The second round of the fourth series of the High Stakes Duel show will take place within a few weeks after the WSOP 2023, sometime in August, but the exact date is not yet known. This round will follow up on the show's fourth season opener, where Daniel Negreanu defeated Eric Persson. The loser didn't double the $50,000 buy-in in a possible rematch, but so the search began for a new opponent for the longtime world number one.

His long-time critic, with whom DNegs already has some history, finally decided to invest $100,000 and try his hand at PokerKid. Yes, you guessed it right, it's Doug Polk, whose years of roasting in the past have already resulted in an online challenge lasting three months and a total of 25,000 hands. At their end, Doug was rejoicing in his victory, robbing his opponent of a total of $1,201,807.

Although Polk has built up respect in the community after this publicized online challenge, where he is recognized as one of the best heads-up players today, there is no denying Daniel's qualities. Since the mentioned challenge, Daniel managed to gain a lot of experience in heads-ups, but since Doug already declared that "he didn't expect such a good game from Daniel", we can expect that the next fight will be even more balanced.

The structure and course of this battle will be diametrically different from the last online battle, as this time it is a SnG format, as opposed to a cash game. In addition, Daniel has a lot of experience with this show, having already played three rounds with Phil Hellmuth in 2021, of which he lost all of them. Polk, on the other hand, let it be known that the structure of the rising blinds in HSD minimizes his potential advantage. Last but not least, the fact that the enmity that existed between these players has changed to a friendly relationship will also weigh in, so we as viewers will definitely have something to look forward to!

According to the new rules of this show, the player who wins two matches in a row will become the champion of the series. So if Daniel beats Doug, he will become the champion of the fourth series of HSD. If Doug wins, Daniel will have the right to a rematch, which will give me the title if successful. But if he loses and refuses to retaliate, Doug will look for another opponent to defeat and become the champion. So who do you predict will be the champion of this fight?

Source: PokerNews, PGT