Third Man Walking

Your correspondent fights against his default tendency to play poker too cautiously, especially in double-board bomb pots and bounty games. He also reviews a 5/10 session in which he develops unusual dynamics with his opponents. 1:19 "Natural" talent in sports and poker 4:00 How studying poker can make us play it less distinctively 7:42 How we can improve at poker by fighting against our default t...

Your correspondent recaps two 5/10 sessions on consecutive days, reviewing 15 hands, including four that fell within a single hour of poker that nearly broke his brain. 0:48 The effects of switching casinos 2:28 AA (no heart) on JT8r2hh7hhh 5:10 KdKx on J52ddx3x 8:17 KK (no diamond) on 732rJdd6x 11:16 KK on Q76rJssAx 13:12 KK (not a typo!) (and no spade) on AJ8sxs 16:08 QTo on T54r3ddQx 18:28 QQ p...

Your correspondent speaks with iconic rock guitarist and recording engineer Steve Albini, who has recorded Nirvana, the Pixies and PJ Harvey, and who recently won his second WSOP bracelet. 0:16 Introduction 2:16 Steve Albini joins 3:10 Albini discusses his job as a recording engineer 5:04 What kinds of sounds Albini is known for 7:31 How Albini became a serious poker player 8:35 Mixed games 10:03...

Your correspondent returns to his review of new Live at the Bike executive producer Houston Curtis’ book, then answers three questions from listeners. 1:41 Joey Ingram’s interview with Houston Curtis and the fallout from the last Third Man Walking episode 9:27 Dealing with burnout (and why burnout might not be a bad thing) 15:59 Having discipline as a pro (in interacting with recreational players,...

Your correspondent reviews new Live at the Bike executive producer Houston Curtis’ 2020 book Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist , which chronicles Curtis’ sketchy past as a card mechanic and as a player featured in the movie Molly’s Game . Then, your correspondent reviews an overbet bluff jam in a fun 5/10 session. 0:16 My leaving LATB and why I read this book 3:04 Houston Curtis’ bio 4:45 Curtis’ boo...

Your correspondent discusses whether self-awareness is a good trait for a poker player, then connects that topic to the recent spate of cheating allegations in the high-stakes poker community. From there, he examines what, if anything, can be done. In the second half of the episode, your correspondent reviews a recent late-night 5/10 session. 0:33 Self-awareness 5:10 Is it good to be self-aware in...

Your correspondent briefly discusses the series of cheating allegations tearing through the poker world. He then describes two hidden factors that can bring a live winrate down, before reviewing a 5/10 session full of tricky decisions. 0:27 Cheating 4:27 Two hidden factors that can affect a winrate 5:15 Rake 6:09 Pro playing an open-limp strategy from the small blind in a flat-drop game 7:44 Recs...

2:15 Where poker came from 3:36 Gambling on steamboats 5:41 Poker in the Old West -- why was poker popular despite the possibility of violence? 10:35 Early poker strategy books 13:13 Poker in the middle and upper classes 16:02 Early club poker in Los Angeles/Gardena 19:15 How fictionalized poker games help writers develop characters 22:19 How poker is depicted as masculine 25:54 Reality TV as a pr...

Your correspondent reviews some 5/10 hands from a frustrating week of poker, then introduces himself to the CLP audience. HANDS: 0:46--Hand 1: KK $2900eff 5/10 3:50--Hand 2: AK 5:36--Hand 3: AA 7:10 My history in poker 18:13 Playing poker on stream 20:25 Becoming a pro 21:21 Moving to Los Angeles twitter.com/thirdwalking thirdmanwalkingpodcast@gmail.com

The transition of Third Man Walking to Crush Live Poker will happen next episode, which will be released Wednesday, April 6. 0:18 Win rates and what stakes to play 4:15 High-stakes poker feels weird 7:17 Why I *need* high-stakes poker to feel weird 14:26 Why playing bigger games is hard 18:20 10/20 NLHE TT 5bet all-in preflop 20:36 20/40 NLHE AKo (no heart) on AQ6r2hh7hhh 22:27 AxKh on 822hhx4x 23...

Your correspondent reflects on his recent tournament frustrations and upon the difficulty of assessing his level of ability. 0:48 An announcement 2:21 Tournament session review: $1100 LAPC event 6:24 800 bb KQdd on K96xxdJdd 15:17 Bullet no. 2 15:56 600 bb KThh on Q97hhxTxKx 18:57 800 bb AKdd vs AQcc all-in preflop 20:18 $1100 satellite review 20:29 1500 bb J8o on QT5hxxAhh 23:58 General tournamen...

Your correspondent reviews a 5/10 session that includes plenty of tricky multi-way pots. 1:31 AdKx on AT9xdd 3:00 KK on KJ77A 5:08 KQo (no club) on K32xcc 7:23 KJo on 544rKdd2x 9:05 AK facing big blind 3bet and small blind 5bet jam 11:17 AKcc on Q55ddx3ddd 13:07 99 on 433ccxJhh5hhh 15:09 KQo (no diamond) Q62r7ddTddd twitter.com/thirdwalking instagram.com/thirdwalking thirdmanwalkingpodcast@gmail.c...

Your correspondent reexamines the live poker economy, then reviews a swingy 5/10 session. 1:17 The effects of rake 3:42 Hypothetical hand: AA on A74ddx4ddd 5:13 The effects of tighter games 6:25 Live poker vs. online poker 8:48 The effects of poker vlogs 10:57 The effects of pros, especially international pros 12:47 The emergence of live poker markets throughout the US 14:23 5/10 NLHE session 16:2...

