Third Man Walking No. 116: On the WSOP Controversy
Your correspondent offers his take on the controversy at the end of the Millionaire Maker last week, then reflects on the worst year of poker he’s ever endured, a year that he thinks (and hopes) is now over. FORUM DISCUSSION :CLICK HERE 0:58 The Millionaire Maker / Club WPT Gold controversy11:16 Reflections on the past yearhttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com
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Third Man Walking No. 115: On Growing the Game
Your correspondent starts with a commonly asked question within the poker community (“How do we make poker more popular?”) and argues the more important question is slightly different: “SHOULD poker be more popular?” Then, he reviews a $5/$5/$10 session in an unfamiliar locale.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE 0:19 On (not) growing the game11:00 $5/$5/$10 session12:01 AJss on A54r4cc2ccc 13:27 88 on 998rTrK17:54 JTdd on KT2r8ddQddd20:57 KK on 872r3r924:29 A9ss on T42dxd8ss9ddd27:29 AxQd on K82ddx9dddTddddhttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com
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Third Man Walking No. 114: "The Grand"
Your correspondent reviews a boom-era poker film that did not stand the test of time, then gets annoyed with himself after playing badly against an opponent at $5/$5/$10.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE 0:19 “The Grand”15:16 $5/$5/$10 NLHE session15:40 A5ss on J85ssx16:48 QJss on 974ssx8cc3x19:10 QThh on A54ddxJx4x22:39 J8hh on J43sxs3cc6ccc26:01 A7ss on K63xccJss7x30:46 55 on T95ddxJx9xhttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com
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Third Man Walking No. 113: Tournament Season
Your correspondent looks ahead to the World Series of Poker, then watches the excellent but occasionally abrasive Winamax YouTube series "Inside the Mind of a Pro." He then reviews a $5/$5/$10 no-limit hold-em session that ends with a wild double-board PLO bomb pot.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE 0:15 Tournament season!6:49 The YouTube series "Inside the Mind of a Pro"16:35 $5/$5/$10 session16:46 AQo on T73r6cc19:14 KJdd on T65ddx22:03 AsTx on T95sss6xQx23:53 KTo on J93r8x426:45 A6hh on 633rJx229:12 KsQx on 853rAss30:53 KJo on AAQrTssKx31:44 Double-board PLO bomb pot: T952 with ten-high spades. Top board: 842r5ss2x. Bottom board: J73r8ssAx36:19 Thoughts on playing double-board PLO bomb pots with a capThe "Inside the Mind of a Pro" series is available here: https://www.youtube.com/@WinamaxEuropehttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com
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Third Man Walking No. 112: "The Card Counter"
Your correspondent looks back at the 2021 film "The Card Counter," about a gambler struggling with his past as a soldier. He then plays a $5/$10 session in which he tries to shake off the rust of an extended break.FORUM DISCUSSION:CLICK HERE 0:15 "The Card Counter"11:15 $5/$5 and $5/$10 NLHE session13:29 $5/$5: AKss all-in preflop14:47 KsKc on 642hhx5ss3hhh17:19 $5/$10: AdJx on 875rJdd3x22:08 A4dd on 988ddx25:46 KThh on T82rQcc27:51 KdKx on 954ddx3dddQddddhttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com
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