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Poker News 13-08-2021

Doug Polk releases analysis of Negreanu challenge

Doug Polk‘s $1.2 million victory over Daniel Negreanu in a grueling multi-month heads up duel was the big poker story during the pandemic. Polk and Negreanu both went hard at solvers, working with coaches to scrape together every edge they could. Now the twice-retired poker-pro has gone back to that well with a new series […]

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Poker News 22-07-2021

Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu becoming friends isn’t surprising

Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu feuded for years, mostly over petty nonsense. On Wednesday, they made it clear to the poker community that they’ve officially buried the hatchet during a two-hour YouTube podcast. And although the newfound friendship surprised some, it really shouldn’t have given they have so much in common. Earlier this year, the […]

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Poker News 22-07-2021

Negreanu on Polk’s podcast: Jake Schindler is the best tournament player

Daniel Negreanu was an odd guest on Doug Polk’s recent podcast, especially given the heated rivalry over the past few years between the poker pros. During that two-hour conversation, the GGPoker ambassador made a bold but reasonable claim — Jake Schindler is the best poker tournament player in the world. Schindler doesn’t always receive the […]

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Poker News 15-07-2021

Negreanu will be Polk’s next podcast guest

Doug Polk’s new podcast is less than a month old, but it is already going strong. Its first episode covered the brutal backlash against Landon Tice after his backers yanked him from his challenge against Bill Perkins. The second episode of the podcasts upped the controversy stakes by tackling the idea of cheating in poker. […]

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Poker News 11-03-2021

Doug Polk previews Daniel Negreanu vs. Phil Hellmuth match

Doug Polk knows a thing or two about Phil Hellmuth and especially Daniel Negreanu, so he previewed the upcoming heads-up match on PokerGO’s podcast, “No Gamble No Future.” Polk joined hosts Jeff Platt and Brent Hanks on the podcast to discuss the heavily anticipated challenge, which airs on PokerGO March 16. The show, “High Stakes […]

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Poker News 11-02-2021

Phil Hellmuth critical of Daniel Negreanu’s play vs. Doug Polk

Phil Hellmuth made some critical comments about the play of his buddy Daniel Negreanu against Doug Polk. And because of those comments, a potential heads-up match may ensue. Hellmuth bet on Negreanu to win and was disappointed in “Kid Poker’s” performance. The GGPoker ambassador played 25,000 hands of $200/$400 heads-up no-limit hold’em against Polk on […]

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Poker News 07-02-2021

Doug Polk analyzes Daniel Negreanu’s heads-up poker game

Doug Polk gave his honest assessment of Daniel Negreanu’s heads-up abilities in a lengthy video on his YouTube channel. Overall, he came away impressed, but he did expose some leaks in the GGPoker ambassador’s game. Polk and Negreanu, two long-time rivals who are no longer feuding, recently wrapped up a 25,000-hand heads-up no-limit challenge at […]

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Poker News 04-02-2021

Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu bury the hatchet

After years of bickering and pettiness, Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu have officially buried the hatchet and now respect each other. The poker pros wrapped up a lengthy heads-up challenge Wednesday night. Polk won $255,000 during the 36th and final session, and concluded the match with an overall win of $1,202,000 over 25,000 hands of […]

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Poker News 03-02-2021

Polk vs Negreanu recap: Graph shows the ups and downs of Polk, Negreanu challenge

Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu are finished up an epic heads-up poker battle that was more competitive than many expected. Although the expected winner did so, and by a wide margin, the underdog was more competitive than the final score indicates. Negreanu was expected to get absolutely demolished in a heads-up no-limit hold’em competition against […]

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Poker News 30-01-2021

Polk and Negreanu’s immaturity is a coming of age for poker

The book Meijin, by Nobel Prize winner Kawabata Yasunari (translated into English as The Master of Go), is a journalist’s account of Hon’inbō Shūsai’s retirement game in 1938. Go is a board game that occupies a similar niche in the Eastern mind as chess does in a Westerner’s. Meijin is a title a little like […]

