High Stakes Life REVEALED - What It's Really Like To Play At The Top
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
- Doug shares his unique perspective as a pro that has played online poker for the highest stakes. He has battled the likes of Isildur1 (Viktor Blom), Ben Sulsky (Sauce123), and many of the toughest players around. He highlights the importance of specializing, takes a look at the careers of some notable players, and recounts some experiences playing with millions on the line.
Check out Doug's training website Upswing Poker: www.upswingpoker.com/
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What's up guys, Naniel Degreanu here and today we are gonna talk about why more rake is better. In general, more rake is not good for the game of poker. It reduces the win rate for the players and that makes it even more difficult for the players in the already difficult level of the games today. But it makes more money for PokerStars and the give me more money to say shit like "more rake is better". Hope this help to understand the rake system better.
thats one of the most brilliant things uve ever said!! like double lawyer talk...u could be the guy that writes fine print,,.only make thecontroversial stuff really big print.problem solved.
Hey NDegs looking good and making cents these days😉
Still in awe that DNegs actually said more rake is better
@@WSPanicFan85 he never said more rake was better,he said games where there's more rake have more fish in them that don't care about money
I beast high steaks.
lol, I beast broccoli
Now we just need someone who beasts potatoes and we got ourselves a barbecue!
Pyrochaos Ya?
Oops, I forgot the fire lighters :( , sorry
i beast 8 game...listen yah?
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Great video. As usual. Best poker commentator. I'm rooting for you to win over lameass Negreanu.
"I hadn't amassed as many potatoes as some people might have thought a farmer of my caliber would have" LMFAO - Best line of the video.
+q
Doug, the best moment of the video was your reflection on your personal thoughts and feelings after losing so much in PLO heads up. You're comments were really honest and ring TOTALLY true to anyone who plays poker or has had a big losing session. You look at the world around you, at normal people functioning in their normal lives, and you do feel like you're not a part of that. You nailed it. You know those people can't possibly understand what's going on in your head. Money to them isn't money to you. You just frivolously gave away more than they might make it a year or a lifetime. They couldn't possibly understand and you couldn't possibly explain it. Not sure if that all makes sense, but thanks for the great moment of honest introspection!
Doug, thanks for putting this video together. While I have no interest in becoming a full-time high stakes player, I really appreciate the insights into what it takes to get - and stay - there.
Thanks for the vid Doug, it was very enjoyable. The videos where you describe your personal experiences with high stakes action are always fascinating; I think your "5 biggest pots of my career" video is one of your most interesting. Looking forward to more!
Isildur's graphs look like a heart-rate monitor screen.
Jared Grey 🤣🤣🤣
Probably this is legitly his heart rate between sessions... :D
Great video Doug, this is the kind of content that could even slip into the lab and no one would complain.
Is there a deadline if we want to make something real nice? I'm just so passionate about the rake increases and I think given a few years I could produce a whole documentary about it and get a 6.8 rating on IMDB.
FundaiX you have 1 week
I might be 20 minutes late, hope that's okay!
Doug Polk Poker did you make this video because of my comment suggesting this kind of content in a previous video?
I think this might be the best video that you've done, thanks man.
hi Doug really enjoyed this content. was thorough and interesting throughout. would love more videos that peer into parts of poker that most recs or casual players don't know about/get to experience/see. thanks
I dont play poker, but learned a lot from this video that equally pertains to trading. Thanks Doug
Great episode Doug, I really think this format works well. Non poker hand strategy videos would be great but I realise it's a bit counter productive with Upswing. A history of HU4Rolls would be a great video including any big battles that have happened like you and Sauce. Thanks again for the great content!
Man, Doug, you're really baring your soul on this one. Very objective and honest.
the best youtuber talking about poker! love your vídeos man! keep going
Love the videos fella keep up the good work ... Really like the balance of hand review, poker advice, and "gossip"/ shit talk to kill monotony...
This was really a great insight video in the life of the high stakes world. Pretty cool.
Amazing and sincere video. Congratz Doug!
hey Doug, great videos! keep up the good work
This was great Doug, thanks! :)
Thanks for the quality content Doug
hey doug, loving your 'life of a poker player' vids like this one really much, pretty insightful and resonating (i'm currently playing up to 200nl on stars). keep up good work!
How did it work out for you?
Good stuff, one of the better videos recently!
thx very much for sharing your views on HS , keep it coming!
Nice video there doug, very interesting how high stakes players go about their lives on a daily basis!
Since I've started watching your vids I've been inspired to relive my faux hawk days
Great content Doug thanks keep them coming :)
Credit to you Doug for being so open about your mistakes
Kewl vid. Loved the "... now I want to quickly bring up the graph of a player known for beasting everything..." and then giving a reasonably fair analysis.
