Third Man Walking

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Third Man Walking No. 137: All in a Week's Work May 20, 2026

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(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 May 06, 2026

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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 Apr 15, 2026

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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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Here's the vlog I mentioned that featured the dealer error.

The interview doesn’t seem to be out yet. I’ll post it on social media when it’s published.

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Third Man Walking No. 134: Dust Flush Apr 01, 2026

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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" Mar 18, 2026

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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 Mar 04, 2026

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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 Feb 18, 2026

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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 Feb 04, 2026

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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 Jan 21, 2026

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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? Jan 07, 2026

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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