RecPoker: Recent Episodes
RecPoker | Steve Fredlund
This week Jim Reid welcomes RECing Crew member and WSOP Social Media Czar Kevin Mathers back on the show to talk about the 2024 WSOP! Kevin dives right into outlining his own schedule for the series, what he looks forward to each year, the chances he gets to actually play poker while there, some great tips on how to avoid mistakes when it comes to registration and getting your chips in play, how to move your money around, and a lot more!
We also play Stake/Study Stack with Sean Deeb, Chris Brewer, and Ian Matakis and we Close The Action with our speed round! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Kevin is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/Kevmath
Find WSOP info here: https://www.wsop.com/registration/
Tournament spreadsheets and info at these links:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RZ4bSz92wIojzWzRts5NU7Sct2GTLBEUd_97bM7SfpA/edit?usp=sharing
https://poker-schedule.com/tournaments
www.summerinvegas.com
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/staking
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
07:12 Kevin’s emotions between now and 11 weeks from now
10:10 Kevin on one tournament per summer
11:42 Kevin talks about what happens on the grounds at the WSOP
16:39 Getting ready for the WSOP: Tips for Beginners
19:41 Having a safety deposit box is helpful
22:37 Direct bank transaction for buying tickets
25:50 Using an account to register in multiple tournaments
28:04 Kevin on TBIC account wire transfer
33:03 Important notes before going down to Las Vegas
35:47 What happens to chips when they are registered in advance?
42:20 Late register and re enter in Bravo
01:01:07 Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Chris Jones leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand from a recent Titan tournament - you might want to watch this episode on YouTube, as Chris will be using some visual aids to break down the hand. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, ICM factors, range construction, different player types, the importance of position, and more!
Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview live tournament crusher Justine Arnwine! Amid several technical podcast streaming difficulties, Justin shares some personal stories about his life as a cash game player, and how a car accident caused him to transition to tournaments instead. He talks about some differences between the two disciplines, what common mistakes he looks for in less experienced players, how poker is like working at a law firm, the impact Alicia Keys has had on his patient grinding, Hello Kitty, how to stay off the ‘no action list’ and a lot more!
We also play Stake/Study Stack with Caitlyn Arnwine, Landon Tice, and Jeremy Becker and we Close The Action with our speed round! Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win a prize just for showing up!
Justin is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/mothagrizzle and https://twitter.com/ArnwineJustin
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
04:16 Justin Arwine describes his own role in the poker world
10:33 Getting recovered from the car accident
13:39 Style in playing the cash game
22:29 Justin talks about patience in a session
28:24 Encounters with a variety of players
38:37 Strategic adjustment in moving from cash to tournament
47:44 Justin: always verbalize your bet
52:47 Justin shares how his poker career is like having a lawyer mom
01:01:08 The story behind Hello Kitty
01:24:24 Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by ‘comeruvas’ about a spot where they may have let their emotions get the best of them. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ‘happy tilt’, stack sizes, player types, shoving ranges, calling ranges, looking for bluff combos, and more!
Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/top-pair-middling-kicker/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview PokerStars Ambassador Georgina James about her last several years of streaming from home and traveling the world for fun and profit! GJ gets right into her beginnings as a Twitch streamer and how a DM in a rugby pub changed her life forever. She shares with our panel what it was like to get ‘patched up’ by PokerStars, what was expected of her as an ambassador, balancing a poker life with a day job, what she loves about streaming, adjusting to live play, the fun of traveling the world as a player, tips for recs and a lot more!
We also play Stake/Study Stack with Fintan Hand Parker Talbot and Spraggy and we Close The Action with our speed round!Plus of course we raffle away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat, to help support a local food bank. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Georgina is active on socials at:
http://twitch.tv/gjreggie
https://www.x.com/GJReggie
https://www.instagram.com/gjreggie/
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
06:05 Georgina James talks about her history in the Irish Poker Open
06:49 Georgina defines her role in the poker world
08:37 Georgina’s journey in live streaming
11:42 Georgina shares some details about Poker Stars
15:19 Choosing what to play and when and for how long
20:08 Playing live vs streaming
23:16 Georgina on the ratio of entertainment and poker in a stream
28:09 Strategy wise: is there an adjustment in playing live vs. online?
34:07 Things a less-experienced player can improve
40:42 Where to go and learn mixed games
45:18 How should we approach the game of poker?
58:49 Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Mikey_Aces about a final table spot where he was feeling a lot of ICM pressure when holding AKs. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses GTO vs exploitative strategies, player types, hand ranging, ICM pressure, solvers and the assumptions we need to make with them, tournament fields, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/final-table-icm-jailhouse/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview AJ Rudolph from the Women’s Poker Association and JAKA Coaching! AJ talks about her own poker journey and how it has led her through many roles at different poker organizations. Currently the vice-president of the WPA and the Operations Manager for JAKA coaching, AJ has long been an advocate for women in the poker world and works with many groups to make the poker table a friendlier, more welcoming place for all.
The group talks about effective ways to study, how to be an ally at the tables, the mix of poker and the real world, the fun of poker travel, what a training site Operations Manager really does all day, and a lot more!
We also play Stake/Study Stack with Melanie Weisner, Faraz Jaka and Tara Smith and we Close The Action with our speed round. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Get a FREE 45 minute video lesson from JAKA Coaching about 3-betting here: https://jaka.poker/RecPokerAJPod it also includes a discount on future training with Faraz!
Find out more about the WPA here: https://www.wpa.poker/2/
JAKA swag here: https://jaka-coaching.myshopify.com/
AJ is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/ajrudolph23
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
04:49 AJ Rudolph shares what her role in the poker world is
07:46 AJ talks about her typical day as Director of Operations
11:06 Fun things and perks of traveling for poker
13:51 AJ’s occupation before she got into the poker world
15:53 Progressing in poker from a tech career plus having a family
19:49 Women in poker: there has been growth
23:26 Women's participation in poker has increased
28:15 Jaka Coaching as a Positive Environment for Women
31:38 WPA on the world as we want it and the world as it really is
35:15 Managing being assertive at the table
41:09 Success stories AJ heard from members of the WPA
57:18 Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid and and the panel are joined by some exciting guests to kick off a year of Mixed Games podcast episodes, featuring the “Mixed Game of the Month” in our free home game club! This month, we are practicing Limit Badugi - and the first practice game is tomorrow night! The panel start with a basic explainer about the mechanics of the game, and then we are joined by several mixed game enthusiasts and experts. Get some advice and tips from Chad McVean, Chris ‘Fox’ Wallace, Mike Patrick, Norman Chad, Robbie Strazynski, and Shannon Van Den Berg on how to get the most out of each game we feature.
If you are curious about how to play Limit Badugi, then this is the episode for you! And if you are more of a hold'em player and don't really get into mixed games, we heartily recommend that you give them a try - maybe you’ll feel more comfortable about dipping a toe in once you’ve heard from our panel about how to avoid some beginner’s mistakes.
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week we throw back to an interview from Kim Kilroy’s Poker Empowerment series with Chris Read! Chris shares some stories from the felt, talks about her work with the Women’s Poker Association and as an advocate for women in the poker world, how she prepared to go pro, how to study effectively, the importance of bankroll management, cash play vs tournament play, how to be an ally at the tables, and a lot more!
Plus of course we raffle away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat, to help support a local food bank. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Chris is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/read_poker
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
04:51 Chris shares when she turned pro
05:53 Chris talks about her poker journey
08:23 Chris on winning the ladies tournament in Malta
14:36 Advice on how to encourage more women to play live
20:13 How Chris transitioned from being a recreational player to a pro
24:45 Chris’ main study tools
27:57 Deciding when to play cash or a tournament
30:06 Chris on playing hands differently in cash or tournaments
33:37 Seeing more ladies events
35:40 Understanding threats from men at a table
43:19 Chris’ on playing mixed games
55:44 John: Home Games Result update
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Keith Brandt (MonkieSystem) about a live tournament where he was facing a lead on the river holding only a bluffcatcher. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses bet sizes, player types, value targeting, comparing the profitability of different post-flop betting lines, characteristics of tournament fields, making bets to deny equity, and more!
Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Link:https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/hero-calling-a-lag/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Rob Washam and the RecPoker RECing Crew interviewed Lexy Gavin-Mather and discussed her pivotal role in poker, her poker training site, and her new book, "Mastering Small Stakes No-Limit Tournaments," detailing her writing journey. The conversation then delved into her study methods, such as group study and private coaching, emphasizing opponent exploits and adapting strategies for different player types. Lexy highlighted the benefits of private coaching and her plans for a women's course to empower female players in poker rooms.
The discussion also touched on note-taking strategies, recording hand histories, and preferred poker venues, with an emphasis on understanding human behavior and exploiting opponents' errors rather than strict adherence to GTO strategies. They discussed challenges in poker coaching, emphasizing realistic guidance and managing expectations.
We also play Stake/Study Stack with Jonathan Little, Matt Affleck, and Bob Mather and we Close The Action with our speed round!
Plus of course we raffle away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat, to help support a local food bank. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Lexy is active on Twitter as @LexyGavinPoker.
Check out her Free Poker Course: http://bit.ly/4610mwf
Watch Lexy on YT: https://bit.ly/3RxOXzs
Website: http://LexyGavinMather.com
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
03:11 Lexy describes her role in the poker world
07:10 How writing the book came about for Lexy
10:18 Being so busy: Lexy shares how she manages studying poker
12:09 Differences between low-stakes and high-profile tournaments
14:07 Recommendations to players that have been losing
17:23 What does note-taking for Lexy look like?
19:01 The best way to record hand to review later
23:18 Common mistakes Lexy sees at a table
25:47 Leaks that Lexy is aware of having
28:55 Chat: What does Lexy mean by GTO not being her favorite?
