Doug Polk Eyes Austin for New Poker Room Venture

Doug Polk is considering opening a live poker room in Austin, Texas. The high-stakes poker pro retired from playing earlier this year and is now focused on expanding his business interests. Polk has already been out and about assessing the competition, and recently appeared in a Brad Owen YouTube vlog where they played some PLO together in an Austin card room.

Bart Hanson criticized the idea of Doug Polk opening a poker room in Austin. Hanson said it was a terrible idea, particularly in Polk’s new home of Austin, and he could provide plenty of reasons why. Polk said he DM’d him to discuss the matter but the pair were egged on to turn this into a podcast as this would be of interest to the community as a whole.

Doug Polk has secured the necessary funding and marketing expertise for the poker room. However, he is still looking for someone experienced in running a card room. Barry Carter of PokerStrategy might deserve a small award for predicting the future if it does all happen.