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Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 216: On Tipping as a For-Profit Player

Apr 17, 202616 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 215: Would You Fold Here?

Apr 10, 202617 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 214: Live Tells and Playing Against Occasionals

This week's episode Bart discusses the different style of play that he saw when the table was full of mostly recreational, "occasional" players and also went through his thought process in changing some of his in hand decision making due to live tells.

Mar 13, 202619 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 213: Even Steven and Check Raise River Bluffs

On this week's episode Bart makes a special trip on a special day to check out the action at EBH (day after xmas) only to take a huge beating at 5/5/10 PLO. His NL was overly nitty and small but he was able to claw his way to even with the help of a $3150 session in 45 minutes online.

Mar 6, 202614 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 211: Watch the Damn Stack Sizes

In a recent session at $2/$5/$10 played at Encore Boston Harbor, Bart discusses his own mistakes and the importance of keeping track of stacks and pot size.

Feb 27, 202617 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 211: Turn Dreams and Nightmares

This week Bart reviews a disastrous $2/5 NLHE session from EBH where several hands dealt with intricate turn play.

Feb 20, 202636 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 210: Bottom of a Flop Calling Range

On this week's episode, Bart talks about the importantance of the bottom portion of your opponents' flop calling range when determining your turn betting frequency.

Feb 13, 202615 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 209: Right Now is the Golden Age of Gambling

Bart makes the case where we might be in the "golden age" of online gambling because of sweepstakes legality.

Feb 6, 202614 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 208: Bart vs Subscribers at the Philly Meetup

Bart reviews hands he played against CLP subscribers from his recent trip to Philadelphia at the Parx's $2/$5 $1000 max buy in game.

Jan 30, 202618 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 207: Player Dependent Variable Bet Sizing

Bart continues his review of a recent "soft" $2/5 daytime NL game and examines hands he varies his bet sizing based upon his opponent.

Jan 23, 2026

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 206: The Math Behind Going to War with Ace King

In this week's episode Bart covers the math of AK preflop by examining the fold equity equation and explains how he runs stove in your head type scenarios to find the necessary equity when called figures.

Jan 16, 202616 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 205: The Golden Rule for Live Villains

Bart discusses the golden rule that one must apply for live NL opponents.

Jan 9, 202616 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 204: Delayed Single Barreling

Bart discusses delayed single barreling bluffing/delayed cbetting versus opponents who over defend against small flop cbet sizing.

Jan 2, 202615 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 203: Bart's Adventure in Texas

Bart reviews his play at TCH Social and the Lodge in his recent rip back to Austin. Hands played at 2/5/10.

Dec 26, 202514 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 202: Small Mistakes Leading to Larger Losses

This week Bart discusses the small mistakes that can lead to a larger losing session.

Dec 19, 202516 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 201: Ranging the Better Players

In this week's episode Bart discusses several different hands that he played all against winning players. How did he change up his lines against these stronger opponents and how would he have played those spots differently against weaker ones?

Dec 12, 202515 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 200: A Discussion of Volatility

In this week's episode Bart discusses volatility in poker and why your short term results are irrelevant. He speaks about his own mental approach to short term downswings.

Nov 28, 202518 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 199: Not the Best of Sessions

In this week's episode Bart breaks down a horrible session where nothing went his way. He examines why he made certain plays and how for the most part they didn't work out for the best. How do you keep your head in the game?

Nov 21, 202523 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 198: Four Card Madness

On this week's episode Bart opens the show discussing a wild 5/5/10 PLO game that he sat in to begin his session played at Encore Boston Harbor.

Nov 7, 2025

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 197: Battle of Knowns and Unknowns

In this week's episode Bart discusses hands where opponents are entirely "unknowns". What did he learn through showdowns? Then he discusses a huge bluff against the right type of "known" player and how that led to a nitty check back against the same villain.

Oct 31, 202517 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 196: Next to Act Calls vs Last to Act Calls Multiway

On this week's episode Bart talks about the importance of noticing the position of the calling player when double barreling the turn multiway. How does this affect our overall hand reading process?

Oct 24, 202514 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 195: Let Them Believe You Always Have It

(0:00) Introduction(1:00) Building a Winning Table Image(3:00) Encore Boston: Game Setup and Stakes(6:00) Hand #1 – The Royal Draw Turns Divine(11:00) Analyzing the Flush and Value TargetingOn this week's episode Bart talks about how he leveraged a god like image at a recent 2/5/10 session allowing himself to bluff effectively and win many non showdown hands.

Oct 17, 202513 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 194: Bizarro Tourney Players in Cash Games

In this week's podcast Bart takes a look at three unbelievable no limit hands that came about in a 2/5 cash game that ran around a special tournament. He speaks about the "poor" ability of tournament players that might play cash games around such tournaments and tries to get into the head of some of his opponents.

Oct 10, 2025

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 193: Let's Play 10x Bigger! Aces in PLO

Bart talks about the importance of game selection in this week's episode as he moves from a "dead" 2/5 NL game to 2/2 and then 5/5/10 PLO only to see multiple $5,000 swings in the same session.

