Third Man Walking
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A poker pro's lonely journey through mid stakes cash games and tournaments. Brought to you by CrushLivePoker
Épisodes 148
Third Man Walking No. 148: On Losing Gracefully
(0:00) Introduction(0:15) On losing gracefully(12:29) $5/$5/$10 session(13:09) 75hh on Q64hssKx8x(15:27) 43dd on T53ddx(17:53) 88 on 982r7ccJccc(21:04) A4dd on K52ccx3ccc6x(22:50) ATo on Q88rAdd3x(24:05) …
Notes de l’épisode
(0:00) Introduction
(0:15) On losing gracefully
(12:29) $5/$5/$10 session
(13:09) 75hh on Q64hssKx8x
(15:27) 43dd on T53ddx
(17:53) 88 on 982r7ccJccc
(21:04) A4dd on K52ccx3ccc6x
(22:50) ATo on Q88rAdd3x
(24:05) DBPLOBP: TT74xccc on T53r9dd and AJ5ccxKx
(28:29) KJcc on Q92xcxJdd
(29:55) DBPLOBP: 9955 on QJJr98 and KJXT7
Your correspondent thinks about how to lose gracefully … or, how not to lose disrespectfully. Along the way, he discusses a wildly tight fold he made at $5/$5. He then reviews a swingy $5/$5/$10 session.
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Third Man Walking No. 147: Making the Most of an Opportunity
(0:00) Introduction(0:15) $5/$10/$20 session(2:51) QJo on 943hxxAhh(5:17) 9s9x on 885xssQsss9x(8:09) KK on 999(11:45) QTo on 883r6r7(13:49) AJo on J95hhxJddAhhh(16:13) 66 on J73r6ccTccc(18:22) 85o on …
Notes de l’épisode
(0:00) Introduction
(0:15) $5/$10/$20 session
(2:51) QJo on 943hxxAhh
(5:17) 9s9x on 885xssQsss9x
(8:09) KK on 999
(11:45) QTo on 883r6r7
(13:49) AJo on J95hhxJddAhhh
(16:13) 66 on J73r6ccTccc
(18:22) 85o on A86ddx7x6x
(21:00) KJo on 653hxhJxAx
(23:35) A7ss on Q75dxd3xTx
(26:27) AcJx on AJ8xccTccc5x
(29:20) AJdd on AA8r7dd9ddd
Your correspondent plays a big game and gets opportunities to play much more exciting poker than he's otherwise played recently.
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Third Man Walking No. 146: Living Through Variance
(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) …
Notes de l’épisode
(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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Third Man Walking No. 145: Two Possible Paths
(0:00) Introduction(0:15) Two possible paths(4:39) Garrett Adelstein's "Beneath the Cards"(14:49) $5/$5/$10 hand: TsTx on K97sss5ssss6sssss(18:07) Jesse May's "Shut Up and Deal"Your correspondent thinks about …
Notes de l’épisode
(0:00) Introduction
(0:15) Two possible paths
(4:39) Garrett Adelstein's "Beneath the Cards"
(14:49) $5/$5/$10 hand: TsTx on K97sss5ssss6sssss
(18:07) Jesse May's "Shut Up and Deal"
Your correspondent thinks about two possible paths to success in poker, represented, in different ways, in two poker books: Garrett Adelstein’s recent “Beneath the Cards,” and Jesse May’s “Shut Up and Deal.”
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Third Man Walking No. 144: "Bet Raise Fold"
(0:00) Introduction(0:15) "Bet Raise Fold"(12:36) $5/$5/$10 session(12:49) K9cc on 974r7dd5x(14:37) KJo on K88rQhh7x(15:49) AA preflop spot(17:26) AKo preflop spot(19:21) J7cc on AJJrA. (The river was a …
Notes de l’épisode
(0:00) Introduction
(0:15) "Bet Raise Fold"
(12:36) $5/$5/$10 session
(12:49) K9cc on 974r7dd5x
(14:37) KJo on K88rQhh7x
(15:49) AA preflop spot
(17:26) AKo preflop spot
(19:21) J7cc on AJJrA. (The river was a brick.)