Your correspondent reviews an ill-fated recent 10/20 session. 0:56 5/10 vs 10/20 4:50 AKo on AKTddx7x 8:43 NLH double-board bomb pots 12:47 Double-board bomb pot: KK on KQ7r and 763 two-tone 15:03 AdKx on K32xdd8x9ddd 17:29 KdKs on T62ddxJss9x 19:58 (at 5/10) AA on 653xss3x twitter.com/thirdwalking thirdmanwalkingpodcast@gmail.com

Your correspondent lists 12 tips for poker players who'd like to play the game for living. 1:54 Consider other options 3:15 Be realistic 4:13 Understand how you think about money 5:14 Ask yourself if you're a gambling addict 5:29 Focus on cash games unless you have good reasons not to 6:32 Learn from other pros, but don't compare yourself to them too much 9:29 Don't be ego-driven 10:48 Work hard 1...

Your correspondent reflects on an annoying recent experience, then reviews a recent 5/10 session where he tried to induce bluffs, and did some bluffing of his own. 0:18 Don't be this pro 4:38 5/10 NLHE 4:52 AhAx on 765hxh6x2x 7:45 Brief reflection on the AA hand, two days later 9:16 QTcc on 642xccThh2hhh 12:00 87dd on 976hhh9x6x 15:25 AThh on T88ssh9xJx Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/thirdwalki...

Your correspondent discusses why it's important to approach poker with a coherent strategy. Dan Zack's tweet: Q9cc call-in to Bart Hanson's show: twitter.com/Dan__Zack/status/1391133363067670530 www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7WAEQF2TsE 1:33 Why pros can win despite not necessarily being smarter than their opponents 5:22 QQ as a limp-call preflop and the expanding-brain meme 8:09 Humility and making the...

Your correspondent reviews a recent 5/10 session that shows how tricky Los Angeles opponents can be. 1:20 TcTx on J86ccxJxJx 6:15 6s6x on A73ssx 9:30 T7hh on T76cxx2cc5x 11:30 QQ first blind vs. second blind 13:19 $50 bomb pot with QJo on T92cxcAx Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/thirdwalking thirdmanwalkingpodcast@gmail.com

Yale Greenfield rejoins Third Man Walking to discuss the aftereffects of COVID on the poker economy; traveling to play poker in the Southwest; playing at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas; and his new vlog, LiveKingPoker. Check out Yale's vlog: LiveKingPoker.com twitter.com/LiveKingPoker 0:52 Yale "LiveKingPoker" Greenfield 1:28 Traveling for poker 2:17 Did quarantine make you a better poker...

Your correspondent reviews a brief trip to play in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas and discusses why he probably won't be going back anytime soon. 0:37 Why I used to like tournaments 2:48 QQ (no club) on JJTcxx8cc 5:55 JJ all-in preflop 7:30 I don't like Las Vegas! 10:10 Waiting in line and playing 5/10 12:15 The experience of playing the Millionaire Maker 14:50 Why play tournaments? 16:20...

Your correspondent prepares to return to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. 0:19 Tournament poker as a psychedelic art exhibit 5:35 $1100 tournament at Commerce Casino 7:00 Frustrating aspects of tournament culture 8:33 QsQc on T73hxh5xJhhh 10:06 A2cc in lojack on AJ5hxhAdd5ddd 11:32 KsKx in cutoff on QJTr5ssJx 14:05 Are tournaments worth my time? 14:58 5/10/20 session 15:12 97hh in cutoff on...

In the first mid-month session review episode, your correspondent looks back at a juicy 10/20/40 NLHE session. 5/10 0:38 AQss on J43sxs5x 10/20/40 3:32 JJ on J65AT 5:22 QJhh on K55ddxTx 7:19 JJ on 852dsdJss 10:00 85o in bomb pot on 764r8hh2x (There's 1295 in the pot on the turn, not 1195, and 2495 in the pot on the river.) 12:02 A8ss on A98rJssKx twitter.com/thirdwalking thirdmanwalkingpodcast@gma...

Your correspondent reviews the biggest session of his life, a 25/25/50/50/100 stream on Live at the Bike. Here's the Live at the Bike stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DIOM13h7wk 1:16 Why poker is humbling 2:22 5/5/50/50 86dd on AA9xdd5x4ddd 5:58 Big hand, big pot rule 7:20 Session review: 25/25/50/50/100 on Live at the Bike 8:55 A6o in bomb pot on A64r42 10:37 K9hh straight flush on A7658xhhhh 14:...

Your correspondent discusses a high-variance month of LA poker, then rants about why it's okay to call the clock. Finally, he reviews a swingy 5/10/20 session. 0:23 LA variance 0:59 AcAh on button on Q87xss4x9sss 4:24 QJdd on button on T64hddQhh7hhh 8:35 Unpleasantness at the table 10:14 Normalize calling the clock 19:17 5/10/20 No-limit hold-em session 19:58 88 in cutoff 998xhh7hhh2x 23:12 AA in...

Your correspondent recaps a week of poker in Dallas. Along the way, he discusses double-board PLO bomb pots, the perils of facing unknown opponents, and the differences between typical games and games that are streamed. 1:00 The best aspects of Texas poker 2:07 Double-board PLO bomb pots 3:05 Double-board PLO bomb pot hand history $5000 effective, $15 bomb pot My hand: 7543xxss Flop $120: First bo...