Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode of UpOnly, Doug Polk joins Cobie and Ledger to talk about his many adventures, from becoming a best in class heads up poker player, to long term crypto investing, content creation, and several stories of scams he's run across.
twitter.com/DougPolkVids
upswingpoker.com
Presented by FTX (rebranded from Blockfolio!): uponly.tv/ftx
00:00 - Intro
01:23 - FTX marketing taking over
02:51 - Doug and YouTube
06:40 - Working out / Fitness bets / Drinking
08:50 - How did Doug get into crypto?
10:30 - Banking the unbanked / Transfer fees
15:08 - Binance Smart Chain
19:00 - Charlie Lee and Litecoin top
21:58 - Is there anyone down as bad as Jackson Palmer?
23:40 - Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, Cathie Wood
31:00 - Doug’s poker challenge
34:10 - Ledger’s trading
36:00 - Doug and Cobie on whales and trading philosophy
40:10 - Ledger on the different types of traders
41:42 - Doug on diversification
44:34 - Crypto and poker crossover
47:50 - Is Cobie mean to Ledger?
51:25 - Why doesn’t Doug play too much poker anymore?
55:45 - How does Doug spend his time? / Moving to Austin Texas
1:00:45 - Getting recognized in real life
1:02:16 - More on moving to new places
1:03:47 - Doug’s scammer takedown podcasts and videos
1:06:25 - Save the Kids Token
1:08:20 - Tether talk
1:12:20 - DeFi world / yield farming / ETH layer 2
1:19:50 - ZK Rollups
1:25:10 - Best scams that Doug has seen?
1:33:00 - Bitcoin Cash / Roger Ver
1:39:50 - Free alpha / deviating from the traditional path
In this episode of UpOnly, Doug Polk joins Cobie and Ledger to talk about his many adventures, from becoming a best in class heads up poker player, to long term crypto investing, content creation, and several stories of scams he's run across.
twitter.com/DougPolkVids
upswingpoker.com
Presented by FTX (rebranded from Blockfolio!): uponly.tv/ftx
00:00 - Intro
01:23 - FTX marketing taking over
02:51 - Doug and YouTube
06:40 - Working out / Fitness bets / Drinking
08:50 - How did Doug get into crypto?
10:30 - Banking the unbanked / Transfer fees
15:08 - Binance Smart Chain
19:00 - Charlie Lee and Litecoin top
21:58 - Is there anyone down as bad as Jackson Palmer?
23:40 - Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, Cathie Wood
31:00 - Doug’s poker challenge
34:10 - Ledger’s trading
36:00 - Doug and Cobie on whales and trading philosophy
40:10 - Ledger on the different types of traders
41:42 - Doug on diversification
44:34 - Crypto and poker crossover
47:50 - Is Cobie mean to Ledger?
51:25 - Why doesn’t Doug play too much poker anymore?
55:45 - How does Doug spend his time? / Moving to Austin Texas
1:00:45 - Getting recognized in real life
1:02:16 - More on moving to new places
1:03:47 - Doug’s scammer takedown podcasts and videos
1:06:25 - Save the Kids Token
1:08:20 - Tether talk
1:12:20 - DeFi world / yield farming / ETH layer 2
1:19:50 - ZK Rollups
1:25:10 - Best scams that Doug has seen?
1:33:00 - Bitcoin Cash / Roger Ver
1:39:50 - Free alpha / deviating from the traditional path
