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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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34:22

Third Man Walking No. 83: I Finally Make a Day 2

Third Man Walking ·

2024/02/21

Your correspondent gets through Day 1 of a tournament for the first time in over five years. He reviews the tournament hands that brought him to Day 2 glory, then recaps a cash session of $5/$5/$10 (with straddles of up to $160) and $5/$5.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE0:16 Your correspondent bags a tournament! ($1200 LAPC Million at Commerce)3:42 AJhh on J95r (big blind = 800)6:04 AA on A98r2r (bb = 1200)7:44 K4o on K32r4hhJhhh (bb = 3000)917 JJ all-in preflop (bb = 4000)13:19 T6o on 953xccKx (bb =

30:02

Third Man Walking No. 82: Two Thousand Dollars

Third Man Walking ·

2024/02/07

Your correspondent discusses why two thousand dollars is an important sum at $5/$10 and $10/$20. He also discusses his recent experiences playing $10/$20, then reviews a recent $5/$10 session.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE0:21 Why $2,000 is such an important threshold in mid-stakes cash games4:40 Comparing $10/$20 to $5/$107:17 KsJx on JT8xssTx7x9:54 $5/$10 NLHE session10:23 AKo on Q83rThh12:33 JJ on 993r3T14:16 A5cc on 932ccx8x15:36 AJo on 754r2cc16:32 AA on KK7rK219:13 QJo on T32r8r20:21 AJhh on

37:41

Third Man Walking No. 81: Filtering Poker Advice

Third Man Walking ·

2024/01/17

Your correspondent discusses how to filter poker strategy advice -- which advice should be ignored and which is worth taking? How can you tell them apart, and when should you feel satisfied with uncertainty?FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE0:16 How do you find good advice in poker?12:47 5/10 NLHE session12:56 AKss all-in preflop14:04 QJss 4bet preflop15:29 AQss on AT5r3dd4x17:42 JTcc on 942xxc9x19:03 AJo on A84ssxJx8x21:15 QQ on KQ9J723:46 QQ (again) on K75ddxKcc7x26:37 JJ all-in preflop33:01 Jackpot

32:21

Third Man Walking No. 80: A Tournament Story

Third Man Walking ·

2024/01/03

Your correspondent explains why he chose not to go to Las Vegas to play tournaments last month, and relays how his experience playing the WSOP Main Event in 2019 shaped his skepticism about playing tournaments at all. He then reviews a recent 5/10 session.0:21 Tournament skepticism and the 2019 Main Event13:49 5/10 NLHE session (and staying off my phone)15:09 KK all-in preflop17:41 98hh QT7dxdQx9ddd19:58 99 all-in preflop23:07 QQ on T22hhxQcc5x25:26 98ss on Q98ddx4x2x28:32 AQdd 965cxc8ddTdddFORUM

40:41

Third Man Walking No. 79: Making Big Hands at 5/10/20...

Third Man Walking ·

2023/12/20

Your correspondent reviews a recent 5/10/20 session, then discusses "Game of Gold" and Alex O'Brien's new book "The Truth Detective."0:21 5/10/20 NLHE session1:22 AKcc on KT7r3x2:36 KQo on KK2rTdd6x4:00 AKss all-in preflop5:09 KTdd on QT8xxd6hhQx6:32 AKo on AJ4r2ss7x9:19 AQcc on AQ4ddx4xAx13:07 AA on 632rKhh15:52 QTss on JTThhx9hhh4x17:53 AdAx 995xdd3xAx19:38 T9dd on Q85hhdThhhQx21:29 J6hh on AT2hhxQxAx25:27 Thoughts on "Game of Gold"29:10 Thoughts on Alex O'Brien's "The Truth Detective"FORUM

44:00

Third Man Walking No. 78: Don't Play Private Games

Third Man Walking ·

2023/12/06

Your correspondent reviews a recent break-even stretch. He then considers recent rumors of cheating in high-stakes private games and offers a simple solution: Stop playing private games, and come play poker at casinos instead. Finally, he reviews a recent 5/10 session.0:58 Why we shouldn't assume downswings have obvious causes1:34 Whiny bad-beat story: 5/5/10/20/40 KK on TT3rAx3:26 Nearly a catastrophic punt: 5/10/20 AKcc on 543ssc9sss8ssss9:37 Thoughts on Nik Airball's accusations against Mars10:45

36:53

Third Man Walking No. 77: Challenges in Live Poker in...

