Combinatorics Proof 3kCk

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I have trouble solving combinatorics proofs. I've looked at a bunch of textbook examples, but I never seem to figure out how to solve one on my own.

Right now, I am stuck with this one:

$\binom{3k}{k}$ = $\sum_{i=0}^{k} \binom{k+i}{k}\binom{2k-1-i}{k-1}$

I've been thinking maybe I can do something with the LHS being the collection of binary-strings with k 1's and 2k 0's,

So that would mean the RHS has to partition that in someway, I've seen solutions partitioning according to last occurence of a 1, or according to the number of 1's, positions in the string. But none of these seem applicable here.

Hints appreciated