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Poker News 29-01-2021

Daniel Negreanu’s tanking irks Doug Polk who proceeds to destroy his opponent

Day 33 was, to put it mildly, quite an eventful session between long-time rivals and foes, Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk. The dormant rivalry heated up once again for the first time in months. Heading into the High Stakes Feud, the fierce rivals were far from cordial with each other. Polk has taunted and tormented […]

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Poker News 26-01-2021

Negreanu wins short session, Polk just trying to hang on

Daniel Negreanu cut the deficit against Doug Polk by over $45,000 on Monday in what was an unusually fast session. With massive side bets at stake and under 6,000 hands left to play, fans watching the challenge may have to get used to a different style of play going forward. Polk is in an interesting […]

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Poker News 19-01-2021

Luck on Polk’s side again as Negreanu falls further behind

Doug Polk won nearly two buy-ins on Monday against Daniel Negreanu thanks to numerous lucky hands, but he’ll certainly take it. He’s now an even bigger favorite and appears destined to win this challenge. The 29th session was arguably the most exciting one to date. Both players won and lost numerous monster pots. And each […]

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Poker News 18-01-2021

Weird session helps Polk slightly increase lead against Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk played a wild and crazy on Day 28, which saw the poker pros trade the lead back and forth for three hours. In the end, Polk booked a small win — a little less than a full buy-in. But the victory was bigger than the score indicated for the Upswing […]

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Poker News 17-01-2021

Negreanu streaming chess lessons with GM as he falls further behind in the Polk challenge

Daniel Negreanu has been pouring his heart and soul into training for his heads-up match with Doug Polk. The two players have whole teams of coaches and analysts running simulations, crunching numbers, and reviewing hand histories. The game doesn’t feel like the Johnny Moss v. Nick Dandalos set up of 1951 (or ’49 if you […]

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Poker News 14-01-2021

Negreanu in a world of hurt after Polk crushes it on Day 27

Daniel Negreanu’s momentum is gone after Doug Polk dominated on Wednesday for a $119,609 win over 600 hands. The GGPoker ambassador is now deep in a hole with minimal time to make up the deficit. Day 27 was a rough one for Negreanu, and not only because he lost a ton of money. He had […]

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Poker News 12-01-2021

Daniel Negreanu gets much needed six figure win vs. Doug Polk

Daniel Negreanu has been an absolute beast on the virtual felt against Doug Polk in recent weeks. Things got even better for the Poker Hall of Famer on Monday as he shipped a six-figure win, his fifth consecutive winning session. The bad news for the GGPoker ambassador is he still faces a massive deficit. But […]

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Poker News 04-01-2021

Negreanu rejects option to quit Polk challenge

The Polk-Negreanu feud will be going on for a while yet. Although the game had a get-out clause written into it, the option to duck out won’t be exercised. The player who is down at the halfway point hands was allowed to tap out of the match. That happened at 12.5k hands, a point that […]

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Poker News 24-12-2020

High Stakes Feud: Polk vs. Negreanu inside the numbers

Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk have now completed 20 sessions of high-stakes heads-up no-limit hold’em against each other. A deep dive into the stats from the match show that the eventual outcome isn’t as predictable as you might think. There’s no doubt that Polk is expected to win. He entered the challenge as a 5-1 […]

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Poker News 15-12-2020

Should Daniel Negreanu call it quits against Doug Polk?

