Doug Polk Burned Out
Doug Polk has informed the poker community that there is no chance of a High Stakes Feud rematch. Doug sounds like he is mentally shredded from the intense challenge and all the drama Daniel Negreanu is currently giving him.
The High Stakes Feud is becoming more intense as we approach the finish line. With just a few thousands hand remaining Daniel Negreanu is pushing Polk hard and clearly has no intention of giving up.
Seemingly without prompting, Polk announced on Twitter that he is “way too burned out from all of the study/prep/play” and will not consider a rematch under any circumstances.
I am not going to play a rematch. There has been a lot of talk about this, its simply not going to happen.
Im way too burned out from all of the study/prep/play and dont enjoy the game. I also want to have some flexibility to not have to be in Nevada for the next 4-5 months.
— Doug Polk (@DougPolkVids) January 30, 2021
Understanding that many will call him a coward, Polk was quick to say that he still has an edge over Negreanu, adding, begrudgingly, that it’s much lower than it was at the start of the match.
Doug Polk Not Interested in Taking on Other Challengers
The poker community would love to see Polk take on other challengers too, but sadly it looks like that won’t happen any time soon.
Polk says it isn’t worth the stress over something that he doesn’t even enjoy doing.
Additionally Im not going to take on other challengers. As tempting as it is to have to lay 20 million vs Dan Bilzerian or pay Bill 22 bb/100 (Great offers guys), I’m not interested in playing either of them. I dont think id play either of them at even money much less pay vig
— Doug Polk (@DougPolkVids) January 30, 2021
It would have been great poker TV to see Doug Polk up against Dan Bilzerian or Bill Perkins for huge sums.
One interesting scenario that came up was the possibility of Daniel Negreanu taking on another challenger and Polk coaching them.
Doug Polk won’t work with Phil Hellmuth
That would certainly be interesting and keep the dynamic going that the High Stakes Feud came about because of how much the participants dislike each other.
Amusingly, Doug Polk did point out that he wouldn’t be able to work with some people:
“There are some people I dont think it would work though (Imagine trying to explain to Hellmuth he was wrong in a hand. Good luck with that)”
High Stakes Feud Results so far
| Session | Result | Overall | Hands Session | Total Hands |
| 1 | Daniel +$116,500 | Daniel +$116,500 | 200 | 200 |
| 2 | Doug +$218,292 | Doug +$101,792 | 424 | 624 |
| 3 | Doug +$166,239 | Doug +$268,031 | 382 | 1006 |
| 4 | Daniel +$87,166 | Doug +$180,865 | 366 | 1372 |
| 5 | Daniel +$206,994 | Daniel +$25,916 | 365 | 1737 |
| 6 | Doug +$93,542 | Doug +$67,625 | 637 | 2374 |
| 7 | Daniel +$222,832 | Daniel +$155,206 | 591 | 2965 |
| 8 | Daniel +$24,156 | Daniel +$179,363 | 457 | 3422 |
| 9 | Doug +$205,521.74 | Doug +$26,371.78 | 377 | 3799 |
| 10 | Doug +$120,023 | Doug +$264,019 | 386 | 5067 |
| 11 | Doug +$117,624.38 | Doug +$143,996 | 852 | 4651 |
| 12 | Doug +$332,178 | Doug +$596,197 | 684 | 5751 |
| 13 | Daniel +$17,780 | Doug +$578,417 | 476 | 6227 |
| 14 | Daniel +$13,000 | Doug +$565,417 | 788 | 7015 |
| 15 | Daniel +$46,581.88 | Doug +$514,417 | 452 | 7469 |
| 16 | Doug +$160,348.99 | Doug +$674,417 | 824 | 7921 |
| 17 | Doug +$101,713 | Doug +$784,560 | 662 | 8800 |
| 18 | Doug +$175,000 | Doug +$957,932 | 700 | 8500 |
| 19 | Daniel +$143,642 | Doug +$814,290 | 834 | 10784 |
| 20 | Daniel +$120,000 | Doug +$694,290 | 600 | 11317 |
| 21 | Doug +$114,140 | Doug +$810,468 | 904 | 12221 |
| 22 | Daniel +$35,000 | Doug +$775,468 | 279 | 12500 |
| 23 | Daniel +$27,000 | Doug +$743,248 | 650 | 13050 |
| 24 | Daniel +$98,579 | Doug +$644,668 | 700 | 13750 |
| 25 | Daniel +$27,945 | Doug +$616,722 | 750 | 14750 |
| 26 | Daniel +$130,000 | Doug +$486,722 | 600 | 15350 |
| 27 | Doug +$120,000 | Doug +$603,683 | 600 | 15850 |
| 28 | Doug +$26,198 | Doug +$629,882 | 650 | 16500 |
| 29 | Doug +$73,000 | Doug +$702,822 | 500 | 17000 |
| 30 | Doug +$298,000 | Doug +$1,002,595 | 770 | 17770 |
| 31 | Daniel +$390,032 | Doug +$617,000 | 1180 | 18924 |
| 32 | Daniel +$46,854 | Doug +$565,708 | 438 | 19362 |
| 33 | Doug +$136,239 | Doug +$701,948 | 560 | 19922 |
| 34 | Doug +$34,000 | Doug +$735,948 | 1350 | 21272 |
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