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Garrett and Doug's Craziest Gambling Stories Sep 04, 2026

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I'm sitting down with Garrett Adelstein to discuss some of the craziest gambling stories of our lives.
You can order Garrett's new book "Beneath the Cards: A High-Stakes, High-Anxiety Poker Journey" now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTB1PNCX
Pre-order Garrett's new live cash game course: https://upswingpoker.com/garrett-adelstein-course-waitlist/

We Need To Talk About The WSOP Scandal (w/ Daniel Negreanu and Alan Keating) Jul 23, 2024

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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 Jul 22, 2024

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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 Jun 22, 2023

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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) May 05, 2023

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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) May 02, 2023

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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
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

It's Time To Talk To Garrett Adelstein Mar 27, 2023

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Garrett Adelstein joins Doug Polk to discuss everything from the Jack-Four hand to Nik Airball's recent comments

Hustler Casino Live Drama! Nik Airball Talks Garrett Adelstein Mar 22, 2023

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There's a bitter feud within the Hustler Casino Live community playing out over Twitter. Nik Airball and other players have had some not so positive things to say about former HCL regular Garrett Adelstein. Nik Airball joins Doug Polk to flesh out his perspective.
0:00 Intro
2:22 Nik Airball joins
2:58 Garrett being "banned"
13:27 Garrett's game selection
20:16 Garrett's player rating system
26:55 Garrett's tweets
34:54 Nik's heads-up challenge
39:00 The Robbi incident
43:58 Garrett + LATB?
46:13 Mariano, How to play on streamed games
1:00:03 Why off-stream games play bigger
1:04:57 More on the Robbi incident
1:17:26 Will Garrett ever play on HCL again?
1:24:35 Doug rants about Nik vs Matt Berkey match
1:27:20 Outro (Upswing Promo)

The Hellmuth Destroyer Eric Persson Speaks Out Jun 22, 2022

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The man who beat Phil Hellmuth at his own game, Eric Persson, joins Doug Polk to discuss Eric's infamous match vs the Poker Brat, speech play on High Stakes Poker, and playing in big private games.
0:00 Intro
1:33 Eric joins
3:18 Phil Hellmuth and the HU match
19:40 The hand vs Garrett
27:30 Playing on live streams
36:40 Speech play
44:24 High Stakes Poker
49:29 Private games, How to get in?
1:05:59 Managing casinos/cardrooms, More on private games
1:23:07 Outro

Let's Talk About Everything (w/ Daniel Negreanu) May 09, 2022

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Daniel Negreanu rejoins the Doug Polk Podcast to discuss the cheating allegations, wild stories, and comical events that have been the talk of the poker world recently.

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