“High Stakes Feud” approaching 12,500-hand opt-out point The “High Stakes Feud” heads-up match between Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk isn’t going well for Negreanu.  The match is scheduled as a 25,000-hand cash game battle at $200/$400 stakes. The losing player has an option to opt-out after 12,500 hands, and the match is fast approaching that […]

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Poker News 13-12-2020

Will Jaffe praises Daniel Negreanu, Doug Polk

Will Jaffe praised Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu for taking on this epic heads-up poker grudge match that we’ve all been waiting for. And that’s a bit surprising coming from a poker pro who has been so critical of both players. Negreanu and Polk are currently undertaking a 25,000-hand high-stakes heads-up poker challenge at the […]

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Poker News 11-12-2020

Daniel Negreanu continues to run bad against Doug Polk

There’s no doubt that Daniel Negreanu is running bad against Doug Polk. But after the most recent session in which the GGPoker ambassador lost another $170,000, poker Twitter is divided on whether luck or skill has been the contributing factor in the outcome. The long-time feuding poker pros, who are no longer feuding publicly, have […]

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Poker News 11-12-2020

Move over Polk and Negreanu: Galfond Challenge is Neck and Neck

If you’re bored of the one-sided affair in the Doug Polk versus Daniel Negreanu match, perhaps the Galfond Challenge is more up your alley. Phil Galfond has now completely erased a massive deficit against Chance Kornuth. But the highly competitive match is too close to call. Negreanu and Polk have now completed over 9,800 hands, […]

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Poker News 07-12-2020

Daniel Negreanu beginning to chip away at Doug Polk’s lead

Daniel Negreanu still trails Doug Polk by a healthy amount, but he’s starting to mount a bit of a comeback in the heads-up poker grudge match. After three straight winning sessions, the GGPoker ambassador has to be feeling much better than he did a week ago. Negreanu still trails by a healthy amount — more […]

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Poker News 03-12-2020

Daniel Negreanu manages small win in intense, roller coaster session vs. Doug Polk

It wasn’t easy, but Daniel Negreanu chipped a small dent out of his massive deficit against Doug Polk on Wednesday. And by “small,” we mean so tiny that you can barely notice any change in the overall scoreboard. Polk entered the session with a $578,000 lead in just over 6,200 hands of a 25,000-hand challenge […]

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Poker News 01-12-2020

Daniel Negreanu stops the bleeding, wins small amount vs. Doug Polk

Daniel Negreanu won $17,000 on Day 13 against Doug Polk, but he would have won much more if not for a questionable call at the end. On a positive note for the GGPoker ambassador, however, at least he booked a winning session. After having lost four sessions in a row by massive amounts, including $330,000 […]

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Poker News 30-11-2020

Doug Polk runs like a god, obliterates Daniel Negreanu on Day 12

Doug Polk is making mincemeat out of Daniel Negreanu, and few are surprised given how heavily favored he was entering the challenge. But a huge part of the reason the GGPoker ambassador is getting crushed is that he’s had some unfortunate breaks. The fact of the matter is Polk is running extremely well. Perhaps, better […]

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Poker News 27-11-2020

Doug Polk starting to prove why he was so heavily favored against Daniel Negreanu

Doug Polk entered his grudge match against Daniel Negreanu as a heavy favorite, and he’s now finally showing why most bet on him to win. Following Day 11, the Upswing Poker founder is now an even bigger favorite (-1250) than he’s been at any point. Why have the odds shifted in Polk’s favor so drastically? […]

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Poker News 27-11-2020

Why isn’t the Galfond Challenge getting as much attention as Polk vs. Negreanu?

The Galfond Challenge is a competitive high-stakes heads-up poker competition between two extremely talented pros. That’s exactly how the Doug Polk vs. Daniel Negreanu grudge match would be described, yet it isn’t receiving near as much attention from the poker community. In fact, few watch the live-streams on Twitch in the match between Phil Galfond […]

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Poker News 24-11-2020

Daniel Negreanu gets run over by Doug Polk’s big hands on Day 10

Daniel Negreanu ran ice cold yet again in his heads-up poker match against Doug Polk. The river card was unkind for the GGPoker ambassador on Monday afternoon, sort of the story of his life right now. Negreanu entered the match three weeks ago as a heavy underdog. Few gave him any shot at all of […]

