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Third Man Walking No. 146: Living Through Variance

October 7, 2026 · 31 min

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(0:00) Introduction

(0:15) Living through variance

(16:35) $5/$10/$20 session

(17:08) KhKx on Q76hhxQss9hhh

(18:51) TT on J98rTrQ

(20:25) AQss on K83sxs9xJx

(22:08) QJcc on Q74xxc8cc8x

(24:21) KhJo on AK6r7hhAx

(25:25) AKo on Q43ddx

(28:38) AA on K72r9hh8x

Your correspondent discusses living through variance as a major challenge to playing poker professionally. Along the way, he talks about getting insurance as a poker player, and why so many pros seek out side hustles. Then, he wonders about how he’s playing after a $5/$10/$20 session.

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