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Third Man Walking No. 143: Preserving Public Games

August 19, 2026 · 33 min

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(0:00) Introduction

(0:15) Preserving public games

(22:39) $5/$5/$10 session

(22:51) A4cc on T43cxcQx2x

(24:56) KK all-in preflop

(25:35) 55 on A75r

(26:56) 77 on J98r9r7

(28:29) AKhh on Q94cch

(30:19) JJ on J92ddx

Your correspondent discusses how best to balance private games in card rooms with existing public games. He argues that public games (which can often run with less overhead and less friction than private ones) should be protected — both for the players, so that they can come and go as they please, and, perhaps, for the card rooms themselves.

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