Third Man Walking ·

2023/11/15

Your correspondent asks whether, in the next ten years, poker will get tougher at the same rate it has in the last ten. Then, he reviews a recent $10/$20/$40 session.2:37 Vanessa Selbst (44) vs. Kevin MacPhee (A9o) in the 2012 EPT Main Event (Watch here: )6:10 How and why players will get better in the future7:35 Why non-NLHE poker variants will continue to grow in importance13:25 $10/$20/$40 NLHE session (and an explanation of the rules of the many sub-games we played)16:20 Capped double-board PLO

28:22

Third Man Walking No. 76: Blockhead's "Seat Open"

Third Man Walking ·

2023/11/01

Your correspondent rereads Blockhead's gritty gambling memoir "Seat Open," then reviews a 5/5/10 session that blossomed into a bigger game.11:36 5/5/10 session11:47 A7cc on 553xccAxKccc14:41 KQo on A53rJcc16:52 KTss on AKTccx7ccc6cccc19:17 We switch the game to 5/10/2019:41 55 on QT9r8dd4x21:17 J9hh on QT8ddhAx22:18 AdAx on 875xdd8xKx25:17 AcTx on 542ccxQssTxFORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HEREhttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com

35:32

Third Man Walking No. 75: Cash Sessions at $5/$10 and...

Third Man Walking ·

2023/10/18

Your correspondent recovers from a minor illness, then plays a pair of cash sessions, one at 5/10 and another at 5/5.0:22 Going to Las Vegas and getting COVID2:45 5/10 NLHE session2:51 AsAc on J53hxh2x5hhh4:12 AQo (no spade) 762sxsAsss8x7:01 77 on T82dxdKx8x10:27 AQdd on AQ2rAss7sss15:03 99 on Q97dddTx4x19:46 5/5 NLHE session20:29 TT on 993xss2x21:32 K6hh on 642cxcJccc4x23:28 KTcc on Q73xcc25:31 Q9dd on Q32xcc4ss26:57 KJdd on J52ssx2sss2x29:07 KK on 965r8xJx30:38 AcAx on JJ6xss7cc32:31 AcAx (again)

31:06

Third Man Walking No. 74: A Big Mistake in a Big Game

Third Man Walking ·

2023/10/04

Your correspondent ties off some loose ends from the last episode about private games, sharing his own limited experience playing in them. He also reviews a session where he made a disastrous call.0:55 Private games compared to home games2:27 What are private games actually like?6:35 My experience with a private game in a casino9:18 What can be done about more and more games going private?11:58 5/10/20 and 5/10/20/40 session12:40 (at 5/10/20) AJdd on KJJ6r415:36 (at 5/10/20/40) AQo (no heart, no

28:25

Third Man Walking No. 73: On Private Games and Cash...

Third Man Walking ·

2023/09/20

Your correspondent contemplates cash-game poker's identity crisis as more and more games go private. What do the increasing number of private games tell us about what players want poker to be? And how have pros and other serious players contributed to the downfall of public games?0:48 Is poker fundamentally a competitive activity or a friendly gambling pastime?5:05 How pros are dependent upon recreational players7:14 How the pandemic changed many players' attitudes11:07 Private games in casinos14:47

36:26

Third Man Walking No. 72: Rough Going in Cash and...

Third Man Walking ·

2023/09/06

Your correspondent struggles with bad luck and bad vibes in a recent cash session and in a big tournament.0:20 Why this episode is what it is1:15 5/10 NLHE cash session3:33 AQo (no spade) on AJ7sxsAxTx7:22 JJ on AA4r3ddKddd9:12 KK (no heart) on 543r2hh5hhh11:30 TT on K83r13:40 KJhh on K54xxh6hhAhhh15:55 Q8hh on 964xhh3x2x18:38 KQo on KQJssx21:08 $3600 tournament review29:21 AQo all-in preflop29:52 J9ss on T96sxs2x2x34:37 AKo all-in preflopFORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK

31:12

Third Man Walking No. 71: Doyle Brunson's "Poker...

Third Man Walking ·

2023/08/16

Your correspondent looks back at the late Doyle Brunson's 1984 book "Poker Wisdom of a Champion" to see what it has to teach us about poker in 2023. He then reviews hands from a recent $1400 buyin tournament in Los Angeles, asking himself in the process if the tournament life makes sense for him. 0:19 "Poker Wisdom of a Champion"9:26 Tournament hand review - $1400 million-dollar guarantee20:11 98ss on 887xdd22:18 K4dd on A52rQccJx26:00 J9hh on T72hhx27:47 AA all-in

30:47

Third Man Walking No. 70: Poker Is Stupid (But a...

