It's ON! Negreanu vs Polk - Updates and Discussions!

[schtiuky]

whats the score now?

 

[johnnylawford]

The best thing to come out of this is the progressively salty hand 'breakdowns' from Daniel. During one of the commentaries one of the commentators mentioned Doug had lost $1.4mil in a $800/$400 HU match before, so these swings probably aren't that wild for either of them.

 

[jackpot789]

I'm starting to doubt that the whole 25k hands will be completed. I think there was a betting line on Pokershares whether it will stop at 12.5k hands or not. I don't see it currently.

 

[det0nate]

Im loving this battle of the greats!!
its exciting watching the all the different live streams that have been following this battle .
Aswell the videos DNegs have been posting on the day after

its been a battle! can DNegs make a come back?

 

[Rob Hobson]

Im loving this battle of the greats!!
its exciting watching the all the different live streams that have been following this battle .
Aswell the videos DNegs have been posting on the day after

its been a battle! can DNegs make a come back?

It's hard, not impossible but hard

 

[jackpot789]

Negreanu interview starts at the 26min mark

 

[BART777]

I'm surprised at how Negreanu plays, from what I've heard he loses strategically. really no one can tell him his mistakes ?! maybe there is some other bet or agreement about which we do not know, and this meeting is beneficial to both.

 

[dominisantus]

I don’t think it’s more likely that Denis is more focused on offline. And Doug specializes in online and it is HU games.

 

[Shells]

I don’t think it’s more likely that Denis is more focused on offline. And Doug specializes in online and it is HU games.

Do you mean, 'Daniel'? (not Denis?)

 

[Rob Hobson]

The next

Polk vs. Negreanu Match Update: Crucial Sessions on the Horizon

 

[Rob Hobson]

It's on

 

[WolfDieter]

THX!

 

[Rob Hobson]

Updates from the latest session - round 20:


Daniel Negreanu Chipping Away at Doug Polk’s Lead as Midway Point Approaches

 

[WolfDieter]

RookeyMe

How often did they play in total this year? i just started to follow this story...

 

[clave7777]

Go Danny Go

 

[Shells]

How often did they play in total this year? i just started to follow this story...

The information to get you started can found in the news link in the first post of this thread.

 

[Rob Hobson]

How often did they play in total this year? i just started to follow this story...

I'd say three to four times a week, with breaks (weekends, holidays...)

 

[Rob Hobson]

The information to get you started can found in the news link in the first post of this thread.

Yessssss!

 

[IzzyMoreno]

Updates from the latest session - round 20:


Daniel Negreanu Chipping Away at Doug Polk’s Lead as Midway Point Approaches

"Following Day 18, which saw Polk extend his lead to more than $950,000, Negreanu confidently said he felt he’s been playing well, but the luck hadn’t been on his side.He claimed he was due to hit a good run of cards eventually."

Don't we all know that ?

 

[jsnake716]

yesterday's session (Dec. 23) puts us close to halfway , Doug said he needs to verify with wsop , here is text of his tweet.

 

[AKbadboyAK]

Live, Dneg's got the tells.

The first round of hands in the Daniel vs Doug Headsup Match were underway last night.

What was your biggest takeaway from this first meeting?
And were you entertained?

Competitive Opening Session of Heads-Up Grudge Match

Streams you can watch from...
https://upswingpoker.com/hu4grudge/
https://www.youtube.com/c/GGPoker

Good morning my friend ! When will their second match again be scheduled or not?

 

[Rob Hobson]

Updates from the latest session:



Polk Extends Lead Against Negreanu Following Lengthy Session

 

[Pokerpoet2]

I fully agree with the first half of your response (the portion I have put in 'bold')but the 2nd half... are you just joking here??? Surely you don't really think this way... do you?

fwiw, it's potentially 25,000 hands of HeadsUp NLHE (unless one chooses to opt out at the 1/2 way mark, at 12,500 hands). It really doesn't matter how hot one is running... the sample size is clearly large enough to make up for variance.

If poker is (hold'em) is more down to luck than skill, why are there some players who are consistent winners and many others who are regular losers??
Even amongst the CC forum of freerollers.... there are some who consistently place high on the Leaderboard month in and month out. How could that be if it was all purely luck?
And why are some of the micro stakes players on here 'winning' players over the longrun and many others are regularly depositing ?

Having re-thought about the 2nd part, I do think you are right, there is a lot more skill over a longer period but as I said in the first part does it really matter to these two great players?
They will obviously meet again on the felt and do battle again someday.
In my view they have both proved they can play consistently well in order to make a living from the game, which is something I will never achieve.

 

[amitmanchanda]

https://www.reddit.com/r/poker/comm...el_negreanu/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb

 

[Rob Hobson]

Polk Bluffs Off Winning Session, High Stakes Duel Reaches Midway Point