13 Nov 2025 The poker world lit up this week after Doug Polk streamed one of the most talked-about heads-up matches of the year on his official YouTube channel. Doug Polk beat Finnish player Ossi Ketola in a high-stakes heads-up match and won a staggering $1.2 million. It was another crazy show for poker fans. ClubWPT Gold also streamed the heads-up contest, keeping fans glued to their screens. A Match That Had the Poker World Talking Before the game, each player had $400,000 on the table. Polk streamed the whole battle live, with cameras rolling, cards up, and anxiety high. Doug Polk was coming off a packed weekend with action at the PokerGO Studio, where he battled popular names like Jennifer Tilly and Allan Keating. He had no time to rest before jumping straight into this heads-up duel against Ketola. Controversy Surrounding Ossi Ketola Although the game was enjoyable, people were more interested in Ketola. Ketola, who runs a casino in Finland, is known to act out and go on online rants. He frequently says racist things on social media and in live streams, which makes many people mad. Despite Ketola's claim that his actions are merely marketing and protected by "free speech," many in the poker community have voiced their opposition. Several poker media outlets have maintained that racial comments have no place in the game. ClubWPT Gold kept strongly promoting the match anyway, probably because of all the buzz around Ketola's antics. Some critics are upset about how his scandalous behavior is being used as a marketing tool, saying that it may get attention in the short term but hurts the game's image in the long run. Polk Takes the Win and the Spotlight After winning the first two games, he lost one while the stream was down for a short time. When the show came back, the stakes were raised to $1.6 million, and there was a final match. The last hand of the high-stakes contest began with Doug Polk holding, and the flop landed . Polk, who was chasing his draw, called Ketola's $32,000 flop bet. When the showed up on the turn, Ketola put more pressure by betting a huge $106,000. Polk stayed around again because he had a flush draw. The river showed the , giving Polk a full flush. Polk made the snap call right away after Ketola went all in. The outcome was a big win for Polk. Despite being on and off at the poker table, he demonstrates that he remains one of the best heads-up players in the world and continues to perform at a high level. Poker Community Reacts After the match, the poker community went crazy online. Many people were happy for Polk's win, while others were frustrated at Ketola's actions. @BetOnDrew: Sick!!! 🔥🔥 — 乃乇ㄒ ㄖ几 ᗪ尺乇山 (@BetOnDrew) November 11, 2025 @CaliFunk2: Good fuck that racist POS — Timo (@CaliFunk2) November 10, 2025 @CNCTEMATIC: Doug inducing the spaz bluff with his annoying ad copy 😂 Ossi was not appreciating Dug’s banter during this stream — Fake Name (@CNCTEMATIC) November 11, 2025 @iLikeAza: Never bluff Keating Never play Doug Polk heads up Would be two points in my poker manifesto — Aza Adam (@iLikeAza) November 10, 2025 @lostntheblind: So making money in poker today isn’t hard? Congratulations man. The Farha costume was all time last night — TxntilIdie (@lostntheblind) November 10, 2025 @EthViral: Congrats on beating that racist retard. Enjoy the free money — 💨 (formerly crusher.eth) (@EthViral) November 10, 2025