(22:37) From a later session: AKhh on AKJxdd5x
Your correspondent reviews the 2013 poker documentary "Bet Raise Fold," wondering what it means that poker today exists in the shadow of the poker boom two decades ago.
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Third Man Walking No. 143: Preserving Public Games
(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 J92ddxYour …
Notes de l’épisode
(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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Third Man Walking No. 142: Bad Beat Stories, With Sandor Illes
(0:00) Introduction(0:15) Biggest losing session of the year! ($5/$5, $5/$5/$10 and $10/$20)(2:30) KsKx on Q88ssxThh2x(8:32) AQo on A85ddxJx4x(15:21) Sandor Illes on bad beat culture and what makes a great …
Notes de l’épisode
(0:00) Introduction
(0:15) Biggest losing session of the year! ($5/$5, $5/$5/$10 and $10/$20)
(2:30) KsKx on Q88ssxThh2x
(8:32) AQo on A85ddxJx4x
(15:21) Sandor Illes on bad beat culture and what makes a great poker game
Your correspondent talks to livestream player and ball knower Sandor Illes about why you should be willing to listen to your buddy's bad beats. Your correspondent also reviews his worst session of poker so far this year, which included some hands played against Sandor himself.
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Third Man Walking No. 141: Not Enough Hours in a Day
(0:00) Introduction(0:15) The problem of time(11:59) ($5/$5 and) $5/$10 session(12:55) AA on 755r6hhKx(15:16) JJ on 964ccx(16:37) K7o on QJ4rKr7(21:35) JJ on 732cxcTx6x(23:50) AJcc on AQ5xcc6x7x(26:24) AhAx on …
Notes de l’épisode
(0:00) Introduction
(0:15) The problem of time
(11:59) ($5/$5 and) $5/$10 session
(12:55) AA on 755r6hhKx
(15:16) JJ on 964ccx
(16:37) K7o on QJ4rKr7
(21:35) JJ on 732cxcTx6x
(23:50) AJcc on AQ5xcc6x7x
(26:24) AhAx on Q94hxh
(29:44) Double-board hold-em bomb pot: 53ss on K764J and K65r8ssAx
(32:58) AA preflop spot
Your correspondent returns from vacation and thinks about what he'd like to do next, pondering what to do when time seems to be at a premium. He then plays a $5/$10 session that ends with a day-defining cooler.
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Third Man Walking No. 140: On Aggression
(0:00) Introduction(0:15) On aggression(8:25) $5/$5/$10 session(8:36) AhQx on 654hhhAx(10:28) KK (no heart) on 832hhx9xAx(14:47) AhKx on AJTxhh6x5x(16:38) 16:38 A9o (no spade) on QJ7sxs9x9sss(19:12) KK on …
Notes de l’épisode
(0:00) Introduction
(0:15) On aggression
(8:25) $5/$5/$10 session
(8:36) AhQx on 654hhhAx
(10:28) KK (no heart) on 832hhx9xAx
(14:47) AhKx on AJTxhh6x5x
(16:38) 16:38 A9o (no spade) on QJ7sxs9x9sss
(19:12) KK on K43xssAx
(21:05) AA on 982cxc8x
(24:12) QTss on A87sxx3dd
Your correspondent considers the meaning of the term "aggression" in poker, and how odd it is that a word with a negative connotation (a word one might use about someone who starts a bar fight) is how we describe winning poker play.
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Third Man Walking No. 139: Cash Players Vs. Tournament Players
(0:00) Introduction(0:15) Cash Players Vs. Tournament Players(15:23) $5/$5 and $5/$5/$10 session(15:55) QQ preflop spot(17:18) AKo preflop spot(19:02) 88 on 876r5ccKccc(20:28) AQhh on AT8r5hh(21:30) 87cc on …
Notes de l’épisode
(0:00) Introduction
(0:15) Cash Players Vs. Tournament Players
(15:23) $5/$5 and $5/$5/$10 session
(15:55) QQ preflop spot
(17:18) AKo preflop spot
(19:02) 88 on 876r5ccKccc
(20:28) AQhh on AT8r5hh
(21:30) 87cc on A96ddx5x
(23:16) 55 on 873r8ss7x
Your correspondent addresses two amusing but similarly unanswerable questions about cash game pros as compared to tournament pros. Who does better in the other's format? And who's better at poker?
