Podcast

Free Crush Live Poker Podcast

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This is a free sample version of the Crush Live Poker Podcast.

Games chart
#130
Episodes
235
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
17 min
On air since
2021
Latest episode
1 month ago

Episodes

235 episodes, newest first

  1. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 236: When to Give Up and Continue

    Show notes

    In this week’s episode, Bart discusses when it’s correct to give up in a hand, even when you have no showdown value. He also breaks down situations where light continues can be profitable and how to recognize when your opponent’s range allows you to keep applying pressure.

    16 min
  2. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 235: Randomness and the Importance of Turn Hand Reading

    Show notes

    This week, Bart breaks down why accurate turn hand reading is critical to making better, more profitable river decisions.

    20 min
  3. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 234: The Right Hands to Call Off With

    Show notes

    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.

    16 min
  4. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 233: Underbluffing and the Idea of Semi-Bluff Protection

    Show notes

    This week, Bart breaks down when small bluffs make sense in live cash games. He also introduces semi-bluff protection, a concept focused on semi-bluffing earlier in the hand to prevent opponents from realizing equity or bluffing you off the best hand on later streets.

    16 min
  5. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 232: The Power of Conditions for Better Hand Reading

    Show notes

    Bart breaks down the power of conditional logic in poker and explains how using specific hand-reading conditions can help players narrow ranges and make more accurate decisions at the table.

    19 min
  6. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 231: The Perils of Passive Play

    Show notes

    On this week’s podcast, Bart discusses the trap of falling into passive play and how it can reduce profitability.

    17 min
  7. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 230: The Math of Multiway Made-Hands vs. Draw Scenarios

    Show notes

    In this episode, Bart dives into the math of multiway poker spots, focusing on situations where the best made hand faces a mix of second-best made hands and drawing hands. He explains how equities shift when multiple players are involved and why understanding these scenarios is critical for making better decisions at the table.

    17 min
  8. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 229: The Art of Folding Exploits

    Show notes

    In this week’s episode, Bart breaks down why exploitable folds can be the right play in certain spots against opponents who miss obvious bluffing opportunities.

    18 min
  9. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 228: Lines That Maximize Wins

    14 min
  10. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 227: A Creative Hand vs Bart

    Show notes

    This week, Bart breaks down an interesting hand in reverse, analyzing the action from the villain’s perspective.

    20 min
  11. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 226: Sleepy Bart Plays a Night Shift

    Show notes

    This week, Bart recaps a rare nighttime session since moving back to the East Coast and talks about the importance of avoiding play when tired. He breaks down how fatigue affected his decision making at the table

    19 min
  12. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 225: How I Handle Bad Beats

    Show notes

    On this week’s episode, Bart discusses how to handle bad beats during a session, how to use the temporary table image they create to your advantage, and how to recover mentally after losing a big pot when the money went in with a major equity edge.

    16 min
  13. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 224: How to Combat The Fog of War

    Show notes

    In this week’s episode, Bart explores the “fog” players often feel when facing a difficult decision during a hand. He offers practical techniques for thinking more clearly in those moments and reflects on how he overcame the same challenge in his own career.

    14 min
  14. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 223: Finding Mistakes Even When Winning Big

    Show notes

    On this week's episode Bart reviews a "super session" where he won over $4000 in his afternoon session. He discusses the mistakes that he made in the session making the case that you can always learn from review even when winning big.

    15 min
  15. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 222: Donk Leads, Slowplays and Big Pairs on Ace High Boards

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    In this week's episode Bart discusses hands that went very multiway while he had a bad image.

  16. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 221: Mental Game; Working Through Frustrating Sessions

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    On this week's episode Bart discusses one of his most frustrating sessions in years and comments on how he dealt with the mental game aspect of not making a single hand at a great table.

    18 min
  17. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 220: Straddling and Wild Preflop Situations

    Show notes

    This week Bart discusses a massive super session where he won $3800 at $2/$5 at Encore Boston Harbor and explains how the straddle played a roll. He also delves into large deviations preflop that he made in the session due to player profiles.

    18 min
  18. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 219: Finding a Gauge for Table Selection

    Show notes

    This week Bart discusses the state of the live NL games and the use of a "player gauge" when it comes to finding the best game in the room. He then covers hands from one of the softest $2/$5NL tables that he has experienced in six months--although the game only lasted like that for two hours.

    16 min
  19. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 218: Too Thin for Stacks?

    Show notes

    This week Bart play's a grindy, awful $2/$5 NL game but makes his way into a 5/5 and 2/2 PLO game.

    14 min
  20. Free Crush Live Poker Podcast No. 217: Versus Short Term Steam

    Show notes

    In this week's episode Bart talks about the importance of paying attention to pick up on those players that might be on short term tilt.

    20 min