Most poker players dream of making it on a stream.
Doug Polk? He sold the course and bought the damn card room.
Good morning fellow gambler! Every week we bring you the highs, lows, and unbelievable characters of high-stakes poker. This week’s guest?
Doug Polk — unfiltered and fully loaded.
But before we start, wouldn’t it be great to put in a little session while you listen? Come play with us on Phenom Poker and get a 200% Deposit Bonus on your first deposit. And who knows, you might just run into us at the tables =]

He made millions clicking Raise.
Millions more clicking Upload.
Then millions teaching the internet how to do both.
Now? He sold Upswing Poker…and owns The Lodge and just bought a 2nd location!
And if you think he’s done? Not even close.
We sat down with Doug to break down:
🎯 00:00 The NBC Heads Up Championship!
🧠 05:34 Young Doug
🎮 11:05 Competitive Gaming to Poker
♠️ 16:20 Live Poker & Try Harding
♻️ 21:31 Poker Reboots
😳 23:18 Phil Hellmuth
📺 27:28 The ESPN Story
🔥 31:22 One more Phil story please!
🌍 35:59 Is Poker Good For The World?
🌀 38:25 Back to the Storyline…Maybe
🎭 43:34 Make Poker Fun Again & High Roller Egos
📉 47:59 Young Polk Struggling & TwoPlusTwo
💰 51:38 The Recovery and Upswing Poker Sale
🔄 56:14 Daniel Negreanu
🍿 58:31 Where’s the Beef With Berkey & Nik Airball
🎤 1:05:59 Some Stand Up?
📦 1:08:58 Vegas to Austin & The Lodge
🏆 1:12:22 The WPT vs WSOP & The $1,000,000 Promotion
🚨 1:20:36 Markup Police!
📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/clUvLXH0Oxc
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Cheers,
Art and Justin

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