36:13 The importance of pre-flop solver fundamentals for MTTs
49:41 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Eric Anderson about a final table spot where we are facing an uncomfortable situation on the river when we make our full house. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM factors, bet sizing, range construction, absolute vs. relative hand strength, value targeting, balancing value/bluff combos, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/bet-sizing-on-final-table/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week John Somsky and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Keith “MonkieSystem” Brandt. Keith shares some stories about his journey with Rec Poker, focusing on his attraction to the community as a recreational player. The panel also talked about poker study tools, playing unexploitably, understanding opponent tendencies, and exploiting opponents. The group discussed Keith’s retirement planning and transitioning to a poker-centric career, highlighting financial preparations and post-retirement plans.
We also play Stake/Study Stack with Taylor Maas, Rob Washam, and Kim Kilroy and we Close The Action with our speed round! Plus of course we raffle away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat, to help support a local food bank. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Keith is active on Twitter as @MonkieSystem
Check out his RECing Crew page here: https://rec.poker/keithbrandt/
Join in Keith’s next Study Group: https://rec.poker/series/monkies-off-table-tools-group/
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
03:39 Keith defines his role in the poker world
05:25 Keith talks about what brought him to Rec.Poker
07:53 Keith: I’ve been always interested in card games
11:09 Worrying about playing Blackjack
14:51 The best way for Keith to study
15:42 After retirement: Keith’s goal in poker
18:53 Handling retirement and poker
20:11 Things Keith looks out for at a table that indicate his opposition
24:07 Other game would Keith want to win in
26:02 Instinct for predation in the game
28:20 Keith's plan after retiring in terms of his poker career
39:01 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a conversation about how to approach playing in a casino for the first time - to help Chris’s dad prepare for an unexpected trip to Las Vegas! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses etiquette, strategy, logistics, goals, and a lot more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today, and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review.
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Poker.Org’s editor-in-chief Brad Willis! Brad talks about baseball, music, and other ways he and his family enjoy their time together, and tells some fun stories about his new position at Poker.Org and what he loves about working there. The group discusses some of the surprises Brad wasn't expecting from the poker industry, some lessons he’s learned there, and he even shares some details about his own personal experiences while working at PokerStars through Black Friday and the organizational changes that followed with new ownership.
We also play Stake/Study Stack with Sarah Herring, Lee Jones, and TJ Reid and we Close The Action with our speed round! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Find Brad on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BradWillis
Learn more about Poker.Org
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
04:03 Brad Willis describes his role in the poker world
06:56 Brad talks about getting into poker and departing from journalism
08:47 Advice to people who're trying to break into the poker world
10:28 What makes PokerOrg different from other poker news
12:20 Covering stories that are more accessible to Rec players
17:24 Fantastic ideas that turn out people need
20:35 How much poker does Brad get to play these days?
30:15 Learnings from the poker world that helped Brad raise his kids
32:39 Brad shares what he really does as editor-in-chief
36:59 Seeing the poker world and Poker Stars change significantly
43:35 Something in Brad’s current job that he really enjoys
55:45 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid and and the panel are joined by some exciting guests to kick off a year of Mixed Games podcast episodes, featuring the “Mixed Game of the Month” in our free home game club! This month, we are practicing Limit Hold’em - and the first practice game is tomorrow night! The panel start with a basic explainer about the mechanics of the game, and then we are joined by several mixed game enthusiasts and experts. Get some advice and tips from Chad McVean, Chris ‘Fox’ Wallace, Louie Hillman, Mike Patrick, Norman Chad, Robbie Strazynski, and Shannon Van Den Berg on how to get the most out of each game we feature.
If you are curious about how to play Limit Hold’em, then this is the episode for you! And if you are more of a hold'em player and don't really get into mixed games, we heartily recommend that you give them a try - maybe you’ll feel more comfortable about dipping a toe in once you’ve heard from our panel about how to avoid some beginner’s mistakes.
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview the man himself, the original founder of RecPoker, Steve Fredlund! Steve has lots to share, whether it’s about details from his new book, creating a life as a keynote speaker, disc golf, poker, how to find happiness in life, and more! He also shares some stories about how he started RecPoker - and even talks about why he decided to leave a few years ago. Regular listeners will want to hear this episode!
We also play Stake/Study Stack with John Somsky, Rob Washam and Taylor Maas and we Close The Action with our speed round! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Find our more about Steve here:
https://SteveFredlund.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevefredlund/
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
04:42 Starting with Steve’s new book
07:11 Steve talks about the "not right thing"
08:49 How to find the right thing
11:45 Steve on overcoming the challenges of writing the book
15:06 After RecPoker: What does Steve do for fun?
20:26 Where does poker fit in Steve’s life right now?
22:31 Steve shares his experience building the RecPoker
26:23 Learning lessons from poker
29:01 Steve's feelings as he left poker
40:57 One part of writing the book that Steve enjoyed
42:08 Anchoring to place as a Safari
57:25 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a spot Chris Jones found himself in at our RecPoker Weekend at Running Aces in January! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, exploit vs balance lines, size-elasticity, board textures, preflop and postflop adjustments, mistakes to avoid against these players, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew are BACK with pro player and coach Matt Affleck! We get right into the strategy talk this week, taking questions from social media and the YouTube chat to dive into subjects like limping, donk bets, how to study efficiently, how to apply your knowledge at the tables, the benefits of playing online and live, using variance against the villains at the table, expanding your ranges to exploit other players, and a lot more!
We also play Stake/Study Stack with Brock Wilson, Jonathan Jaffe, and Alex Fitzgerald and of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Matt is available on Twitter as https://twitter.com/mcmattopoker
Check out his coaching at https://rec.poker/go/pokercoaching-com/
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
04:56 A high-variance approach to benefit a less-experienced player
10:17 Opportunity cost of studying inefficiently
12:24 Solving the gap between knowledge and application
16:04 Visualizing different turn cards
21:46 Factors to consider whether to expand or narrow the ranges
26:28 Matt’s thought process when on a draw
30:06 Matt’s on Chris’ sample spots
34:11 Are there times good players do an open limp?
40:14 In studying: How to know when to move on to the next subject
52:10 Playing online cash with the ability of RTA
54:28 What casino game would Matt play for profit?
01:08:41 Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by John Crowell (7high11) about a tricky spot with everyone’s favourite hand (lol). What do YOU do in a 4-bet pot with JJ facing a flop bet multiway with two overs? The answer might surprise you! The panel discusses 4-bet ranges, calling ranges, player profiles, postflop betting lines, the true value of fold equity, clean outs, combo counting, general range construction, and a lot more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-now/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview pro player and coach Matt Affleck! We talk about the best ways to study, the importance of opportunity cost, tips for recreational players, what Matt loves about playing and coaching poker, different coaching styles for different clients, GTO vs. exploitative play, and a lot more!
We also play Stake/Study Stack with Lexy Gavin, Jordan Drummond and Jonathan Little, and we Close The Action with our speed round. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Matt is available on Twitter as https://twitter.com/mcmattopoker
Check out his coaching at https://rec.poker/go/pokercoaching-com/
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
07:28 Matt shares his journey as a poker coach
09:50 Qualities that make a good coach
12:53 Matt: I am 100% theory in my coaching and in my play
16:31 10k bankroll for the WSOP: tournaments to take a shot in
20:18 A realization that winning bracelets doesn’t define skill level in poker
28:10 Teaching a Rec. players vs. Pro players
36:42 Matt talks about the percentage of women in his coaching
46:22 Matt’s take on solvers might produce bad habits
51:37 Are there rankings in the buy-ins field?
56:54 Common mistakes that rec players make
57:22 Shoving is actually lowering your variance
01:07:58 John: Home Game result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Jon Lutsey about playing in a Milestone Sattelite tournament. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ‘conventional’ satellite strategy, the new ‘milestone’ format and some variations that differ from room to room, some new strategy tips for this new ‘milestone’ format, and some other tips for folks playing satellite tournaments for the first time. Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/milestone-satellites/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview WSOP bracelet winner and commentator Nathan Gamble! Nathan talks about falling in love with poker as a youth, and how it has become a calling and vocation for him throughout his life. The panel talks about surprises in the poker world, different mindsets for different players, what he loves about the poker world, his exciting new work with new startup Phenom Poker, and a lot more!
We also play Stake/Study Stack with O8Grinder, Brian Rast and Benny Glaser and we Close The Action with our speed round! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Nathan is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/GambleOnPoker
Find out more about Phenom Poker here: https://www.phenompoker.com/
Have more questions on the token? https://www.phenompoker.com/phenom-token
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
04:01 Starting with who Nathan Gambler is in the poker world
07:41 Points in Nathan’s progression in playing for money
11:41 Natural talent vs. improving through study and application
16:31 Differences between tiers of players in a table
27:41 Nathan talks about Phenom Poker and its tech using
30:15 Interesting kinds of games that can be played at Phenom Poker
32:16 Balance in crypto and security
38:41 Nathan on preventing the collapse of the stable coin
42:29 How Nathan got involved with Phenom Poker
46:44 Who are the top MTT closers in the game?
54:25 Stake, Study, or Stack with Nathan Gamble
01:11:50 John: Home Game result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid and John Somsky are joined by some exciting guests to kick off a year of Mixed Games podcast episodes, featuring the “Mixed Game of the Month” in our free home game club! This month, we are practicing Pot Limit Omaha - and the first practice game is tomorrow night! John and Jim start with a basic explainer about the mechanics of the game, and then we are joined by several mixed game enthusiasts and experts. Get some advice and tips from Bernard Lee, Chad McVean, Chris ‘Fox’ Wallace, Mike Patrick, Norman Chad, Rob Washam, and Robbie Strazynski on how to get the most out of each game we feature.
If you are curious about how to play Pot Limit Omaha, then this is the episode for you! And if you are more of a holdem player and don't really get into mixed games, we heartily recommend that you give them a try - maybe you’ll feel more comfortable about dipping a toe in once you’ve heard from our panel about how to avoid some beginner’s mistakes.
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
It’s here! The WSOP officially released their schedule today, and RECing Crew member Kevin Mathers joins the panel to break down all 99 live tournaments day by day and event by event! Join us as we discuss each day of the WSOP series, from May 28th all the way to July 17th. There are a lot of events with buy-ins from $300 to $1,500 for our recreational audience to look for, as well as seniors and ladies events and a slew of mixed games to add to the slate this year - it is going to be a great time this summer!
