Third Man Walking

(0:00) Introduction(0:14) Live cash games in the near future(14:39) $5/$10 NLHE session(15:07) AJss on A82ddx9cc(17:04) AKo on KKTxssTx2sss(19:04) 9s3x on 865rAss2sss(21:13) A3dd on T42dxd(22:21) JJ on QT3r4cc5x(30:12) 30:12 A7hh on A82xxhQhhKhhh(31:55) QQ on 954rJrA(34:24) 76cc on K54xccYour correspondent thinks about how live poker might look in four years. Then, he reviews a spewy $5/$10 session.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE I can't find the Reddit thread where it was discussed. Here's the vlog I mentioned that featured the dealer error.The interview doesn’t seem to be out yet. I’ll post it on social media when it’s published.Poker.orgEpisode notesTwitterCrush Live Poker

(0:00) Introduction(0:15) On the closure of the Lodge(7:00) $5/$10 NLHE session(7:16) AKss on A76rQcc(10:34) A5cc on Q55ssx4x6x(13:01) JTss on 988ccxQx4x(15:09) AdAx on T32xdd5xJx(16:19) Double-board hold-em bomb pot: T6dd on T75xdx4dd8x and 652r4ssQx(21:32) KsQx on J98ssx8sssAssss(23:22) Double-board hold-em bomb pot: J9o on 998r2ccKx and 877r4ssQx(27:01) AA on ...Your correspondent addresses the recent (hopefully temporary) closure of the Lodge near Austin, then reviews a wild $5/$10 session.FORUM DISCUSSION:CLICK HERE Episode notesTwitterCrush Live Poker

(0:00) Introduction(0:15) The 2008 poker movie "Deal"(12:16) $5/$10 NLHE session(12:55) Bonus $5/$10 hand: AhAx on 742hhx6xJx(18:20) $5/$5 hand: AsKx on 983sss(20:08) $5/$10 hand: AJo on T95r8ss(21:51) QsQx on K84sss7ssssKx(24:30) JJ (no spade) on Q93sxs(27:08) Double-board hold-em bomb pot: T8o on T63ssxKx and 962r4cc(28:32) KJo on J65hhxJxTxYour correspondent looks back at the poker film "Deal," which received intriguingly horrible reviews upon its release in 2008. He then plays a $5/$10 session against a tight table.FORUM DISCUSSION HERE Episode notesTwitterCrush Live Poker

(0:00) Introduction(0:15) How the legal battle facing California's card rooms might impact poker in the state(11:45) $5/$10 NLHE session(13:47) ATo on AT8cxcTccc(16:41) QhQx on 554xhh7hhh6x(18:44) AKo on Q98xdd5xJx(21:54) JJ on 972r3hh7x(23:24) QJdd on 976hdhThhh(24:58) A9dd on JTTrAss(27:40) A7ss on A65xss2x9x(29:27) AJdd preflop spot(30:56) A4cc preflop spotYour correspondent discusses how a potential ban on blackjack-type games in California card rooms could impact poker. Then, he reviews a $5/$10 session that he made with this podcast in mind.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE Episode notesLong Beach Press Telegram articleSan Jose Spotlight articleTwitterCrush Live Poker

(0:00) Intro(0:15) Distractions and mistakes(8:31) $5/$10 session(8:35) 95ss on Q96xxsJss8sss(9:49) T8ss on T83r2rK; thoughts on the population finding more river folds than they once did(11:43) KxQh on T83hhx2x2hhh(13:51) 97ss on K62xss3sss8x(15:30) 98o on J74ccx4ss(16:55) Jackpot! AA vs. QQ vs. TT on AQTT(19:52) JJ (no heart) on 983hhh2hhhh(21:28) AQcc on T94ccx8x8ccc(26:49) J7cc on QJJr9dd6x(28:07) A2o on AJJrQhhKxYour correspondent plays a $5/$10 session, wins a table share of a jackpot, and muses about distractions and about not being in the right frame of mind to perform.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE Episode notesTwitterCrush Live Poker

