Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 231: The Perils of Passive Play

This week, Bart breaks down when small bluffs make sense in live cash games. He also introduces semi-bluff protection, a concept focused on semi-bluffing earlier in the hand to prevent opponents from realizing equity or bluffing you off the best hand on later streets.

Bart breaks down the power of conditional logic in poker and explains how using specific hand-reading conditions can help players narrow ranges and make more accurate decisions at the table.

On this week’s podcast, Bart discusses the trap of falling into passive play and how it can reduce profitability.

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.