Third Man Walking ·

2023/08/02

Your correspondent discusses a recent score of $16,000 in a bad-beat jackpot, then reviews an annoying day of 5/5 and 5/5/10/20. 0:15 Jackpot hand! JJ on A65AA4:53 Session review (starting at 5/5)8:38 QQ on J83ssxQcc10:01 QQ all-in preflop11:14 Double-board PLO bomb pot: A997 with A9dd on A95ccx and 842xdd14:18 (at 5/5/10/20) 85ss on 976xsx4cc6x16:28 K6dd on T74hdh3ddTddd18:03 KQdd on 982r5hh4x19:14 KhKx on J94hhx6x21:33 AJo on A85dxd5ccAx22:58 AQo (no club) on 853ccx2ss25:55 QQ on K86ddxKx4xFORUM

26:53

Third Man Walking No. 69: Trying Tournaments Again

Third Man Walking ·

2023/07/19

Your correspondent reports back from a recent week-long trip to play tournaments in Las Vegas. Along the way, he compares tournaments to the cash games he usually plays and wonders if it's time to try playing tournaments more seriously. Also, he battles intense hunger while playing, then faces an ethical dilemma in a hand against an opponent who keeps exposing her cards.3:10 88 on 753ccx5x5x5:54 A7dd all-in preflop14:14 ATdd on T82rThh16:53 KQo on KJ8Q6FORUM DISCUSSION:CLICK

28:03

Third Man Walking No. 68: Molly's Game

Third Man Walking ·

2023/07/05

Your correspondent reviews Aaron Sorkin's movie "Molly's Game" and the Molly Bloom memoir upon which it's based, finding one of the two narratives to be much, much more compelling than the other.0:55 "Molly's Game" the movie10:46 "Molly's Game" the bookThe Indiewire interview with Sorkin: https://www.indiewire.com/awards/industry/mollys-game-aaron-sorkin-jessica-chastain-idris-elba-oscars-1201915147/http://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.comFORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE

29:00

Third Man Walking No. 67: An Argument for the Poker...

Third Man Walking ·

2023/06/21

Your correspondent argues that the poker dream is still alive, and that poker should still market itself to players who want to win.0:22 The Jonathan Little / Matt Berkey Twitter thread13:38 Phil Galfond's argument for aspiring winning players as engines of poker's futureThe Galfond video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVw2k4D0fsc18:32 5/5/10 NLHE session18:50 TT all-in preflop21:16 AdAx on KQ8ddxTx22:41 AA on 964rJss24:56 JJ on J83ssx25:56 KK on

25:16

Third Man Walking No. 66: Mike Matusow's...

Third Man Walking ·

2023/06/07

A no-hand-history episode! Your correspondent shares some speculative thoughts about the future of RTA in live poker. He argues that casinos and floor staff need to be proactive about learning what solvers and RTA are and taking steps to prevent players from using them at the table. He then reviews Mike Matusow's 2009 autobiography "Check-Raising the Devil," contrasting poker of the boom era with poker today.0:21 Thoughts on the recent controversy regarding use of solvers/RTA during hands in live

33:07

Third Man Walking No. 65: Maintaining Perspective

Third Man Walking ·

2023/05/17

Your correspondent shares his thoughts on a recent downswing, then reviews a difficult 5/5/10 session.0:17 Your correspondent returns from Europe and reflects on taking a break4:52 Annual thoughts on tournaments and whether to play them12:52 5/5/10 NLHE session13:21 99 on 852r4ss3x15:42 AQhh on J33r16:55 K7cc on 732r18:09 88 on A95sxs2hh5hhh19:42 KK all-in preflop22:28 A tangent on spots where KK can be a preflop fold27:12 8763 in a double-board bomb pot on 643ccx9cccc2x and 854r6ss5x30:25 QsQh on

33:40

Third Man Walking No. 64: Two Swingy Sessions

Third Man Walking ·

2023/05/03

Your correspondent, still on vacation, reviews two recent 5/5/10 sessions.1:05 Session 11:26 QQ no spade on T64ssx5x4:12 TT on T42r3ss8:27 KdKx on T75ddx3ddd11:04 AKo all-in preflop13:03 3s3x on J96ssx4xAsss14:58 KK no club on AQ5ccx7ccc3cccc18:06 AJo no diamond on QT2dxd6xKx19:49 QQ on T86r6hhTx25:51 Session 226:10 (at 2/5) AA on 875hhx27:49 (at 5/5/10) 53hh on 764shs30:38 AA all-in preflopForum Discussion: CLICK HEREhttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com

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