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Third Man Walking

Charlie Wilmoth

A poker pro"s lonely journey through mid stakes cash games and tournaments. Brought to you by CrushLivePoker

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29:25

Third Man Walking No. 103: Poker Players and the...

Third Man Walking ·

2024/12/18

Your correspondent wins some big pots at $5/$5/$10 but leaves the casino a bit frustrated. Then, he thinks about how poker players think about money.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE0:19 $5/$5 and $5/$5/$10 session0:36 AQo all-in preflop1:46 K7o on 752rQss8sss3:09 QQ on 853rQccJccc6:31 AhKx on K95hhxTxTx10:22 QJdd on AJ5dxdKx4ddd13:34 AA (no heart) on J96rKhh8hhh14:50 I return to $5/$517:36 Poker players’ weird relationships to moneyhttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com

37:45

Third Man Walking No. 102: Private Games and the...

Third Man Walking ·

2024/12/04

Your correspondent discusses how private games have created an imbalance in live cash-game poker, and what to do about it. Then, he discusses a $5/$5/$10 session in which he made several very strong hands.0:15 On the migration of private games from high-stakes live poker to mid- and low-stakes poker, and the problems that has created20:00 $5/$5 and $5/$5/$10 NLHE session21:15 AA on 664r9r224:45 97hh on K85xhx6hh2x28:28 44 on QT4hxhTx30:51 44 (again) on 843rJccFORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK

36:23

Third Man Walking No. 101: Ghost Hunting

Third Man Walking ·

2024/11/20

Your correspondent briefly muses on the difficulty of finding ways to improve when poker continually finds new ways to challenge and mislead you. He then reviews a $5/$10 session that featured some wild street-poker hands, including two in which he made huge folds.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE0:15 On hunting for ways to get better6:48 $5/$10 NLHE session7:29 JJ on J65ddxThh9:03 AJcc on A75xddKx2x11:08 QQ on 962r5dd13:15 KK on J53rTr15:09 TT on 943rQcc8x17:01 $200 splash pot -- 99 on AK6rQdd4x20:12

33:09

Third Man Walking No. 100: David M. Hayano's "Poker...

Third Man Walking ·

2024/11/06

Your correspondent reads the anthropologist David M. Hayano's "Poker Faces," a book that, 42 years since it was published, has much to say about modern poker culture.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE 0:30 "Poker Faces"18:21 Anatomy of a Downswing, Part 1,000,000, featuring some weird digressions on nearly getting run over by a truck and of being in a mall in suburban Cleveland needing to buy a shirt29:07 $5/$5 hand history: AA on 922r4hhJxhttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com

26:30

Third Man Walking No. 99: A Rough Couple of Weeks

Third Man Walking ·

2024/10/16

Your correspondent struggles with his proximity to the recent Nick Vertucci scandal and wonders how long he should stay in the poker world. Then, he plays a $5/$5/$10 session.FORUM DISCUSSION:CLICK HERE0:16 On the Nick Vertucci scandal12:17 $5/$5/$10 NLHE session13:03 4c4x on T32ccxQxTx16:06 QTss on TT3rA618:25 QQ on T75r4Q20:31 JJ on 332xddKx6x22:01 66 on 652ccxKcccQx24:57 AKo all-in preflophttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com

39:33

Third Man Walking No. 98: Waiting for Something to...

Third Man Walking ·

2024/10/02

Your correspondent waits -- and waits -- for good opportunities at the table.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE0:22 On waiting for my turn6:17 $5/$5/$10 hand history: AA preflop10:20 $5/$5/$10(/$20/$40) hand history: A4hh on Q22ccx4xJx15:51 $5/$10(/$20) session16:41 7c7x on J95ccx8x3x (playing against an unusual opponent type)21:00 AKo on AK3r4ss22:50 QQ (no spade) on K96xss5x7sss24:44 JJ preflop25:51 AKo on QT9r5727:43 QTo on T82cccAx4x29:25 QQ on QT2hhhJx30:49 KQo on KQ6r2r32:21 QTo on J88r33:05 AQss on

28:58

Third Man Walking No. 97: Defending the Straddle

Third Man Walking ·

2024/09/18

Your correspondent defends "mandatory" under-the-gun straddles against recent criticism. Then, he plays a brief but fruitful $5/$10 session.FORUM DISCUSSION :CLICK HERE0:16 Some not-so-obvious reasons why straddles are good for games10:10 $5/$10 NLHE session10:52 K4ss on JJ6rAssTsss13:04 88 on K42ssxJx6x14:28 KQo on QT9cxc7hh16:54 AQo on AQ9sssAxQx19:19 A4dd on A53ssx23:08 JJ on 854xssAx2x25:09 AhAd on J84ccx9ccc6xBrent Jenkins on the Poker Zoo Podcast:

24:24

Third Man Walking No. 96: Crazy, Crazy, Crazy

Third Man Walking ·

2024/09/04

Your correspondent tries to fight off bad thoughts while playing $5/$10 and $5/$5 at two casinos.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE1:05 On the "dead zone" in late afternoon public poker games2:32 $5/$10 NLHE session2:39 AKcc all-in preflop3:17 KK all-in preflop4:14 KK all-in preflop (again)5:46 JJ on QT2hxh4cc8:15 QTss on QJ6rAxA10:22 $5/$5 session later that day at a different casino13:27 AKo all-in preflop17:34 JJ on T32sxs2x18:21 AQcc KJ8cxxQx19:52 AJss all-in

