Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 188: Preemptive Betting Explained

This week Bart discusses when it is prudent to check back the turn when you pick up a big draw instead of choosing to semi-bluff.

In this week's episode Bart discusses a session where he was forced to make big time call downs.

Bart reviews his Day 2 exit and the 2025 WSOP Main Event. Even though this episode discusses tournament play he recommends that cash game players not skip the episode

Bart discusses when and why to use preemptive betting

Bart breaks down one of the biggest hero folds that he has made in his career breaking down the math he used in the moment.

In this week's episode Bart discusses what he calls the "CTC" matrix -- counting combos, evaluating board texture and considering configuration in NL cash hands played at the WSOP at the Paris in Las Vegas.

Bart gives a recap of his first week at the 2025 WSOP then talks about a session of $3/$5 $1000 cap played at the Horseshoe in Las Vegas versus a table full of nits.

On Part 2 of 2 on this week's show Bart recaps hands from an insane super session at 2/5 where he won $3000 over the course of six hours.

On Part 1 of 2 on this week's show Bart starts covers seven hands from an insane super session at 2/5 where he won $3000 over the course of six hours.

In this week's episode, Bart discusses a clump of interesting hands involving donk leads from a recent session at the Encore Boston Harbor.