{"id":12544,"date":"2018-08-23T22:40:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T22:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=12544"},"modified":"2018-08-24T13:10:22","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T13:10:22","slug":"two-years-later-doug-polk-completes-100-to-10000-bankroll-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/two-years-later-doug-polk-completes-100-to-10000-bankroll-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Years Later, Doug Polk Completes $100 To $10,000 Bankroll Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Doug Polk<\/strong> is back in the news once again, this time for completing his $100 to $10,000 bankroll challenge. The YouTube<\/strong> superstar turned the summer doldrums of poker and cryptocurrency into a daily stream on WSOP.com<\/strong>. Starting at the microstakes of\u00a0\u00a0\u00a25\/\u00a210 and $1 sit-n-gos, Polk completed his goal Wednesday night at $500NL following two years spent on the challenge across 58 playing days<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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We came, we took a shot, we conquered pic.twitter.com\/SoP7Khyldx<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Doug Polk (@DougPolkPoker) August 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Polk decided on this challenge based on the results of a Twitter<\/strong> poll. In his introduction video to the challenge, Polk notes other famous bankroll\u00a0journies from Joe Ingram<\/strong> and Jason Somerville<\/strong>. Polk also recalls his pre-Black Friday ambition of winning 400 buy-ins in a month play $25NL on PokerStars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis journey could happen to them,\u201d Polk said as to why his followers are drawn to the starting price point.<\/p>\n

The challenge also gave Polk a spotlight to put on his Twitch channel which he was building an audience for at the time.<\/p>\n

Start of the journey<\/h2>\n

Polk started the task in the summer of 2016. Life took a few turns for him during that time.<\/p>\n

On August 7, 2016, Polk logged on to WSOP.com under the username \u2018MicroStakes<\/strong>\u2018 and started the climb from two zeroes to five.<\/p>\n

Every session was streamed on Polk\u2019s Twitch channel and lasted from an hour up to 12. Polk focused on low buy-in tournament and freerolls but also dabbled in cash games that stayed within the bankroll requirements.<\/p>\n

By the end of August, Polk\u2019s number crept up to $137 and he took a planned hiatus until November to resume.<\/p>\n

The challenge continued intermittently\u00a0up until April 2017. Polk\u2019s bankroll grew to $1,657 by the time he signed off for the World Series of Poker.<\/p>\n

Logging off<\/h2>\n

A $3.6 million bracelet win<\/strong> and crypto explosion later, Polk\u2019s time available to devote to the bankroll challenge became limited. Polk decided to eschew $100NL in favor of starting a YouTube channel focused on cryptocurrency<\/strong>. The new channel ran parallel to Polk\u2019s poker-related hub and in the middle of becoming poker\u2019s biggest modern media star, the bankroll challenge fell by the wayside.<\/p>\n

Polk returned for six days in November to continue his\u00a0Sisyphusian task<\/strong>. Nearly $300 in the red later, Polk waved the white flag up until May 2018. Polk played one session on May 4 and booked another small loss.<\/p>\n

He then focused his energy on revealing billboards at the Rio and playing the occasional live tournament during the summer.<\/p>\n

Back with vengeance<\/h2>\n

The seasonal doldrums and stagnancy of crypto charts led Polk to make his return to the online streets on July 28. Forty-four days in, Polk came back with the intention of running up the stale roll and completing his challenge<\/strong> before other obligations took over his life.<\/p>\n

Between July 28 and Aug. 14, Polk missed only five days of streaming. He grew his bankroll to $3,320 and raised the stakes he played up to $100NL. A 10-hour session on August 14 in $100NL boosted his bankroll by over $1,000 and earned him a needed week off.<\/p>\n

Polk looked to be on the verge of a major setback on July 29 (Day #45). A $320 tournament ticket into the Sunday Major busted and Polk misclicked his way into rebuying for $320 out of the bankroll. The $320 represented 25 percent of his bankroll at the time but he battled back through runs in smaller tournaments to escape the potential hole.<\/p>\n

August 21 resulted in a $2 loss over an 11-hour grind and there were no signals to immediately indicate Polk would finish his challenge before Labor Day. Then August 22 happened.<\/p>\n

Polk put together a spectacular run playing $200NL and then made the leap to $500NL. In the span of 11 hours, Polk made his way over $10,000 mark and officially completed the challenge. The total number of days Polk spent playing numbered at 58 with the hours in the multiple\u00a0hundreds.<\/p>\n

The $10,000 earned is a far cry from Polk\u2019s hourly in his other business ventures but the entertainment provided along the way certifies his legend among the best in poker\u2019s streaming echelon.<\/p>\n

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