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How I Play Heads Up No Limit Hold'em 

Doug Polk Poker
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Today I'd like to share some stats, graphs, and opponent records from my heads up career. I'll also share some free strategy tips on this game type.
I have made millions of dollars playing heads up No Limit Hold'em. It is my specialty, the game type that I have focused on more than any other. I even had trouble finding opponents willing to play me once I reached the peak of the heads up mountain.
This video covers some of the concepts I employ when playing heads up, how to make adjustments, when and why to use bluff heavy vs. showdown heavy strategy, and more.

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@DougPolkPoker
@DougPolkPoker 7 лет назад
Just a heads up to everyone, I will be posting as I can but headed to Pitt next week to check out the bot challenge. Will do some content there. If you want to follow along with what Im up to I will be posting on Instagram + Instagram Stores - DougPolkPoker
@bballgolf72
@bballgolf72 7 лет назад
As a heads up - I see what you did there...
@00mkn11
@00mkn11 7 лет назад
Doug Polk Poker will you join forces with Ike, Sauce and Jungle to rematch the bot if it wins?
@chrisarksey
@chrisarksey 7 лет назад
Shoving must be a way to abuse the bot no? For example if you play 1000 hands standard and then shove 90%+ hands pre/post flop the algo might take some time to average out your new playing style (develop a trend) and might just fold out unless it has premium holdings worth calling an all-in (minimal likelihood). If you find out how long it takes the bot to develop a new trend in your play style you can abuse it for trendlength-1 and then go back to standard play and repeat.
@Chalewey69
@Chalewey69 7 лет назад
Christopher Arksey Good point. It would have to be good AI to catch on quickly enough.
@chrisarksey
@chrisarksey 7 лет назад
Same AI program vs same AI program I would think would end up with eqeual stacks after an infinite # of hands. This is why human players try to deviate their play styles to not be predictable. So I would assume the way an AI would be programmed would be part "I know how to play standard...pot odds etc" and part "I know how you play given hand history". The second part would be the edge and this reading of the other player would have to be able to adapt relatively quickly to changes in an opponents behaviour to prevent the bot from behind exploited...I just don't think it could adapt very quickly especially if you limit the amount of times you let the bot see your cards at show down. If I were Doug I'd record the hands the went to showdown (hands the bot would be 100% confident in how the hand played out - where the bot heavy weighting will be on its perception of Doug) and get an idea of how the bot think doug plays. For example if every time Doug got to showdown and had the nuts he called called and went all in...if would have basically taught the bot to fold - giving him good odds on a bluff line in a later streak. I think a call and turn all-in the bot wouldn't read as much into and would be less of a bluff line for doug on a future hand.
@franksogusa2514
@franksogusa2514 7 лет назад
Doug Polk talking publically about strategy. What a time to be alive.
@tomdwan3337
@tomdwan3337 7 лет назад
Help me
@Thicbladi
@Thicbladi 4 года назад
You have been helped like to activate
@rhyschen
@rhyschen 4 года назад
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fWl_5mq0YtM.html
@dirt_reborn
@dirt_reborn 5 лет назад
Doug's logic on everything: a.) This move is fine B.) This move is also fine as well
@Evergreen0021
@Evergreen0021 4 года назад
Sometimes you have to check, raise and fold simultaneously.
@erikseidler793
@erikseidler793 3 года назад
All in with 2 7 off UTG to balance your range.
@Denkin_Donuts
@Denkin_Donuts 3 года назад
@@erikseidler793 wtf.
@elyastoohey6621
@elyastoohey6621 2 года назад
If you plug it in a solver, they’ll usually say multiple plays are fine. You can call here or raise. There’s not always one correct answer, but there are clear wrong answers
@dirt_reborn
@dirt_reborn 2 года назад
@@elyastoohey6621 robots we are playing now days ^
@chevelle6305
@chevelle6305 7 лет назад
Thanks for being so open with your figures, Doug.
