Daniel Negreanu booked a massive winning session on Friday, more than erasing the $298,000 loss he accumulated two days earlier. And he’s now back within striking distance against Doug Polk …. kind of, sort of.

Daniel Negreanu caught a sick heater on Friday. (Image: YouTube)

What a difference a day makes. The GGPoker ambassador took it on the chin Wednesday. He lost the equivalent of a median Las Vegas home value in just four hours of play. That brought his overall deficit to a bit over the $1 million mark for the first time.

Day 30 was brutal for Negreanu, who seemed a bit humbled afterwards. He didn’t complain about running bad for a change. Instead, he owned up to it and admitted his opponent simply outplayed him. There was no need for the Poker Hall of Famer to cry about bad luck or tip his cap to the other player on Friday, not after he booked a $390,032 win over 1,046 hands. His lead on the session had reached $430,000 at one point before Polk grabbed a few chips back late.

First it was gender neutral restrooms, now playing cards have been given a 21st century makeover thanks to forensic psychology graduate, Indy Mellink.

Has woke culture gone too far or is Indy Mellink on to something with her gender neutral playing cards? (Image: Reuters)

In step with the zeitgeist, Mellink has designed, made, and distributed more than 1,500 packs of gender neutral cards.

Her epiphany came whilst playing games with her family last summer. For Mellink, “subtle inequalities,” such as kings outranking queens, are problematic for society.

Mike Postle had many keyboard warriors defending him against cheating allegations, but those Twitter accounts have gone noticeably silent for months. And the accused poker cheater is having issues presenting his civil lawsuit against those he claims defamed his character.

Mike Postle isn’t having much luck these days. (Image: YouTube)

Veronica Brill, a player and commentary at Stones Gambling Hall, accused Postle of cheating in Sep. 2019. She alleges the Northern California poker pro somehow had access to his opponent’s hole cards during Stones Live streams.

Postle instantly denied the accusations and has stood by that stance ever since, although he’s avoided the public eye for quite some time. He told CardsChat News back in 2019 that Brill was just “jealous” of his greatness. Many poker players began investigating by watching countless hours of Stones Live streams. Most came to the conclusion that he cheated based on his uncanny ability to seemingly never make an incorrect decision on the river.

Dan Bilzerian can’t seem to stay out of the headlines. While he may not have been directly involved in the latest talking point, the self-style bad boy has helped set a new poker record in India.

BlitzPoker has channeled the spirit of Dan Bilzerian to set new online poker records in India. (Image: BlitzPoker)

Bilzerian can’t take all the credit for what BlitzPoker has achieved. However, the site he’s linked to is making noise with the Indian Online Poker Championship (IOPC).

The series is currently in progress and comes to an end on January 31. Between now and then, BlitzPoker will pay out a guaranteed $4 million which, at the time of writing, is a national record.

It took 30 sessions, but Doug Polk now has a $1 million lead against Daniel Negreanu in what has become a lopsided affair. After Wednesday’s beatdown on the virtual felt, it’s no longer a matter of if Polk will win, but by how much.

Daniel Negreanu is now down a cool milly to Doug Polk. (Image: YouTube)

Those who bet on Polk before this challenge began in October are looking pretty smart right about now. The tides have certainly turned over the past week. Although Polk has led ever since the second session, and was up by nearly $1 million 18 sessions in, “DNegs” had been rather competitive for quite some time — key-phrase, “had been.”

Those days are over and it’s become a one-sided match the past four sessions. Since Day 26, Polk has turned approximately a $520,000 profit, which includes a $299,000 win on Day 30 (Wednesday). So much for what was turning into an impressive comeback.

Today, Jan. 20, 2021, is Inauguration Day in the United States. It’s a time of hope and renewal. In addition to representing a powerful moment of transition, it comes with a highly orchestrated set of pomp and ceremony, each with its own set of rules and procedures. Before our new president can begin to govern – before he even takes his oath of office – he must learn the rules and procedures of our nation, so that he may be fully equipped to act.

There’s a new game being played in America. Make sure you know what you’re stepping into when you get back to the table. (Image: Jon McNaughton)

Similarly, many of us, at the beginning of 2021, are on the precipice of a new start in poker. With prospects for a coronavirus vaccine coming and with many of our old haunts still closed, many of us will be stepping into games we haven’t played in before.

Inauguration Day may be a time for optimism, but there is also much work ahead, which is why now may be a great time for our own poker renewal.

Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu both claim the other is getting ridiculously lucky during their heads-up challenge, but neither can prove it. That’s because viewers only see hands that make it to showdown. So, perhaps they should start letting the fans view the cards (on delay, of course).

Hey, Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk, let us see your cards. (Image: YouTube)

The poker stars have now completed more than 17,000 hands of a 25,000-hand heads-up No-Limit Hold’em poker challenge. Polk, as expected, holds a sizable lead of $703,000, but Negreanu has been more competitive recently than most anticipated.

I’ve watched somewhere around 75% of the hands played. From my perspective, Polk’s clearly been the superior player in terms of skill. But, I must say, his edge hasn’t been as great as I predicted before the match began in October. I still give Negreanu very little, if any, chance to win, even if he runs hot. But, I’m highly impressed with his play against arguably the top heads-up NLH player ever.

Dan Bilzerian has found another reason to take aim his haters. With his CBD company IGNITE enjoying a profitable 2020, he was quick to let everyone know in his own inimitable way.

Dan Bilzerian’s company enjoyed a profitable end to 2020 and he wasn’t afraid to let people know about it. (Image: Instagram/Dan Bilzerian)

When he’s not representing GGPoker and posing with scantily clad women, Bilzerian is running IGNITE International Brands.

