Brutal.

Doug's too busy thinking of ways to attack other poker players by erecting up huge billboards throwing shade at poker hall-of-famers. Quit ironic that Dnegs just brushes his shoulders off and comes runner-up in the SHRB. With the 3 milly Daniel won he could be just as vindictive and put up multiple billboards about Doug's beleaguered Upswing Poker courses. That's not Daniel's M.O.

If Doug could actually swallow his pride and make amends with Daniel instead of warring with him it would be a step in the right direction. As it stands, there's nobody who thinks these trolling attempts and constant war of words is kosher.

When Doug does as much for the game of poker as Daniel has, then maybe he can have a discussion. Yes, I understand Dnegs isn't perfect, but he's got clout when it comes to the game of poker.

What has Dnegs done for the game of poker?

What a ridiculous question.

I mean you guys have a point - When doug was a poker player, grinding it out variance aside (yeah Daniel has SHRB, Doug won one drop, a slightly bigger feat) he felt like one of the guys with authority, two big guns insiders exchanging blows, doesn't feel like that's the case anymore.

It's a shame he failed to keep up motivation for the game and burnt out (longevity and drive is a skill in it's own right, and doug is a failure sadly in that aspect of the game, I mentioned it before but it's strange/sad to see people more talented than you just drop out.)

i typically stay out of this stuff because i dont at all agree with everything daniel does/says and i rarely feel the need to defend/discredit him, but i'm gonna stop you right there on this one

love him or hate him, he's been an incredible ambassador for poker who has done a lot to engage/encourage/motivate recreational players.

couple years back i was collecting some money @ WSOP from somebody playing in the one drop- my wife (girlfriend at the time) saw dnegs and started getting all excited because he's the 1 poker player she's seen on TV and liked and blah blah blah...so i told her to chill out and that we should hang around until break, upon which time she could maybe ask for a picture or something. so break time rolls around and he jumps up out of his seat and begins to run to the bathroom and before i could tell her to wait until he gets back, she acosts him in mid stride and does the typical starstruck fan thing- he stopped and was super polite and friendly about it, introduced himself and i cant remember if he stood for a picture with her right then and there or if he asked her to wait a minute and then came back and did it after peeing, but he was a total class act and it made her trip. she was over the moon about it, like she was brushing shoulders with royalty, and she doesnt even play.

hundreds if not thousands of people have assaulted him in the same way at probably the most inopportune times over the years, and from what i've been told, he's basically always been cool about it. stuff like that matters to casual players because they get excited about having a story to tell their friends and they like having a good guy/hero to root for (as rare as they are in this degenerate industry), which keeps them engaged and more likely to splash around and play from time to time. and win or lose, he's always a good sport about it. that's a good thing.

dnegs has most definitely done a lot more to grow and represent the game of poker than doug has ainec

You mean apart from being the best promoter/ambassador for the game we've ever had?

FWIW, I'm often lightly trolling him on twitter, but Dan has been an overwhelmingly positive force for the growth/survival of the game. Despite his idiosyncracies and sometimes laughable opinions, he's been a much more positive force than Hellmuth, Ivey, or anyone else you care to name. There are thousands of players who deposited online purely because they were inspired by Negreanu. And he's still incredible popular. People like him.
I find Polk's trolling quite amusing, but I think poker culture in general would be better served by some friendly rivalry instead of the constant bickering and negativity.

Doug represents players who are very serious about achieving a positive expectation in poker. DN is very popular and very well liked among the wider poker community at large. As a result DN can say things that may be contrary to the interests of the serious player and not have it challenged if not for Dougs commentary. DNs strat talk seems aimed at beginners but since he has such an accomplished record it would generally go unchallenged if not for Doug.

Doug started a new channel about news.

He seems bored

Just posted a new poker news video on the channel!

https://youtu.be/J3SYHXmxmAg

Any more Polker Talk With Papi episodes coming?

it was a humorous video but i also think all of this is a bit too much at this point, throwing marissa into the vid means they'll never bury the hatchet.

LOL that vid reminds me that I was chilling with a buddy and saw the SHRB of '16 on tv and watched it for all of 40 seconds. Was checking out the players to see who was playing and saw Bonomo with that Pink top hair and pointed him out to my buddy. He was just like WTF at that dude turn this **** off!

Im surprised he didnt mentioned DNegs' Masterclass in Poker News

Doug don't let the woodwork of kid hairplug fans dissuade you. Keep it up! You are doing god's work (he's an elite troll too).

