Jon-PokerVIP: I just can't seem to get behind this. I find watching Doug play these stakes incredibly boring and he is not exactly going to go into strat talk mode throughout so there is nothing entertaining there either.
I think it is always great to see the best at what they do show that everything is possible for anyone but this doesn't seem to be the way to do it. It is also confusing that this is Doug Polk and not UpswingPoker which is his....TRAINING SITE. You know if they were doing this to get new paying members and people subscribing to that site it would make a bit more sense but even then doing it this way does not - why not just do some incredible coaching videos or part series going in depth into the strat to really show how an average person can climb the stakes?
I think for me it is all just that the excitement has gone from when Doug started out. Finally a high stakes pro really living this life and playing the high stakes was going to show it all and just let it rip. The high stakes heads up on Stars and the SCOOP wins were epic but then all of a sudden he is grinding 2nl just like the other 10000000000x people are doing and for no great reason at all.
Don't watch him then?
He asked his fans what they wanted to see, they answered $100 - $10,000 so he is pleasing the people who are engaging with him.
He said himself his motivation came from his 400bi at 25nl in a month challenge and he loves the opportunity to show what is possible.
In a couple weeks he will hopefully be playing like 20/50nl. That will be massively helpful for loads of players playing those limits.