Third Man Walking No. 121: The Most Bluffed Man in History
Your correspondent discusses the potential ban on sweepstakes casinos in California, then reviews a $5/$5/$10 session in which he wonders how frequently he's getting bluffed.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE 0:19 Thoughts on (more) law changes affecting poker players in California and elsewhere6:06 $5/$5/$10 no-limit hold-em session6:24 88 preflop8:47 AQo on QJ3r11:17 76hh on QJ2hxh4hhh7x13:11 AdKx K65ddx3ddd8x15:22 TT on T72ssxQxKx17:47 K9o on K42rQhh3x21:34 AKo all-in preflop22:35 KcKx on A54ccxKdd25:44 Very old $1/$2 hand history: KK on AK3rhttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com
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Third Man Walking No. 120: Big Hands and a Big Mistake
Your correspondent watches the 2013 poker-adjacent film “Runner Runner,” then gets put in some tough spots at $5/$5/$10, making (at least) one big mistake along the way.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE 0:15 Making adjustments to online poker with big antes3:48 Watching “Runner Runner”7:35 $5/$5/$10 session7:56 AThh on Q54hxx9cc10:21 AJo on J42ccxJhhKhhh16:51 KK (no club) on Q98ccx18:08 Quads alert! 55 on Q65cxc5ss2x19:41 AKhh on AQ2xxh4x20:53 KsKd on Q74dxdJssQx24:48 Double-board PLO bomb pot! AK54hhxh on ...Board 1: 874hhx8xKx (so on the river I have KK88A)Board 2: A43rA8 (so on the river I have AAA44)http://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com
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Third Man Walking No. 119: The Churn in Private Games
Your correspondent reflects on how private games cycle through players, and how public games in LA can compete with those of the private-game world, which offer newer side games. He also muses on a recent experiment that seems to point toward privatization even in tournaments in casinos.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE 0:15 Scattered thoughts on private games and the way poker is changing0:37 Derek DelGaudio's "Amoralman"2:00 The creep of privatization in tournaments6:16 How private games can cause players to go broke faster (and reflections on the ways the cash-game ecosystem is changing)17:07 $5/$10 and $5/$5/$10 sessions18:09 KTo on KJ3r6ssJx20:25 KhKx on 983hxh22:24 AJcc on J53ddxTx2ddd25:01 76hh on J76xcc29:23 $5/$10/$20 hand: All-in preflop with ATohttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com
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Third Man Walking No. 118: The Right to be Patient
Your correspondent plays a $5/$5/$10 session in which he wonders what to do facing a string bet, then navigates a long card-dead stretch. He also muses about the possibility of playing on stream. FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE 0:15 $5/$5/$10 session (with digressions)1:26 Limit hold-em vs. no-limit hold-em4:07 Weird string-bet spot: AJo (no clubs) on A95xccJxTccc10:19 KsQx on JT2sssAxKx13:00 Struggling with how to maximize winnings against tighter recreational players13:45 AxQd on 765dddQx8x16:17 JTss on T54dxd5x6x20:31 KK on J74rJhh9x22:12 KK (again) on T77ddxAxJddd26:11 9c9x on T53cxcQss5ccc28:15 The HCL controversy/challenge and thoughts on playing on stream33:49 KK on 443xcchttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com
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Third Man Walking No. 117: Las Vegas, Will Kassouf and Tax Changes
Your correspondent reviews his recent trip to Las Vegas. Then, he discusses two new developments that are bad for poker: Will Kassouf's performance in the Main Event, and changes to US tax law.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE 0:15 Being a tourist in Las Vegas10:50 Will Kassouf in the Main Event23:59 Big changes to the way poker players are taxedhttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com
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