Kevin is active on Twitter as @kevmath
Timestamps:
03:29 Some different things at the WSOP 2024
05:58 Expecting more players than ever before
07:45 Kevin on the WSOP+ app availability
25:54 What does 3 levels or sell out mean in Late Reg?
44:15 One of the popular events: Seniors No Limit Holdem
53:05 Kevin on PokerNews Deepstack Championship No Limit Holdem
01:01:40 Jim on Tag Team No-Limit Holdem
01:04:48 Different Satellites people can enter
01:11:17 Main Event schedule
01:16:50 Kevin: there’s gonna be a ton of poker in Las Vegas during the summer
01:24:50 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha Flight A - every player is a bounty
01:27:12 The newest event of 2024
01:29:11 Newest version of 888: Lucky 7’s No Limit Holdem (7 Handed)
01:34:58 WSOP schedule highlights
01:37:16 For some event: will their chips be on the well or table?
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Shimpei Adachi, a recreational player from Japan who has lived and played online in Canada for several years and has grown a YouTube following as he chronicles his poker journey. Shimpei starts the interview by sharing some details about how poker is viewed in Japan, and how the social and political landscapes are slowly changing there to allow poker to become a more accepted pastime.
The panel then talks about adapting to different player pools, common mistakes less-experienced players make at the tables, how studying has changed over the years, and Shimpei even offers some tips for folks getting started on their poker journey or making their way as a streamer or content producer!
We also play Stake/Study Stack with Masashi Oya, Tsugunari Toma and Masato Yokosawa and we Close The Action with our speed round. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Shimpei is active on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ShinnyPoker and you can check out his YouTube channel here: http://youtube.com/@shinnypoker
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
04:04 Shimpei shares his poker story
06:52 How differences in culture impact poker
09:50 Shimpei talks about how to play poker in Japan
12:59 Given that it’s hard to play, where does interest grow among Japanese?
16:27 Shimpei talks about stuff he produces on YouTube
20:27 Adjusting the play in different player pools
23:40 How Shimpei study poker
26:28 Shimpei shares about his Jiu-Jitsu
31:26 Getting more familiar with other players
33:06 There are now poker coaches in Japan as the game gets more popular
34:15 Shimpei: if you’re going to play poker, do it for the love of the game
50:02 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by John Crowell (7high11) about turning the nut flush draw, and what to do next! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses small blind 3-betting candidates, positional advantage, player types, postflop betting lines, the illusion of pot odds when you know you are beat, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/the-nut-flush-draw-dilemma/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview the Casino King! Matt gets right into some stories about his poker journey and what he enjoys most about his current role creating poker videos and sharing his love of the game. The group talks about the logistics of recording in a poker room, what Matt’s production process involves, some of the happier and sadder moments he’s experienced in his relatively new role in the poker industry, some common mistakes he sees other players make, some advice for recreational players looking to improve, and a lot more!
Of course we also play Stake/Study/Stack with Marle Spragg, Greg Goes All-In, and Brad Owen before we Close The Action with our speed round. Plus just like always we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Casino King is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/RealCasinoKing and check out his YouTube channel here: https://t.co/kbsYl5zDyz
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
05:17 How would Casino King describe his role in the poker world?
12:41 Casino King talks about his style of play
14:11 Making money from poker: How Casino King manages his bankroll
18:54 Matt on how important getting a coach is
21:57 What Matt got into poker
24:09 The thing that surprised Matt in the poker world
26:30 Dealing with negative comments on social media
33:09 How Matt's relationship with Poker Org began
38:08 When does a player indicate he is a less-experienced player?
43:42 Matt’s advice to Rec. Players: Always play within your means
45:38 Stake. Study. Or Stack with Casino King
52:07 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Chris Jones and Rob Washam discuss an Inside the Mind of the Pro episode hand with Joao Vieira.
It starts here: https://youtu.be/fbHr_fPH4CQ?si=1YJgk9vn7_9Wq9aS&t=421
While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses hand range analysis, multiway strategy, 3-betting versus calling hands, postflop betting lines and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Joey Ingram! Joey talks about his roller-caster of a poker career, and shares his plans for transitioning from his well-earned reputation for investigative reporting into a more versatile and multi-faceted role within the poker industry. Whether it’s two cards or four, Joey has a lot of love for the poker world and the endless opportunities to improve as a player that it presents! The panel discusses the importance of game selection, how Papi likes to study and work on his game, what surprised him most about the poker world, what he still LOVES about poker, the importance of community, what he’s working on now, and some fun collaborations coming up with RecPoker a little later this year!
We also play Stake/Study Stack with Garrett Adelstein, Tom Dwan and Doug Polk, and we Close The Action with our speed round. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Joey is active on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Joeingram1
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
04:58 Joey describes his role in the poker world
08:19 Valuing time to get the most out of it
14:51 Joey on being an investigative reporter
18:05 The difference between being good at poker and making money at it
22:00 Factors Joey considers when choosing to go and play
25:19 Using the podcast as a recruiting tool
29:18 Recommendations to somebody who wants to try PLO
40:44 Joey’s perspective on women in a live cash game
44:21 Things that surprised Joey in the poker world
58:25 Joey shares his origins, leading him to poker
01:03:41 Stake, Study, Stack with Joey Ingram
01:26:28 John: Home Game Result update
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew aer joined by Faraz Jaka to talk about check-raising out of the blind!. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses flop textures, having ‘the right amount' of equity, good candidates for bluffing and good hands to check-raise for value, the effects of flop action on future streets, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review - and check out Faraz Jaka’s coaching program and training site here: https://rec.poker/go/faraz-jaka-coaching/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview our newest RECing Crew member Chris “Fox” Wallace! Chris is a professional poker player, author, and poker coach. While primarily a cash game player, he also has over a million dollars in tournament earnings including winning the $10,000 buy-in HORSE World Championship at the World Series Of Poker for more than half a million dollars and has made day five and six in the WSOP Main Event. Fox has created video content for more than a dozen poker training sites, coached some of the best players in the world, and written three books on the game.
We talk about shifting from recreational to pro mindset, the effects of being ‘feared’ at the table, common ‘tells’ that players are less-experienced (and how to exploit them) and Fox shares some GREAT tips about how to extrapolate meaningful information from incomplete data sets - and how you can use that information to make good assumptions about different player types at your table and to play optimally against them.
We play Stake/Study/Stack with Shaun Deeb, Brian Devonshire and Michael Mizrachi, we Close The Action with our speed round, and of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Learn more about Fox at his RECing Crew page at https://rec.poker/fox/ and you can find most of his coaching information, and a bargain on his training content, at patreon.com/CheckItDown and watch him play live at http://twitch.tv/foxplayspoker . To schedule a coaching session, contact Fox at blindstraddle@gmail.com.
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
05:45 Getting to know more about Chris “Fox” Wallace
15:27 Chris as a musician, a player, and a writer
17:57 Chris on people’s common misconceptions and mistakes in poker
24:21 Deciding to play more for money: what people have to do differently
31:18 Actions and appearance that tell someone they are less-experienced
37:49 Chris: Do secret interviews; go talk to some people out there in the world
46:19 How to hone the interview skill and calibrate assumptions
48:24 Getting out of the mindset of feeling under threat
51:31 Stake, Study, or Stack with Chris “Fox” Wallace
01:48:43 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew are joined by Faraz Jaka to talk about 3-betting! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel goes over a few hands from Faraz and discusses stack sizes, value bets versus bluffs, positional ranges, blocker value, postflop betting lines, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review - and check out Faraz Jaka’s coaching program and training site here: https://rec.poker/go/faraz-jaka-coaching/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview live pro Ben Ludlow! Ben talks about transitioning to life as a travelling pro, how he selects which games to play (hint - he likes RunGood events!), how his study of the game has changed over the years, the difference between cash play and tournament mindset, how he adjusts his play against different player types, how to spot more and less experienced players at the tables, what information to pay attention to while playing live, and how to record that information effectively - and a lot more!
Plus we play Stake/Study/Stack with Brian Winter, Jeff Platt and Clayton Fletcher, we Close The Action with our speed round, and of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Ben is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/Bloodlow
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
03:31 Getting to know Ben Ludlow
05:51 Deciding and pursuing traveling to play in North America
09:37 How Ben chooses a tournament and when to travel to play
13:44 Ben: success can come when you’re making a mistakes
17:41 Venetian and Wynn as good places that take care of their players
20:17 Refining skill sets and moving between tournaments and cash contents
26:22 Ben on playing mixed games
28:26 Advice to an inexperienced player who wants to try mixed games
32:03 How Ben identifies a less-experienced player on a table
37:55 Playing in live: Ben’s way to remember information in his game
41:45 Ben plays the game Stake, Study, or Stack and Closing the Action
47:45 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid and John Somsky are joined by some exciting guests to kick off a year of Mixed Games podcast episodes, featuring the “Mixed Game of the Month” in our free home game club! This month, we are practicing No Limit 2-7 Single Draw - and the first practice game is tomorrow night! John and Jim start with a basic explainer about the mechanics of the game, and then we are joined by several mixed game enthusiasts and experts. Get some advice and tips from Bernard Lee, Chad McVean, Chris ‘Fox’ Wallace, Mike Patrick, Norman Chad, Rob Washam, and Robbie Strazynski on how to get the most out of each game we feature.
If you are curious about how to play No Limit 2-7 Single Draw, then this is the episode for you! And if you are more of a holdem player and don't really get into mixed games, we heartily recommend that you give them a try - maybe you’ll feel more comfortable about dipping a toe in once you’ve heard from our panel about how to avoid some beginner’s mistakes.
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interviewed recent RECing Crew addition Mark “Mr. Bullet” Zhang! Mark talked about growing up in Luxembourg and his early experiences with poker, from playing with friends in high school to using it as a means to pay rent during university. He explained how a pivotal win during the EPT in Barcelona convinced him to pursue a career as a professional poker player, and reflected on his mother's initial disapproval of his career choice and how her attitude changed after he achieved significant success in the game. Mark also mentioned his preference for online poker due to the higher volume of hands he can play compared to live games.
