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#531: Variance and the Most Egregious Ruling in the History of the Show
On this week's call-ins Bart takes a call that might quite possibly be the worst ruling in the history of the show. He also discusses short term and long term "variance" and how changing your game to be less risk adverse is not the correct adjustment.
Sep 15, 2025
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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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