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Third Man Walking No. 138: "The Adults"
(0:00) Introduction(0:15) "The Adults"(12:22) $5/$5/$10 NLHE session(14:04) AJo preflop spot(16:05) T9ss on K82sss7x(21:05) JJ preflop spot(23:47) QQ preflop spotYour correspondent discusses the 2023 film "The …
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(0:00) Introduction
(0:15) "The Adults"
(12:22) $5/$5/$10 NLHE session
(14:04) AJo preflop spot
(16:05) T9ss on K82sss7x
(21:05) JJ preflop spot
(23:47) QQ preflop spot
Your correspondent discusses the 2023 film "The Adults," which prominently features poker being played in bumbling fashion. He then plays some bumbling poker himself, struggling through a $5/$5/$10 session.
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Third Man Walking No. 137: All in a Week's Work
(0:00) Introduction(0:52) Sunday, May 10(5:41) 22 on QJ2ssxQx4x(9:27) QhQx on 874hhx(13:31) Monday, May 11(16:53) QQ on J86r(17:26) AKo on A73xcc(18:21) QQ (again) on J73hxh9x9x(21:00) Tuesday, May 12(22:15) …
Notes de l’épisode
(0:00) Introduction
(0:52) Sunday, May 10
(5:41) 22 on QJ2ssxQx4x
(9:27) QhQx on 874hhx
(13:31) Monday, May 11
(16:53) QQ on J86r
(17:26) AKo on A73xcc
(18:21) QQ (again) on J73hxh9x9x
(21:00) Tuesday, May 12
(22:15) Double-board PLO bomb pot: JT98r on T92ddd2xAx and KQ4r7xT
(26:38) Wednesday, May 13
(26:50) Double-board hold-em bomb pot: 99 on 975ccx and T64xcc
(30:20) AKo on A96r3hh5x
(32:26) Thursday, May 14
(34:03) Friday, May 15
(34:37) AQdd on Q65r6x
(36:22) 52dd on KJ2dccJx
Your correspondent reviews an entire week of poker to see what the podcast might be missing by only featuring his most impactful sessions. Along the way, he discusses the stereotypical poker night-owl schedule, the upsides and downsides of playing at different casinos, the value regs create for cardrooms, and how he balances playing and doing commentary.
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Third Man Walking No. 136: Loose Ends
(0:00) Introduction(0:15) The Lodge, the LA blackjack ban, and "The Highest Stakes"(4:59) $5/$10 no-limit hold-em session(6:11) AhAx on J43xhhKx7x(9:40) 88 on 953ssxAx(11:37) K2ss on T54r3rA(13:41) AJo on …
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(0:00) Introduction
(0:15) The Lodge, the LA blackjack ban, and "The Highest Stakes"
(4:59) $5/$10 no-limit hold-em session
(6:11) AhAx on J43xhhKx7x
(9:40) 88 on 953ssxAx
(11:37) K2ss on T54r3rA
(13:41) AJo on J83rKccJx
(16:10) 87o on J93ddxTx3x
(19:25) AJo on JJ3r9ss5x
(24:46) KK all-in preflop
(25:53) 33 on 653rAhhAx
(28:37) AsKx on T82rKss7sss
Your correspondent begins with a roundup of recent poker topics, including the Lodge's victory in Texas, the lack of changes (so far) to poker in Los Angeles in the wake of the ban on blackjack in California card rooms, and the new movie "The Highest Stakes," which has little to say about poker but is dumb fun nonetheless. He then reviews a sloppily played $5/$10 session.
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Third Man Walking No. 135: Live Cash Games In the Near Future
(0:00) Introduction(0:14) Live cash games in the near future(14:39) $5/$10 NLHE session(15:07) AJss on A82ddx9cc(17:04) AKo on KKTxssTx2sss(19:04) 9s3x on 865rAss2sss(21:13) A3dd on T42dxd(22:21) JJ on …
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(0:00) Introduction
(0:14) Live cash games in the near future
(14:39) $5/$10 NLHE session
(15:07) AJss on A82ddx9cc
(17:04) AKo on KKTxssTx2sss
(19:04) 9s3x on 865rAss2sss
(21:13) A3dd on T42dxd
(22:21) JJ on QT3r4cc5x
(30:12) 30:12 A7hh on A82xxhQhhKhhh
(31:55) QQ on 954rJrA
(34:24) 76cc on K54xcc
Your correspondent thinks about how live poker might look in four years. Then, he reviews a spewy $5/$10 session.
