Third Man Walking Charlie Wilmoth

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 21:31 Taking variance is part of the job4:25 The downswing leads to bad habits8:53 Why I'll keep grinding instead of focusing on teaching15:04 5/10 NLHE hand: TT on T85rJxQx



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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 downswing8:29 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 session21:13 AKo all-in preflop22:24 AA (no club) on 762ccc9x8x24:55 "Feel it in the heart of the cards"26:05 A9ss on AKTxdd9xKx32:17 AsJx on 985sss3x6ssss33:58 J9hh on KQTxssAx7sss
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Your correspondent visits poker rooms in the Bay Area and Sacramento, folding flopped straights and finding ways to lose ridiculous amounts of money with ace-king. Along the way, he compares live poker in Los Angeles to poker elsewhere, and reflects on a recent bad run.FORUM DISCUSSION:
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0:20 Traveling to Northern California0:42 Poker in American cities that are not Los Angeles or Las Vegas1:57 What it feels like to enter a new poker room2:57 3/5/10 at Lucky Chances in San Francisco3:35 K3hh on KT3ssxQdd5:34 A9hh on AQ5xhh
8:03 1/3 with straddles at Capitol Casino in Sacramento9:12 KQo on AJ8rTr311:57 J8dd on QT9ssd2x15:00 AQcc on Q54ddx
16:50 2/5 at Thunder Valley, northeast of Sacramento 17:58 QsTx on AKJssxKxJx19:05 AKo all-in preflop21:02 AKdd all-in preflop21:32 AKo all-in preflop (yes, all-in preflop with AK in three different hands)22:38 QQ all-in preflop23:32 77 on AQ7rKr9
25:16 General thoughts on running bad
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Your correspondent discusses Michael Craig's poker-boom-era classic "The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King." He follows up on how he finished in the tournament discussed in the last episode, then reviews a double-board PLO bomb pot he played that left him feeling frustrated with himself.






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0:20 "The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King"
12:32 A correction regarding a hand in the last episode (double-board PLO bomb pot with 8733)
14:03 $1200 LAPC tournament, Day 214:41 AKo all-in preflop (big blind = 15,000)15:41 JJ all-in preflop (big blind = 30,000)16:10 Q4hh on T84A4 (big blind = 60,000)18:46 Jx9c on JT6ccx3x5x (big blind = 60,000)21:58 AQo all-in preflop (big blind = 100,000)
23:21 $25 double-board PLO bomb pot hand: KQJ4 (no spades) on KT9ssx3x4x and J52ssxJxQsss
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Your correspondent gets through Day 1 of a tournament for the first time in over five years. He reviews the tournament hands that brought him to Day 2 glory, then recaps a cash session of $5/$5/$10 (with straddles of up to $160) and $5/$5.

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0:16 Your correspondent bags a tournament! ($1200 LAPC Million at Commerce)3:42 AJhh on J95r (big blind = 800)6:04 AA on A98r2r (bb = 1200)7:44 K4o on K32r4hhJhhh (bb = 3000)917 JJ all-in preflop (bb = 4000)13:19 T6o on 953xccKx (bb = 6000)17:10 $5/$5/$10 NLHE cash session17:43 AKo all-in preflop18:52 AdTx on K32ddx23:16 KhKx on 653xhh2hhh9x24:47 $5/$5 NLHE25:37 AdAx on KQ8dxdTx28:25 Double-board PLO bomb pot with 8733 on J83rThh and 953xss6sss
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Your correspondent discusses why two thousand dollars is an important sum at $5/$10 and $10/$20. He also discusses his recent experiences playing $10/$20, then reviews a recent $5/$10 session.

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CLICK HERE0:21 Why $2,000 is such an important threshold in mid-stakes cash games4:40 Comparing $10/$20 to $5/$107:17 KsJx on JT8xssTx7x9:54 $5/$10 NLHE session10:23 AKo on Q83rThh12:33 JJ on 993r3T14:16 A5cc on 932ccx8x15:36 AJo on 754r2cc16:32 AA on KK7rK219:13 QJo on T32r8r20:21 AJhh on 832xhh5hhh6x23:42 KJcc on 976cccJx7x26:29 Q6o on AT4r7x
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