Doug "Dan" Polk wins the One-Drop (Poker)

well for him, it's the same state (he lives in Nevada), but it's actually both

American poker players get the short end of the stick. gambling winnings aren't taxed in countries like Canada, UK, etc

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Almost positive he lives in Vancouver.

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he did after Black Friday but he lives in LV now

also, just for a bit of "don't ever give up", two plus two thread from 2009 where he almost gave up

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However, i really love the game of poker; a lot. If i didnt, I wouldnt be here today, and i wouldnt of tried to play, and lost money along the way. Maybe thats the biggest key, admitting that I am a losing player and need some help. I dont think i am a very bad player, just very marginally losing. Ive had a few just wicked beats along the way (As everyone else has as well), and compounded with what i believe is poor play, the results are amplified.

Perhaps what im asking for here, is if there is anyone here, who out of the kindness of their heart would make an attempt to help me understand bankroll issues, the way to move up, and ultimately, a fresh perception on the game. I really am willing to learn, and im certainly not a begginner in the world of poker. I just need to get my game sorted out, or Im afraid that i just need to quit this, because i cant keep losing money at this game.

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his path is pretty interesting. back in those days, it was all the rage to play 10+ tables of full ring games and just rake in a lil bit of money over a larger scale. after that issue he ended up focusing on a single game (heads up NLHE) and with fewer tables and actually developed his game into the best (for a while, probably not true anymore) HUNLHE guy for a couple years

so he was doing what everyone else was doing, not really improving (as that post shows), and then he changed things and focused on a different game and actually developing his skills in that game (by playing fewer tables) and then was rewarded with a stratospheric rise

also, he was actively participating in the poker community on 2+2 so people got to see this in real time (And indirectly travel with him on the journey)

it's similar to another popular poker Youtuber, Joe Ingram

that's the Main Event

What was your starting roll? How many nights/week do you play?

$300 but I had to reload a few times and it came to about $1200 total. That roll is net (so the taxes on my $9k tournament win are accounted for and only the $5600 or so profit is in the roll)

I play 3-6/week depending on the games or what my real life is like. Like I played only 2-3x that month. I concentrate on Friday-Sunday to maximize the Texas tourist $. My gf is pretty understanding so I spend a lot of time with her on week nights

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Doug had roughly 43% of himself in the tourney.

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Isn't that a larger number that normal? On Twitter the other day, Haralabob guesstimated that two of the other players had around 10% of themselves and made it seem like a standard #.

Honestly the bigger buy-in tournaments are super -EV, even for players like Doug. These tourneys are ego stroking tourneys. I wouldn't be surprised if he had less than 40% -- that's just what I'm reading on another forum.

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I wouldn't be surprised if he had less than 40% -- that's just what I'm reading on another forum.

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he straight up said in his 2nd to last video that he only had 43% of himself LINK @ like 2:00

he has to be honest b/c he's giving away 2% of his profit at the WSOP