Doug Polk is organizing a heads-up tournament for streamers

Three-time WSOP champion Doug Polk, together with ClubWPT Gold, will host a heads-up tournament for streamers with a prize pool of $500,000. The event, titled Poker Champs, will take place on the ClubWPT Gold platform from September 19 to 26.

In the first round, eight players will be split into pairs and play best-of-three matches. The four semifinalists will reach the money, while the four losers will leave the tournament without any payout. Doug Polk will commentate on every game on his YouTube channel, and in addition, each participant will run their own stream to show viewers the tournament from a unique perspective.

So far, four players have been confirmed: chess streamer Alexandra Botez and video game bloggers Félix "xQc" Lengyel, Thomas Chance "sodapoppin" Morris, and Eric Lamont "erobb221" Robbins Jr. The full lineup will be announced soon, and the organizers note that there will be no professional poker players among them.

The first round of Poker Champs starts on September 19, while the semifinals, the third-place match, and the final are scheduled for September 26.

Prize distribution for the tournament:
🟡 1st place — $250,000
🟣 2nd place — $125,000
🟡 3rd place — $75,000
🟣 4th place — $50,000

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