daniel negreanu doug polk poker Doug Polk did what he set out to accomplish against his once bitter rival Daniel Negreanu : he backed the truck up to the tune of a $1.2 million profit in the most heavily publicized heads-up poker match of all-time, and one of the most exciting poker stories of 2021.
The High Stakes Feud on WSOP.com began last year and concluded 25,000 hands later in February 2021. Casual and hardcore poker fans alike tuned in to the livestreams daily for over three months. Settling a Dispute
In 2014, Polk, an online “polker” crusher took offense to “DNegs” claiming he could quickly master $25/$50 6-max no-limit hold’em online games. The Upswing Poker founder felt it was a slight to those who study and put in countless hours mastering the format.
That was the beginning of what would become a six-year feud between two of the game’s biggest stars. Although Negreanu was mostly silent publicly about their unpleasant relationship, Polk was often critical of the then-PokerStars ambassador on his popular YouTube channel and Twitter. By summer 2020, they’d reached Republican vs. Democrat-level pettiness. But unlike Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Polk and Negreanu were adult enough to put aside their differences and settled things the old-fashioned way; a shootout at the O.K. Corral. Actually, it was just a heads-up poker match, thankfully.
Top Stories of 2021, #5: Multiple WSOP Bracelet Winners Backing the Truck Up
Polk told his social media followers prior to the start of the match in 2020 that he was going to “back the truck up,” meaning he confidently anticipated a huge win.
When the players took a winter break in December 2020, Polk’s pre-challenge predictions seemed accurate. By the start of the New Year, they’d reached 12,500 hands — the midway point — and Negreanu trailed by around $800,000 . The losing player was given an option to quit at that point or continue on and finish off the challenge.
Negreanu, despite having the odds heavily stacked against him, refused to throw in the towel. And for one brief moment, it appeared to be a wise […]
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