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Poker News 23-11-2020

Doug Polk back in control as Daniel Negreanu fades on Day 9

Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu squared off on Friday as the former throttled the latter for a six-figure win. The Upswing Poker founder jumped back into the lead as the epic grudge match rolls on. Polk didn’t need to win on Friday. The poker pros are still early in their lengthy heads-up no-limit hold’em challenge. […]

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Poker News 20-11-2020

Daniel Negreanu continues his winning ways against Doug Polk

Daniel Negreanu booked yet another winning session in his grudge match against Doug Polk, and he extended his lead in the process. But it wasn’t easy, and he had to grind out a small but important victory as he seeks to pull one of the biggest upsets in poker history. As the challenge moves on […]

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Poker News 19-11-2020

Upset brewing: Negreanu pulls ahead in grudge match against Polk

Forget what you heard about how Daniel Negreanu has no shot against Doug Polk. Things aren’t exactly going as planned. Negreanu isn’t just holding his own and proving he can be competitive against the heads-up no-limit hold’em legend. He’s in the lead and has outplayed his opponent throughout much of the match. We’re now seven […]

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Poker News 18-11-2020

Polk and Negreanu call in Galfond for grudge match arbitration

Play took a short break on the Polk v. Negreanu grudge match while they hashed out some of the finer points on the rules. The disagreement came to light when Bill Perkins tweeted about the issue. The tweet read: “Match delayed due to disagreement over rules. One party (@DougPolkVids) thinks it’s ok to manually enter […]

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Poker News 18-11-2020

Negreanu, Polk both showing off high-level of play during heads-up match

Much to the surprise of many in the poker community, it isn’t just Doug Polk who is playing at a high-level in his heads-up match against Daniel Negreanu. Before this match began two weeks ago, few gave Negreanu any shot at winning. He was a 4-1 underdog according to the PokerShares betting site. And for […]

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Poker News 17-11-2020

Polk crushes during final hour, regains lead in challenge vs. Negreanu

The breaks continue to go Doug Polk’s way. But the overall results in his match against Daniel Negreanu, his long-time rival, haven’t been as impressive as many expected. Still, he regained the lead Wednesday in the highly anticipated heads-up poker grudge match. Between live-streams from GGPoker, Upswing Poker, and Joey Ingram yesterday, more than 20,000 […]

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Poker News 16-11-2020

Negreanu erases deficit, takes over lead in heads-up battle vs. Polk

What a difference a day makes. Daniel Negreanu no longer trails in his heads-up grudge match against Doug Polk thanks in large part to some very fortunate river cards. But the luck factor hasn’t been on Negreanu’s side throughout the entire challenge. In fact, despite the GGPoker ambassador’s recent bit of good fortune, he’s actually […]

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Poker News 12-11-2020

Wild back and forth session as Negreanu chips into Polk’s lead

Daniel Negreanu stopped the bleeding, at least briefly, in his heads-up match against Doug Polk. He finally turned in a winning session online, although it could have, and should have, been an even bigger win. Polk entered Wednesday’s match with a lead of $262,000, about the size of 6.5 buy-ins at the $200/$400 stakes. He […]

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Poker News 10-11-2020

Doug Polk is Starting to Run Up the Score on Daniel Negreanu

Things could not be going any better for Doug Polk right about now. The Upswing Poker founder is making mincemeat of Daniel Negreanu on the virtual felt, and he appears destined to become even wealthier once this challenge concludes. The fact of the matter for Negreanu right now is he is either going to have […]

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Poker News 09-11-2020

Doug Polk obliterates Daniel Negreanu in first online poker session

Is it a sign of bad things to come for Daniel Negreanu? The GGPoker ambassador took his lumps during the first online poker session in the lengthy grudge match against his rival Doug Polk. He simply couldn’t get anything going, couldn’t win a big pot, and lost far too many big pots. If the first […]

