Doug Polk Podcast

We Need To Talk About The WSOP Scandal (w/ Daniel Negreanu and Alan Keating)

Debate rages on about what exactly went down at the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event. Jonathan Tamayo and Dominik Nitsche were seen on the rail using laptops and software during the final table. Tamayo went on the win the whole tournament and the $10,000,000 prize. Was this in violation of the rules? And what can we do about this in the future? Daniel Negreanu and Alan Keating join the channel to weigh in.  0:00 Intro  0:56 Daniel and Alan's summer  5:58 The RTA controversy, How big is the edge?  16:59 Where should the line be drawn?  25:31 How to enforce the rules?  40:48 Dominik's response  46:24 Opinion of the masses  51:01 Rule changes to make tournaments more fun  1:14:25 GGPoker, Game of Gold  1:21:14 Aftermath of the Main Event  1:28:08 Poker is in a good place  1:33:14 WSOP Winter  1:43:10 Outro

The $10,000,000 Poker Scandal: Runner-up Speaks Out

A shocking turn of events has rocked the poker world. Jordan Griff is an amateur poker player who made it to the final table of the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event. It got down to heads up against Jonathan Tamayo, with a $10 million first prize at stake. Unfortunately for Griff, his opponent is a long-time professional and was getting help from his supporters with the use of poker software between hands. Today, we're talking to Griff to get his thoughts on this bizarre incident on poker's biggest stage, the WSOP.  0:00 Intro  2:02 Jordan joins  5:06 The Main Event experience  13:45 The laptop/RTA controversy  28:10 NGC violations, DQ? Lawsuit?  31:44 Dominik Nitsche, Tamayos rail  35:02 The earpiece, Tournaments vs Cash games  42:23 Outro

The WSOP $250,000 Scandal - Suspected Player FIRES BACK

Doug Polk is joined by the player at the center of a massive controversy. Martin Kabrhel, who has been accused by several high stakes poker players of potentially cheating in the World Series of Poker $250,000 event, is here to give his side of the story.  Martin Kabrhel can be reached via email at martin.kabrhel@ematiq.com or on Twitter at @martinkabrhell  0:00 Martin joins  4:00 Has Martin ever cheated or been banned?  7:37 Card pressing  15:32 Standing up mid hand  20:21 Not coloring up, Sticky fingers  23:24 The rail, Martins play day 2 vs 3  26:49 The AT vs KQ hand  30:52 Giving the impression of cheating  42:18 Playing $300 and $250k tournaments  45:16 The Robl tweet  49:40 Playing high rollers in the future, Rudeness  57:45 The lawsuit  1:02:21 Outro

A Tough Conversation (Twitter Spaces Recording)

I just had a very long, very tough conversation with Daniel Negreanu, Phil Galfond, Matt Berkey, Joe Ingram, Will Jaffe, Eric Froelich, and Fernando Habegger (Jnandez). There's been a lot of poker drama and controversies. Let's get into it. 0:00 - Joe Ingram joins  26:24 - Will Jaffe joins  55:23 - Eric Froehlic joins  1:12:20 - Daniel Negreanu joins  1:56:06 - Shaun Deeb joins  2:08:30 - Andrew Lichtenberger (LuckyChewy) joins  2:19:37 - Matt Berkey joins  2:56:55 - Fernando Habegger (JNandez) joins  3:43:43 - Kane Kalas joins  4:04:45 - Phil Galfond joins

The Million Dollar Cash Game (ft. Ryan Feldman & Nick Vertucci)

Today I'm joined by Ryan Feldman and Nick Vertucci from Hustler Casino Live to bring us a huge update about their upcoming Million Dollar Cash Game. This will be one of the biggest No Limit Hold'em poker streams of all time, if not the very biggest. Save your spot in the upcoming tournament course on Upswing Poker here: https://upswingpoker.com/road-to-victory-pre-reg [https://upswingpoker.com/road-to-victory-pre-reg]  0:00 Intro  1:22 The $1M Buy-in game  14:10 Players announced so far  14:54 Stanley Tang, JR, Double M  21:03 Blank Check Ben, Erik Persson, Brandon Steven  27:42 Charles, Rampage, Rob Yong, Mikki  46:19 Announcing new names  53:30 THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT  1:00:30 What makes a good stream?  1:13:53 Tracking Poker website  1:17:40 Berkey vs Airball match  1:26:44 Ryan's Robbi slip up  1:37:10 Outro