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Third Man Walking No. 134: Dust Flush
(0:00) Introduction(0:15) On the closure of the Lodge(7:00) $5/$10 NLHE session(7:16) AKss on A76rQcc(10:34) A5cc on Q55ssx4x6x(13:01) JTss on 988ccxQx4x(15:09) AdAx on T32xdd5xJx(16:19) Double-board hold-em …
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(0:00) Introduction
(0:15) On the closure of the Lodge
(7:00) $5/$10 NLHE session
(7:16) AKss on A76rQcc
(10:34) A5cc on Q55ssx4x6x
(13:01) JTss on 988ccxQx4x
(15:09) AdAx on T32xdd5xJx
(16:19) Double-board hold-em bomb pot: T6dd on T75xdx4dd8x and 652r4ssQx
(21:32) KsQx on J98ssx8sssAssss
(23:22) Double-board hold-em bomb pot: J9o on 998r2ccKx and 877r4ssQx
(27:01) AA on ...
Your correspondent addresses the recent (hopefully temporary) closure of the Lodge near Austin, then reviews a wild $5/$10 session.
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Third Man Walking No. 133: "Deal"
(0:00) Introduction(0:15) The 2008 poker movie "Deal"(12:16) $5/$10 NLHE session(12:55) Bonus $5/$10 hand: AhAx on 742hhx6xJx(18:20) $5/$5 hand: AsKx on 983sss(20:08) $5/$10 hand: AJo on T95r8ss(21:51) QsQx on …
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(0:00) Introduction
(0:15) The 2008 poker movie "Deal"
(12:16) $5/$10 NLHE session
(12:55) Bonus $5/$10 hand: AhAx on 742hhx6xJx
(18:20) $5/$5 hand: AsKx on 983sss
(20:08) $5/$10 hand: AJo on T95r8ss
(21:51) QsQx on K84sss7ssssKx
(24:30) JJ (no spade) on Q93sxs
(27:08) Double-board hold-em bomb pot: T8o on T63ssxKx and 962r4cc
(28:32) KJo on J65hhxJxTx
Your correspondent looks back at the poker film "Deal," which received intriguingly horrible reviews upon its release in 2008. He then plays a $5/$10 session against a tight table.
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Third Man Walking No. 132: The California Blackjack Ban and Its Impact On Poker
(0:00) Introduction(0:15) How the legal battle facing California's card rooms might impact poker in the state(11:45) $5/$10 NLHE session(13:47) ATo on AT8cxcTccc(16:41) QhQx on 554xhh7hhh6x(18:44) AKo on …
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(0:00) Introduction
(0:15) How the legal battle facing California's card rooms might impact poker in the state
(11:45) $5/$10 NLHE session
(13:47) ATo on AT8cxcTccc
(16:41) QhQx on 554xhh7hhh6x
(18:44) AKo on Q98xdd5xJx
(21:54) JJ on 972r3hh7x
(23:24) QJdd on 976hdhThhh
(24:58) A9dd on JTTrAss
(27:40) A7ss on A65xss2x9x
(29:27) AJdd preflop spot
(30:56) A4cc preflop spot
Your correspondent discusses how a potential ban on blackjack-type games in California card rooms could impact poker. Then, he reviews a $5/$10 session that he made with this podcast in mind.
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Third Man Walking No. 131: Distractions & Mistakes
(0:00) Intro(0:15) Distractions and mistakes(8:31) $5/$10 session(8:35) 95ss on Q96xxsJss8sss(9:49) T8ss on T83r2rK; thoughts on the population finding more river folds than they once did(11:43) KxQh on …
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(0:00) Intro
(0:15) Distractions and mistakes
(8:31) $5/$10 session
(8:35) 95ss on Q96xxsJss8sss
(9:49) T8ss on T83r2rK; thoughts on the population finding more river folds than they once did
(11:43) KxQh on T83hhx2x2hhh
(13:51) 97ss on K62xss3sss8x
(15:30) 98o on J74ccx4ss
(16:55) Jackpot! AA vs. QQ vs. TT on AQTT
(19:52) JJ (no heart) on 983hhh2hhhh
(21:28) AQcc on T94ccx8x8ccc
(26:49) J7cc on QJJr9dd6x
(28:07) A2o on AJJrQhhKx
Your correspondent plays a $5/$10 session, wins a table share of a jackpot, and muses about distractions and about not being in the right frame of mind to perform.
