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Consider your opponents holdings

First level poker players are only thinking about their own hand. If they hold four to a flush they ...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Mar 17, 2013

Check raising the turn as bluff

If you have read my past Cardplayer articles you know that I am not a big fan of slowplaying. In fac...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Feb 17, 2013

Turn check-raises

One of the most common patterns that I see in low level, live no limit games, is turn check-raises b...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Feb 01, 2013

Cbetting draws in multiway pots

One of the things that you want to do to become a better poker player is to stop thinking of situati...

Bart Hanson BW2

By Bart Hanson

Posted Dec 07, 2012

Donk bets

One of the most awkward spots you can find yourself in in todays no limit games is an opponent who c...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Nov 29, 2012

Avoid risks early in session

I am a huge believer in having a great image at the table. I have talked in past articles about how ...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Nov 09, 2012

Turn bet sizing

Typically, when you are playing smaller, live no limit games buy-ins are capped or are for a fixed a...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Nov 05, 2012

Delayed Semi-Bluffing

There was a phrase created from one of the online tracking databases a few years ago called the “Fuz...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Oct 28, 2012

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

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

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

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

Top pair and a flush draw

One of the most overplayed hands in live no-limit is top pair and a flush draw. It's amazing that pe...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Mar 13, 2012

Bluffing scare cards

It’s easy to spot a flush draw. As opponents become more skillful they recognize when flushes are a ...

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By Bart Hanson

Posted Feb 28, 2012
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