@McGavel1
@McGavel1 7 лет назад
Man, so many great points the first time I just watched this - I gotta watch this again. Thanks again for sharing games & info /vanish
@shmuelgoodman80
@shmuelgoodman80 7 лет назад
Thank you for posting these videos. My MTT play has gotten WAY better since I started watching, but I was getting lost as the crowd thinned at the final table. Looking forward to putting these tips into action...
@mariozeledon6253
@mariozeledon6253 7 лет назад
can't get enough of your videos. .. great stuff!
@MonsterTVchannel
@MonsterTVchannel 7 лет назад
Bazam! Great video bro. been waiting for this one.
@tamasasztalos6199
@tamasasztalos6199 7 лет назад
Great video, Thanks for sharing this Doug!
@furdiebant
@furdiebant 7 лет назад
Thanks for this Doug, my inner HSNL nerd is very happy right now :)
@rafajott2404
@rafajott2404 7 лет назад
I don't even need to watch this video, I am already sure it's great as always, so thumb up and shout out for my favourite youtuber and - allegedly - future vloger! KEEP IT UP, DAN.
@Neil454ss
@Neil454ss 7 лет назад
HU match between Doug and Dan Bliz! Make it happen!
@meliniak
@meliniak 7 лет назад
yes yes yes
@josephanthonyharrisiii6091
@josephanthonyharrisiii6091 7 лет назад
Pyrochaos That would be epic. Dan is a an underrated heads up player. but Doug us world class and would clean up under 1200 hands.
@joeingram1
@joeingram1 7 лет назад
Yes!
@CFitter97
@CFitter97 7 лет назад
Pyrochaos Doug would fuck him up
@mdfwndmx3146
@mdfwndmx3146 7 лет назад
It honestly wouldn't be that interesting imo. I think most of Doug's viewers have better things to do than watch him slap around some fake pro for a couple hours.
@Astrithor
@Astrithor 4 года назад
When I play poker, I'm usually all loosey goosey, having a sandwich.
@LittleShayman
@LittleShayman 4 года назад
:o You can't be all loosey goosey, having a sandwich! Hoo baby!
@nickking-edwards9301
@nickking-edwards9301 4 года назад
That's the nuts!
@RackwitzG
@RackwitzG 3 года назад
But don't forget: Everything you do at the table conveys information. lol
@noahdurnford
@noahdurnford 3 года назад
This aged like fine wine.
@justletmesigninokthx
@justletmesigninokthx 7 лет назад
Such an amazing achievement & to still be winning so in today's game is even more amazing !
@jared_grey
@jared_grey 7 лет назад
Thanks for sharing, Doug. Nice vid.
@jasonmercier3198
@jasonmercier3198 7 лет назад
I challenge you to play me heads up! I will show you who the real bad reg is!
@vitovski10
@vitovski10 7 лет назад
Jason Mercier .|.
@Rexmunday
@Rexmunday 7 лет назад
is that really u? ;-)
@smaakmakend
@smaakmakend 7 лет назад
fake idiot's
@jasonmercier3198
@jasonmercier3198 7 лет назад
Donald Trump I also know that you dont want to legalize online poker! You will never get me alive
@liverpoolcarp0772
@liverpoolcarp0772 7 лет назад
Jason Mercier
@agz4370
@agz4370 7 лет назад
This content is gold thank you.
@da4n6killa
@da4n6killa 7 лет назад
Are you related to Dan Polk?
@DougPolkPoker
@DougPolkPoker 7 лет назад
dammit
@TeoTeo-kz7dr
@TeoTeo-kz7dr 7 лет назад
So it begins
@samster0125
@samster0125 7 лет назад
Great pod yesterday, that Marc Klang story is unreal.
@playtheplayer5509
@playtheplayer5509 7 лет назад
u are best heads up player and u are a very good youtuber keep up the good work doug ;)
@TraumaBG
@TraumaBG 7 лет назад
Solid video Dan.
@porgospeti
@porgospeti 7 лет назад
very nice videos, I like them; thanks for publishing!
