sweeps Coin (SC) 3/6 heads-up no-limit maintain’em, the sweepstakes poker equal of $3/$6.
Tough Begin
Polk began off sturdy on Day 1 with a $3,870 revenue. He gained a lot of massive pots in opposition to a number of opponents, together with a SC 3,130 pot in opposition to a participant named “Apple Fritter” during which Kx9x turned two pair in opposition to AxKx two pair.
The palms have not all gone in opposition to Polk, however most of the largest pots have been shipped to his opponents. Day 2 began off with Polk down nearly 5 buy-ins earlier than rallying solely to finish up shedding $2,640
Day 3 was a little bit of a irritating one for the heads-up specialist as he not solely had his worst session, reserving a $10,473 loss, but in addition obtained reprimanded by the ClubWPT Gold X account for making “disparaging jokes about our ambassadors and gamers” throughout livestreams, to which he responded with a sarcastic video.
Polk referred to gamers on ClubWPT Gold as “vlog watchers” and trashed their poker expertise. He would, nevertheless, bounce again a bit on Day 4 to ebook a tiny $92 win. The three-time World Collection of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner has simply 26 days to win a bit of over $109,000, all of which he is vowed to provide again to his followers.
Polk misplaced huge to “Birdman23” on Day 3, however then obtained some revenge in opposition to the identical participant the next day. A lot of his frustration in opposition to this opponent got here in a hand the place he misplaced with pocket aces to a rivered set of three’s.
The Texas poker membership proprietor turned off his pc on Friday to go over to The Lodge Card Membership the place he confronted well-liked poker content material creator Frank Cucchiara (“Frankie C”) for some livestream dwell heads-up poker.
Frankie C gained simply over $1,700 in almost 4 hours enjoying $10/$20 stakes. Polk shall be again in motion Saturday morning on ClubWPT Gold, a World Poker Tour (WPT) partnered website.