Oct 3, 202515 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 192: Adapting Strategies for Mixed Player Types

In this week's episode Bart discusses some line adjustments that he made when playing with a "mix" of good and bad players at $2/$5 $1k cap NL.

Sep 26, 202515 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 191: Taking Your Turn Equity (Instead of Bluffing)

This week Bart discusses when it is prudent to check back the turn when you pick up a big draw instead of choosing to semi-bluff.

Sep 12, 202516 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 190: Why Would I Call in These Spots?

In this week's episode Bart discusses a session where he was forced to make big time call downs.

Sep 5, 202518 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 189: Bart's 2025 WSOP Main Event Review

Bart reviews his Day 2 exit and the 2025 WSOP Main Event. Even though this episode discusses tournament play he recommends that cash game players not skip the episode

Aug 29, 202516 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 188: Preemptive Betting Explained

Bart discusses when and why to use preemptive betting

Aug 22, 202518 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 187: Calculating My Biggest Hero Fold

Bart breaks down one of the biggest hero folds that he has made in his career breaking down the math he used in the moment.

Aug 15, 202518 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 186: Combos, Textures, Configuration CTC Matrix

In this week's episode Bart discusses what he calls the "CTC" matrix -- counting combos, evaluating board texture and considering configuration in NL cash hands played at the WSOP at the Paris in Las Vegas.

Aug 8, 2025

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 185: The Battle of Nits

Bart gives a recap of his first week at the 2025 WSOP then talks about a session of $3/$5 $1000 cap played at the Horseshoe in Las Vegas versus a table full of nits.

Aug 1, 202513 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 184: Crushing Souls Part 2

On Part 2 of 2 on this week's show Bart recaps hands from an insane super session at 2/5 where he won $3000 over the course of six hours.

Jul 25, 202518 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 183: Crushing Souls Part 1

On Part 1 of 2 on this week's show Bart starts covers seven hands from an insane super session at 2/5 where he won $3000 over the course of six hours.

Jul 18, 202517 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 182: Interesting Leads

In this week's episode, Bart discusses a clump of interesting hands involving donk leads from a recent session at the Encore Boston Harbor.

Jul 11, 202518 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 181: Shotgunning Interesting Turns

On this week's episode Bart discusses turn decisions. He speaks about how soft the game was at the Encore and how he had total control over the table leading to a possible super session.

Jul 4, 202517 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 180: Dependencies for Barreling

This week Bart takes a look at some close turn spots dealing with barreling. He explains his approach to betting the turn as a double barrel leading to tripling off and also discusses when its best to some time pull back the reigns.

Jun 27, 202515 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 179: Tips Vs. Limpers

In this week's episode Bart examines a few limped pots and explains his approach to certain situations.

Jun 20, 202515 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 178: Little Details that Affect Winrate Part 2

Part 2 of a detailed hand review from a recent $2/$5 $1k cap table at Encore Boston Harbor where Bart dissects his own mistakes bringing out the detail that affects winrate.

Jun 13, 202515 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 177: Little Details that Affect Winrate Part 1

Part 1 of a detailed hand review from a recent $2/$5 $1k cap table at Encore Boston Harbor where Bart dissects his own mistakes bringing out the detail that affects winrate. The lineup was a mix of good and bad players which created interesting decisions.

Jun 6, 202519 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 176: Golden Opportunity to Practice

On this week's episode Bart discusses a golden opportunity for players to practice their live game by playing online

May 30, 202516 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 175: Deconstructing River Bet Sizing for Value

In this week's episode Bart gets into his hands at a recent $2/$5 NL game at Encore Boston Harbor where he deconstructs his thoughts on proper river bet sizing for value.

May 23, 202519 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 174: This Guy Leveraged My Stack

This week Bart reviews a recent large winning session where he was able to maximum value in certain spots. However, he still is thinking about the last hand where he feels his opponent effectively leveraged his stack size against him. He also covers a text book delayed double barrel example.

May 16, 202516 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 173: Lucky Misclicks and Large Exploits

This week Bart discusses a session where several live "misclicks" lead to some interesting situations. He also dives into some major exploits that can be made against typical live players.

May 9, 202520 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 172: Playing Post Flop with Low SPRs

Bart discusses a recent session of $2/$5/$10 where he played multiple 4bet pots leading to very small SPRs post flop.

May 2, 202516 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 171: Don't Make Dumb Turn Plays Like These

This week Bart gets into his recent $2/$5 session and speaks of some big opponent errors with regards to turn play.

Apr 25, 202518 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 170: Bart's Take on the Best WSOP Events

Bart gives his take on the best NLHE tournaments to play at the WSOP

Apr 18, 202515 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 169: Three Ways Again

Bart discusses a hybrid session of 1/3 and 2/5 NLHE played during the morning. It was the earliest cash session that he started in his career.

Apr 11, 202517 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 168: Fold Top Pair and OMC Discussion

This week Bart discusses several hands where he thought it was correct to fold top pair, and also talks about OMC considerations when those types of players are in the lineup

Apr 4, 202519 min

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 167: Using Showdown Info

Bart discusses how a single showdown might make you play a subsequent hand in a different manner especially against an unknown.

Mar 28, 202533 min