BREAKING: Doug Polk Breaks Silence on The Lodge Raid

BREAKING: Doug Polk Breaks Silence on The Lodge Raid

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April 1, 2026 · 24 min · Season 17 · Episode 949

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on Doug Polk's video addressing the raid on his Texas card club, The Lodge, and includes insights on the Bank Secrecy Act and future optimism.

In the 949th episode of the PokerNews Podcast , Chad Holloway , Mike Holtz , and Ben Ludlow do an emergency show to react to the long-awaited video by Doug Polk in which he discusses the raid on his Texas card club, The Lodge . Find out what the large shareholder had to say, his timeline of events, and where things currently stand. Plus, what did Doug think about the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) theory, some reasons players should remain optimistic for a positive outcome, and why Thursday, April 9, is an important date to remember. A new PokerNews Podcast drops every Thursday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode! Time Stamps *Time Topic* 00:00 | Welcome to the show 01:05 | Why is April 9 important? 02:40 | Doug committed to players 03:58 | WSOP Circuit at Texas Card House still on 04:36 | Chad is more optimistic for a positive outcome 07:15 | Doug addressed raid theories 09:45 | Support for The Lodge 12:38 | Illegal Gambling & Money Laundering 15:05 | Government invested 17:42 | Potential positive outcomes 20:55 | We don't know how long a resolution will take

People in this episode

Hosts: Chad Holloway, Ben Ludlow

Topics covered

  • Doug Polk
  • The Lodge raid
  • Bank Secrecy Act
  • Texas card club
  • optimism for positive outcome

Keywords

  • poker
  • raid
  • Texas
  • card club
  • emergency show

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Texas

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