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Check raising the pre flop raiser with draws

I am never a fan of trying to bluff players off of over pairs at the lower levels. 95% of the money ...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Sep 22, 2012

Opponents playing their draws

One of the more common excuses I hear people use when explaining why they could not fold an overpair...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Sep 15, 2012

Taking small edges

Cash games, unlike tournaments, are about finding any advantage in a given situation, no matter how ...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Sep 08, 2012

Rarely bet to "protect"

There are primarily three reasons to bet in No limit holdem. The first and most important is betting...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Sep 01, 2012

Value -- most important concept at low stakes

Whenever I have a new student come to me for lessons they always want to talk about a big bluff that...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Aug 25, 2012

Betting thinly for value after checking back flop

We've all had it happen to us--we raise with pocket kings, get a few callers and the board comes out...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Aug 18, 2012

Turning counterfeited hand into a bluff

One of the most frustrating things that can happen in big bet hold'em is having an opponents over pa...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Aug 11, 2012

Seat changing

Many players get overly content when they are winning in a session. There maybe a lot of chips in fr...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Aug 04, 2012

Pot control is overrated

I am not sure who came up with the term “pot control” but nowadays you hear it referenced much more ...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Jul 28, 2012

Characterizing unknown players

Whenever I think about unknown players I am reminded of a hand that I played at the Commerce Casino ...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Jul 21, 2012

Rarely check call the river

One of the biggest mistakes that I see at the lower stakes of no-limit is the check-call on the rive...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Jul 04, 2012

Weak draws in multiway pots

It is pretty rare that you find yourself drawing virtually dead when playing no-limit hold’em. Even ...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Jun 27, 2012

Raise folding

One of the most powerful tools of a world class no limit player is the raise-fold for value. Raise-f...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Jun 20, 2012

Running it twice

Running the cards more than once is a way to decrease the variance in a hand by chopping the pot int...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Jun 13, 2012

Chopping the blinds

If you have ever played in live cash games you know that there is a decision to be made when everyon...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Jun 06, 2012

Check raising from blinds

People at small stakes live no limit games fall into a lot of predictable patterns. One of the most ...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted May 30, 2012

River play

Whoever came up with the phrase “if I called the turn and nothing changes I have to call the river” ...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted May 23, 2012

Bluff catching

The nuts change street by street. Good poker players realize that sometimes their very strong hands ...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted May 16, 2012

Implied odds

Often times I will make really big calls with draws. In fact, I get a lot of weird looks after makin...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted May 09, 2012

Preflop math

One of the simplest leaks to plug when playing small level no-limit cash games is calling with the w...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted May 02, 2012

Backdoor flushes

Hand reading is a critical element in becoming a big winning player at no-limit holdem. One of the m...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Apr 25, 2012

Small flop rasies

One of the easier things to spot in live no-limit games is the predictability of hand strength throu...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Apr 11, 2012

Delayed cbetting

A delayed continuation bet refers to the preflop raiser betting the turn after checking the flop. It...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Apr 04, 2012

Using oversized chips

Recreational players do not keep close track of pot size. This becomes really evident when you see p...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Apr 02, 2012
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