About this episode
Doug Polk clicked “Raise” and made millions. Clicked “Upload” and built an army. Taught the world how to win — then sold the playbook. Now? He owns the card room too. Doug Polk isn’t just playing poker. He’s playing the whole damn game. Speaking of making millions. Come play with us online at Phenom Poker! The true underdogs of online poker (and the only site where the players get 50% of the rake right back in their pockets) https://play.phenompoker.com/register... OR Come play with us in Vegas at Table 1! ( https://table1.vegas ) Episode 91: Doug Polk He roasted poker pros. Built a brand off beef. Bought a poker room. Then in a surprise move he sold Upswing Poker to one of the biggest online poker operators in the world! Code Doug indeed. Now? He’s not just creating content... he’s controlling the game. This episode is fun, fast, honest, and loaded with behind-the-scenes stories that’ll make you say: “Wait… he said that on air?!” Go listen now before someone makes us takes it down. Show Notes: 00:00 The NBC Heads Up Championship! 05:34 Young Doug 11:05 Competitive Gaming to Poker 16:20 Live Poker & Try Harding 21:31 Poker Reboots 23:18 Phil Hellmuth 27:28 The ESPN Story 31:22 One more Phil story please! 35:59 Is Poker Good For The World? 38:25 Back to the Storyline…Maybe 43:34 Make Poker Fun Again & High Roller Egos 47:59 Young Polk Struggling & TwoPlusTwo 51:38 The Recovery and Upswing Poker Sale 56:14 Daniel Negreanu 58:31 Where’s the Beef With Berkey & Nik Airball 1:05:59 Some Stand Up? 1:08:58 Vegas to Austin & The Lodge 1:12:22 The WPT vs WSOP & The $1,000,000 Promotion 1:20:36 Markup Police! Doug's links: The Lodge Card Club - https://thelodgepokerclub.com/ X - https://x.com/DougPolkVids YouTube - @DougPolkPoker https://clubwptgold.com/ Code: DOUG Table 1 Links https://table1.vegas https://x.com/table1vegas /table1vegas YouTube - @Table1Vegas