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#714: The Right Hands to Call Off With and an Absurd Multiway Situation
In this week’s episode, Bart discusses the power of a pair plus backdoor draw when facing aggression from an opponent whose range consists of thick value hands and front-door draws. He then concludes with a breakdown of one of the most insane hands he has ever played: after raising preflop with QQ, all eight other players called, creating a rare nine-way flop.
May 28, 2026
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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
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