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#738: Bluffing Like the Best of Them
This week, Bart begins exploring some common bluffing lines by reviewing several hands he recently played in the $2/$5 NL game at Encore Boston Harbor. He breaks down the spots where bluffing opportunities develop and the factors that should determine whether to pull the trigger.
Nov 12, 2026
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Bart Hanson
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Professional Cash game trainer Bart Hanson has been producing strategy content for over fifteen years. He first started on Live at the Bike! back in 2005, then moved on to host "Cash Plays" on Poker Road, then "Deuce Plays" on Deuces Cracked and then to CrushLivePoker in 2012.
In his career as a professional poker player, Bart Hanson has:
-6 WSOP Final Tables
-Over 15 years of experience at the table
-Over $1,000,000 in tournament earnings
-Multiple appearances on ESPN and Poker Night in America
-4th place finish in 2019 WSOP Monster Stack
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