The conversation featured a detailed discussion about post-flop play, with Mark sharing insights on the challenges of navigating various bet sizes and opponent tendencies. The discussion also included analyzing opponents' playing styles, coaching resources, and common mistakes in poker strategy, with examples from poker vloggers and Mark’s own personal experiences. Mark also shared some thoughts on some recent scandals involving online cheating.
Plus of course we gave away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Find out more about Mark at his RECing Crew page here:https://rec.poker/mrbullet/
Work with Mark and other RECing Crew coaches here: https://rec.poker/shop/coaching/
We also went over this week's home game results and discussed these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
05:38 Mark shares how he started getting into poker
11:24 Mark talks about his great success
14:03 Tools Mark uses to analyze his play
20:20 Mark on combating variance
22:39 Mark’s evolution in poker: was there any point of inflection?
27:52 Online game preparations vs live game
30:23 Moment where Mark decided to progress more and be a pro
34:04 Poker in general: nothing is black and white, it’s actually a lot of grey
45:26 Thoughts on some recent scandals involving online cheating
49:23The importance of being coached
52:52 Stake, Study, or Stack with Mark
59:54 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Chris Jones leads RECing Crew member Rob Washam through a forum post by Eric Andersen about an interesting postflop decision after opening and calling a 3-bet with AJ suited on the button. The two discuss board textures, player types, checking ranges on paired boards, the good and bad aspects of holding blockers, value targeting, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and here’s the link to our discord: https://rec.poker/community/discord/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Faraz Jaka from JAKAcoaching! Faraz tells some stories about his decades playing poker as a pro and as a coach, and shares how he has pivoted to running his own training site in order to help more serious recreational players take the next step in their poker journeys. The group discusses how to curate your own time effectively, the value of community, how to study without spending a lot of money, and how important it is to get the most out of your study resources.
Faraz talk about tailoring his strategy lessons to different kinds of players and learners, and shares five simple steps that EVERYONE can use to improve their play. He even gave us a free 5-minute video that you can watch to improve how you take notes on your hands - the crucial first step to any poker fan’s progression as a player. He also shares some common mistakes less experienced players make, and plays Stake, Study, Stack with Doug Polk, Matt Stout, and Chance Kornuth before we Close The Action with our speed round.
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat! Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Check out JAKAcoaching here: https://rec.poker/go/faraz-jaka-coaching/
Watch the short video on recording hands here: https://jakacoaching.com/programs/how-to-write-hhs-non-gift-ad211f
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
04:09 Faraz shares what his role in the poker world is
06:13 Challenges of pivoting into teaching poker to the masses
12:03 Figuring things out to stay ahead of the curve
14:30 How does Faraz approach teaching without getting too complicated?
16:33 Mistakes people are making when studying
23:33 People learn has changed a lot: What Faraz does to improve his game
25:08 Recording hands well vs. not recording hands well
27:30 Faraz talks about focusing on every hand
30:02 How do you take notes on the table?
35:00 Faraz answers the question: Do you still love the game of poker?
35:40 Stake, Study, or Stack and Closing the action with Faraz
43:06 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
Happy New Year! This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Adam “ARW” Wolfe about a cash game hand he played in Cleveland as part of a recent Rungood event at the Jack casino. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses preflop sizing, calling ranges in low-stakes live play, player types, postflop sizing, playing your range versus playing your hand, inducing bluffs, and more! Plus, we talk about folding strong hands to big bets by ABC players - because it’s OK to fold the best hand sometimes if your villains aren’t bluffing enough. Was this one of those spots? Let us know on twitter at https://twitter.com/RecPoker if you think this should have been a call or a fold - we’d love to hear from you! And come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/1-3-nl-cleveland-poker-w-jim/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Follow us on our socials: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
Ho Ho Ho! This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Sky Matsuhashi, and he has a fantastic gift for all RecPoker members to enjoy!
If you want to set SMART goals, you have to know where you need the most help, and what areas you can work on to immediately improve your poker skills. To do that, you need to know your own game and its weaknesses. Join The Poker Forge between December 29 - January 2nd and get a HUGE discount on your monthly membership, plus a fantastic BONUS video course about getting the most out of PokerTracker4 - check it out here: https://rec.poker/go/pokerforge/
Sky talks about the importance of setting goals, and why SMART goals give you the best chance at success. The panel shares some of their goals for 2024 and Sky gives some great examples of poker goals that can work for YOU with a new year ahead, as well as helping Jim and the gang refine their own goals for the coming months. They talk about specific stats and frequencies to keep an eye on, what to look at first when you are reviewing your own play, how to break down long-term goals into short-term goals and action steps, and how to get the most out of your study time.
See all the details about the amazing sale at The Poker Forge here: https://rec.poker/go/pokerforge/
Check out Sky’s free YouTube videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@SmartPokerStudy
Say hi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/smartpokerstudy
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
04:20 Sky talks about the right kind of goals and their importance
09:32 Breaking down long-term goals into short-term ones
12:21 Sky shares the formula for making smart goals
14:41 Introducing a level of accountability when it comes to goal-setting
17:32 Offers and great deals for RecPoker members
21:22 Keys, metrics, or stats to look at
27:29 How to approach studying and retaining information
30:36 Advice to players on taking their games to the next level at Poker Forge
32:31 Sky plays Stake, Study, or Stack, and Closing the Action
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
Merry Christmas! This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Keith “MonkieSystem” Brandt about a tricky multiway spot where we turn the nut flush draw. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the virtues of checking versus betting in multiway pots, choosing streets of value, postflop player tendencies, protecting your checking range (the right way), and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/nut-flush-draw-on-the-turn-in-a-3-way-pot/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Follow us on our socials: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview former TV-reporter-turned-retirement-advisor Louie Hillman! Louie is a serious recreational player who travels down to Las Vegas very summer to play in the World Series of Poker - and has had some great success recently! We talk about playing for big stakes in the WSOP - as a recreational player, Louie talks about his love of mixed games, the importance of goal-setting, believing in yourself, and putting yourself in a position to succeed.
Louie shares what it feels like to final table a bracelet event surrounded by some of the best players in the world - and what he does for the other 51 weeks of the year to make the most out of his annual Vegas “Vacation”. We cover balancing family, work and poker, along with maintaining a fun and healthy attitude about the game we all love throughout the year, even in smaller events. We play Stake, Study, Stack with some notables from Louie’s WSOP experiences, and just like always we Close the Action with our speed round.
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Louie’s Twitter handle is @ImaLouigi
His email address is Louie@optimuslifedesigns.com
His business website is www.optimuslifedesigns.com (Helping people with tax-advantaged retirement planning and insurance strategies)
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
04:11 Louie describes his role in the poker world
06:38 The role that RecPoker has played in Louie’s poker journey
09:37 Louie's' top moments in poker over the last 10 years
11:47 Dealing with being around poker luminaries
16:03 Being prepared for the big moments in a game
17:40 Louie: sometimes you feel as good as your latest result
25:04 Louie on what he does weeks before the WSOP
29:09 Louie: No matter how small the buy-in a day 2 never gets old
33:00 How does Louie segregate his poker and life finances?
39:26 Some tips for someone who wants to learn mixed games
44:31 Stake, Study, or Stack
55:34 Jim: Home Game Result
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid and John Somsky are joined by some exciting guests to kick off a year of Mixed Games podcast episodes, featuring the “Mixed Game of the Month” in our free home game club! This month, we are practicing No Limit 5-Card Draw - and the first practice game is tomorrow night! John and Jim start with a basic explainer about the mechanics of the game, and then we are joined by several mixed game enthusiasts and experts. Get some advice and tips from Chad McVean, Chris ‘Fox’ Wallace, Mike Patrick, Norman Chad, Rob Washam, Robbie Strazynski, Kathy Chang, and Mike '08Grinder' Serrano on how to get the most out of each game we feature.
If you are curious about how to play No-Limit 5-Card Draw, then this is the episode for you! And if you are more of a holdem player and don't really get into mixed games, we heartily recommend that you give them a try - maybe you’ll feel more comfortable about dipping a toe in once you’ve heard from our panel about how to avoid some beginner’s mistakes.
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Joe Kulas and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Brian Winter! Brian talks about his lead in the RunGood Player of the Year competition, traveling as a pro with his amazing photographer wife Rachel, the top four WORST places to finish in a tournament, the problem of finishing final tables in the wee hours of the morning, one way that many recreational players can improve their game immediately, and the importance of PB&J fundamentals. He also plays “Stake, Study, Stack” with Jerod Smith, Tana Karn, and Ryan Laplante, and we Close The Action with our speed round. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Follow Brian on twitter: Brian Winter (@TheGoldenBlazer) on X
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
07:00 Brian talks about the Good Player of the Year at Run Good
12:08 Jumping from being a teacher to playing poker
16:59 Difficult thing in a recreational setting in terms of finance
18:56 Chat: Does Brian gives his wife all the credit for his success?
23:21 Where did the “Golden Blazer” come from?
26:37 Brian on responding to people on X (Twitter)
33:35 Brian shares how he and his wife work toward long-term goals
41:19 Brian shares his experience through streaming
44:06 Piece of advice for rec. Players
47:21 Spot where less-experienced player at
55:27 Brian plays Stake, Study, or Stack, and Closing the Action
01:07:27 John: Home Game Result updates
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Taylor Maas picking up from last week’s conversation about final table play. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses a hand Taylor played as the chip leader with 8 players left, and only one other player with a stack threatening ours. What are the factors that Taylor considers when deciding how to proceed in a tricky spot with a decent hand against multiple players? Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Sasha Sutton and the RecPoker RECing Crew interviewed Rebbecca Scales! Rebbecca and the gang discussed a slew of topics, including the lack of marketing to women in the World Series of Poker and the resistance to change in the industry. Rebbecca also talked about the three main barriers that women face in poker: harassment, social norms, and daily responsibilities. Sasha and Rebecca shared personal anecdotes about their experiences with both positive and negative aspects of the poker world.