@AFKNinjaCat
@AFKNinjaCat 7 лет назад
yo doug, really love your content in the last few months. I was just wondering when or how often you stream heads up nl? cause i would love to see you play more (i've already watched all of your youtube vids on henl and loved them). cheers.
@GraySemiconductor
@GraySemiconductor 7 лет назад
Doug, great vids! would love some "live" content from the heads up challenge (vlog??)
@illsided
@illsided 7 лет назад
Fxxk yes Douug. I'm super excited about this!!!
@jlittle025
@jlittle025 7 лет назад
Great video dude!
@joeingram1
@joeingram1 7 лет назад
I want to see Doug coach Dan Polk to play Heads Up against Dan Bilzerian!!!
@adamdaye
@adamdaye 7 лет назад
7:10 "Side-Saddled Off Some Money" Bang Bang!!! LOL
@RackwitzG
@RackwitzG 3 года назад
My graph kinda looks like that, but the direction is different. Cool that PT4 can display numbers that large. I have something to look forward to.
@TheMenIdo
@TheMenIdo 7 лет назад
Doug polk in a nutshell: I think both checking, folding and raising have a merit here and I dont mind either way. *Troll face*
@kenm3358
@kenm3358 3 года назад
the point is that you are supposed to play a mixed strategy.
@benconlon875
@benconlon875 3 года назад
proceeds to go all in every hand
@situacionando
@situacionando 7 лет назад
Marvellous! More heads up videos please!
@fpstina
@fpstina 7 лет назад
respect for showing your numbers Doug... you didnt have to but you did, so thanks, specially from us mere mortals who play low stakes, the thought of losing 1000$ makes me wanna cry, let alone 100K in 1 hand lol...
@SchuttaGaming
@SchuttaGaming 7 лет назад
already signed up for Libratus HU coaching Doug but thanks for asking
@bamfog1
@bamfog1 7 лет назад
Love the content.
@olliewilliams7753
@olliewilliams7753 7 лет назад
"Side saddled off some money", best line on the internet today.
@pumeala
@pumeala 7 лет назад
dude.....i donno how much will this comment impress you (or if you.ll even see it), but I really look up to what u are doing with ur life because it looks like u are really enjoying it (i.m not talking about "everyone.s dream" of living easy by playing poker or stuff like that, but how u are doing exactly what u like: being good at something - poker and streaming - and trying to share ur knowledge). GG :)
@jimmylevy3449
@jimmylevy3449 7 лет назад
Sun headline based on this video: "RU-vidr" Dan Polk says he can beat anyone in one on one basketball
@mattlevinson1607
@mattlevinson1607 7 лет назад
good stuff. I bet and hope you are planning a brains vs ai summary video. here is another idea: several shorter poker hands, same video, of tough spots for the humans vs the bot. what would be really interesting here is some of the unorthodox spots like when the bot is 2-5x ing the pot on the turn and river.
@ltsjack
@ltsjack 7 лет назад
Can you make a follow up video or statement about the results and aftermath of the Pros vs AI. watch that recently happened
@jackiewilliams4699
@jackiewilliams4699 7 лет назад
loved it Master Polk
@adrianoalves20
@adrianoalves20 7 лет назад
Brilliant!
@patricklaffey
@patricklaffey 7 лет назад
I did the math on your results. I'm 92.7% confident that you will see this same level of profits in the long run so scientifically you're a break even player
@ponkey8569
@ponkey8569 7 лет назад
please explain how you got that please?
@OriginalMindTrick
@OriginalMindTrick 7 лет назад
I think he is referring to the team behind the last AI vs human challenge in heads up no limit declaring the slight loss a statistical draw. Could be wrong though.
@pppablo17
@pppablo17 7 лет назад
Patrick Laffey I
@TheBenzemou
@TheBenzemou 7 лет назад
Hey, what does VPIP, PFR, 3 bet PF and bb/Hand mean in the chart? Thanks so much for the videos
@justinbyrd9496
@justinbyrd9496 7 лет назад
I've seen a lot more donk bets lately. could you do a video about them if you see any strategic benefits to it. and how to combat being donked
@UraStr
@UraStr 7 лет назад
Someday I'll have some money and I'll get into the lab, thanks for the free content
@goodfractalspoker7179
@goodfractalspoker7179 4 года назад
Did you ever get in the lab?