36:59

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

Third Man Walking ·

2024/08/21

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.FORUM DISCUSSION :CLICK HERE1:35 Josh Wilcox on "Dead Money"15:55 Playing a freeroll tournament20:09 $5/$10 NLHE session20:15 AKss on K72ccxAxQx22:04 A7dd on Q96ddxJxAx24:57 AKss (again) on KQ7xhhTdd27:50 A9o on 963rTcc9x33:47 AcAh on 632ddxhttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com

30:19

Third Man Walking No. 94: Cheating On Every Page

Third Man Walking ·

2024/08/07

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.FORUM DISCUSSION : CLICK HERE0:20 What can be done to address bad

30:07

Third Man Walking No. 93: Variance & Time

Third Man Walking ·

2024/07/17

Your correspondent reflects on the slowness of live poker and how it can make life feel very, very long.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE0:15 Variance & time in live poker10:37 $5/$10 NLHE session10:43 TT on Q75rQ912:29 A8hh on AJ4rTdd5ddd14:47 AJss on A43ddx2x2x17:57 99 on J96hhxJcc19:44 KdJx on T96ddd20:53 77 on 976r3ssTx23:27 98o on 772xss6hh5x25:08 KTss on 944ssx7sssJxhttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com

26:50

Third Man Walking No. 92: Fending Off Aggressive...

Third Man Walking ·

2024/07/03

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.FORUM DISCUSSION:CLICK HERE0:15 Las Vegas trip recap1:03 Your correspondent reflects on how his approach to poker has changed since 20188:50 $5/$10 session and a rant about table changes12:52 76o on 853hhx9cc14:22 KK (no diamond) on 874dxd17:50 KdKx (yes, kings again) on Q42ssx5sss21:27 98dd on

28:00

Third Man Walking No. 91: Your Winnings Are in...

Third Man Walking ·

2024/06/19

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.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE0:18 Las Vegas weekend plans5:15 Why the real action in cash game poker always seems to be out of viewHere is Pokerithm, in case anyone is curious: 19:49 Late-night $5/$10 session

33:14

Third Man Walking No. 90: Putting Luck to the Side

Third Man Walking ·

2024/06/05

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.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE0:21 Thoughts on Hustler Casino Live's Million Dollar Game3:33 Appearing on the Thinking Poker Podcast: https://www.thinkingpoker.net/2024/05/episode-439-charlie-wilmoth/3:57 WSOP plans5:27 Thoughts on downswinging and variance in live poker10:31 $5/$10 hand: JJ on 877ssx7x16:40 $5/$5 NLHE session18:38 JThh on

29:47

Third Man Walking No. 89: The One That's Only...

Third Man Walking ·

2024/05/15

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.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE 0:16 Banging my

29:30

Third Man Walking No. 88: An Extra in Someone Else's...

Third Man Walking ·

2024/05/01

Your correspondent reflects on getting slowrolled -- or something? -- in an annoying all-in pot, then reviews a $5/$10 session.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE0:21 A $5/$10 hand: 99 on J94xhh7x12:30 $5/$10 NLHE session (and some thoughts on a recent casino promotion)14:56 AA (no heart) on Q96hhx3xQx17:43 66 on T76rKss19:57 QQ on A98r5823:15 J9cc on T84ccx25:39 64dd on Q43hhx7x3hhhhttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com

27:23

Third Man Walking No. 87: Anatomy of a Downswing Part II

Third Man Walking ·

2024/04/17

Your correspondent returns to the subject of his downswing, which continues despite his best efforts to jinx it into going away by talking about it.0:21 Downswing Part 21:31 Taking variance is part of the job4:25 The downswing leads to bad habits8:53 Why I'll keep grinding instead of focusing on teaching15:04 5/10 NLHE hand: TT on T85rJxQxFORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HEREhttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com

37:19

Third Man Walking No. 86: Anatomy of a Downswing

Third Man Walking ·

2024/04/03

Your correspondent discusses his thought process as he endures the worst downswing of his poker career. He also reviews a recent $5/$10 session.0:17 Maintaining a healthy relationship to the game in the midst of a big downswing8:29 Dealing with a long stretch of boredom, in which moneymaking opportunities are few and far betweenFORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE20:22 $5/$10 NLHE session21:13 AKo all-in preflop22:24 AA (no club) on 762ccc9x8x24:55 "Feel it in the heart of the cards"26:05 A9ss on

27:49

Third Man Walking No. 85: Traveling and Running Bad

Third Man Walking ·

2024/03/20

Your correspondent visits poker rooms in the Bay Area and Sacramento, folding flopped straights and finding ways to lose ridiculous amounts of money with ace-king. Along the way, he compares live poker in Los Angeles to poker elsewhere, and reflects on a recent bad run.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE0:20 Traveling to Northern California0:42 Poker in American cities that are not Los Angeles or Las Vegas1:57 What it feels like to enter a new poker room2:57 3/5/10 at Lucky Chances in San Francisco3:35

31:44

Third Man Walking No. 84: The Professor, the Banker,...

Third Man Walking ·

2024/03/06

Your correspondent discusses Michael Craig's poker-boom-era classic "The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King." He follows up on how he finished in the tournament discussed in the last episode, then reviews a double-board PLO bomb pot he played that left him feeling frustrated with himself.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE0:20 "The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King"12:32 A correction regarding a hand in the last episode (double-board PLO bomb pot with 8733)14:03 $1200 LAPC tournament,

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