{"id":4418,"date":"2021-01-29T11:37:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T11:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=4418"},"modified":"2021-01-29T11:37:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T11:37:28","slug":"doug-polk-loses-his-cool-as-daniel-negreanu-results-to-frequent-tanking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/doug-polk-loses-his-cool-as-daniel-negreanu-results-to-frequent-tanking","title":{"rendered":"Doug Polk Loses His Cool As Negreanu Results To Frequent Tanking"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DougDoug Polk<\/strong> lost his cool during his latest heads-up session with Daniel Negreanu<\/strong>. On January 27th, the pair met again on WSOP.com for Day 33 of their grudge match<\/a>, and at one point during the game, Polk temporarily sat out because of Negreanu\u2019s frequent tanking. <\/p>\n

Phil Galfond<\/strong>, who serves as the game\u2019s mediator, had to interfere to settle the issue. While the RIO founder acknowledged that tanking isn\u2019t illegal, he advised Negreanu to speed up his play, which the latter obliged. <\/p>\n

When the Canadian finally stopped tanking, Polk went on a heater, reducing his opponent\u2019s early lead of $60,000 to absolutely nothing, leaving him with a sizable $136,239 deficit by the end of the game which involved a total of 560 hands. <\/p>\n

With 5,078 hands remaining out of the 25,000 hands the pair agreed to play, Negreanu is currently behind by $701,948.<\/p>\n

Negreanu\u2019s tanking prompted Polk to return to his usual bashing behavior, and for the first time since the match began, Polk was at it again, attacking his long-time rival on social media, describing his recent play as \u201cpathetic<\/em>\u201d and a \u201ctotal piece of sh*t<\/em>\u201c. <\/p>\n

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Completely pathetic showing from @RealKidPoker<\/a> today<\/p>\n

Tanking 20 seconds to open, tanking 20 seconds to check flop, tanking every single decision in an effort to slow the game down to nothing.<\/p>\n

Total piece of shit move.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Doug \u201cLock It Up\u201d Polk (@DougPolkVids) January 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n