@adaniel2224
@adaniel2224 4 года назад
@@goodfractalspoker7179 legend has it yes
@goodfractalspoker7179
@goodfractalspoker7179 2 года назад
@@adaniel2224 time for me to get in the lab myself!
@mmicelis5379
@mmicelis5379 7 лет назад
I felt like the point of this video was just to show all the trolls that Doug actually can play poker. I still did enjoy this one for sure. :)
@aamadeo
@aamadeo 7 лет назад
Doug when is the 3rd HU video coming?
@bigpapih1161
@bigpapih1161 7 лет назад
Wow nice call
@wictoragazade
@wictoragazade 7 лет назад
Doug how do you find the time to do these videos. Do you even play poker anymore? Anyways, thanks for another GREAT video.
@MrZamnesia
@MrZamnesia 7 лет назад
Jungle and WCG HU challenge @5KNL?
@akaSean
@akaSean 7 лет назад
To listen to your analysis of hands is akin to nervous memories of college professors delivering rapturous lectures about... I got lost somewhere.
@mikehoner9782
@mikehoner9782 7 лет назад
Doug - Do you prefer ACR or Ignition/Bovado? I'm trying to figure out which would be better for mid stakes NL/PLO.
@a0kca1p
@a0kca1p 7 лет назад
"I side-saddled off some money over here as well." Nicely done.
@MrStobie8
@MrStobie8 7 лет назад
a0kca1p I don't get it
@keb990
@keb990 10 месяцев назад
Can you do a dumbed down version where you get straight to the main points? I’m too new to be following these charts and shit. Not much HU content out there for beginners seems like. Thanks Doug.
@mertania8150
@mertania8150 7 лет назад
You know Doug, I love your content, especially hands review of other players hands. But did you really have to put pocket AA in one of your most memorable heads up games?
@letsmakemoney9118
@letsmakemoney9118 5 лет назад
great content bro! LETS MAKE MONEY!
@1chance4life76
@1chance4life76 6 лет назад
great info, but how about heads up turbo, would you say you play ace and king high hands a little more agg preflop than usual?
@tevaun
@tevaun 5 лет назад
hello, I love this vídeo. I also have a really simple question: in the first hand, why he (Sauce1234 ) "is not gonna have a hand like A 9"? He can't cbet top pair flop and check call 2nd pair turn, if he knows that You will float sometimes boards like 9 4 3 s d d? Can you or somebody talk a little more about this? Please! I am a really fan of your work! Thank you
@adamorman2347
@adamorman2347 7 лет назад
Hey Doug! I would love to see your Ivey vs Sands from PCA 2013 analyse. Would be great :)
@gerbus3282
@gerbus3282 7 лет назад
I'm missing the part of "Get a lot of aces" in the strategy.. 🤔
@ryuk7502
@ryuk7502 7 лет назад
im a professional micro holdem limit player. Im living the boss life.
@ryuk7502
@ryuk7502 7 лет назад
I buy a lot of apple.
@ricardoalfonso8097
@ricardoalfonso8097 5 лет назад
😂😂😂😂
@Happyduderawr
@Happyduderawr 7 лет назад
can you do hand analysis of matt damon vs johhny chan from rounders?
@Master-vx3qh
@Master-vx3qh 7 лет назад
Dan,can you teach me how to play HU 4 Rolls?
@bilmac82
@bilmac82 4 года назад
What are your actually winnings after selling action?
@daaaaaaaaniel
@daaaaaaaaniel 7 лет назад
What are the percentages in the hand reviews? In the sauce hand it shows 64% for sauce on the river and 36% for Doug's KT. What do those numbers mean?
@kornboy22
@kornboy22 7 лет назад
Harrington on Hold'em Books on the table in the backround there?
@davidwoodward7602
@davidwoodward7602 7 лет назад
Noticed Ben 86 in your most loss to chart. Just curious if it was in Cap NL?