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Third Man Walking No. 130: Chaos
(0:00) Intro(0:19) Chaos(8:18) $5/$5 NLHE session(8:30) KK (no heart) on Q76hhhJx8x(10:36) 77 on T42r7dd3x(12:40) 44 on J868r4(14:33) AThh on 842cxcTss9x(16:11) AKdd on QJ5r7dd4x(18:28) KcKx on T85cxc6xYour …
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(0:00) Intro
(0:19) Chaos
(8:18) $5/$5 NLHE session
(8:30) KK (no heart) on Q76hhhJx8x
(10:36) 77 on T42r7dd3x
(12:40) 44 on J868r4
(14:33) AThh on 842cxcTss9x
(16:11) AKdd on QJ5r7dd4x
(18:28) KcKx on T85cxc6x
Your correspondent discusses Barry Greenstein's idea of "chaos" -- the millions of kinds of luck in poker (or outside it) that seem further removed from the key elements of poker gameplay than just getting aces against kings, or getting an awful river card. Your correspondent then plays a $5/$5 session that ends with a bit of Greensteinian chaos.
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Third Man Walking No. 129: Turning a Corner
(0:00) Intro(0:15) On turning a corner(10:38) $5/$5/$10 NLHE session(12:00) AQhh on 765rQx7(14:02) QQ (no club) on J54xcc7ccc2x(18:00) AThh preflop spot(18:56) 8x7h on 653hhh9x8hhhh(20:34) AsJx on …
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(0:00) Intro
(0:15) On turning a corner
(10:38) $5/$5/$10 NLHE session
(12:00) AQhh on 765rQx7
(14:02) QQ (no club) on J54xcc7ccc2x
(18:00) AThh preflop spot
(18:56) 8x7h on 653hhh9x8hhhh
(20:34) AsJx on K97sxs3sss
(22:43) T8dd on AJ9xdd
Your correspondent looks back to a time when he had a big breakthrough in his poker results, and wonders what causes such breakthroughs. Then, he gets into a number of difficult spots in a $5/$5/$10 session.
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Third Man Walking No. 128: There's a Right Answer, but What Is It?
(0:00) Intro(0:15) What I've been up to(2:40) There's a right answer, but what is it?(10:25) $5/$5/$10 hand: AThh on A83xdd6x(15:25) AQo on Q83r4r(23:56) $5/$5/$10 session(25:14) AJo on AK6xcc9x8x(26:51) …
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(0:00) Intro
(0:15) What I've been up to
(2:40) There's a right answer, but what is it?
(10:25) $5/$5/$10 hand: AThh on A83xdd6x
(15:25) AQo on Q83r4r
(23:56) $5/$5/$10 session
(25:14) AJo on AK6xcc9x8x
(26:51) Ridiculous preflop spot with KK
(30:34) AQo on AQ2dxdTx8x
(32:51) AQo (again) on KJTrJccTx
(33:59) AA on Q94hhx
(35:22) TT on T72ccx6x6x
(38:27) A9ss on 863ddxAhh
Your correspondent thinks about the many decision points in live poker in which there probably are correct answers, but it's not clear what it is.
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Third Man Walking No. 127: Searching for a Good Game
(0:00) Intro(0:15) A frustrating day at $5/$5 and $5/$10(7:12) $5/$5 hand: 88 on 842hxh6ccAx(13:14) Poker as "founder training"(19:17) $5/$5 NLHE/standup game session(19:47) JJ all-in preflop(21:04) AKo all-in …
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(0:00) Intro
(0:15) A frustrating day at $5/$5 and $5/$10
(7:12) $5/$5 hand: 88 on 842hxh6ccAx
(13:14) Poker as "founder training"
(19:17) $5/$5 NLHE/standup game session
(19:47) JJ all-in preflop
(21:04) AKo all-in preflop
(22:33) AA on A33ddx4x
(23:32) AQo on A74hhxQhhh2hhhh
(25:41) A8cc preflop
Your correspondent discusses a frustrating day of poker, responds to Kelly Lucas' reaction to Erik Seidel's potential retirement in the wake of impending changes to taxation of gambling losses, and then finds respite in an out-of-town poker room that allows the standup game.
