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checking to check-call on the river

Sometimes the run out is such that checking to check-call on the river is the right play.If you are ...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Feb 04, 2018

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Choosing larger river sizing

You can choose large sizing if you don’t think your opponent will fold top pair. Unlike the previous...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Oct 29, 2017

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Bluffing with relative position

Sometimes you can bluff because of relative positionA few weeks ago I played an interesting hand in ...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Oct 15, 2017

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Thin value in 3 bet pots

Sometimes you can go you can go for thin value in a 3 bet pot. We all know that if you want to maxim...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Feb 19, 2017

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River check raise for value

A check raise for value on the river is a tricky play—use it wisely.Before I get into an interesting...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Jan 08, 2017

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River check raise

A check raise for value on the river is a tricky play—use it wisely.Before I get into an interesting...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Oct 30, 2016

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Ace hi at showdown

You’d be surprised how often ace hi can be good at showdown when your opponents line is polarized. H...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Mar 06, 2016

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Check raising the river

You should have a very good reason to go for a check raise on the river. A lot of players don’t valu...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Nov 01, 2015

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Thin value range

Sometimes, no matter how thin your opponents’ value range is they just have itOccasionally you will ...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Oct 18, 2015

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Unorthodox AK hands from Poker Night in America Part 2

A few weeks ago I embarked on an east coast poker trip to the Turning Stone Casino in upstate NY to ...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Aug 24, 2015

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mixing up your play

It can be good sometimes to mix up your play against aware opponentsI think “mixing up your play” is...

By Bart Hanson

Posted May 11, 2015

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Checking the river on certain run outs

If you think your opponent has missed a draw sometimes checking the river when the highest card pair...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Apr 20, 2015

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Maxamizing value when you back into a hand

Often times you should bet or raise large when you back into a hand that you perceive to be the nuts...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Apr 06, 2015

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Conditional Probability

Understanding the concept of conditional probability is the key to late street hand reading and weig...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Jan 05, 2015

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River play

Sometimes you can have the best hand almost always on the river but the right play is still to check...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Dec 08, 2014

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Facing river "block" bets

Sometimes when you face a small bet on the river by your opponent you just know that he is not stron...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Nov 03, 2014

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Don't be scared to value bet the river

It amazes me how often players check strong hands back when last to act on the river in live no limi...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Aug 04, 2014

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Delayed Double Barreling

As you become a more experienced No Limit Holdem player you realize that a great way to increase you...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Jul 21, 2014

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Turn bet sizing for value

No Limit really is a game about getting the most value when you have the best hand. Television and m...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Jun 18, 2014

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Underbluff sizing is important

A lot of players at the mid stakes and lower levels of no limit do not spend time thinking about the...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Apr 16, 2014

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Unpaired boards lead to river polarization

Even though thin value betting really is the key to increase your winrate in live NLHE games I am st...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Mar 05, 2014

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Countering blockish bets

One of the things that you will commonly see players do at the lower stakes of live no limit is bloc...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Feb 19, 2014

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Value betting in stud 8 or better

Stud high low is one of my favorite poker games because it promotes players to tilt, and tilt badly....

By Bart Hanson

Posted Feb 12, 2014

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Due to combos overpairs should value bet more often

As long as we are on this combinatorics rant I wanted to bring up another scenario where people do n...

By Bart Hanson

Posted Aug 28, 2013

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