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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.
In this week's episode Bart discusses hands that went very multiway while he had a bad image.
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.
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.
Hollywood promotes the notion that top players "read" their opponents from their body language, or their unique method of eating Oreo cookies. But do such live tells have any place in today's mathematical game of #poker? In this episode, coach w34z3l gives an overview of how your opponents may leak information that you can use to beat them. Equally important, we discuss how you can prevent others from reading your own body language, so that you can protect yourself from damaging information leaks. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction: What Are Live Tells? 1:12 Why Tells Exist Even in Tough Games 2:30 How to Read Tells: Default Profiles & Deviations 3:47 Reverse Tells: When Players Mislead You 5:04 Reading the Mouth & Microexpressions 6:33 Hand Tells: Trembling, Position & Chip Tricks 8:48 Posture Changes & Body Language 9:29 Eye Tells: Pupils, Gaze Direction & Stack Glances 11:39 Card Apex: How Players Check Their Cards 14:51 Betting Style & Angle Shooting 17:05 Speech Patterns & Vocal Tells 18:43 Vocalizing vs Silent Options 20:24 Card Protectors & Information Leakage 21:12 Protecting Against Tells: Sunglasses & Hoodies 23:08 Why Perfect Balance Is Impossible RELATED LINKS The Low-Stakes Poker Playbook: https://redchippoker.com/low-stakes-poker-playbook/ Poker Mastery 101: https://youtu.be/B8qidwy2UeU?si=-DOEQyKTHYCzn6qX Live Poker Analysis: https://youtu.be/06gOgEchrqM?si=eDSpZ5jHAJtzLiBy The Best $1/$2 Poker Vlog: https://www.splitsuit.com/1-2-live-cash-poker-vlog **JOIN US ON DISCORD** Join our free poker Discord today: https://redchippoker.com/discord
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.
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.
The element of luck in #poker means that weak players can having winning sessions and strong ones can go on extended downswings. One can argue that this variance is necessary for the game to survive at all, since without it donators would quickly drop the game. Appreciating how extreme poker variance can be is important for two reasons. First, understanding that downswings are a feature of the game helps us survive psychologically. Second, quantifying how big downswings can be is essential for exercising proper bankroll management. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction: Live Poker Variance & Win Rates 0:30 Can You Win 12 Months Straight? 1:25 The Sample Size Problem in Live Poker 2:32 Why Live Win-Rates Are Over-Reported 4:03 Small-Stakes Win-Rate Estimates (1/2 & 1/3) 6:03 High-Stakes Reality Check (10/20+) 7:07 Three Win-Rate Scenarios: 40bb, 20bb, 6bb/100 8:44 Understanding Standard Deviation 9:30 40bb/100 Winner: Monthly Variance Analysis 12:42 20bb/100 Winner: Expect Breakeven Months 14:38 6bb/100 Winner: The Harsh Reality 16:34 Key Takeaways & Bankroll Management 20:29 Final Thoughts on Life Roll & BRM RELATED LINKS · **NEW** The Low-Stakes Poker Playbook: https://redchippoker.com/low-stakes-poker-playbook/ · Poker Bankroll Management: https://www.splitsuit.com/how-much-poker-money-do-you-need-to-play · Live Poker Analysis: https://youtu.be/06gOgEchrqM?si=eDSpZ5jHAJtzLiBy · Bankroll Management & Taking Shots: https://youtu.be/1nDFMAouLFM?si=zam69b6KhXR23c8p **JOIN US ON DISCORD** Join our free poker Discord today: https://redchippoker.com/discord
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.
In this episode Bart gives his take on the proper approach to tipping as a for profit player.
In this episode of the CLP Podcast Bart discusses spots where he faced difficult decisions facing raises while holding strong hands.
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.
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.
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.
This week Bart reviews a disastrous $2/5 NLHE session from EBH where several hands dealt with intricate turn play.
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.
Rigged Game - Blackjack, Card Counting, Slots, Casinos, poker and Advantage Play Podcast
Part two of my overnight trip. Driving home and playing locally as well as live poker.
Bart makes the case where we might be in the "golden age" of online gambling because of sweepstakes legality.
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.
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.
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.
Bart discusses the golden rule that one must apply for live NL opponents.
Bart discusses delayed single barreling bluffing/delayed cbetting versus opponents who over defend against small flop cbet sizing.
Bart reviews his play at TCH Social and the Lodge in his recent rip back to Austin. Hands played at 2/5/10.
This week Bart discusses the small mistakes that can lead to a larger losing session.
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?
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.
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?
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.
Rigged Game - Blackjack, Card Counting, Slots, Casinos, poker and Advantage Play Podcast
Exhausted! Staying closer to home today. Slots. Live poker. Online Omaha.
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.
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?
On 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In this week's episode Bart discusses a session where he was forced to make big time call downs.
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
Bart discusses when and why to use preemptive betting
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In this week's episode, Bart discusses a clump of interesting hands involving donk leads from a recent session at the Encore Boston Harbor.
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.
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.
In this week's episode Bart examines a few limped pots and explains his approach to certain situations.
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.