WPH #539: Brad Owen’s MASTERCLASS On How To SOUL READ!!!!

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Brad Owen takes a seat away from the stream tables at The Lodge Card Club in this hand, but he has his trusty camera there to vlog all the action. After he gets check-raised all-in on the river while holding a straight, Brad attempts to completely soul read his opponent!

When deciding to take a line that involves floating the flop and bluffing the turn, you should be willing to fire another barrel on specific rivers especially if the river is unfavorable for your opponent’s turn calling range. Even if your opponent is likely to have overpairs, it is important to recognize which cards are good for your range and bad for theirs.

Brad Owen is a WPT ambassador and co-owner of The Lodge Card Club in Texas, he is a very successful YouTube poker vlogger with over 742,000 subscribers. His YouTube channel has had over 175,000,000 views. Primarily a cash game player Brad has started playing more tournaments since the start of 2022. His lifetime total live tournament winnings are over $900,000. His biggest cash for $152,266 came in December 2023 when he came 7th in the $50,000 WPT Alpha8, during the WPT World Championship at the Wynn, Las Vegas. Since 2022, Brad has played on over 26 live streamed cash games and has lost over $200,000.

In early 2022, poker professionals Doug Polk, Brad Owen, and Andrew Neeme joined forces to acquire a controlling stake in The Lodge Poker Club & Card Room, which happens to be the largest poker establishment in Austin, Texas. This exclusive poker club, accessible only to its members, boasts an impressive array of amenities, including over 80 poker tables of cash games and tournaments, operating around-the-clock. Additionally, The Lodge provides an inviting ambiance with 40 large-screen TVs, allowing poker club members to enjoy sports entertainment while playing poker or while relaxing in the cozy waiting area. The live poker stream includes commentary from Skull Mike and Slick Rick, who have been long-time regulars at The Lodge. They provide viewers with strategic insights, complemented by a perfect blend of humor. Lodge Card Club has bought San Antonio’s largest poker room, Rounders Card Club, which opened in July 2024. The new Lodge Card Club San Antonio will relocate to a larger space to host bigger tournaments and events. Chaz Gill, known as Big Daddy Chaz, will join Doug Polk, Andrew Neeme, and Brad Owen as a partner to help meet the local poker community’s needs. There will be the same top-tier tournaments, cash games and service that Lodge Card Club is known for.

There is also a Lodge Live Stream that has had a variety of different poker players coming to play on stream, these include; Doug Polk ‘WCGRider’, Alex Foxen, Dan Cates ‘Jungleman’, Ben Lamb, Bill Perkins, Brad Owen, Andrew Neeme and Nik Airball.

Preflop:
The player under-the-gun+1 limps in, followed by a limp from the hijack. Brad Owen raises to $100 from the cutoff with QJ of clubs and is met with a cold 3-bet to $305 from the big blind. The two original limpers fold, but Brad calls in position with his suited broadway cards which are also 20% of a royal flush.

Flop – Td 6s 6c:
The big blind fires a continuation bet of $160 on the flop. Brad calls with two overcards, a backdoor flush draw and a backdoor straight draw.

Turn – 8s:
The 8 of spades on the turn introduces a possible spade backdoor flush draw. The big blind slows down and checks. Brad picks up a gutshot straight draw and bets $425, having gained some additional equity. His opponent calls and they head to the river.

River – 9s:
The 9 of spades hits the river, completing the backdoor flush but also improving Brad to a queen-high straight. The big blind checks for the last time and Brad fires a near pot-sized bet of $1,500. To Brad’s complete surprise, the big blind decides to check-raise all-in for $3,720. What Brad says next reveals just how good of a poker player he truly is. Stay tuned until the end of this poker video to find out what that was!

Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!

You will also find many poker hands on this channel that contain some of the biggest names in the poker world such as; Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Doug Polk, Garrett Adelstein, Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates, Fedor Holz & many more!

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