Third Man Walking

Your correspondent lists 12 tips for poker players who'd like to play the game for living.

1:54 Consider other options

3:15 Be realistic

4:13 Understand how you think about money

5:14 Ask yourself if you're a gambling addict

5:29 Focus on cash games unless you have good reasons not to

6:32 Learn from other pros, but don't compare yourself to them too much

9:29 Don't be ego-driven

10:48 Work hard

12:16 Learn about money

14:09 Create a lifestyle that's sustainable for you

15:46 Be open to side revenue streams

16:33 Keep your eye on the exit

17:10 5/10 NLH session

17:33 KJhh on 864hhx5dd

21:44 K7hh on K75r6hhQx

25:34 KK on 654r3ss

28:09 QTss on J94ssx8sss

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Your correspondent reflects on an annoying recent experience, then reviews a recent 5/10 session where he tried to induce bluffs, and did some bluffing of his own.

0:18 Don't be this pro
4:38 5/10 NLHE
4:52 AhAx on 765hxh6x2x
7:45 Brief reflection on the AA hand, two days later
9:16 QTcc on 642xccThh2hhh
12:00 87dd on 976hhh9x6x
15:25 AThh on T88ssh9xJx

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Your correspondent reflects on an annoying recent experience, then reviews a recent 5/10 session where he tried to induce bluffs, and did some bluffing of his own.

0:18 Don't be this pro

4:38 5/10 NLHE

4:52 AhAx on 765hxh6x2x

7:45 Brief reflection on the AA hand, two days later

9:16 QTcc on 642xccThh2hhh

12:00 87dd on 976hhh9x6x

15:25 AThh on T88ssh9xJx

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Your correspondent discusses why it's important to approach poker with a coherent strategy.

Dan Zack's tweet:
Q9cc call-in to Bart Hanson's show:

twitter.com/Dan__Zack/status/1391133363067670530www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7WAEQF2TsE

1:33 Why pros can win despite not necessarily being smarter than their opponents
5:22 QQ as a limp-call preflop and the expanding-brain meme
8:09 Humility and making the obvious play

9:24 5/10/20 session
10:00 QJo on button in $50 bomb pot on QJ7ccx
11:32 AA on button on J97rAdd
15:03 AKo UTG on KQ4r
17:49 AKo in hijack on AKJr
18:46 AKo in cutoff on 983r48
20:17 AKhh on 852hxhThhhJx

24:25 The consequences of "second-tier thinking"
30:11 GTO vs. exploitative

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Your correspondent discusses why it's important to approach poker with a coherent strategy.

Dan Zack's tweet: https://twitter.com/Dan__Zack/status/1391133363067670530

Q9cc call-in to Bart Hanson's show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7WAEQF2TsE

1:33 Why pros can win despite not necessarily being smarter than their opponents

5:22 QQ as a limp-call preflop and the expanding-brain meme

8:09 Humility and making the obvious play

9:24 5/10/20 session

10:00 QJo on button in $50 bomb pot on QJ7ccx

11:32 AA on button on J97rAdd

15:03 AKo UTG on KQ4r

17:49 AKo in hijack on AKJr

18:46 AKo in cutoff on 983r48

20:17 AKhh on 852hxhThhhJx

24:25 The consequences of "second-tier thinking"

30:11 GTO vs. exploitative

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Your correspondent reviews a recent 5/10 session that shows how tricky Los Angeles opponents can be.

1:20 TcTx on J86ccxJxJx
6:15 6s6x on A73ssx
9:30 T7hh on T76cxx2cc5x
11:30 QQ first blind vs. second blind
13:19 $50 bomb pot with QJo on T92cxcAx

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Your correspondent reviews a recent 5/10 session that shows how tricky Los Angeles opponents can be.

1:20 TcTx on J86ccxJxJx

6:15 6s6x on A73ssx

9:30 T7hh on T76cxx2cc5x

11:30 QQ first blind vs. second blind

13:19 $50 bomb pot with QJo on T92cxcAx

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Yale Greenfield rejoins Third Man Walking to discuss the aftereffects of COVID on the poker economy; traveling to play poker in the Southwest; playing at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas; and his new vlog, LiveKingPoker.

Check out Yale's vlog: LiveKingPoker.com

twitter.com/LiveKingPoker

0:52 Yale "LiveKingPoker" Greenfield
1:28 Traveling for poker
2:17 Did quarantine make you a better poker player?
5:25 Poker in Arizona, Las Vegas and LA
10:20 Post-COVID live poker games and how they're changing
17:20 Tournaments at the World Series of Poker
19:50 LiveKingPoker

24:11 5/10/20 NLHE cash session
25:04 ATcc in lojack on 966ddxTx
26:33 AJo in straddle on JT7hhxAx
28:03 65hh on button on QJThxx3hh
31:17 ATcc (again) in straddle on KJ9cxc8x
35:33 KK in cutoff on Q75r3ss
37:17 AKo (no hearts, no spades) in big blind on AT4hhs6ss
41:27 AKo (again) in straddle on JT5r

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Yale Greenfield rejoins Third Man Walking to discuss the aftereffects of COVID on the poker economy; traveling to play poker in the Southwest; playing at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas; and his new vlog, LiveKingPoker.

Check out Yale's vlog: LiveKingPoker.com

https://twitter.com/LiveKingPoker

0:52 Yale "LiveKingPoker" Greenfield

1:28 Traveling for poker

2:17 Did quarantine make you a better poker player?

5:25 Poker in Arizona, Las Vegas and LA

10:20 Post-COVID live poker games and how they're changing

17:20 Tournaments at the World Series of Poker

19:50 LiveKingPoker

24:11 5/10/20 NLHE cash session

25:04 ATcc in lojack on 966ddxTx

26:33 AJo in straddle on JT7hhxAx

28:03 65hh on button on QJThxx3hh

31:17 ATcc (again) in straddle on KJ9cxc8x

35:33 KK in cutoff on Q75r3ss

37:17 AKo (no hearts, no spades) in big blind on AT4hhs6ss

41:27 AKo (again) in straddle on JT5r

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Your correspondent reviews a brief trip to play in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas and discusses why he probably won't be going back anytime soon.

0:37 Why I used to like tournaments
2:48 QQ (no club) on JJTcxx8cc
5:55 JJ all-in preflop
7:30 I don't like Las Vegas!
10:10 Waiting in line and playing 5/10
12:15 The experience of playing the Millionaire Maker
14:50 Why play tournaments?
16:20 Tourmanent FOMO

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