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#553: Defending the Button

#553: Defending the Button

This week Bart covers when and why you should be flat calling to raises (not 3 betting) when on the button. Can we and should we be flat calling with stronger hands that we normally 3 bet?

Forum Discussion on this podcast is HERE

Apr 26, 2023

Bart Hanson

Owner and Lead Pro

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

Show Notes

CLP Podcast 553 4 26 23 (201 KB pdf)

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