@jongjongksdvj748
@jongjongksdvj748 4 года назад
hey doug what about his J9 hand? In which range did you put it in?
@vitovski10
@vitovski10 7 лет назад
See more? Are u fking kidding me coach? This was just soooooooo nice! High level right? This is so pretty and i am really grad for you be opening your life to us. I finally made my UsP subscribe and i am enjoying it alot. Ty one more time for everything. You are the best!
@dirt_reborn
@dirt_reborn 5 лет назад
Is this a showcase of your flow charts or a strategy video?
@MindsetEvolution0
@MindsetEvolution0 7 лет назад
ps: i love your content
@prepp6846
@prepp6846 7 лет назад
Hey Doug, for the hand against Sauce1234, couldn't 99 be in his range to check call check call then jam on the river?
@RiceBaiiKhao
@RiceBaiiKhao 7 лет назад
Doug, dawg. I have a 13:37 question for you. Why are you saying that he can not have A9 there? Is it because of the 3bet range you put him on? Or the flop and turn plays? Thanks
@johndong9168
@johndong9168 7 лет назад
That hand with Sauce. I put him on exactly 65o. I thought maybe 65 diamonds, but then I thought he'd probably get it in on turn with that hand, so the line he took... only 65 made sense. People take the lead and jam rivers like Sauce did with missed draws. Calling a hand with ace high on that flop and turn, then jamming ace river didn't make sense. I like Doug's read and great call there on the river with KT. My mind was blown with Doug's amazing Pokertracker results as well... way to go Doug!
@BlueEyesWhiteBoy
@BlueEyesWhiteBoy 7 лет назад
Me too, I snapped it. There are 119 straight draws alone, and he rarely has a non ace pair here like Doug said. Pretty clear call with the price and the read, and the hand. It looks like he is trying to make it look like he is repping the ace with his c/c, c/c line. 56 is also more likely than other draws because it's a mandatory lead as played to get hands like T high, 9 high, and 7 high to fold, and he can still put US on a draw. Admittedly (at least I think), if Doug had opened the hand up with a darker, more disappointed voice, I likely would of felt differently about the hand as it went to the river because of subliminals, and would of assumed he lost with the call. Regardless, if he had a set, you and I would be trying to defend Doug with the call with king high in the comments, and would be told we were exploitable stations, calling too often, etc, or worse, "he is never bluffing here".
@martynasmazrimas1536
@martynasmazrimas1536 6 лет назад
but high stake pros have polarized ranges, they mix shit up every now and then to not be obvious if this is a line he would take with draws and bluffs he has to take the same line with some two pairs and sets as well even some aces.
@kylekramer6772
@kylekramer6772 4 года назад
What can I do to help you Mr Dwan? Doug online poker coming to PA any day now any tips on huds starting online ect
@RSlavko
@RSlavko 7 лет назад
Hey Polk,i like your sunglasses!Which brand r those?
@victoreduardovilela
@victoreduardovilela 6 лет назад
@dougpolkpoker I want to buy the course of headsup , but I'm afraid of one thing: Nowadays the sizes bets are different, continuation bets are usually small, and I realize that you have adhered to this strategy some time ago, this could be something bad that would leave the course outdated ? Thank you
@JohnSmith-cy8hq
@JohnSmith-cy8hq 7 лет назад
Is the link right? All I'm getting is an old HU turbo article.
@stevepatterson5276
@stevepatterson5276 7 лет назад
Hi Doug so if I understand this video right. You have won 3.5 million in 6 years but by looking at who you had your biggest wins from all that 3.5 million came from 6 players. So basically if you didn't play at those stakes and with those players you would be break even or losing Heads up ?? What am I missing ? thanks
@leroyjankins7368
@leroyjankins7368 7 лет назад
Can anyone tel me if the preflop guide on upswing is for tournaments also?
@jatintuteja007
@jatintuteja007 7 лет назад
The master DAN POLK with his secret.
@NikhilAutar
@NikhilAutar 7 лет назад
what is this meme about?
