ClubWPT Gold Curse Lifted off Doug?

Over the past few weeks on ClubWPT Gold, Doug Polk has been grinding away at another bankroll challenge, aiming to win $100,000 playing online poker in just a month. But things haven’t exactly gone according to plan for The Lodge Card Club co-owner. Instead of running it up, Polk has found himself on the wrong side of the poker gods, injecting $37,000 into the heads-up ecosystem. But was a small rebate on the horizon?

After doubling up Wolfgang, Ivey put in his last $968 with Q♦6♦. Polk called with 8♠8♣before Wolfgang was all-in for a third time, this time holding A♣K♥. Polk flicked in the call as the covering stack for the cards to turn over. Remarkably, the pocket eights were good after the river, and Polk pulled out some rare celebratory dance moves as the $11K pot was pushed in his direction. After the WPT Super Stream wrapped up, Polk managed to claw back an additional $2,000 in his heads-up challenge. While his goal of $100,000 in the black might be out of reach, there’s still time to hit Challenge $0 with just over a week and a half left to go.

Brutal Session for Polk has 'Code Doug' Online Poker Challenge on the Fritz

From Bad to Worse for Yau

Like Polk, Yau has found himself on a rough stretch lately. The vlogger hasn’t been shy about the downswing he's facing, as he continues to lose six-figure pots. On top of that, his own $1 million poker bankroll challenge has been, in his words, “incredibly unsuccessful,” and JRB, who promised to "whoop ass" ahead of the stream, looked to inflict some more misery on Yau.

Moments after getting into the game, JRB and Yau were flipping for more than $4,000. A king-high flop saw JRB's Big Slick pull ahead of Yau's tens to set the cash game veteran off to a flying start.

And things went from bad to worse for Yau after folding a monster preflop. Facing a raise, three-bet and four-bet ahead of his action. Yau was in the blender with ace-king. Yau, despite his reputation for punting, opted to go the conservative route and give up his Big Slick. He soon regretted his decision.

Wolfgang’s K♥Q♥and "greenrider3’s" A♣Q♣would have been dominated, and to make matters worse, neither player connected with the runout. So what did Yau think of his newfound discipline? Not much. "I suck at this game, oh my god, I suck," he groaned in frustration as the hand played out.

Polk was the big winner by the end of the session, banking almost a $10,000 profit. Ivey, JRB and Wolfgang fell into the red while Yau finished around the even mark.