Haha.
In his last video, Doug said he wasn't going to be playing the WSOP because he's busy with his 'other businesses'.

Today he's Twitching himself playing Warcraft 3 and Fortnite.

Bless

That was a secondary point PeteBlow, main one was that he just doesn't feel like playing anymore. Tbh when you think about it it makes sense, online doug can't play stars and even if he could he was never naturally talented at 6max, or at PLO so he'd never go even near his peak relative to HU back in the day no matter how hard he'd study.

And the live circuit just isn't for everyone/is not that profitable without sponsorships and heavy swaps etc. and just being straight up full-time with study, travelling etc. which isn't feasible with his other interests.

I thought doug's just a straight up failure in terms of grit and self-motivation and wasted talent for the game (compared to negreanu who grinds it out year after year), but when you've peaked, were top3, maybe even the best at something and everything you do will be below that peak no matter how hard you try is there really a point in even trying when money isn't that much a factor for you... That's why you and I might also be twitching fortnite in Doug's shoes right now as well

so basically dnegs is nice to fans? okay great, I am sure doug polk is just as nice. Although, I doubt it will make my girlfriends trip if she ever meets either one ( bang bang). Dnegs with out a doubt, has done many positive things to grow poker in the past, but that is not to say he hasn't sold out (and who can blame him, pokerstars lines his pockets) so when Polk calls him out occasionally on some b/s that is a good thing for many current aspiring poker players. A little push back from a minority that did not have a loud voice before Joe Ingram /// Doug Polk podcast.
... who is telling you lol? What kind of sample size? Do you think there is any bias from your wife liking him so much? Lets say you are at poker table, maybe you are prefacing the discussion stating - "daniel is great my wife loves him", meanwhile someone that doesn't like daniel is less likely to hate on him as conversation flows in a way that is congruent. with that said, I am just giving ya a hard time, as it should be pretty obvious to anyone, if you are sponsored by pokerstars for as many years as Dnegs has been, it would be much more surprising the situation if he wasn't nice to spectators (even those that might intrude on his personal space or approach at inopportune times) . Its part of his job description and he gets paid to be nice to spectators.


how could you even type these words out ... assuming doug is classified as a failure, for benchmark purposes, where does that put everyone else? At one point online poker was super lucrative, some great players fell off the top for different reasons. But make no mistake about it, doug is always going to be apart of online poker history.

Money breeds freedom

Not always. Kid hairplug has all the money in the world but is still a slave to stars. Sometimes money breeds thirst for money.

. . . 😎

Failure in those factors - longevity, self motivation and finding an inner drive for the game, Doug can't even find the will to play a hand anymore, but as I said it's understandable, it's much easier when you still aim.for your personal peak, you have something to look forward to, but that's long behind doug in terms of poker achievements (since Hu died)

I think your news channel could be something special Doug by the way. What's really frustrating about American media including comedians (besides those like bill burr etc.) is how openly biased they are for their side of the aisle and how they shove their agenda down your throat. It's close to impossible to get a balanced source if you're impartial and e.g. Don't want the punchline and stance of the topic telegraphed miles in advance (colbert and Snl- anti Trump no matter what. People like mark dice and Fox - cherry pick for him)

Mainstream media are controlled by special interests and their bubbles they serve what they want to hear to. YouTube Stars become stars by polarising for one side

I think there really is a space for what you're doing so far - someone firing shots in all directions without forcing an agenda on people, and letting them make their own judgements. I don't think many can do that in America and it could give you a great Base of e.g. Europeans like me and other people who don't have a bull in the fight or just want to think for themselves and just want comedy that's not transparenty biased

Yet another sign the cryptocurrency craze has peaked:

https://seekingalpha.com/article/418...entory-problem

Nvidia most likely missed the ASICS boat

You have made this comment about dp choosing not to play as much making him a failure in some aspects about 3 times now. This is a very narrow view imo. There is so much more to life than poker. We are all here due to an interest in poker, but many aspects of the game are actually not that great

I totally disagree that longevity and drive/motivation are “skills” of poker. Longevity is an outcome and drive is an attribute but not a poker skill. You could easily argue that many/most players with “longevity” are actually guys who just haven’t had the wisdom to know when to move on to other things. Also having drive for this game rather than a drive for some other productive endeavour could be a weakness not a strength for many people. It is an individual thing, different for everyone and not something on which to be judging someone else with a whole different set of options and circumstances than you might have