Your correspondent discusses his thought process as he endures the worst downswing of his poker career. He also reviews a recent $5/$10 session. 0:17 Maintaining a healthy relationship to the game in the midst of a big downswing
8:29 Dealing with a long stretch of boredom, in which moneymaking opportunities are few and far between 
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 20:22 $5/$10 NLHE session
21:13 AKo all-in preflop
22:24 AA (no club) on 762ccc9x8x
24:55 "Feel it in the heart of the cards"
26:05 A9ss on AKTxdd9xKx
32:17 AsJx on 985sss3x6ssss
33:58 J9hh on KQTxssAx7sss




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Third Man Walking No. 86: Anatomy of a Downswing

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Your correspondent reviews some of his recent activities, then journeys to the $5/$5 tables and tries to control for luck in evaluating his recent play.


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0:21 Thoughts on Hustler Casino Live's Million Dollar Game3:33 Appearing on the Thinking Poker Podcast: 
https://www.thinkingpoker.net/2024/05/episode-439-charlie-wilmoth/3:57 WSOP plans5:27 Thoughts on downswinging and variance in live poker
10:31 $5/$10 hand: JJ on 877ssx7x
16:40 $5/$5 NLHE session18:38 JThh on J75sss5x20:47 AQo on A63rJssKx22:08 KxQd on K62ddx23:57 87cc on 643xccTx3x26:35 KK all-in preflop27:24 KQdd on T92dxd8x3x29:57 QTdd on A86r7dd5x
31:15 Giving scores to my play for each session
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Third Man Walking No. 90: Putting Luck to the Side

Your correspondent meditates on banging his head against the wall. Featured topics include being surrounded at the table by people getting massages, trying and failing to assemble a cardboard box, moving to a new apartment, the documentary "The Contestant" (streaming on Hulu), the Pittsburgh Pirates, growing up in West Virginia, getting into stranger and stranger music, and taking a call about a job in the tech industry. Then, he reviews a $5/$10 session. 
 
 
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  0:16 Banging my head against the wall

13:36 $5/$10 NLHE session 13:42 AA on JT7hhx 14:38 KQo on J84ccx7x3x 16:20 ATo on T72cxc4x 18:06 A2hh on K94hhx7hhhKx 25:04 JThh on 987xxh2hh 27:28 KK on T73ssx7x

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Third Man Walking No. 89: The One That's Only Partially About Poker

Your correspondent reflects on getting slowrolled -- or something? -- in an annoying all-in pot, then reviews a $5/$10 session. 


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 0:21 A $5/$10 hand: 99 on J94xhh7x 12:30 $5/$10 NLHE session (and some thoughts on a recent casino promotion) 14:56 AA (no heart) on Q96hhx3xQx 17:43 66 on T76rKss 19:57 QQ on A98r58 23:15 J9cc on T84ccx 25:39 64dd on Q43hhx7x3hhh

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Third Man Walking No. 88: An Extra in Someone Else's Movie

Your correspondent returns to the subject of his downswing, which continues despite his best efforts to jinx it into going away by talking about it. 0:21 Downswing Part 2
1:31 Taking variance is part of the job
4:25 The downswing leads to bad habits
8:53 Why I'll keep grinding instead of focusing on teaching

15:04 5/10 NLHE hand: TT on T85rJxQx 
 
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Third Man Walking No. 86: Anatomy of a Downswing

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