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#699: Straddling and Managing Some Wild Preflop Situations
This week Bart discusses a massive super session where he won $3800 at $2/$5 at Encore Boston Harbor and explains how the straddle played a roll. He also delves into large deviations preflop that he made in the session due to player profiles.
Feb 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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