
Free Crush Live Poker Podcast
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Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 216: On Tipping as a For-Profit Player
Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 215: Would You Fold Here?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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?

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 188: Preemptive Betting Explained
Bart discusses when and why to use preemptive betting

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.