Rebecca discussed her journey before joining Poker Power, including her failed attempt at creating a clothing line for women in poker. She then shared her experience of creating a marketing studio called Poker Queen and talked about her work with Women's Poker Association and the Raise It Up campaign. Sasha and Rebecca discussed the golden age of women in poker and the dramatic change that has occurred over the last five years.
The group talked about the need for men to speak up against verbal harassment towards women and the importance of zero tolerance for any kind of harassment in poker tournaments. They also discussed how male players sometimes mistreat female dealers if they make errors in their dealing and the need for protection of the room for all players.
Rebecca announced the launch of Women Poker News, a media company that aims to provide a different perspective on poker content for women. She explained that women consume media differently than men and that the company will cover mainstream events and socialites in the poker world that are often overlooked by other media companies. The launch will take place during the Women in Poker Festival at Resorts World. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Find out more about Rebbecca and her organizations here:
Personal Accounts
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebbecca.scales/
Twitter: @PokerQueenLV
Instagram: @pokerqueenlv
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/
The Real Poker Girls Of Las Vegas: https://therealpokergirlsoflasvegas.godaddysites.com
Poker Power Website: https://pokerpower.com
Social Media Handles (Poker Power) @joinpokerpower
Women's Poker Association: https://www.wpa.poker
WPN: https://womenpokernews.com
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Taylor Maas about his recent deep run in a daily tournament, and the factors we should all be considering when approaching the final table. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses short-handed play, ICM considerations, player types, mistakes to avoid, applying pressure the right way, and a lot more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review.
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview DGAF about his poker journey and his famous Sessions podcast series. Billy talks about his various roles in the poker industry and what it takes to succeed in the ‘soft hustle’ of the poker environment. They discuss whales, assholes, and what kind of behaviour will ensure you are NEVER invited to a home game or stream - and DGAF even shares some great strategy notes about overbetting, plus some tips for less experienced players who find themselves at the cash tables and want to avoid getting picked on. But that’s not all! We also play Stake/Study/Stack with Bill Klein, Eric Persson and Andy Stacks and we “Close the Action” with our speed round - and of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Check out the Patreon http://Patreon.com/dgafpokerplayer
DGAF on Twitter: @dgafpokerplayer
His new poker show you should check out: https://youtube.com/@livepokershow?si=j4964UKguaP36FsP
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
01:53 DGAF describes his role in the poker world
07:42 Learning more about the game from the booth and doing commentary
09:17 Game of poker: is it a business now and not a pleasure?
10:28 Unexpected difficulty in the business side of poker
12:32 Being good at building a game and putting it together
14:12 Qualities of a player that might not get invited to a game
23:01 Revealing information: managing decisions and how it impacts the game
32:42 What DGAF learned about people in the poker industry
35:07 DGAF talks about overbets
42:49 Actions that tells if someone is less-experienced player
47:00 DGAF plays the game Stake, Study, or Stack
01:03:06 John: Home Game Result updates
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Ben “Bejammin” Enslow about ICM considerations in large-field tournaments. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, relative position, bubble factors, field size, opening and continuing ranges, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/icm-in-big-fields/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Max Havlish and Wesley Cannon from the Suited Kings Poker podcast! To start, Max shares some details about his own poker journey, and what makes him and Wes good friends and partners. If you want to learn more about Wes’s poker story, check out episode 469 from earlier this year.
The group discusses cash vs. tournament play, competing with respect, when being ‘balanced’ matters most, good hands to limp or call with, ways pros can tell if you are less experienced, staking, swapping, selling action - and a lot more! Plus we play Stake/Study Stack with Matt Hamilton, Kou Vang and Robbie WazWaz, we Close The Action with Wes and Max, and of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
https://twitter.com/pitchercannon
https://twitter.com/DeuceNukem
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
04:15 Max describes his role in the poker world
07:11 Deciding to start a podcast
10:25 Being competitors but also helping each other to get better
17:26 Max: Rule No. 1: Never stop studying
20:40 Getting a bit more experienced: cash vs. tournament
25:44 Maintaining or budgeting the ability to focus
27:26 Actions that tell someone they are a less-experienced player
33:57 How important is the balancing hands in a certain spot?
43:43 Max and Wes’ opinions on staking, swapping, and selling action
49:12 Max & Wes plays the game Stake, Study, or Stack
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Chris Jones about a tournament spot where he rivered the second nuts. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM factors, post-flop betting lines, minimum defense frequencies, field sizes, ‘demoting actions’, GTO vs. exploitative play, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/river-raise/
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Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
With Jim away this week, Sasha Sutton and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Matt Savage from the World Poker Tour! They have an exciting series coming up in Las Vegas in December, but that’s not all! Matt talks about his role with the WPT, how he got into the business, the importance of standardizing tournament rules, the challenges live poker faces from phones and technology, some experiences he’s had on the floor, and a lot more! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Matt is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/SavagePoker
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:14 Welcome & Introduction
02:58 Introduction to Matt Savage
03:59 Matt describes his role in the poker world
05:13 Matt talks about the Tournament Directors Association, or TDA
08:49 Mistakes players can make if they are not familiar with the guidelines
11:07 Why might the floor be called?
14:32 Over the years, how the tournament life for poker players has changed
24:36 Matt’s experiences in tournaments in different countries
25:57 TDA on using a phone on a table
31:04 How do extreme moments or tensions in a game get responded to?
39:16 Matt plays the game Stake, Study, or Stack
46:59 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Robby Strazynski about his upcoming Mixed Game Festival at Resorts World in Las Vegas starting on November 26th, and they also announce the upcoming Mixed Game schedule for RecPoker’s 2024 home game club! If you are curious about mixed games, get ready - you are in for a treat as John Somsky, Joseph Wills and Robbie share their thoughts on why they love the 12 games John has lined up for 2024. They discuss the mechanics of every game, and share some tips about how to get the most out of them. Sound like fun? Get more involved with Robbie and find out about the Mixed Game Festival at these links:
Website: https://cardplayerlifestyle.com
Twitter: @cardplayerlife and @PokerLifeMedia
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cardplayerlifestylepoker/
Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gJ7F_1
Mixed Game Festival VI announcement: https://cardplayerlifestyle.com/announcing-cardplayer-lifestyle-mixed-game-festival-vi/
Want to find out more about RecPoker and our mixed games?
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
All the Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:15 Welcome & Introduction
01:48 Introduction to Robbie Strazynski
02:39 Robbie shares what made him start the Mixed Game Festival
07:33 What to look forward to at the Mixed Games in Las Vegas
12:50 John Somsky talks more about the upcoming RecPoker mixed games
23:54 On Mixed Games: What is a Badugi?
26:01 John: on June we are introducing concept of the Split Pot game
29:02 Robbie on split pot games
42:58 John continues what is on the schedule for the month of August
49:38 Robbie talks about how dealers deal in a mixed games.
57:06 Next up: Introducing 6 Plus Holdem
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Jeff Platt, a prominent poker broadcaster whose work has been featured on PokerGO, CBS Sports Network, and ESPN. Specifically he’s a sideline reporter for the World Series of Poker Main Event, a play-by-play commentator for PokerGO Tour events, and the co-host of PokerGO's "No Gamble, No Future” alongside Brent Hanks. Jeff shares some stories about making his way into the world of poker media, and some tips for less experienced players who are ‘taking their shot’ in the big leagues, some lessons he's learned, and what he hates most about his job! Plus we play Stake/Study/Stack with Norman Chad, Donnie Peters and Nick Shulman, and just like every week we Close The Action with our speed round. And of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat! Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Jeff is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/jeffplatt
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:15 Welcome & Introduction
03:16 Introduction to Jeff Platt
03:36 How would Jeff describe his role in the poker world?
06:56 Jeff on what got him into his position in the poker industry
08:47 Having a background in poker helped Jeff succeed
10:12 How Jeff’s work affects his relationship with the poker game
16:29 Being five years on the ground: Jeff on seeing women competing in poker
29:17 Common mistakes people make
33:11 People's game today vs. back in the day
35:30 Broadcast plans for the WSOP in the Bahamas
43:21 Jeff plays Stake, Study, Stack
55:09 John: Home Game Results update
Also: if you donated to a food bank because of Joe’s offer and you’d like him to match your donation, you can email him at joekoolphd@rec.poker or you can post in our discord and tag him @elvida11
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Elizabeth Bennett-Martin about facing a raise from an “annoying player” while holding an overpair to the board. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses tournament variants, ICM pressure, player types, adjusting to different players, hand distribution, having a plan, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/groups/petvets-hand-history-review/forum/discussion/hand-review-annoying-player/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Alex “Assassinato” Fitzgerald! You might know Alex from PokerHeadRush, or his various training videos, or his award-winning books, or back in the day from the Oneouter podcast - wherever you know him from, you probably know that he’s made a career out of exploiting the other players at his poker table. Now based in Colorado, Alex spends most of his time coaching and creating training material for his fans and clients. On today’s show, he talks about common mistakes he sees players make, the importance of having a plan for studying and preparing, and he shares some techniques (like flashcards) that have helped him work on spots or concepts that he wanted to internalize effectively. Alex also gets into what he thinks is the best way to get the most out of your love of poker, and takes some excellent questions from our YouTube chatters. We play Stake/Study/Stack with Matt Berkey, Steven Chidwick, and Isaac Haxton, and Alex ‘closes the action’ with some great answers in our speed round. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Sign up for Alex’s newsletter and get free training packages at pokerheadrush.com where you can find all his socials, too.
Alex is also active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/pokerheadrush
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:15 Welcome & Introduction
02:23 Introduction to Alex Assassinato Fitzgerald
03:03 Alex answered the question, What is your role in the poker world?