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Third Man Walking No. 126: AI and Poker Storytelling
(0:00) Social media and AI(2:32) Storytelling in poker(17:11) $5/$10 NLHE session(17:36) K9dd on A98ssdTsss2x(20:22) AdKx on 964ddd(22:28) AThh on QT5rAcc9x(24:33) KsJx on JT3sxsAx(26:00) TT (no spade) on …
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(0:00) Social media and AI
(2:32) Storytelling in poker
(17:11) $5/$10 NLHE session
(17:36) K9dd on A98ssdTsss2x
(20:22) AdKx on 964ddd
(22:28) AThh on QT5rAcc9x
(24:33) KsJx on JT3sxsAx
(26:00) TT (no spade) on J63sss6x9ssss
(28:53) AA on QT2rKss4x
(30:21) QJo on AT8cxcKhh4ccc
Your correspondent thinks about the AI mini-scandal that recently engulfed the WSOP's "No Limit" docuseries. He lists some problems with poker storytelling that are particular to poker and its ecosystem, then discusses what sorts of stories about poker he'd like to hear or watch. Then, he plays a $5/$10 session in which he struggles to be precise against an action player.
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Third Man Walking No. 125: "Ballad of a Small Player"
(0:00) Intro(0:15) "Ballad of a Small Player"(13:06) $5/$5 NLHE session(16:00) JJ preflop spot(17:40) AKdd preflop spot(19:02) AJdd on A54xdx3ss2x(22:18) AQo on AT5hxh6dd9x(24:09) AA on 322r(26:07) J9ss on …
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(0:00) Intro
(0:15) "Ballad of a Small Player"
(13:06) $5/$5 NLHE session
(16:00) JJ preflop spot
(17:40) AKdd preflop spot
(19:02) AJdd on A54xdx3ss2x
(22:18) AQo on AT5hxh6dd9x
(24:09) AA on 322r
(26:07) J9ss on T75ssx2sss4ssss
Your correspondent discusses the new Netflix film “Ballad of a Small Player,” finding it more rewarding upon repeated viewings. He also picks up some big hands in a recent $5/$5 session.
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Third Man Walking No. 124: The Latest Private-Game Scandal
(0:00) Private games and the Chauncey Billups scandal(10:52) $5/$10 session(12:14) AKhh all-in preflop(13:00) 99 all-in preflop(15:38) AKo on K54r6ssQx(17:57) QhQx on AJ6hhxQx4hhh(20:01) QTcc on …
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(0:00) Private games and the Chauncey Billups scandal
(10:52) $5/$10 session
(12:14) AKhh all-in preflop
(13:00) 99 all-in preflop
(15:38) AKo on K54r6ssQx
(17:57) QhQx on AJ6hhxQx4hhh
(20:01) QTcc on QT4hxhJx7hhh
(21:41) JThh on AQ2hxxKx
(23:25) AA on AQTr4ccJx
Your correspondent discusses the Chauncey Billups scandal and Doug Polk's interview with Philip Wiszowaty and how, again, private games are the problem.
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Third Man Walking No. 123: Colson Whitehead's "The Noble Hustle"
(0:00) Intro(0:37) The Noble Hustle(11:18) $5/$10 session(12:47) TT on T77ddx8x2ddd(16:11) AcQx on 974cxcKxKccc(21:37) A4hh on Q76hxh(22:39) AKhh all-in preflop(26:20) J9cc on Q52ccxAccc8x(29:09) AKhh on …
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(0:00) Intro
(0:37) The Noble Hustle
(11:18) $5/$10 session
(12:47) TT on T77ddx8x2ddd
(16:11) AcQx on 974cxcKxKccc
(21:37) A4hh on Q76hxh
(22:39) AKhh all-in preflop
(26:20) J9cc on Q52ccxAccc8x
(29:09) AKhh on 544hxxJhh
(31:16) AJo on AJ4r4ccTx
Your correspondent reviews Colson Whitehead’s 2014 poker diary “The Noble Hustle,” a beautifully written account of his brief foray into the poker world and his entry into the WSOP Main Event. Then, a review of a messy $5/$10 session.
