You think heads-up NLHE found its peak popularity after Black Friday? As for why it's obscure - that's a separate point. Heads-up poker, as a format, was obscu

You think heads-up NLHE found its peak popularity after Black Friday? As for why it's obscure - that's a separate point. Heads-up poker, as a format, was obscure at its peak as it was when Doug Polk was at his, and as it is now. Poker is almost always played at a table with at least six seats, most often more. Heads-up is just tiny in comparison. I just opened up my PokerStars client. Out of the many thousands of players currently playing, approximately 15 are playing heads-up cash games. And only two are playing heads-up cash games for medium or high stakes.