@ight_of_heart
@ight_of_heart 7 лет назад
The Sun made a mistake calling him that
@Theregentification
@Theregentification 7 лет назад
Hey Doug. If you are playing tens of thousands of hands against these people and consistently winning why do they not stop playing you and find a softer opponent? Is it that they feel they have an edge and have just been unlucky or that they are trying to win back what they lost? Or does it take that many hands to realise this in the first place.
@shahrukh.f4790
@shahrukh.f4790 7 лет назад
Theregentification Egos
@DoeJohn314
@DoeJohn314 7 лет назад
Doug quick question, do you still live in the US? If so how do you play on pokerstars?
@GokuPoker
@GokuPoker 7 лет назад
nice stats! How many HU tables do you usually play?
@ryceryder85
@ryceryder85 9 месяцев назад
I’m thinking 4
@PokinStaR
@PokinStaR 7 лет назад
14:20 why can he not have A9 ? because he leads out or because of the 3-bet range preflop?
@brunourz
@brunourz 7 лет назад
Doug, when do you intend to get back to high stakes hu? Would u ever recommend low stakes hu on ps? Feels like the rake is so brutal, dont u think? Love u - no homo
@adamsnoopy8067
@adamsnoopy8067 7 лет назад
what's a recommended us poker site nowadays?
@amiyadhardiwan5149
@amiyadhardiwan5149 5 лет назад
You can get hand-histories for the non American sites by writing a browser userscript to write the socket data to your personal database. Eaaasy
@stevenneas3639
@stevenneas3639 7 лет назад
A heads up video that ain't by Dan Blitz? Can't get behind it
@imdaunting6029
@imdaunting6029 5 лет назад
Dude i swear the face you are making in the thumbnail is the embodiement of destroying someone heads up. Litterally how i feel is written on your face haha.
@cooperligon3030
@cooperligon3030 7 лет назад
Wait how do you play with real money on full tilt or stars?
@scodile
@scodile 7 лет назад
does anyone know a good place to play heads up no limt hold'em? Pokerstars dropped a big one deleting it
7 лет назад
Did u get buttoned a lot? Over 400 times?
@socal515
@socal515 11 месяцев назад
A friend and I were playing heads-up texas hold-em. She had $21 left in her stack. I had $229. The blinds were $16/32 and she had the button and therefore had the small blind. She put in her $16 small blind and I put in my $32 big blind. She saw her cards and then pushed all-in with her remaining $5. She claimed that I was required to put in an additional $5 so that I'd have $37 invested into the pot even though she was all-in for a total of only $21 invested. She claimed that if she won the hand, she would get my $37 even though she had only begun the hand with a total stack of only $21. I disagreed and said that the most she could win from me was only $21 and that I'd be entitled to have the excess above and beyond my $21 "call" returned to me. She insisted that I would forfeit the full $32 big blind plus the additional $5 she had "raised" to go all-in. Who is right and who is wrong?
@dariusftw3378
@dariusftw3378 7 месяцев назад
why are you playing $16 blinds with $250 between you
@davidp.7620
@davidp.7620 5 лет назад
How does this translate to HU hyper? The math is the same but stacks are much shorter there!
@asdfasdf151515
@asdfasdf151515 7 лет назад
page not found? :(
@andyrish2361
@andyrish2361 7 лет назад
why no mention of a3s and a4s in his range?
@j_fizzle
@j_fizzle 3 года назад
I can play tourney poker pretty darn well until i go heads up and then i crumble. Variables change and I need help!!
@shuakhwe
@shuakhwe 7 лет назад
At 217k hands we see the heartbeat of poker
@flippare164
@flippare164 7 лет назад
Do you think HUSNG Turbos is a good way to make money and also become better at the game in 2017 Doug? Im looking for a pokerform that allows one to become a lot better but also make reasonable amounts of money(at least 2-3 K$ a month) HUSNG any good?
@BlueEyesWhiteBoy
@BlueEyesWhiteBoy 7 лет назад
ill play you HU
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