Third Man Walking No. 109: "Matusow," With David Chen
Today, fellow podcaster David Chen and your correspondent discuss the recent documentary "Matusow," which is available to rent on Amazon Prime. The movie follows poker boom-era star Mike Matusow’s recent attempts to pay off debts, stay relevant, and fight for his legacy. FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HEREYou can follow David's work at decodingeverything.com. He also writes about poker at davechenpoker.com.0:18 Introduction1:46 David joins to discuss "Matusow"http:/twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com
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Third Man Walking No. 108: Two Low-Stakes Sessions
Amidst a couple weeks mostly away from poker, your correspondent plays two unusually low-stakes sessions, thinking along the way about the impact of policy upon poker options at public casinos.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE0:16 What I've been up to3:14 What is low-stakes poker like in 2025?7:44 How poker in casinos is affected by changes in laws11:01 $1/$3 session in Seattle14:13 AsAx on J87xss3x5x19:29 AJo on JTTssx6x8x21:07 AQss on Q73xxsKdd6x24:10 $2/$3 session at Hustler27:00 QTo on KJ5ssx28:08 Double-board PLO bomb pot: T984 on J844Q and 852Kcc2x31:30 A8cc on K82xxc2dd7x34:14 AQ on QQ3r2r3http://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com
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Third Man Walking No. 107: "2 Months 2 Million"
Your correspondent revisits the 2009 poker reality show "2 Months 2 Million," then reviews a day of poker that spanned two casinos and over 10 hours.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE 0:15 2 Months 2 Million12:47 Recap of a long Friday session and a hand review: 55 on T85rJdd4xhttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com
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Third Man Walking No. 106: "Mississippi Grind"
Your correspondent looks back at the 2015 gambling movie "Mississippi Grind," then reviews a $5/$10 session in which he played several all-in pots.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE0:15 "Mississippi Grind"10:43 $5/$10 session10:55 87dd on AT2ddd2xJx14:52 AA no diamond on KQ2dxd3ddd16:50 99 all-in preflop20:15 76cc on T98ssx21:14 AKo all-in preflop22:21 66 on J65rTss6x25:37 AKcc all-in preflophttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com
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Third Man Walking No. 105: "Lucky You"
Your correspondent revisits the 2007 poker film “Lucky You,” then discusses a $5/$5/$10 session that left him shrugging to himself about the quality of his play.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE0:20 Brief life/wildfire update1:45 "Lucky You"14:05 $5/$5/$10 session14:13 On the types of "action" players currently playing in public mid-stakes games18:27 TT on KT6sxs2sss20:34 Double-board PLO bomb pot with Jh992.First board: 9644.Second board KhQh5x (?) Ahhh23:01 KsKh on J82ccx5ddTddd25:11 JJ on A74xssKx2x29:05 A5hh on T62hhx7hhh7x31:47 Conclusionhttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com