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Poker News 06-11-2020

With play moving online, Doug Polk now at advantage over Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu impressively dominated Doug Polk in the first session of their high-stakes grudge match. But the remainder of the match now shifts to the internet, and that heavily favors the Upswing Poker founder. Negreanu busted out to a fast start in the match, pulling ahead by $115,000 through the first 200 hands, all of […]

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Poker News 05-11-2020

Negreanu surprises, dominates first day of grudge match vs. Doug Polk

Daniel Negreanu was more than competitive in the opening session of his heads-up poker grudge match against Doug Polk. The GGPoker booked an impressive win through the first 200 hands played. But the remaining format is about to change, possibly an advantage to his opponent. The poker pros have feuded over petty little issues (PokerStars […]

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Poker News 04-11-2020

Doug Polk actually gave props to his rival Daniel Negreanu ahead of grudge match

Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu have a long, bitter history together. The feuding poker pros will face off Wednesday in what could be the most anticipated heads-up match in poker history. And, out of nowhere, one of the competitors had something unusually positive to say about his opponent. The no-limit hold’em greats have agreed to […]

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Poker News 28-10-2020

Can Daniel Negreanu pull the upset and beat Doug Polk?

Daniel Negreanu can beat Doug Polk. No, seriously, he really can. But he’ll need certain breaks to bounce his way or he might as well just ship his rival $1 million. There’s no denying that Polk is a prohibitive favorite. PokerShares has Negreanu as a 4-1 underdog, and there’s good reason for that. Polk specializes […]

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Poker News 27-10-2020

Doug Polk explains how his opponent, Daniel Negreanu, can be competitive in HU match

Doug Polk has been asked many times, he says, how much he’ll win during his heads-up challenge against Daniel Negreanu. The Upswing Poker founder claims he has no idea and believes it comes down to how well his opponent plays. Negreanu and Polk, two long-time feuding rivals, are set to begin a 25,000-hand online poker […]

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Poker News 26-10-2020

Mike Matusow putting half his bankroll on Negreanu to beat Polk

Mike “The Mouth” Matusow has bet half his bankroll on Daniel Negreanu to beat Doug Polk in their upcoming heads up match. He tweeted about his bet, begging Negreanu not to let him “go bust again.” It also revealed that half his bankroll isn’t quite the monster bet one might, at first, have imagined. “Well […]

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Poker News 25-10-2020

Hellmuth wants action on Negreanu beating Polk heads-up

Phil Hellmuth has a bit of expertise in heads-up poker, being that he recently defeated Antonio Esfandiari three times in a row on PokerGO’s show, High Stakes Duel. And he doesn’t seem to think Doug Polk is as big of a favorite against Daniel Negreanu as most believe. As such, the “Poker Brat” is willing […]

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Poker News 18-10-2020

You can bet on some weird prop bets for Negreanu, Polk match on PokerShares

Will Daniel Negreanu feed Doug Polk his teeth rectally during their upcoming heads-up challenge? If you think so (or not), you can actually bet on it, among other prop bets. PokerShares is taking action on the match, which is set to begin November 1 (assuming the feuding pros can finalize everything by then). Among the […]

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Poker News 09-10-2020

Doug Polk, Daniel Negreanu feud over use of RTAs in upcoming heads-up match

Stop the presses — Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu are feuding. This time, they’re arguing over the use of Real-Time Assistance (RTA) in their upcoming heads-up match. The poker stars have been feuding for the past few years over numerous issues, namely Negreanu’s previous affiliation with PokerStars. Polk often criticized “Kid Poker” for defending the […]

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Poker News 07-10-2020

Polk v Negreanu happening, date set

It finally happened. We have a date. On the 1st of November, Polk v. Negreanu is on like Donkey Kong. The two got to the brass-tack of it all over the weekend after Polk Tweeted at Negreanu. “Alright im sick of the run around,” he wrote. “Does anyone know how to get in touch with […]

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