+1
Great video Doug, more like this with insight into the world of elite players pls
Hey Doug, super interesting video I hope you make more vids on how it is
to be a pro, and maybe some tips on how to get there!
Perfect video. Thanks as always.
Doug talking about potatoes and I can only relate to French fries. Seriously though, really enjoy these type of videos. It's a good insight when we get to see that authenticity from you about the highs and the lows. Good stuff.
Hi Doug, that graph in the background is tilted.
Thought you might like to know.
pretty awesome how much content you create, good work
You forgot about Gus Hansen. He's a losing specialist at all variants of poker lol 😂
Adam K show gus's graph!
You can find his graphs on highstakes database page under nicknames 'broksi' and 'Gus Hansen'. After a quick research I found out he is losing at everything except HORSE.
Yeah Gus is cool. Don't know why peeps hate him so much
Definitely not all variants. Yes he's lost a shit ton in online high stakes, but he's a very good live tournament player with pretty damn good career earnings (online aside)
He just won wpt
The last tip was really good about being 8th and playing against 3rd, the conclusion surprised me
I really enjoyed the vid Doug. Very interesting. I'd love to see more of these. I know it might be painful, but How about going thru the hand history when you lost those millions to Isildur and show what happened? Explain what your strategy was and how he was playing, and show what you did wrong, what he did right, and how if you had a hot tub time machine, what you'd do different if you could go back and play over. I'd love to know the level of thinking you two were playing at.
Thanks and keep them coming. #WUGDPH
If the rake had been higher at the high stakes heads up PLO tables you may not have played that day.
It would be nice to see a video with tips on how to improve concentration and effects and focus. Nice channel Doug good luck
Very good job, Doug. I enjoy all your videos - often droll and entertaining, but with lots of very good information gained through experience. Hats off for understanding what others without that experience might not know, but should want to know if they care about the game.
You don't 'promote poker' in the sense of pushing the glamor and pretending it's easy. You give a realistic picture of what the grind is like. I know you love the game and encourage those who may be suited, but give a good indication (to those who pay attention) of what it takes. Your analysis with Pradesh(sp?), for example, is very advanced. I myself have a quality math degree and enjoy the GT aspects, but can see I may be a bit old to remember and apply all that's needed (or putting it another way, there may be less exhausting, more productive and satisfying ways for me personally to earn a living applying math skills, while continuing to enjoy the game as recreation).
Here's a '1-card poker' example that may help you in future to illustrate how the right number of bluffs can expand a minority of value winners to create a majority of pot-sized winning bets:
The game: Hero and Villian ante 1. H gets 1 card. A through T win at showdown, the rest lose there (a 5-to-8 minority). H acts first and must either fold or bet 2 more. If he bets, V must call or fold. That's it.
It's easy to calculate that if H bets 10 of the 32 loser cards in addition to his 20 winners (33% bluffs here too :-) V becomes indifferent to call or fold, and H has effectively created 30 bets which win for him (on average) his opponent's ante, vs. only 22 losers he must fold, for a win rate of 8 units each time through the deck. (And you can prove it in a bar ;-).
Ciao - keep up the good work.
PS: In game above, of course showdown if V calls.
Forgot to mention: your realism about what pros can / cannot expect to earn was particularly enlightening.
PPS: I'd appreciate if you'd allow download from youTube of your content (I use video downloadhelper). I don't plan to hoard or reuse it, it just overheats my vintage cpu less to view it offline. thx.
good good video! i agree it is important to break the game down and play your best games!
Love the Rakes Doug,Haha... 😁 Show you skill at blending serious poker with fun and a glimmer in you eye. I have a lot of respect for your style and play. And know it take Brains and Skill to read the game as well as you do. I'm not at the skill level you are. But I can at least say this. on Playstation 4 at the game Pure Holder, I am Nr 1 at Master tournament (9 table). played 619 tournaments and won 157 (25% Win ratio). and probably 2,3rd in another 300 of the others. I love poker and knowing the game,doing the right decisions at the right time is an Ace feeling.
Keep up the good work Doug. PS : Maybe you could tell but your views on Spin N Go. A nice theme to wrap a program around. ☺
Love all the videos Polk!
hey doug!
First of all really informing vids, i like it!!
Would you make a vid where you talk about 1vs1 playstyle, tipps & tricks?
Greets from Austria!!
Lots of good Insight. Keep it up
Great video, thanks!
Best polker channel by far ,love you doug X
very educational and entertaining as allways
i'm gonna beast everything now !
how did it turn out?
Great video one of your best great insight
Cool video Doug! Valuable lesson from a mistake you personally made :-)
I like videos like this. You should make more of them in the future
great insight! thx Doug!