05:29 Common mistakes players make (even experienced)
12:36 Alex: a lot of the times my warm-up is just doing a lesson in the morning
16:05 Alex on managing his students’ expectations so they have a realistic goal
22:52 Alex talks about his 5–10 vocabulary in his newsletter
30:08 Applying conventional wisdom to a high-stakes tournament
35:44 The usefulness of live tell
40:08 Alex: I thinking it's completely up to you what kind of player you want to be
43:52 Alex on Stake, Study, and Stack
54:49 John: Home Game Result updates
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
Happy Halloween! This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through the Spooky Theme of the Month at RecPoker: Middle Tournament Stages and Approaching the Bubble! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses their favourite Halloween candy, and also how to make the most out of the middle stages of poker tournaments. The group goes over the different stack sizes and their incentives, how to apply pressure, how to avoid pressure, the value of cashing, the GREATER value of running up a stack, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today and join the fun!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew welcome Tommy Angelo back on the show to talk about his book Waiting For Straighters - and if you are listening to this episode before the end of October, you can claim a free copy! Learn how at the end of the show.
Tommy gets right into sharing how he came to write the book, and some immediate benefits to Hold’em and Omaha players that follow his guidelines for a happier, less stressful, more profitable poker game. They discuss the potential downsides of playing fewer hands and Tommy makes an argument that a lot of those downsides are really upsides in disguise. They talk about Omaha specifically, and how it’s a difficult game to make preflop charts for, but how Waiting For Straighters as a philosophy can make a big difference in playing Omaha hands - with a few caveats and exceptions for paired or Ace hands.
Tommy (or ‘Tony’ as Jim likes to call him) answers some questions from the YouTube chat about playing tight in private games and the trade-offs we should be willing to make to get invited back, about his own poker pleasures and philosophy, and they share a few other strategic features of Tommy’s book before giving away a few copies to the YouTube chatters - and the listening audience, if you are hearing this in time! Finally, they play “Stake/Study/Stack” with Jason Su, Phil Galfond and Brad Willis before Tommy plays along in our inaugural segment of “Closing The Action”. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
ommy’s site: https://www.tommyangelo.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTommyAngelo
Waiting For Straighters at Tommy’s site: https://www.tommyangelo.com/waiting-for-straighters/
Waiting For Straighters at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Waiting-Straighters-Experiment-No-Limit-Pot-Limit-ebook/dp/B07J2Q6KPP/
Elements of Poker at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Poker-Tommy-Angelo-ebook/dp/B06XJ81Q8N/
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:15 Welcome & Introduction
03:03 Introduction to Tommy Angelo
03:36 Tommy shares the process of writing Waiting for Straighters
06:54 The mix of the strategic elements of making more money and enjoyment
12:18 Challenges in Omaha and Holdem in the same book
19:45 Tommy on playing 83 off suit
25:47 Is there a downside to overfolding?
30:01 Playing a long-time game: handling the pressure of private games
32:00 Tommy review Jim’s hand
40:50 How Tommy closes the gap between knowledge and application
42:15 Tommy on Eric Gin’s Stake, Study, or Stack segment
51:59 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Chris Jones about holding an overpair when facing a check-raise. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, positional ranges, postflop betting lines, player types, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today and join the fun!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Mike “O8GRINDER” Serrano! Mike and the gang talk about his time streaming popular tournaments when no-one else was doing it, what it's like building a YouTube following from scratch, making a place in the poker world, balancing poker and life, and he also shares some personal details about some challenges in his life over the past year. Plus we play Stake, Study, Stack for the first time and Mike’s answers may (or may not) surprise you! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Mike has a YouTube channel here: http://youtube.com/o8grinder
Email Mike directly here: lo8grinder@gmail.com
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:16 Welcome & Introduction
04:14 Introduction to Mike Serrano
04:51 Mike defines his role in the world of poker
07:14 Mike shares his journey of transformation in poker
09:16 Being in the right place at the right time
19:39 The craziest things happened with Mike’s stream or live game
24:17 Accommodating and deferential: a liability as a poker player?
26:18 Stepping back from the public sphere
37:15 How has Mike’s relationship with the game changed?
54:13 People who make the table fun
57:25 Mike on stake, study, or stack
01:06:37 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Chris Jones leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Dingo about burnout from a recreational player perspective. If this is supposed to be a hobby we enjoy, why does it sometimes not feel like it? How do we address a sense of burnout or fatigue? What are some ways to recharge? The group looks at practices including meditation, taking breaks, building structure, and understanding our goals. Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/burnt-out-after-wsop/
Resource mentioned in the episode: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/breathe2relax/id425720246
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
(EXPLICIT LANGUAGE) This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Abe Limon, known among other reasons as the former owner of Live At The Bike and his popular Poker Sesh! Abe has been a fixture in the poker world for the last 25 years and shares his thoughts on a range of topics: from the history of poker learning on boards like 2+2 and rec.gambling.poker, to private games of yesteryear and the state of poker today; from his portfolio of advantage plays available to casino-goers, to the differences between tournament and cash play, and how to spot less-experienced players at the tables!
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Abe is active on Twitter as @limonpoker
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:14 Welcome & Introduction
01:58 Introduction to Abe Limon
02:39 Abe answering the question: what is your role in the poker world
07:12 The early days of online poker and two plus two
21:18 Private games and poker today
26:41 The reality of poker as a career
43:01 Discussion on poker culture and super systems
48:42 Advantage play in Las Vegas casinos
58:04 Identifying inexperienced players at the poker table
01:13:05 Making money in poker: cash games vs tournaments
01:21:09 Abe Limon's regrets and lessons learned
01:29:15 Raffle and Home Game winners
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post ARW about when we can consider flatting an open with a premium hand like KK. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the different stages of the tournament, the stacks in play, how often we need the opponents behind us to squeeze to consider flatting, and they even break into a conversation about how to randomize at the table if we can't make up our minds. Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/kk-call-or-3-bet/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interviewed Caitlyn Arnwine! Caitlyn shared her experiences in the poker world, including her meteoric rise in earnings and her advocacy efforts for causes such as homelessness and representation in poker media, before continuing with a discussion of the challenges faced by women in the male-dominated world of poker. Caitlyn and Sasha Sutton shared their experiences and emphasized the importance of mental game work in overcoming these challenges. The group also discussed the need for a more inclusive and respectful poker community. Caitlyn shared her time management strategies and reading list, and the panel delved into the complex issues surrounding women in poker, including gender bias and harassment.
Jim provided updates on upcoming RecPoker events and discussed the home game league and monthly competition for premium members. The winners for September were announced, and they will join the show sometime in the future to ask questions to a guest. The group discussed the competition's points system and the top five players for September. The show ended with a raffle to raise awareness about food insecurity and encourage donations to local food banks, with a great prize going to one of our free YouTube viewers - join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Caitlyn is active on Twitter as @thecaitlynbot
We also went over this week's home game results and discussed these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:17 Welcome & Introduction
03:42 Introduction to Caitlyn Arnwine
04:09 Caitlyn explains her own space in the poker world.
05:09 Caitlyn shares her poker story and her success throughout her career
13:36 How Caitlyn adjusted and managed her winning money
23:00 Caitlyn on absorbing the game and her playing experience as a woman
33:36 What people should do as signal of being an ally
37:01 Chats: Have you play in an International game?
38:26 Caitlyn’s favorite poker book
43:12 How to be present for conflict
54:59 Playing after having cognitive processing therapy
01:01:58 Introducing Sasha Sutton as the new RECing crew member
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through another question from a new friend at Running Aces over the summer. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses that feeling you get when you have been playing great all day and you get to a spot in a hand where weren’t paying perfect attention for a second and you made a play - and now you feel stupid! We’ve all done it - how can we stop ourselves from making careless mistakes at the poker table? The group discusses a few tips and tricks to help you keep playing your A-game for as long as possible, and eliminate (or at least minimize) errors like these. Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today - and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Matt Stout, poker pro and founder of the Charity Series of Poker! They talk about family life, running charity tournaments and events, wrangling donations, tournament versus cash games, the ‘pro’ mindset, and a lot more! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Matt is active on Twitter as @mattstoutpoker
Email Matt at matt@charityseriesofpoker.org
Find out about future CSOP events at their website: https://www.charityseriesofpoker.org/
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:15 Welcome & Introduction
03:36 Introduction to Matt Stout
04:00 Matt defines his space in the poker world
09:39 Having a full-balanced life
12:34 Growing up and evolving in poker
19:34 How charity tournaments can be all-inclusive
27:53 Choosing the right charity to support
28:52 Logistical challenges in managing different events in different areas
34:56 Matt: there’s a lot of amazing people in this poker world
42:31 Maximizing the in-kind donations for the events
01:04:43 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a question raised at our summer RecPoker RoadTrip to Running Aces, which we thought deserved an answer on the air. New member Lawrence asks “what can I say to folks in my life that will make them more supportive of my playing poker?” While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the importance of knowing what your goals are as a player, trusting yourself and your loved ones to be honest, deciding whether you have a bankroll or a budget, how to tell if you are a wining player, how to talk to friends about poker, the dangers of gambling, how poker is different than other kinds of gambling, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Plus, here’s a link to resources that might help you if you think you have a problem with gambling: https://rec.poker/problem-gambling/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Derek Tenbusch from Tournament Poker Edge! Derek talks about the arc his career has taken: from playing semi-professionally, to forming TPE, transitioning through the Black Friday era, streaming on Twitch, his new day job running a distillery, the importance of following your passion, some tips for recreational players, and a lot more! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/derektenbusch Twitch: http://twitch.tv/killingbird
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:14 Welcome & Introduction
02:40 Introduction to Derek
02:53 Derek's evolution throughout the poker world
10:37 Finding a way to stay and still exist in the poker industry
14:25 Derek shares about his transition to Twitch streaming
19:05 Passion with a little bit of luck involved
23:55 Derek talks about the Beagle Foundation
28:44 How much of a factor in the success of TPE that went after tournaments
31:38 Some mistakes that recreational players make
37:21 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Chris Jones about a hand he played at Running Aces at RecPoker Weekend! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, player types, shoving versus calling, draw equity, fold equity, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew talk about all the crazy different kinds of home games are out there - wild cards are just the tip of the iceberg today! The group runs down some popular home game variants that you might want to try out yourself, and they even talk about some of their favorite NON-poker games (shudder)! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:15 Welcome & Introduction
07:59 Chris shares his experience playing a game he had never played before
10:06 Some mixed games that are good and fun
12:10 Rob shares home games he played before: Blind Baseball?
