Third Man Walking

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Third Man Walking No. 97: Defending the Straddle Sep 18, 2024

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Your correspondent defends "mandatory" under-the-gun straddles against recent criticism. Then, he plays a brief but fruitful $5/$10 session.

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0:16 Some not-so-obvious reasons why straddles are good for games
10:10 $5/$10 NLHE session
10:52 K4ss on JJ6rAssTsss
13:04 88 on K42ssxJx6x
14:28 KQo on QT9cxc7hh
16:54 AQo on AQ9sssAxQx
19:19 A4dd on A53ssx
23:08 JJ on 854xssAx2x
25:09 AhAd on J84ccx9ccc6x

Brent Jenkins on the Poker Zoo Podcast:

https://persuadeo.nl/pz94-brent-jenkins-is-that-guy/

The Anti-Straddle Manifesto:

https://brentjenkins83.substack.com/p/the-anti-straddle-manifesto?r=4adu4k&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true
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Third Man Walking No. 96: Crazy, Crazy, Crazy Sep 04, 2024

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Your correspondent tries to fight off bad thoughts while playing $5/$10 and $5/$5 at two casinos.

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1:05 On the "dead zone" in late afternoon public poker games
2:32 $5/$10 NLHE session
2:39 AKcc all-in preflop
3:17 KK all-in preflop
4:14 KK all-in preflop (again)
5:46 JJ on QT2hxh4cc
8:15 QTss on QJ6rAxA
10:22 $5/$5 session later that day at a different casino
13:27 AKo all-in preflop
17:34 JJ on T32sxs2x
18:21 AQcc KJ8cxxQx
19:52 AJss all-in preflop

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Third Man Walking No. 95: "Dead Money," With Josh Wilcox Aug 21, 2024

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Your correspondent talks to screenwriter and poker player Josh Wilcox, who wrote the upcoming poker movie "Dead Money." Your correspondent then reviews a recent $5/$10 session.

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1:35 Josh Wilcox on "Dead Money"
15:55 Playing a freeroll tournament
20:09 $5/$10 NLHE session
20:15 AKss on K72ccxAxQx
22:04 A7dd on Q96ddxJxAx
24:57 AKss (again) on KQ7xhhTdd
27:50 A9o on 963rTcc9x
33:47 AcAh on 632ddx

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Third Man Walking No. 94: Cheating On Every Page Aug 07, 2024

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Your correspondent offers a prescription for the recent controversy surrounding Jonathan Tamayo's victory in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker. He then discusses potential cheating in online poker and -- ugh -- public live poker games, and finds parallels between what's happening now and descriptions of the early days of poker in James McManus' "Cowboys Full." Then, he reviews a profitable but sloppy session of $5/$10 NLHE.

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0:20 What can be done to address bad optics and a potentially unfair competitive environment in the World Series of Poker Main Event, and in live poker more broadly

Will Jaffe's tweet:
Alan Keating's tweet:
Apestyles on the Thinking Poker Podcast:
"Recent reports out of Paris ...":
Only Friends podcast episode on the alleged live poker cheating ring:
14:43 $5/$10 NLHE session
15:05 AA on K76r
16:00 KK all-in preflop
16:38 QJo on Q72xdd
18:58 QJhh KJ5hcc6x5x
21:08 KQo (both black cards) on KK5xdd6hh4hhh
23:48 JThh on 422hhx5xKx
25:55 AA all-in preflop
26:41 A9ss K87sxx5dd

https://x.com/dankness3/status/1814048970588516497 https://x.com/Mister_Keating/status/1814042058601963714 https://www.thinkingpoker.net/2024/07/episode-445-jonathan-apestyles-van-fleet/https://www.yahoo.com/news/french-police-catch-casino-fraudsters-175413515.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3SGBrQAdto&list=PLbgxMeaShh5X6MNis_76anP2JAAmoA2Ld&index=1
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Third Man Walking No. 93: Variance & Time Jul 17, 2024

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Your correspondent reflects on the slowness of live poker and how it can make life feel very, very long.

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0:15 Variance & time in live poker
10:37 $5/$10 NLHE session

10:43 TT on Q75rQ9

12:29 A8hh on AJ4rTdd5ddd

14:47 AJss on A43ddx2x2x

17:57 99 on J96hhxJcc

19:44 KdJx on T96ddd

20:53 77 on 976r3ssTx

23:27 98o on 772xss6hh5x

25:08 KTss on 944ssx7sssJx

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Third Man Walking No. 92: Fending Off Aggressive Opponents Jul 03, 2024

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Your correspondent thinks back to how he thought about poker six years ago. Then, he plays a $5/$10 game where he tries to fend off some splashy, aggressive villains.

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0:15 Las Vegas trip recap

1:03 Your correspondent reflects on how his approach to poker has changed since 2018

8:50 $5/$10 session and a rant about table changes

12:52 76o on 853hhx9cc

14:22 KK (no diamond) on 874dxd

17:50 KdKx (yes, kings again) on Q42ssx5sss

21:27 98dd on Q98sxs7hh

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Third Man Walking No. 91: Your Winnings Are in Another Castle Jun 19, 2024

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Your correspondent prepares for a brief trip to Las Vegas. He then thinks about what it means that the real action in cash games always seems to be happening somewhere else, hidden from view. He also deals with an annoying opponent in a $5/$10 session.

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0:18 Las Vegas weekend plans
5:15 Why the real action in cash game poker always seems to be out of view

Here is Pokerithm, in case anyone is curious:
19:49 Late-night $5/$10 session review

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Third Man Walking No. 90: Putting Luck to the Side Jun 05, 2024

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Your correspondent reviews some of his recent activities, then journeys to the $5/$5 tables and tries to control for luck in evaluating his recent play.

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0:21 Thoughts on Hustler Casino Live's Million Dollar Game

3:33 Appearing on the Thinking Poker Podcast:

https://www.thinkingpoker.net/2024/05/episode-439-charlie-wilmoth/

3:57 WSOP plans

5:27 Thoughts on downswinging and variance in live poker

10:31 $5/$10 hand: JJ on 877ssx7x

16:40 $5/$5 NLHE session

18:38 JThh on J75sss5x

20:47 AQo on A63rJssKx

22:08 KxQd on K62ddx

23:57 87cc on 643xccTx3x

26:35 KK all-in preflop

27:24 KQdd on T92dxd8x3x

29:57 QTdd on A86r7dd5x

31:15 Giving scores to my play for each session

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Third Man Walking No. 89: The One That's Only Partially About Poker May 15, 2024

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Your correspondent meditates on banging his head against the wall. Featured topics include being surrounded at the table by people getting massages, trying and failing to assemble a cardboard box, moving to a new apartment, the documentary "The Contestant" (streaming on Hulu), the Pittsburgh Pirates, growing up in West Virginia, getting into stranger and stranger music, and taking a call about a job in the tech industry. Then, he reviews a $5/$10 session.

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0:16 Banging my head against the wall
13:36 $5/$10 NLHE session

13:42 AA on JT7hhx

14:38 KQo on J84ccx7x3x

16:20 ATo on T72cxc4x

18:06 A2hh on K94hhx7hhhKx

25:04 JThh on 987xxh2hh

27:28 KK on T73ssx7x

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Third Man Walking No. 88: An Extra in Someone Else's Movie May 01, 2024

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