061 Doug Polk on Upswings, Downswings and Mastering Ego

In This Week’s Episode:

Doug Polk is known as one of the (if not THE) best Heads Up No Limit Holdem players of all time. In addition to making a name for himself on the tables, he made waves in the poker community by not being afraid to speak his mind and call out other players.

He’s also had success in the live poker arena with two WSOP bracelets and over $5 million in earnings.

Since starting his training site, Upswing Poker, he’s become one of the most popular personalities in the poker world with one of the top viewed Twitch Stream and YouTube channels in poker.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• What Doug did when he lost 90% of his net worth and had to decide between giving poker one last go, or finding another path.
• How to prevent your ego from getting in the way of being honest about your opponent’s strengths and weaknesses.
• The most important mindset to embrace if you have trouble with tilt.
• What you should do when you notice your confidence slipping after losing 30+ buy-ins.
• How Doug worked his way back from a massive $1.7 million downswing.