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http://podcasts.deucescracked.com/deuceplays/Deuce_Plays_-_Episode_70_-_5-11-2010_-_LIMON_II.mp3

This Week: Bart Hanson heads to the Commerce Casino and talks with LIMON about life and live hands with a continuance on the 3-betting live scenarios from last week.

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Love the Limon and Nolan shows. They are so candid, honest, and personable

That jackpot story was awesome.

Limon's been your best guest. Don't stop having him on just because you've done 2. Make him a regular

Wait. The jackpot story seemed really funny but I don't get it. Why did the guy with KK think he had a jackpot hand?

Jackpot is likely aces full of tens or better beat by quads.

And more limon is great, would love to hear Limon III.

hey bart

i love your show. im listening every week. especially i love the shows where you talk about live CG hands. So this weeks show was he nutz

yes more limon. love to hear the inside info on the game i play at commerce. ask him why he stopped playing the 10-20 at Hawaiian gardens.

Oh, man, hearing the description of the $5-10 and $10-20 games around 39:30 makes me wish I were rolled (and "psychologically rolled") to play these games. Sounds almost like $1-3 with bigger chips.

What does "merge" mean? Does it have a specific poker context?

In essence to merge ranges means playing your value range (strong hands) the same way as your bluffs, so that your opponents can't tell what sort of hand you're playing.

I'm sure others can give a more precise definition.

I know its an echo....but yeah, Limon's a great guest. Its rare to find people who make you feel like you're just sitting there talking to them...Bart's one, and Limon's another. Please keep bringing him back!

In essence to merge ranges means playing your value range (strong hands) the same way as your bluffs, so that your opponents can't tell what sort of hand you're playing.

I'm sure others can give a more precise definition.

No, that's a polarized range. To merge your range means playing your medium strength hands the same way that you would your strong hands and your bluffs.

For example value betting 98 on a 67892 board.

This way if you opponent thinks that you either have a straight or nothing and decides to look you up with a bluff catcher that you will be able to beat their bluff catcher.

Thanks, appreciate you correcting my misunderstanding.

Awesome ep Bart. Really looking forward to Bobby Hoff as well.

On a similar topic, Bart, you often still using the term "polarized" to describe ranges when you mean narrow, e.g. someone's range is polarized to big draws or sets. Whereas a polarized range is one that is either very strong or very weak.