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Heads-up battle between Negreanu and Polk

Heads-up battle between Negreanu and Polk

On 1 November, heads-up battle between Daniel Negreanu and Douglas Polk starts. Negreanu and Polk are not exactly friends and their confrontation story began several years ago. At that time, Daniel didn’t recommend people Douglas' Upswing Poker training course.  

After that, several more conflicts arose, which led to a real enmity. The only thing they didn’t find out was the level of their game strength. This issue will be resolved in a heads-up battle, according to which the opponents will play 25 000 hands.

Negreanu and Polk agreed on the following terms:

  • Match will be played at two tables at $200/ $400 limits.
  • The players have opportunity to stop the match after 12 500 hands and increase the bets after 12 500 hands.
  • Starting stacks of participants consists of 100 BB.

In this storyline, you will find all the latest news related to the battle between Negreanu and Polk. After the playing of 25 000 hand, you will also find out the name of the winner.

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Douglas Polk won heads-up challenge against Daniel Negreanu
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Douglas Polk won heads-up challenge against Daniel Negreanu
According to the results of over 25 000 hands played, Polk finished challengde against Negreanu with $1 200 000 profit.
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Douglas Polk successfully played two sessions against Daniel Negreanu
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Douglas Polk successfully played two sessions against Daniel Negreanu
Polk is ahead of his opponent Negreanu by $736 800 in their challenge after 21 300 hands played.
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Polk won over a million against Negreanu as part of their challenge
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Polk won over a million against Negreanu as part of their challenge
Douglas Polk won $298 980 against Daniel Negreanu for 770 hands in the last session of their challenge.
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Negreanu reduced the gap to $484 000 in last game session against Polk
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Negreanu reduced the gap to $484 000 in last game session against Polk
In the last session, Daniel Negreanu won $132 640 from Douglas Polk as part of their challenge.
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Negreanu and Polk returned to their battle after a New Year's pause
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Negreanu and Polk returned to their battle after a New Year's pause
The pause in challenge between Negreanu and Polk due to New Year holidays finished. Negreanu was pleased with his last session as he managed to win $27 000.
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KidPoker continues to win back money from Douglas Polk
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KidPoker continues to win back money from Douglas Polk
As a result of the last session that took place as part of the Negreanu vs Polk challenge, KidPoker won another $117 960 and narrowed the gap between him and Douglas to $696 320.
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Oksana Kumetska
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Negreanu won $143 640 in the last round against Polk
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Negreanu won $143 640 in the last round against Polk
As part of heads-up challenge between Negreanu and Polk, Daniel began to reduce the gap, by winning $143 640 from Douglas in the last session.
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Negreanu lost to Polk in the last session again
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Negreanu lost to Polk in the last session again
In the last session of heads-up challenge between Polk and Negreanu, Douglas won $101 710...
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Negreanu won $290K taking the lead in the HU race
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Negreanu won $290K taking the lead in the HU race
Polk and Negreanu have already played 5 game sessions, and KidPoker unexpectedly took the lead in the race. The guy managed to win as much as $290 000 during the last heads-up match.
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Oksana Kumetska
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Polk won another $166 230 from Negreanu
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Polk won another $166 230 from Negreanu
Douglas Polk continues to lead the heads-up challenge against Daniel Negreanu. The guys have already played 806 hands out of 25 000 planned ones, and Polk is now ahead of KidPoker by $268 000.
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Oksana Kumetska
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Polk takes a confident revenge on Negreanu
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Polk takes a confident revenge on Negreanu
Heads-up battle between Polk and Negreanu moved to online. According to the results of this battle, Polk won $218 000.
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Negreanu wins first HU battle against Polk
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Negreanu wins first HU battle against Polk
Daniel Negreanu and Douglas Polk played the first 200 hands in the PokerGo studio. Later, the battle will move online taking place at WSOP.com. Daniel managed to take the lead after the first game round.
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Oksana Kumetska
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Negreanu vs. Polk heads-up was rescheduled
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Negreanu vs. Polk heads-up was rescheduled
The starting date of the battle has been postponed to November 4. Furthermore, the first 200 hands of the battle Negreanu and Polk will play live on PokerGo.
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Oksana Kumetska
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Negreanu purchased a "space" chair for heads-up with Polk
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Negreanu purchased a "space" chair for heads-up with Polk
On 1 November, the highly anticipated battle between Negreanu and Polk will start. Daniel is actively preparing for this match and he has bought a "space" chair...
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Heads-up battle between Negreanu and Polk starts on 1 November
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Heads-up battle between Negreanu and Polk starts on 1 November
Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk scheduled the date of heads-up battle. This fight will be held in a live broadcast with closed cards...
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Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk to match strength in a heads-up
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Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk to match strength in a heads-up
Negreanu and Polk are famous poker professionals. The poker community has long wanted to see their heads-up battle, and it will take place this autumn.
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Oksana Kumetska
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