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Timestamps:

0:00:09​
Welcome Doug Polk, and congratulations on your $1.2million win vs Daniel Negreanu!

0:00:49​
Apparently Ben has owed Doug $1,000 for several years.  They share the story of how this happened.

0:03:00​
Arbitrary bank fees suck.

0:04:32​
Did Doug actually lose money in the Negreanu challenge because of Bitcoin?

0:05:30​
Doug does not enjoy playing poker.  Is there any chance he might take on another challenge despite this?

0:07:26​
Doug never sat out first in the Negreanu challenge.  What was the motivation behind that?

0:08:51​
Would Doug have kept sitting regardless of how long Negreanu stayed in it, and regardless of his own personal circumstances?

0:12:17​
Back to Phil Hellmuth for a moment.  His overconfidence is hilarious.

0:12:40​
What was going on behind the scenes of Doug’s challenge vs Negreanu in terms of studying and preparation?  It sounds like he had a massive team at his side.

0:17:02​
Doug publicly mentioned needing to rebuild his game from the ground up in preparation for this challenge, due to how much the game has changed.  Can he speak on that a bit?

0:22:02​
Given the fact that Doug had to rebuild his entire heads-up strategy from scratch, were some of the high odds given in his favour a bit misguided?  More thoughts on study, solvers, and how the game has changed.

0:29:23​
Doug reveals some secrets from his early study methods.

0:30:49​
Does he think that the modern-day focus on GTO and having the “right” answer at each turn is ultimately good or bad for poker?

0:35:21​
It’s cool that Doug & Phil both wanted this episode of the podcast to happen, despite being direct competitors.

0:36:09​
Doug talks about how Phil was an obvious choice to act as arbitrator in the Negreanu challenge because of his sterling reputation and near-universal respect in the poker community.

0:37:54​
Commercial break from our sponsors at Run It Once.

0:38:52​
Doug talks about the content creation streets, specifically YouTube.  What does he love about it?  What does he not love about it?  His thoughts on working with editor Thomas Keeling, and Jamie as a joke writer.

0:43:19​
Doug explains the team process behind his YouTube poker content.

0:45:51​
Was there ever a joke that they decided was too out of line to include in a video?

0:47:53​
Doug gives some love to YouTuber, Greg Goes All In.

0:49:03​
Doug and Negreanu dressed almost identically for their Christmas photos.  What’s up with that?

0:50:30​
Some jokes about popular memes from Doug’s YouTube days.

0:51:14​
Doug talks about what his plans are moving forward.

0:54:24​
What motivates Doug to pursue a new activity or vocation?  Thoughts on passion vs profit.

1:00:07​
Wrapping up.  Thanks for joining us Doug!