@blazeinwolf: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ad-blockers-are-not-allow/ahabnibpppaaiedhfejoolemiabbofkd

This and another add-on from the Chrome Web Store "Ad Blockers are not allowed on Youtube bypass" gets rid of both the pop-ups before it blocks your video player, and the blocking of your video player afterwards. Incredible extension, I almost never see any ads anywhere I go.