Third Man Walking

Your correspondent reads the anthropologist David M. Hayano's "Poker Faces," a book that, 42 years since it was published, has much to say about modern poker culture.

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0:30 "Poker Faces"

18:21 Anatomy of a Downswing, Part 1,000,000, featuring some weird digressions on nearly getting run over by a truck and of being in a mall in suburban Cleveland needing to buy a shirt

29:07 $5/$5 hand history: AA on 922r4hhJx

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Your correspondent struggles with his proximity to the recent Nick Vertucci scandal and wonders how long he should stay in the poker world. Then, he plays a $5/$5/$10 session.

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0:16 On the Nick Vertucci scandal

12:17 $5/$5/$10 NLHE session

13:03 4c4x on T32ccxQxTx

16:06 QTss on TT3rA6

18:25 QQ on T75r4Q

20:31 JJ on 332xddKx6x

22:01 66 on 652ccxKcccQx

24:57 AKo all-in preflop

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Your correspondent waits -- and waits -- for good opportunities at the table.

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0:22 On waiting for my turn

6:17 $5/$5/$10 hand history: AA preflop

10:20 $5/$5/$10(/$20/$40) hand history: A4hh on Q22ccx4xJx

15:51 $5/$10(/$20) session

16:41 7c7x on J95ccx8x3x (playing against an unusual opponent type)

21:00 AKo on AK3r4ss

22:50 QQ (no spade) on K96xss5x7sss

24:44 JJ preflop

25:51 AKo on QT9r57

27:43 QTo on T82cccAx4x

29:25 QQ on QT2hhhJx

30:49 KQo on KQ6r2r

32:21 QTo on J88r

33:05 AQss on QJ3ddxKx3x

34:57 AKo all-in preflop

35:59 $25 bomb pot with K5dd on AJ3dxx2dd7x

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Your correspondent defends "mandatory" under-the-gun straddles against recent criticism. Then, he plays a brief but fruitful $5/$10 session.

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0:16 Some not-so-obvious reasons why straddles are good for games

10:10 $5/$10 NLHE session

10:52 K4ss on JJ6rAssTsss

13:04 88 on K42ssxJx6x

14:28 KQo on QT9cxc7hh

16:54 AQo on AQ9sssAxQx

19:19 A4dd on A53ssx

23:08 JJ on 854xssAx2x

25:09 AhAd on J84ccx9ccc6x

Brent Jenkins on the Poker Zoo Podcast:

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The Anti-Straddle Manifesto:

https://brentjenkins83.substack.com/p/the-anti-straddle-manifesto?r=4adu4k&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true
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Your correspondent tries to fight off bad thoughts while playing $5/$10 and $5/$5 at two casinos.

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1:05 On the "dead zone" in late afternoon public poker games

2:32 $5/$10 NLHE session

2:39 AKcc all-in preflop

3:17 KK all-in preflop

4:14 KK all-in preflop (again)

5:46 JJ on QT2hxh4cc

8:15 QTss on QJ6rAxA

10:22 $5/$5 session later that day at a different casino

13:27 AKo all-in preflop

17:34 JJ on T32sxs2x

18:21 AQcc KJ8cxxQx

19:52 AJss all-in preflop

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Your correspondent talks to screenwriter and poker player Josh Wilcox, who wrote the upcoming poker movie "Dead Money." Your correspondent then reviews a recent $5/$10 session.

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1:35 Josh Wilcox on "Dead Money"

15:55 Playing a freeroll tournament

20:09 $5/$10 NLHE session

20:15 AKss on K72ccxAxQx

22:04 A7dd on Q96ddxJxAx

24:57 AKss (again) on KQ7xhhTdd

27:50 A9o on 963rTcc9x

33:47 AcAh on 632ddx

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Your correspondent offers a prescription for the recent controversy surrounding Jonathan Tamayo's victory in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker. He then discusses potential cheating in online poker and -- ugh -- public live poker games, and finds parallels between what's happening now and descriptions of the early days of poker in James McManus' "Cowboys Full." Then, he reviews a profitable but sloppy session of $5/$10 NLHE.

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0:20 What can be done to address bad optics and a potentially unfair competitive environment in the World Series of Poker Main Event, and in live poker more broadly

Will Jaffe's tweet:

Alan Keating's tweet:

Apestyles on the Thinking Poker Podcast:

"Recent reports out of Paris ...":

Only Friends podcast episode on the alleged live poker cheating ring:

14:43 $5/$10 NLHE session
15:05 AA on K76r
16:00 KK all-in preflop
16:38 QJo on Q72xdd
18:58 QJhh KJ5hcc6x5x
21:08 KQo (both black cards) on KK5xdd6hh4hhh
23:48 JThh on 422hhx5xKx
25:55 AA all-in preflop
26:41 A9ss K87sxx5dd

https://x.com/dankness3/status/1814048970588516497https://x.com/Mister_Keating/status/1814042058601963714https://www.thinkingpoker.net/2024/07/episode-445-jonathan-apestyles-van-fleet/https://www.yahoo.com/news/french-police-catch-casino-fraudsters-175413515.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3SGBrQAdto&list=PLbgxMeaShh5X6MNis_76anP2JAAmoA2Ld&index=1
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Your correspondent reflects on the slowness of live poker and how it can make life feel very, very long.

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0:15 Variance & time in live poker
10:37 $5/$10 NLHE session

10:43 TT on Q75rQ9

12:29 A8hh on AJ4rTdd5ddd

14:47 AJss on A43ddx2x2x

17:57 99 on J96hhxJcc

19:44 KdJx on T96ddd

20:53 77 on 976r3ssTx

23:27 98o on 772xss6hh5x

25:08 KTss on 944ssx7sssJx

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Your correspondent thinks back to how he thought about poker six years ago. Then, he plays a $5/$10 game where he tries to fend off some splashy, aggressive villains.

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0:15 Las Vegas trip recap

1:03 Your correspondent reflects on how his approach to poker has changed since 2018

8:50 $5/$10 session and a rant about table changes

12:52 76o on 853hhx9cc

14:22 KK (no diamond) on 874dxd

17:50 KdKx (yes, kings again) on Q42ssx5sss

21:27 98dd on Q98sxs7hh

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Your correspondent prepares for a brief trip to Las Vegas. He then thinks about what it means that the real action in cash games always seems to be happening somewhere else, hidden from view. He also deals with an annoying opponent in a $5/$10 session.

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0:18 Las Vegas weekend plans

5:15 Why the real action in cash game poker always seems to be out of view

Here is Pokerithm, in case anyone is curious:

19:49 Late-night $5/$10 session review

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