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Doug Polk Retires from Poker, Focuses on New Content
Live Poker & StreamingApril 2, 2020·1 min read

Doug Polk Retires from Poker, Focuses on New Content


Doug Polk has officially retired from poker and creating poker-related content. In a farewell video, he explained to his subscribers that poker no longer interests him and does not bring him joy. He no longer wants to play or record videos about hands.

Poker Career

Doug Polk left the "big poker" scene several years ago, and his last poker tournament was at the WSOP in 2019. He recalls that while sitting at the table, he just wanted to deal the chips and get out as quickly as possible.

YouTube Success

Doug Polk's YouTube channel was the most popular in the poker section. He started his rise to the top of poker YouTube four years ago, and during this time his channel became the most popular in the poker section. However, Polk is not leaving YouTube. He has already focused on other topics and almost daily uploads videos to his new channel with reviews of news about politics, finance, and, of course, coronavirus.

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