15:39 Jim talks about a game he grew up playing with his family
19:05 Wild card version Chris enjoyed: Follow the Queen
25:14 John: Old versions and classes of poker
27:37 Chris: a game called buoy
33:01 What about bomb pots?
40:53 Rob inherited a mahjong set from his grandmother
44:45 One game the panel would play if they couldn't play poker
55:31 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew are joined by recent Chats guest @AbbyPoker34 Abby Merk! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, Abby and the panel discuss two hands Abby thinks she could have played better: they get into cash game strategy, limped pots, monotone boards, blocker bets, etiquette about disclosed cards, player types and how to exploit them, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/limpers-they-all-do-our-heads-in/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week our own Ben Enslow is stepping into the hosting chair and we are throwing back to another great interview in Kim Kilroy's Poker Empowerment series - featuring WSOP bracelet-winner Lara Eisenberg! Recorded a while ago, Lara shares some memories about her recent run at the WSOP, what led to her success at the tables, what its like balancing poker with a rich, full professional life, and some experiences she’s faced as a woman player in a game dominated by men. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Lara is active on twitter at https://twitter.com/eisen009
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:14 Welcome & Introduction
02:10 Introduction to Lara Eisenberg
04:13 Lara talks about the ratio of women in skydiving vs. poker
06:20 Women getting into poker: what obstacles are keeping them
10:36 Lara shares uncomfortable circumstances as a woman
13:38 Lara on how she won the bracelet
21:26 General tips for players on an ICM
27:33 Making the final table at the WSOP vs. skydiving
35:13 What does the poker world need to do better
39:29 Getting deep in the tournament without laying a bad beat on someone
44:23 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a discussion of Chris Jones’s Theme of the month for SEPTEMBER - Early Stage Tournament play. The panel discusses stack sizes, opening hand ranges, ICM pressure, stack-to-pot ratios, late registration, deep-stack mistakes, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Jesse Fullen! Jesse has been all over the poker scene, as a reporter for Poker News, selling T-shirts for Run It Up, running social media accounts and managing communities - and now he’s on a new adventure with Poker Royalty! He shares some fun stories about his time on and around the felt, offers some advice for folks looking to get into the poker industry, and lets us all know how he REALLY feels about Ace-King! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Catch up with Jesse on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessefullen
Check out Poker Royalty here: https://pokerroyalty.com/
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:15 Welcome & Introduction
02:19 Introduction to Jesse Fullen
03:29 Jesse defines his role in the poker world
06:48 Jesse on being a long-time reporter at Poker News
12:04 Taking the first steps into poker as a profession
22:46 Some interesting stories behind the curtain of the poker industry
29:46 Misconceptions about poker reporting
35:08 Strategic mistakes less-experienced players make
38:35 Looking back in time: Things Jesse would do differentlyy
43:34 What is the correct amount to tip?
49:59 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand Chris Jones played recently where a blind vs blind battle developed some unexpected action! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses opening versus limping the small blind, stack sizes, raise sizes, ICM pressure, player types, the importance of position and of being the aggressor, pot odds, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Zak Zimbile on Taxes for Poker Players. Even as a recreational player, YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE - Zak shares a TON of interesting factors about how you can take the best possible care of your bankroll, and remain in compliance with the tax requirements of various jurisdictions. Everyone on the panel learned a thing or two about the importance of keeping good records, of tracking your wins and losses, about knowing what kinds of expenses you can write off against gambling winnings, what you can do throughout the years so that the filing deadline isn't such a hassle, and a lot more! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Find Zak on his website or on Twitter:
Website: https://www.zakthecpa.com/
Twitter: @ZaktheCPA
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:16 Welcome & Introduction
03:34 Introduction to Zak Zimbile
04:16 Zak on what led him into his niche: poker taxes
08:46 Record keeping is important
11:10 Using cards (in registration) in rebuilding past sessions for records
13:50 Tracking your sessions: put yourself in the casinos
17:59 Zak: you do have to be a pro to deduct any expenses related to your play
28:03 Filing a state tax in every state
30:38 What Canadians should keep in mind when traveling to the US to play
41:33 What happens after winning a progressive jackpot in a casino?
44:09 Zak talks about marginal tax rate
01:01:46 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a spot from premium member Phil’s recent big score where he chopped a final table after late registering a live tournament. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the pros and cons of registering early or late, why you might treat some tournaments differently in this regard, the difference between live and online tourneys, player types, deal-making, important factors to consider when chopping, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week we are throwing back to another of Kim Kilroy’s interviews from her Poker Empowerment sessions! In this session we welcome Maureen Blöechlinger, poker player, former poker dealer, poker promoter and RecPoker member based in Zurich Switzerland. We discuss her journey in poker and her work as an advocate for women in poker as well as her Facebook group, Globetrotting Poker Ladies. And after the interview it gets REALLY weird when Jim’s Mom takes some liberties in the YouTube chat… Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end! Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Ben Enslow (Bejamin96) about slowplaying aces preflop - and what comes next! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses GTO vs exploitative play, player types, stack sizes, postflop betting lines, board textures, and more! Plus Jim screws up some math, right on the air. There’s something for everyone! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/how-far-do-we-slowplay/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interviewed TJ Reid from Poker.Org! TJ shared some stories about his journey into the world of poker; from working retail and service jobs to playing full-time, and how he treated it like a small business by tracking his results and hourly rates. They also discussed the importance of not depending solely on poker for income and the definition of a recreational player.
TJ Reid discussed his passion for traveling and playing poker, and how his current role as a live reporter allows him to do both without financial stress. He also talked about the shift in poker reporting towards storytelling and finding interesting content to share with the world. Chris Jones and TJ discussed the success of new approaches to reporting in poker media, including initiatives like First-Hand Hands and Inside the Rail content.
TJ provided valuable advice for recreational poker players, highlighting common mistakes and stressing the importance of situational awareness and having a long-term plan for every decision. He provides some good examples and counter-examples of various spots you might encounter in NLHE tournaments, and they also shared their experience of blowing off steam in Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker by singing karaoke with friends, and the existence of a certain video…But don’t watch it if you value your eyes and ears! Plus of course we gave away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Follow TJ on his socials:
https://twitter.com/tjreidpoker
https://t.co/1w0TUSBVVw
https://t.co/m6sEGmv1bH
And check out Poker.Org https://t.co/V2bRqAPEd9
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:16 Welcome & Introduction
02:44 Introduction to TJ Reid
03:10 TJ shares what his role is in the poker world
04:33 How TJ started with poker
10:49 Being able to profit from your hobby
13:00 TJ talks about his reporting and how he got the job
19:13 Will there be Canadian stops on TJ’s tour
30:17 TJ on organizations different approaches to reporting
35:06 TJ shares interesting player stories
40:37 Common mistakes less-experienced players tend to make
53:11 Looking back in time: One thing TJ would do differently
01:16:41 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by OutFocusMetal about playing GTO. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses GTO vs exploitative playing styles, player pool tendencies, the importance of GTO as a strategic starting point, how to deviate from it to exploit the mistakes the players in our fields are playing, the difference between learning GTO vs playing GTO, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/groups/solvers/forum/discussion/best-way-to-practice-gto/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interviewed Abby Merk about playing as a pro, creating content and enjoying the great game of poker! To start, Abby introduced herself as a professional poker player, advocate for female empowerment, and content creator. She discussed her passion for poker and how it is a game of strategy and competition.
Abby discussed her summer working with Poker News and how it allowed her to meet and become friends with her poker idols. She explained her content creation strategy and how her experience as a reporter and interviewing players about their strategies helped her improve her own game by learning about different approaches and perspectives. Abby also discussed her journey to becoming a professional poker player and shared a hand she played with Stephen Chidwick. She analyzed her betting strategy and decision-making process, discussing the range of hands Chidwick could have and ultimately deciding to fold on the river to a shove. The group discussed the importance of having a plan and being able to adjust it when necessary, as well as the psychology of bluffing and the social dynamics of poker. They also talked about what comes next for Abby and the importance of letting loose at a karaoke bar every now and then!
Jim announced the upcoming RecPoker Weekend and encouraged listeners to attend. He also mentioned a bounty placed on him by his friend and nemesis Phil in event number two and explained that only RecPoker members can participate. Chris Jones asked about becoming a member, and Jim explained that it's free and easy to sign up.
Jim and John Somsky recognized the winners of several poker games and offered them prizes. They emphasized the importance of staying involved in the community and highlighted the correlation between engagement and success. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Abby is active on Twitter as @abbypoker34 and on Instagram and TikTok as @abbypoker
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:16 Welcome & Introduction
02:43 Introduction to Abby Merk
04:05 Abby defines her role in the poker world
05:01 Abby on how she got started in Poker News
07:15 The flexibility of being a player and a reporter at the same time
12:45 How Abby chose a platform to produce content from
17:05 Doing interviews and reporting helps Abby’s game
18:58 Switching from being an amateur to a professional poker player
22:19 Importance of having a coach
24:46 Quick hand review with Abby
54:19 One thing Abby would do differently
01:46:49 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payme
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a blog post by Eric “Binkley” Gin about the proper language to use around table positions. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the ambiguity of language around table positions, why it’s so confusing, why order matters, and how we can make it all a LOT simpler by using a consistent language as Eric lays out. Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link to Eric’s blog post: https://rec.poker/announcements/blog/nomenclature-for-table-position-in-poker/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew celebrate the recent release of episode #500 by taking our audience behind the curtain into our Premium Membership! We are sharing one of Chris Jones’s Deep Dive seminars from June, when the theme of the month was Player Reads. In this video, we break down how and when to use reads at the table to adjust our strategy. If you are listening to the audio version of the show, you might consider switching to YouTube for this episode - you’ll get a little more out of it. We look at four specific spots and ask the question: what kinds of information would help us adjust our standard play into more exploitive play. And stick around to the end for another audio cue flub by Jim, ugh. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:15 Welcome & Introduction
11:5 Introduction to Deep Dive Player Reads
14:09 Chris presents the hand he played recently at Venom PKO
17:41 Starting with the pre-flop spot
22:25 Chris gives the context of his recent hand
29:28 How Chris decides based on his reading of other players
33:00 Reviewing the next hand and how the panel decides
43:15 Jim on HUD stats
49:50 What are the panel’s standards for Chris’ spot?
