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#23: Recognizing opponents preflop raise size and situation
When players raise small over several limpers usually this is indicative of a “pot sweetener” type of hand not a strong one.
May 26, 2015
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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.
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