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#665: Combos, Textures, Configuration Matrix
In this week's episode Bart discusses what he calls the "CTC" matrix -- counting combos, evaluating board texture and considering configuration in several NL cash hands played at the WSOP at the Paris in Las Vegas.
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Jun 19, 2025
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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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