Third Man Walking

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/…

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 …

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 hi…

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

7:1…

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 80…

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 3b…

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 pok…

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…

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…

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
…

Your correspondent discusses why it's important to approach poker with a coherent strategy.

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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 b…

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 h…

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…

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 t…

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 852dsdJs…

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:

1:16 Why poker is humbl…

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 Q…

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 game…

Your correspondent discusses bankroll issues, then reviews a massive $5/$5/$50/$50 cash game session.

Note: This episode does not address the question of when to go pro, which lingers in the backgroun…