Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 225: How I Handle Bad Beats

In this episode, Bart dives into the math of multiway poker spots, focusing on situations where the best made hand faces a mix of second-best made hands and drawing hands. He explains how equities shift when multiple players are involved and why understanding these scenarios is critical for making better decisions at the table.

In this week’s episode, Bart breaks down why exploitable folds can be the right play in certain spots against opponents who miss obvious bluffing opportunities.

This week, Bart breaks down an interesting hand in reverse, analyzing the action from the villain’s perspective.

This week, Bart recaps a rare nighttime session since moving back to the East Coast and talks about the importance of avoiding play when tired. He breaks down how fatigue affected his decision making at the table

On this week’s episode, Bart discusses how to handle bad beats during a session, how to use the temporary table image they create to your advantage, and how to recover mentally after losing a big pot when the money went in with a major equity edge.

In this week’s episode, Bart explores the “fog” players often feel when facing a difficult decision during a hand. He offers practical techniques for thinking more clearly in those moments and reflects on how he overcame the same challenge in his own career.

On this week's episode Bart reviews a "super session" where he won over $4000 in his afternoon session. He discusses the mistakes that he made in the session making the case that you can always learn from review even when winning big.

In this week's episode Bart discusses hands that went very multiway while he had a bad image.

On this week's episode Bart discusses one of his most frustrating sessions in years and comments on how he dealt with the mental game aspect of not making a single hand at a great table.