Hellmuth, Negreanu, Polk, Tony G Tangled in Proposed Heads-Up Challenges
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Phil Hellmuth challenging Doug Polk to a heads-up match sparked a chain reaction of potential heads-up competitions, although we may never get to see any of them.
There’s virtually no way Phil Hellmuth and Doug Polk will actually play. (Image: YouTube)
Polk recently finished off a beatdown of Daniel Negreanu in a 25,000-hand heads-up match. He won $1.2 million at $200/$400 stakes, completely obliterating his rival. Afterward, the “Poker Brat” popped off, criticizing Negreanu’s play. The 15-time bracelet champion, in the same interview with
PokerGo, said he challenged Polk to some heads-up poker.
Tony G Challenges Phil Hellmuth as Pros Line Up to Take Down the Poker Brat
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Tony G wants a piece of Phil Hellmuth. Just four weeks after ending his political career, Tony G is back in the game and taking aim at one of his old sparring partners.
Tony G is the latest player to call out Phil Hellmuth as heads-up fever takes hold. (Image: YouTube/WPT)
With everyone, including Daniel Negreanu, taking potshots at Hellmuth right now, the loudmouth Lithuanian wants to dance.
Tony’s tweet comes at a time when high-profile, heads-up battles are becoming the norm. However, for a match between two of the game’s best talkers to happen, it has to take place on TV.