WPH #599: Why Doug Polk Is NOT To Be MESSED WITH!

About this episode

The episode discusses Doug Polk's poker strategies and a live stream showdown against Taras Bobrovytsky.

As one of the co-owners of The Lodge Card Club, Doug Polk has played his fair share of crazy hands on their live poker stream, especially against fan favorite Taras! The two battle it out again on stream in a 3-bet pot, where Polk bluff raises Taras’ river block bet. Will Taras be able to sniff out the bluff and humiliate Polk at his own poker club, or will this show why Doug Polk is not to be messed with? In poker cash games it is important to understand when to use a blocker bet, which is typically a small bet made on the river with a medium strength hand that does not want to face a large bet from your opponent. Blocker bets allow you to set your own price, extract thin value from worse hands, and reduce the likelihood of facing a big bet. But strong made hands and bluffs should also be used to keep your range balanced and help you to avoid being exploited. Doug Polk ‘WCGRider’ is the owner of The Lodge Card Room along with Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme. Doug has won over $9,500,000 in live poker tournaments and 3 World Series Of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, including a win in the 2017 $100k Super High Roller for $1,600,000. Since 2014, he has played over 135 times on live streamed…

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Little

Guest: Doug Polk

Topics covered

• poker strategy
• bluffing
• cash games
• blocker bets
• live poker

Keywords

• Doug Polk
• Taras Bobrovytsky
• blocker bet
• poker cash games
• bluff raise

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Lodge Card Club, Prediction Explorer, RandomWalk NFT, World Series Of Poker

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