Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
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Blast from the Past: Barrelling the Turn with Raskolnikov [Gold+]

Heads-up coach Raskolnikov puts us in the shoes of one of his students in this classic video which first aired in February 2012.

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Game type: Heads-Up
Producers: AdminRaskolnikov
Status: goldGold+
Length: 65 minutes

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When to barrel the turn?

This week we revisit a video where heads-up specialist AdminRaskolnikov discusses barrelling the turn with a student.

When should you fire a second barrel on the turn after check-raising the flop? This is a tricky situation to play but AdminRaskolnikov succeeds in providing some simple but effective strategies to take the pressure off in these spots.

This video was very popular in February 2012 when it first appeared and attracted 46 comments from our community members.   

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.