Free Crush Live Poker Podcast

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Position in the Games chart (US), last 90 days.

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#23

all-time peak

198

days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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

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 h

Sep 4
16 min

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

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 dec

Aug 28
18 min

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

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

Aug 21
17 min

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

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

Aug 7
17 min

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

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.

Jul 31
17 min

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

Jul 24
14 min

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

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

Jul 17
19 min

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

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

Jul 10
19 min

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

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 me

Jul 3
15 min

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

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 clearl

Jun 19
13 min

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

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 c

Jun 5
15 min

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

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

May 29

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

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 a

May 22
17 min

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

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 larg

May 15
17 min

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

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

May 8
15 min

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

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.

May 1
14 min

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

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.

Apr 24
19 min

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

In this episode Bart gives his take on the proper approach to tipping as a for profit player.

Apr 17
16 min

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

In this episode of the CLP Podcast Bart discusses spots where he faced difficult decisions facing raises while holding strong hands.

Apr 10
17 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

Mar 13
19 min

Chart positions

Where Free Crush Live Poker Podcast ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 7, 2026).

#54 ▼ 13 Games US

What listeners say

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Bart Hanson and CLP podcast have improved my poker game more than any other material out there. Bart has an ability to take complex abstract fundamental concepts and apply them to concrete real life examples at the table. My winrate has absolutely improved from what I’ve learned from Bart and if you can afford the monthly subscription, I strongly recommend you sign up to become a CLP member.

examined exercises · Sep 2021

Bart Hanson has a talent for teaching and playing. He teaches from years of live poker experience. He can tell what most players have when they act like this or make a play like that. Davis Tuchman Under The Gun podcast is another fantastic listen.

TexasFugitive · Aug 2021

I’ve been a crush live poker subscriber for years and Bart has helped my poker game immensely. I’m frequently involved in Live game situations that are tricky and I can hear Bart’s Voice explaining similar scenarios that help me to make the most profitable decisions. My win rate and bankroll appreciate Bart’s wisdom!

freestyle56 · Aug 2021

Bart Hanson is a very thoughtful and analytical poker pro and teacher! Listening to any of his material will give you more insight on how to play your hands, range, position. Great material, keep up the awesome work Bart! *Check out his online educational poker material at crushlivepoker.com!

AFilemoniB · Aug 2021

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