Taking value own lines by check calling can be very effective against players that will value bet thinly.
Sep 01, 2015
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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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In most circumstances check calling the river at low to midstakes live no limit games is a weak play.
Strategy Soundbites from Bart on 2+2 Podcast
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Strategy Soundbites from Bart on 2+2 Podcast
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