(0:00) Intro(0:19) Chaos(8:18) $5/$5 NLHE session(8:30) KK (no heart) on Q76hhhJx8x(10:36) 77 on T42r7dd3x(12:40) 44 on J868r4(14:33) AThh on 842cxcTss9x(16:11) AKdd on QJ5r7dd4x(18:28) KcKx on T85cxc6xYour correspondent discusses Barry Greenstein's idea of "chaos" -- the millions of kinds of luck in poker (or outside it) that seem further removed from the key elements of poker gameplay than just getting aces against kings, or getting an awful river card. Your correspondent then plays a $5/$5 session that ends with a bit of Greensteinian chaos.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE Episode notesTwitterCrush Live Poker

(0:00) Intro(0:15) On turning a corner(10:38) $5/$5/$10 NLHE session(12:00) AQhh on 765rQx7(14:02) QQ (no club) on J54xcc7ccc2x(18:00) AThh preflop spot(18:56) 8x7h on 653hhh9x8hhhh(20:34) AsJx on K97sxs3sss(22:43) T8dd on AJ9xddYour correspondent looks back to a time when he had a big breakthrough in his poker results, and wonders what causes such breakthroughs. Then, he gets into a number of difficult spots in a $5/$5/$10 session.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE Episode notesTwitterCrush Live Poker

(0:00) Intro(0:15) What I've been up to(2:40) There's a right answer, but what is it?(10:25) $5/$5/$10 hand: AThh on A83xdd6x(15:25) AQo on Q83r4r(23:56) $5/$5/$10 session(25:14) AJo on AK6xcc9x8x(26:51) Ridiculous preflop spot with KK(30:34) AQo on AQ2dxdTx8x(32:51) AQo (again) on KJTrJccTx(33:59) AA on Q94hhx(35:22) TT on T72ccx6x6x(38:27) A9ss on 863ddxAhhYour correspondent thinks about the many decision points in live poker in which there probably are correct answers, but it's not clear what it is. FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE Episode notesTwitterCrush Live Poker

(0:00) Intro(0:15) A frustrating day at $5/$5 and $5/$10(7:12) $5/$5 hand: 88 on 842hxh6ccAx(13:14) Poker as "founder training"(19:17) $5/$5 NLHE/standup game session(19:47) JJ all-in preflop(21:04) AKo all-in preflop(22:33) AA on A33ddx4x(23:32) AQo on A74hhxQhhh2hhhh(25:41) A8cc preflopYour correspondent discusses a frustrating day of poker, responds to Kelly Lucas' reaction to Erik Seidel's potential retirement in the wake of impending changes to taxation of gambling losses, and then finds respite in an out-of-town poker room that allows the standup game. FORUM DISCUSSION:CLICK HERE Episode NotesKelly Lucas' tweetThird Man Walking TwitterCrush Live Poker

(0:00) Social media and AI(2:32) Storytelling in poker(17:11) $5/$10 NLHE session(17:36) K9dd on A98ssdTsss2x(20:22) AdKx on 964ddd(22:28) AThh on QT5rAcc9x(24:33) KsJx on JT3sxsAx(26:00) TT (no spade) on J63sss6x9ssss(28:53) AA on QT2rKss4x(30:21) QJo on AT8cxcKhh4cccYour correspondent thinks about the AI mini-scandal that recently engulfed the WSOP's "No Limit" docuseries. He lists some problems with poker storytelling that are particular to poker and its ecosystem, then discusses what sorts of stories about poker he'd like to hear or watch. Then, he plays a $5/$10 session in which he struggles to be precise against an action player.Links:forum discussionEpisode NotesThomas Keeling on poker storytellingBen Wilinofsky on the likelihood of another poker boomThird Man Walking on TwitterCrush Live Poker