Nice final thought. Also I see the reference to negreanu's video ;)
Great video Doug!!!
huge +2mm spike in PLO in 2015 was Isi beating Doorbread (aka WithColor) on stars HU, it actually took 2 days if I recall correctly
One of your best videos. Tell us more about things.
When you say NL specialist, are you branching it out into HU, 6 max, full ring and tourneys? Or would you recommend just specializing in say HU or 6 max or tourneys etc?
great video!
love the fullflush graph as a regular feature
Hey Doug what's up? As much as I would like a rake I think that it would find a better place at someone else's place as the chances are here it would only end up raking up messes which means I would have to stop playing poker and utilise the rake to do some work. Love the vids and insight though. Gives me some ideas about where my next challenge might lay.
I love these kinds of videos where you breakdown what really goes on in the highstakes world. Very interesting!
Men its just not boring to listen to u till the end ,although youre a nerd its very pleasant to hear u ...I BEAST HIGH STAKES LOOOL
bordering on humility....honesty and sincerity....didnt expect that from a gunslinger...:)
This content is gold
Cool points - thanks.
Nice Video Doug
Good sound advice!
I feel for you Doug. Nice video.
Hey Doug, there's a copyright on using my graph in the background of your room. ;)
Good stuff!
damn professor, that's some real shit! I've noticed that im able to play poker longer sometimes better than others but Ive also got pretty good at pulling out, across the board on that one, but my question is, does it get easier, or like can you get more consistent at playing twenty plus hour sittings? If so how do you channel that energy?
LOL!!!! Did you buy all those rakes for that one quick visual gag? Totally worth it, if just because the image of you coming up with it and thinking it is hilarious, then finding yourself with a load of rakes you have no further use for, is in of itself hilarious. I'll look out for your ebay ad. I could use some cheap, hardly-used gardening tools.
Doug never answered my question on this stream....Heads up, who would he rather play? Amarillo Slim or Stu Unger?
I'd love to see you get Ben Sulsky on the channel to talk a little bit of strategy and maybe have him do a hand analysis with you. He's my favorite players, so it would be interesting to see you guys agree/disagree on. Thanks! :-)
an in depth look at the sauce battle would be great. not hand breakdowns for obj reasons but just maybe something like this but focused on the sauce challenge
Robbie Calhoun Interesting Idea!
very good, interesting stuff
Would you jump at the chance to play the old NBC Heads Up Championship if they ever brought it back?
Hey doug just wondering how common it is for high stakes pros to exchange handhistories of opponents on the down low?
nice video doug !
super good video
Thanks Doug.
great video
whats that chart on the back?
hi doug what software do u use to track and study players hands and results?
ure a beast!... thanks for sharing
Whats the graph behind Pokl?
I once made 55 dollars from 10 dollars on Stars and played with my entire bankroll, had pocket kings, managed to get it all in vs a guy who had pocket nines and the flop was 992 aoihjsdfoiahsfiohadughuiadhofihjasiofjioashdgoiansdinioasfoihbaoingioahouisdhnasionfioahbiogboiasniofashfioahsiodfhiohOIHGOIAHOSIHFIOASHFOIHASOIFHOIAHSOFIHNOIHOIAHOISFHOIAHSOIFHOIAHSOIF
I made 30 dollars out of 1 dollar that i made in a freeroll. Got drunk and brought it all in one game on lost it lol
Hi guys,
Last week i played a tournament in my local casino
~35 entries
5 itm
Its a hyper turbo so the biggest stack has about 15-20bb, we are 8 handed
Im in the big blind, second biggest stack with ~12bb
Utg, tight player shoves
Utg+1, a bit looser player snap over shoves for ~10bb
I wake up with AQo and after thinking about it for a while i fold
Utg shows TT
Utg+1 shows 88 as the board runs ace high.
Is my fold correct?
This hand got me thinking about it especially after 3 hands later I open shoved AQo from utg+2 and run into the Aces of the big blind
Looks like Doug got a hold of some real good bud. Cannabis is awesome..maybe "quickwy" try some clear eyes
1st time poster... do more vids like this from time to time
also you ever thought about calling this " High Stakes Doug Revealed" ??
The last advice opened my eyes. I'm 8th best in the world, but my game selection sucks.
Is that graph in the background your viewer pattern on the Crypto channel?
6:10 when Doug mentions Isildur won $2m in a day that's pretty nuts, that was hilarious!
i lose a couple mill from time to time.. but then i look in the mirror and tell myself i beast everything and its all better.
Your poker hands are cool, but this is the kind of video that makes me a part of the empire
More videos like this !
legend well said champ
im sorry i have to ask whos graph does that represent in the background on the wall? is that your loss graph or some one elses? i always question it when i watch your videos
Pretty sure it’s Luke Schwartz
Luke shwartz.