This week, in case you missed it, featured a WSOP Twitch storm as Daniel Negreanu was briefly banned from the poker streaming service after offering to insert a poker player’s teeth where he’d have no natural use for them.
Polk doesn’t just want Negreanu’s head on a plate – although, imagining the YouTube views, he might require it – Polk wants a ‘heads-up for rolls’ clash.
These match-ups always sound way more exciting than they end up being, so before you buy up your nearest 7/11’s entire supply of sweet ‘n’ salted popcorn, think back to the Cate Hall vs. Mike Dentale ‘clash’, which had all the rumble in the jungle of a petting zone at a hamster sanctuary.
Doug Polk took it upon himself to suggest the format (to his Twitter fans)…
In before he wants to play 9 card omaha 12 or lower stud session, and then play 1 tournament and call it a day.
— Doug Polk (@DougPolkVids) July 28, 2020
I want a 25k hand 4 table HUNL THROWDOWN. LETS FUCKING GO
…but Negreanu thought it unfair and was happy to question the fairness on the public forum…
Ok so I’m clear:
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) July 28, 2020
You want to play the format you studied the most and I haven’t.
You want it to be played online.
And you want me to play 4 tables at the same time?
Anything else? You want me to stream it too so you can see my hole cards? https://t.co/3k1wuRwBd2
leading to a counter-offer from Polk which is yet to be taken up on or rejected.
How about this, we each pick a game. Challenge is split between both formats.
— Doug Polk (@DougPolkVids) July 28, 2020
I want to do this online so we can actually play some reasonable volume, but I am willing to move it down to 2 tables.
Also I have never used a solver in my life and havent studied in years. https://t.co/PAVOc6Ibmt
One fan was only too keen to compare the match-up to a famous boxer vs. MMA fight between the two biggest names in each fighting class.
If its HUNL this will be like…
— Antisocial Introvert (@BlueStretchMark) July 28, 2020
Polkweather v. NeGregor
not even close
While any major heads-up competition between Polk and Negreanu would be box office, it might not quite be the explosive heads-up fans would hope for. Polk is all about the views and it’s likely that YouTube would have to play a major part in the offering – so expect moderation and no teeth-based insults related to certificate-R content.
Possibly the funniest comment on the whole situation came from Negreanu as he said “Can I at least set the rake structure?”
Now that’s funny.