Third Man Walking No. 51: Getting Better Over Time

After a brief look at recent developments in the Garrett Adelstein / Robbi Jade Lew controversy, your correspondent reflects on changes in the poker landscape since the start of the poker boom. (Topics include the 2003 WSOP Main Event and the recent YouTube release of the 2011 poker documentary "Grinders.") He then reviews an overbet jam in a recent 5/10 hand.

0:23 Adelstein/Lew controversy

3:36 Keeping up with (or surpassing) the poker competition over time

4:45 Two hand reviews from the 2003 WSOP Main Event

5:17 AcAx vs. KcQx vs. 77 on K83xcc5x2ccc

6:52 AKo (no diamond) vs. AA (no diamond) on K83ddd6dddd7x

9:20 How poker players have improved over time and the implications for individual players

14:12 "Grinders" documentary

19:03 5/10 NLHE hand: JThh on Q72hxhAxKx

WSOP video:

"Grinders" full movie:

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