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Third Man Walking No. 122: "Cold Deck"
Your correspondent reviews the 2015 Canadian poker thriller “Cold Deck,” then recaps a relatively smooth (but imperfect) session at $5/$10.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE 0:23 “Cold Deck”11:49 $5/$5 and $5/$10 …
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Your correspondent reviews the 2015 Canadian poker thriller “Cold Deck,” then recaps a relatively smooth (but imperfect) session at $5/$10.
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CLICK HERE0:23 “Cold Deck”
11:49 $5/$5 and $5/$10 session
12:03 AJo on K63r4dd
14:08 J9cc preflop spot
15:43 AKo on AJ6ccx7x4x
16:54 KK on T94r9cc5x
19:44 KK (again) on T86hhx
22:27 AQo preflop spot
23:11 JhJx on T76hxhKhhh5x
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Your correspondent discusses the potential ban on sweepstakes casinos in California, then reviews a $5/$5/$10 session in which he wonders how frequently he's getting bluffed.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE 0:19 …
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Your correspondent discusses the potential ban on sweepstakes casinos in California, then reviews a $5/$5/$10 session in which he wonders how frequently he's getting bluffed.
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CLICK HERE0:19 Thoughts on (more) law changes affecting poker players in California and elsewhere
6:06 $5/$5/$10 no-limit hold-em session6:24 88 preflop
8:47 AQo on QJ3r
11:17 76hh on QJ2hxh4hhh7x
13:11 AdKx K65ddx3ddd8x
15:22 TT on T72ssxQxKx
17:47 K9o on K42rQhh3x
21:34 AKo all-in preflop
22:35 KcKx on A54ccxKdd
25:44 Very old $1/$2 hand history: KK on AK3r
http://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.comThird Man Walking No. 120: Big Hands and a Big Mistake
Your correspondent watches the 2013 poker-adjacent film “Runner Runner,” then gets put in some tough spots at $5/$5/$10, making (at least) one big mistake along the way.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE 0:15 Making …
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Your correspondent watches the 2013 poker-adjacent film “Runner Runner,” then gets put in some tough spots at $5/$5/$10, making (at least) one big mistake along the way.
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CLICK HERE0:15 Making adjustments to online poker with big antes
3:48 Watching “Runner Runner”
7:35 $5/$5/$10 session
7:56 AThh on Q54hxx9cc
10:21 AJo on J42ccxJhhKhhh
16:51 KK (no club) on Q98ccx
18:08 Quads alert! 55 on Q65cxc5ss2x
19:41 AKhh on AQ2xxh4x
20:53 KsKd on Q74dxdJssQx
24:48 Double-board PLO bomb pot! AK54hhxh on ...
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Board 1: 874hhx8xKx (so on the river I have KK88A)
Board 2: A43rA8 (so on the river I have AAA44)
http://crushlivepoker.comThird Man Walking No. 119: The Churn in Private Games
Your correspondent reflects on how private games cycle through players, and how public games in LA can compete with those of the private-game world, which offer newer side games. He also muses on a recent …
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Your correspondent reflects on how private games cycle through players, and how public games in LA can compete with those of the private-game world, which offer newer side games. He also muses on a recent experiment that seems to point toward privatization even in tournaments in casinos.
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CLICK HERE0:15 Scattered thoughts on private games and the way poker is changing
0:37 Derek DelGaudio's "Amoralman"
2:00 The creep of privatization in tournaments
6:16 How private games can cause players to go broke faster (and reflections on the ways the cash-game ecosystem is changing)
17:07 $5/$10 and $5/$5/$10 sessions18:09 KTo on KJ3r6ssJx
20:25 KhKx on 983hxh
22:24 AJcc on J53ddxTx2ddd
25:01 76hh on J76xcc
29:23 $5/$10/$20 hand: All-in preflop with ATo
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