It's pretty simple.

Doug hates Daniel and this a simple way to stomp him once and for all. Also he gets a huge payday from it.

There is nothing more to it.

IDK if you're trolling or not. Tell me which is more likely to spread COVID, me going to 1000 houses, talking to people face to face, and having them touch and sign a pad/paper. Or having sex with 1 person I found on Tinder. I mean, you can't be that stupid, can you?

Come on man, of course it was intentional, how is that even a question? Look at his act immediately after throwing the chips in. It's funny to me how so many are convinced Daniel has the clear live poker-edge over anyone lol.

Haven't read the whole thread, but pretty sure there's a race between Rick and washoe for biggest ****** ITT.

This is literally the whole story. He hates Daniel cause he thinks Daniel is a sellout and doesn't like his personality. It's honestly ridiculous that people are still discussing motives like "He wants more clicks" or "He's just doing this for attention".

The thing is, Doug beating Daniel in this challenge is expected by everyone in the poker community, and not cared by anyone outside. Nothing changes for either person. DNegs is still going to be the big poker celebrity / ambassador to the general public, and Doug Polk will still be highly technically skilled at poker but mostly unknown outside of poker circles.

And in the 0.01% chance that DNegs just runs stupidly hot and beats Doug, well, that's gonna suck reeeeeeeally horribly for Doug....

lol what, do you really want to act like the guy who went for the jugular in order to capitalize on what he perceived as an opponent's mistake is the victim here? I hate DN as much as the next guy, but I love what he did there. **** the pro who tried to murder him only to get exploited for the max lol. Now obviously, things would be way different if he did it against some random recreational play, but I'm fine with how this played out.

Getting Daniel to play any amount of hands Vs him is a victory. The end result doesn't matter for him becuase he knows 100% that he has an edge. If the cards go against him and he loses the cest la vie. I can guarantee you he will give 0 ****s about if he loses

Could you answer my question about contactless sex? How does that work?

I've already answered this question specifically. I said in caps:

IF THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS A WAY

Please re-read what I said.

Doug simply used a C19 as a copout for not getting off his lazy ass and collecting signatures.

Doug could have wore a hazmat suit to protect himself and a portable UV light to santize the pen and paper after each signature to protect the signee.

Afterall, if recalling Mayor Goodman is a life or death situation, Hazmat Suit + UV light seems like a small price to pay.

But my point still stands, Doug had ZERO intentions of recalling the mayor. He put ZERO effort into it.

He simply used C19 as a way to get attention for himself. That's pretty shameful, espicially in the middle of a global pandemic.

Not so sure about that. Of course Doug knows he has a huge edge, but this match is personal, not about +/- EV, it's about sticking it to the other person, so the outcome for this instance is all that matters. And to the laypeople crowd, if Doug somehow loses than he is forever the arrogant douchebag former pro who got his ass handed to him.

these guys may be rich for pro poker players, but at 200/400 (HU) the money has a chance to become meaningful to both parties imo.

I assume Doug will have an high % of himself as well.

Wtf are you even taking about? Did you take one of my comments to mean there is contactless sex? Obviously I was talking about door delivery services in the post that I assume you’re referring to. you’re Fkn dense m8.

Doug is a seasoned HU pro. I dont think he is honestly going to give a **** about it if he loses to someone he is fully aware he is beating.

But also with the edge doug has then im not even sure he will be able to lose in the play 25k hands

Its easier than you'd think.


Doug will be so amused if he loses, he'll have that fish on the hook for life.

too much derail from thread title to read

is this HU happening or not?

Haha, but what is with the 'roids ruUmors, is that just the raging, or are there physical tells? I actually give ShortStuff too much credit for caring about he bOd for that.

Doug may not think Shorty is an 'evil monster', but Doug does think Shorty is a - not sure of the right word, this is wrong but best for now - a parasite in the poker community.

It's crazy to me how people think their hatred for Daniel justifies ripping on short and/or bald men. It's like any sort of basic civiliness goes out the window when it's about a man being short or bald and it's open season for ruthless bullying. Quite bizzare.

Polk at least has a sense of humor about himself. He can laugh this **** off, but back up his words with action. Glad to see DNegs trying out a battle.

With a schnozz like mine, you simply must be first out with the insults.


Fwiw, I'm attacking Daniel for going to extremes to adjust his appearance, not because he is average height.

Doug is the way he is with Daniel because when Stars did what they did to SNs and SNEs people like Elky, Alex Millar and Victoria Coren Mitchell were resigning in protest and standing in solidarity with the thousands of people who had been utterly ****ed out of millions of dollars by Amaya's greed. Daniel was doing podcasts lying in bed saying how it was great for the game and more rake is better. There are screenshots of Daniel saying that his "resignation was on the table" but when push came to shove he shat his pants and did nothing. Victoria Coren Mitchell has more class in her pinky than Daniel does overall.

He is a spineless coward with no integrity or shame whatsoever. His behaviour during the whole SN/SNE debacle was utterly disgraceful and the entire poker community should despise him as a result. He's up there with Lederer and Ferguson for me.

I hope Doug wipes the ****ing floor with him.

^^ This

aha now we are talking.. I completely forgot about that somehow.
thanks for refreshing my memory. And I understand the hatred a little better.

Nevertheless, its been a long time since, cant we forgive the man?
not up there with lederer and ferguson imo.

I am not disagreeing with your point about Alex Millar and others resigning over the SNE debacle, but Victoria Coren-Mitchell resigned because of her disliking Pokerstars introducing Casino games.

To my mind, that makes her worth a 1000 Polks or a 1000 DNegss and she is the only sponsored pro in the history of poker as far as I am aware to resign on moral grounds.

Explaining her decision to quit, Coren stated: “I’m always careful to explain the difference between the essentially fair nature of poker, where we all take each other on with the same basic chance, and those casino games at unfavourable odds which can be (especially online) so dangerous for the vulnerable or desperate.”

“Although PokerStars assured me I would not have to actively promote the casino arm, I know in my heart that continuing in my current role could risk helping to send people to a place where they would encounter something I think is dangerous,” she added. “That’s not the way I want to make a living.”

Source: https://pokerfuse.com/news/media-and...ndorse-casino/

To forgive someone, they have to show remorse. The SNE debacle is the biggest scam in online poker history. He played a role in enabling it.

If Daniel ever steps up and admits that he was a coward in this situation, that he was lying when he claimed to stand up for the players, and that he was really just looking out for his own self-interest, then perhaps he could be forgiven.

He'll never do this though, because he's extremely stubborn and likes to brag about having so much integrity.