Third Man Walking

By Charlie Wilmoth

Third Man Walking episodes

November 19, 2019 7. The Main Event
Your correspondent plays the Main Event of the World Series of Poker for the first time.
0:00 Introduction
0:57 Why does everyone think they run bad in tournaments?
3:30 WSOP update
8:36 The Main Event
9:57 Day 2
11:45 Day 3
14:19 Hand review: Casino Royale
Casino Royale hand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2x6AvNOoZc&t=44s
Bearthoven: http://www.bearthoven.com
22 min
November 12, 2019 Third Man Walking No. 6: The World Series of Poker
Your correspondent discusses cash games vs. tournaments, whether cash-game players really are better than tournament players, and the allure of winning life-changing money as he heads to Las Vegas to compete in the World Series of Poker.
0:37 Introduction
1:12 Aspirations in poker
2:46 Why the World Series of Poker presents opportunities for mid-level pros
6:10 Cash-game pros vs. tournament pros
11:27 Session review: Four days of tournaments in Las Vegas
22:33 Ugh, the Rio
25 min
November 12, 2019 6. The World Series of Poker
Your correspondent discusses cash games vs. tournaments, whether cash-game players really are better than tournament players, and the allure of winning life-changing money as he heads to Las Vegas to compete in the World Series of Poker.
0:37 Introduction
1:12 Aspirations in poker
2:46 Why the World Series of Poker presents opportunities for mid-level pros
6:10 Cash-game pros vs. tournament pros
11:27 Session review: Four days of tournaments in Las Vegas
22:33 Ugh, the Rio
Live At the Bike: https://www.youtube.com/user/LiveattheBikecom
25 min
November 05, 2019 Third Man Walking No. 5: The Ecosystem
Why does poker keep getting harder? Are our opponents improving as quickly as they used to? And what factors will determine whether live poker remains beatable in the years to come? Also included in this episode of Third Man Walking: a review of a no-limit session in which your correspondent plays two big hands with pocket tens at two very different stakes.
0:00 Introduction
2:56 The Pareto Principle
8:33 The threat of an economic downturn
9:49 Session review: $5/$10/$20 NLHE and $5/$5 NLHE
18:37 Why very young people no longer dominate poker
22:05 Online poker
23:33 Impact of laws and rules
26:23 Plans for Third Man Walking
29 min
November 05, 2019 5. The Ecosystem
Why does poker keep getting harder? Are our opponents improving as quickly as they used to? And what factors will determine whether live poker remains beatable in the years to come? Also included in this episode of Third Man Walking: a review of a no-limit session in which your correspondent plays two big hands with pocket tens at two very different stakes.
0:00 Introduction
2:56 The Pareto Principle
8:33 The threat of an economic downturn
9:49 Session review: $5/$10/$20 NLHE and $5/$5 NLHE
18:37 Why very young people no longer dominate poker
22:05 Online poker
23:33 Impact of laws and rules
26:23 Plans for Third Man Walking
29 min
October 29, 2019 Third Man Walking No. 4: Making a Living
Your correspondent outlines his path to becoming a professional poker player and describes the challenges of playing for a living. He also looks back on a wild -- and complicated -- session of $5/$5 NLHE.
0:00 Introduction
0:22 What top pros are (or might be) like
2:35 My start in cash-game poker
7:22 Moving up in stakes
8:54 Struggling and recovering
13:30 Difficulties of playing for a living
15:50 Session review: $5/$5 No-Limit Hold-Em
32:25 What does the pro do?
38 min
October 29, 2019 4. Making a Living
Your correspondent outlines his path to becoming a professional poker player and describes the challenges of playing for a living. He also looks back on a wild -- and complicated -- session of $5/$5 NLHE.
0:00 Introduction
0:22 What top pros are (or might be) like
2:35 My start in cash-game poker
7:22 Moving up in stakes
8:54 Struggling and recovering
13:30 Difficulties of playing for a living
15:50 Session review: $5/$5 No-Limit Hold-Em
32:25 What does the pro do?
38 min
October 22, 2019 Third Man Walking No. 3: Variance
Variance in poker, and especially in poker tournaments, can be maddening. This episode investigates the effects of variance in tournaments (where variance is insane) and cash games (where it can be milder). Your correspondent also reviews a recent $5/$10/$20 No-Limit Hold-Em cash game session.
0:00 Introduction
0:40 Jonathan Duhamel vs. Matt Affleck
7:53 Variance in tournaments
9:50 Tournament economics
13:30 Markup
16:55 Tournament delusion
20:34 Session review: $5/$10/$20 NLH
32:10 Variance in cash games
38 min
October 22, 2019 3. Variance
Variance in poker, and especially in poker tournaments, can be maddening. This episode investigates the effects of variance in tournaments (where variance is insane) and cash games (where it can be milder). Your correspondent also reviews a recent $5/$10/$20 No-Limit Hold-Em cash game session.
0:00 Introduction
0:40 Jonathan Duhamel vs. Matt Affleck
7:53 Variance in tournaments
9:50 Tournament economics
13:30 Markup
16:55 Tournament delusion
20:34 Session review: $5/$10/$20 NLH
32:10 Variance in cash games
38 min
October 15, 2019 Third Man Walking No. 2: Degenning & Cheating
Episode 2 of Third Man Walking explores the dark, anarchic underbelly of the poker world, including the alleged poker cheating scam involving Mike Postle and Stones Gambling Hall.
0:00 Introduction
0:33 Is poker good for us?
2:57 Degenning
7:30 Misogyny
10:40 Session review: 5/10 NLHE
21:47 Poker outside casinos
22:30 Scamming and stealing
26:16 Cheating / Mike Postle
31:13 Problem gambling
33:20 What's good about poker
37 min