Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 234: The Right Hands to Call Off With

In this week’s episode, Bart discusses when it’s correct to give up in a hand, even when you have no showdown value. He also breaks down situations where light continues can be profitable and how to recognize when your opponent’s range allows you to keep applying pressure.

This week, Bart breaks down why accurate turn hand reading is critical to making better, more profitable river decisions.

In this week’s episode, Bart discusses the power of a pair plus backdoor draw when facing aggression from an opponent whose range consists of thick value hands and front-door draws.

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.