The company, which focuses primarily on CBD products, enjoyed a positive end to 2020. Revenue for Q4 topped $10.1 million, a fact Bilzerian was more than happy to share with his Twitter followers.

Allied Esports Entertainment announced the sale of its major poker brand, the World Poker Tour, to Element Partners, LLC, a move that came out of left field.

The World Poker Tour has a new owner. (Image: worldpokertour.com)

The buyer’s core focus, per the company’s website, just might be a positive sign about the future of the WPT, and the poker industry as a whole.

“Element invests at the intersection of enabling technologies and sustainable solutions in large industrial markets,” the “Our Focus” page reads.

Mike Postle ended 2020 on a high after beating a $10 million lawsuit and filing his own $330 million countersuit in its place. Now, however, a recent ruling means he could be contending with new legal issues.

Mike Postle will have to fight his case against the people who accused of cheating without a legal team. (Image: Inkedin)

Postle, a player from Northern California, was originally accused of cheating by a group of players at his home casino. The 2019 lawsuit, led by Veronica Brill, claims that Postle had an illegal advantage in live-streamed games at Stones Gambling Hall.

A judge dismissed the case and Postle hit back with a defamation claim. But, in a twist of fate, he’s now fighting that claim on his own.

I keep reading threads and it seems like people do not realize that patience is a key virtue of any winning poker player. The same goes for when I am watching others as I play. I understand recreational players wanting to get some exciting plays in while they have a limited time, but not by playing every hand. The same goes for people talking about the want to go all in because it is a waste of time to play freerolls if they are not guaranteed money.

Now, I understand getting bored or tired of playing, but patience is necessary if you want to be stable. I have mental issues and poker has helped me hone my ability to be patient in the time I have been back to it. I have even started getting in the money on a far more regular basis because of it. This is probably bragging, but I have moneyed in 4 freerolls on ACR in a day because I was not playing silly hands and being aggressive at the right spots.

So, if someone who has brain damage that causes him to exhibit multiple mental disorders can be patient and get constant, why aren’t you folks?:D

I keep reading threads and it seems like people do not realize that patience is a key virtue of any winning poker player. The same goes for when I am watching others as I play. I understand recreational players wanting to get some exciting plays in while they have a limited time, but not by playing every hand. The same goes for people talking about the want to go all in because it is a waste of time to play freerolls if they are not guaranteed money.

Now, I understand getting bored or tired of playing, but patience is necessary if you want to be stable. I have mental issues and poker has helped me hone my ability to be patient in the time I have been back to it. I have even started getting in the money on a far more regular basis because of it. This is probably bragging, but I have moneyed in 4 freerolls on ACR in a day because I was not playing silly hands and being aggressive at the right spots.

So, if someone who has brain damage that causes him to exhibit multiple mental disorders can be patient and get constant, why aren’t you folks?:D

Do you play micro buy in, what was your biggest event that you participated in ,and how did you get it?

Me: ggmarters,buing 250( i play buyins arround 1 dólar so to me 250 already are my biggest event until now.) , truough satellites

It was amazing sit with pro players and stay in the same tournament that them, ( in gg you can see their names with other color yellow, blue ,etc..)

I take off in 640/896 position but i liked .

Do you play micro buy in, what was your biggest event that you participated in ,and how did you get it?

Me: ggmarters,buing 250( i play buyins arround 1 dólar so to me 250 already are my biggest event until now.) , truough satellites

It was amazing sit with pro players and stay in the same tournament that them, ( in gg you can see their names with other color yellow, blue ,etc..)

I take off in 640/896 position but i liked .

Shining a little light on the old myth that there is nothing you can get for free, bla bla bla..

There is very such thing as a free lunch.. I got so many free tickets from party poker including several random $22 tickets.. obviously no wager requirements..

Also at one time I got a $100 usd cash bonus from party poker 3 days in a row.. yes 3 $100 free cash bonus no restrictions no wagering requirements whatsoever.. I withdrew $200 of the free money before even attempting to even try playing with it..

Also pokerstars just randomly gave me and a friend $50 worth of free poker tickets a couple days before new years. Which is odd for stars to actually give something of value and both of us have not played there in a very long time.. also party casino scratch card where I got 3 $100 usd free cash 3 days in a row, same thing.. I never put money on that site in forever and only deposited maybe $100 lifetime on that site..

I don’t eat while playing poker. I like to eat while watching some interesting internet videos.

Gentlemen, several times I have read about how to play aggressively with QQ, especially in tournaments, including, I posted a hand with QQ a while ago, in which I bet, and received 3-bet, and i called. A totally unfavorable flop for me on which I folded.

Many at the time opined on going all in pre flop, and the reason was because I had a very “strong” hand.

I’ve been playing often, and I could see that usually when you get the 3-bet, the villain is always ahead, as much as nothing threatening appears on the flop.

Today I received qq once again, and received a 3-bet, I increased again and the villain was all in, and I was sure I was losing my hand, but even so I called, precisely taking into account some arguments in what I have read, both in the community, as in strategy articles.

I just realised that when I started playing poker it was Draw. Does anyone play remember Draw?

That was a game of understanding the odds, even before you invested any chips in the hand.

A slower game, for smaller table numbers, and one where bluffing and poker play really mattered.

Doyle Brunson once said Hold ’em was the Rolls Royce of poker games, I’m trying to think of a car for Draw poker. I think a transit van, big and slow and difficult to drive but really very enjoyable.

Hi players, what’s people’s thoughts on double your money SNG regarding bankrolll building, should you use these to boost your bankroll or aren’t they profitable enough for doing this

Hi players, what’s people’s thoughts on double your money SNG regarding bankrolll building, should you use these to boost your bankroll or aren’t they profitable enough for doing this