56:50 Chris’ last hand: a high-stakes tournament
01:17:04 Words of wisdom for the community
01:25:25 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a couple hands he played in the WSOP Monster Stack in June. Is Jim getting nitty in his old age? You be the judge! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses calling ranges, value-targeting, player pool tendencies, deviating from GTO, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week we throw back to Kim Kilroy’s interview with tournament grinder and women’s advocate Ruth Hall. Ruth owns a World Series of Poker Circuit Ring, a LIPS Grand Series Gold Bracelet and several other titles, including the Texas Star Ladies Poker Champion for 2020. She is a member of the WPA Board of Directors and a two-time breast cancer survivor. This interview is another in Kim Kilroy’s series about poker Empowerment, you can find out more about Kim and her groups at https://rec.poker/petvet/ Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:15 Welcome & Introduction
05:04 Introduction to Ruth Hall
07:18 Ruth shares how she got started in poker
08:52 Highlights of Ruth's poker career
10:52 Biggest accomplishments as women advocate for poker
12:49 Experiences in a male-dominated game as women
14:32 Ruth on discomfort in both men and women
17:17 Ruth talks about the Women’s Poker Association and its mission
20:07 Backers or investors at the WPT
24:07 Advice to women recreational players entering the game
43:03 People or groups that Ruth talks to or learns about poker with
51:52 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
For episode 500 (!) Chris and Rob discuss a spot where they are in the money but facing an odd river spot. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM considerations, late-stage tournament dynamics, 3-bet bluff candidates, stack sizes, variance, HUD stats, postflop betting lines, getting value, and a lot more! This episode has a visual component as Chris shares his screen of the replayer - if you want to watch on YouTube you might get more out of it. Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Joseph and Toni from The Poker Oasis in Las Vegas! They run a fantastic home game down there, and they take very seriously the cause of FUN in poker - and they are great at making newcomers feel welcome. The group talks about their beginnings in poker, moving to Las Vegas and getting started, helping others to learn the game, some great friends they’ve made a long the way, and more! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Twitter handles:
@thepokeroasis
@Hockey_Poker (Joseph)
Instagram/Threads:
@itsthefuzzy (Toni)
Websites:
www.thepokeroasis.com
https://meetu.ps/c/4XtvQ/TQPWD/a
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:15 Welcome & Introduction
01:58 Introduction to Joseph and Toni
06:20 Leap of faith: Deciding to move to Vegas
07:52 Joseph on how The Poker Oasis started and the magnetized chips
10:06 Toni talks about having a welcoming environment
12:08 Enjoyment and learning are not always at the table
14:47 Toni and Joseph’s experience as a new couple in Vegas
20:42 Joseph on how they constrict players to their home game tables
24:28 Types of mixed games that they are playing
27:57 Joseph talks about the learning side of the game
32:28 Rake-free at The Oasis Poker
43:18 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by DJ Kriegel (HawkPlays) about a microstakes hand where he is considering a Continuation-bet in a 3-bet pot. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses reasons for betting, board textures, c-bet theory, when to deviate from theory, player types, denying equity, the importance of bet sizing, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/acr-low-stakes-hand-230605-1/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew discuss their recent WSOP experiences, some lessons they learned, they go over a couple of hands from the series, and share some exciting details about things to come in RecPoker Nation! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
06:40 Welcome & Introduction
10:22 What John and Rob really missed about the WSOP
13:41 Chats: WSOP has got my sleep pattern screwy
17:40 Taking a photo of the seat card and table sign before a break
22:10 John tends not to be on social media during the event
23:21 Rob on paying attention and taking notes during a game
29:02 Jim: Table your hand all the time
37:28 Apps or keyboards that are good for note-taking
47:13 Jim talks about the 1-hour levels
53:48 Jim on getting into short stacks
01:08:55 The panel do some hand-ranging review
01:22:29 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Rob Washam (Rabman50) about a hand where he used his HUD to prepare to exploit two very different players at his table. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses HUD stats for online play, and other tells and leaks that players might display to their opponents either live or online. Learn about key stats, odd tells, the importance of timing, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/using-hud-stats/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview RECing Crew member Gareth James about his new book The Final Table! Gareth gets right into the details about what it’s like to right a book by himself, having co-authored before, and what led him to work on this subject for his next book. They go over some of the strategic elements of different phases of the final table, how to write for different audiences, and a lot more! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Order the book here: https://dandbpoker.com/products/the-final-table-play-your-best-poker-when-it-matters-most
Check out these ways to get in touch with Gareth:
Gareth’s RECing Crew page: https://rec.poker/mttpokerschool/
FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pokerprofits
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mttpokerschool
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/mttpokerschool
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mttpokerschool or https://www.twitter.com/gazelligpoker
Plus, take a sneak peek into the book: https://youtu.be/yOl5_-8prvg
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:15 Welcome & Introduction
03:32 Commentary on Jim's game
17:20 Introduction to Gareth James
18:05 Gareth shares his experience writing his first book
24:37 Challenges faced while writing the book
30:04 Book's accessibility for recreational players
35:08 "Even the best players in the world make mistakes"
37:12 Alternative practice methods for final table preparation
46:08 Key factor to focus on in short-handed games
51:01 Tips for adjusting to changes in table seating
58:12 Gareth discusses video series that complements the book
01:06:07 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Eric Gin (Binkley) about a cash game on ignition that results in a river spot where one of the players is considering going for very thin value - or are they? While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses cash versus tournament sizing, rake structures, live vs online play, hand reading, getting the most out of Flopzilla, postflop betting lines, thin value, value targeting, player types - and a lot more! Plus soon you can line up along with everyone else for your “Be a Rob” T-shirt - coming soon, patent pending. Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/limpers-they-all-do-our-heads-in/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads RecPoker RECing Crew member Rob Washam through a forum post by Eric Anderson about “Risk Premium” in ICM spots. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, Rob talks about what Risk Premium means, how it relates to ICM pressure, Bubble Factors, assumptions you have to make at the poker table, common mistakes in this type of scenario, the difficulty of prepping for these spots without some kind of help, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the foruFind our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.comm for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/final-table-icm/
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Garry Gates from Poker.Org! Garry talks about his own 4rth place finish in the 2019 WSOP main event, his new role with Poker.Org, their new “First-Hand Hands” program, one thing he would do differently, the importance of spending time with people that you love, and more! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Garry is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/GarryGates
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:15 Welcome & Introduction
07:44 Introduction to Garry Gates
08:27 WSOP 2019: life-changing for Garry
10:42 How Garry ended up getting more involved with Poker.Org
12:28 Garry talks about the First-Hand Hands program
16:22 Different formats of hands that people submit
22:27 Poker.Org: you’re seeing coverage of poker through the lens of players
24:42 Connecting with the professional realm of poker is very exciting and fun.
29:29 How Garry’s journey continued after the WSOP 2019
33:12 "Coming close but not getting to the top of the mountain"
35:14 Looking back: things Garry would do differently
46:33 Jim: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Chris Jones leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by OutFocusMetal from a $5 large field online tournament approaching the bubble. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM pressure, player types, how to tell who knows what ICM means, adjustments players can make near the bubble, the importance of knowing stack sizes, telling a believable story with postflop betting lines, common mistakes players make in spots like this, and more!
Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/bluffing-icm-bet-sizing-river-value-and-more/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Sean McCormack, the “Poker Strategist” (great title, Sean) from MGM Resorts! The interview starts with breaking news - this year’s RecPoker WSOP Meet Up Game will be at the MGM Grand on June 28th! More details to come about that soon. In the meantime, Sean talks about his start as a dealer, and goes on to share some stories and thoughts about his time in the industry, including some details about how poker rooms measure success, the tension between corporate and personal interests in every casino and poker room, the value poker players bring to a casino, the importance of feedback and the guest experience, how to manage difficult situations like the current Real-Time-Assistance issue that some poker rooms in Las Vegas are trying to stay ahead of, and a lot more! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Sean is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/ThePokerBoss
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:13 Welcome & Introduction
03:19 Introduction to Sean MacCormack
04:27 Sean shares his story and his role in the poker world
06:19 A day in the life of a poker strategist at the MGM
11:24 How is the success of a poker room being measured?
15:13 Feedback from players will help staff grow the game
18:09 Sean’s experience made him fit into his role at the MGM
28:47 What are some of the hard parts of being in the poker industry?
31:07 Sean talks about Twitter Space
33:02 Sean: we’re in the digital age, if you don’t embrace it you’ll be left behind
44:23 Sean on people having smartphones and RTAs during a game
01:04:27 John: Home Game Result updates
This week, Chris Jones leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Keith “MonkieSystem” Brandt about a live read he made in a large tournament at the MSPT. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, preflop raise sizing, bluff-raising, note-taking, post-flop bet sizing, different kinds of live tells, and more!
Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/live-tell-makes-easy-target-of-overpairs/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Merv Harvey, longtime co-host of the excellent Postflop Poker Podcast (or PPP to its friends). On this week’s show, if you can make it through the first 10 minutes about Merv’s “Bingo Mindset strategy tips”, you’ll be in for a treat as they talk about his experiences in the poker world as a reporter, host, player, and more. Merv shares some details about lessons he’s learned from the game, common mistakes recreational players make, the value of having a community of peers, the peaks he has yet to summit, and more! Plus, normally we would give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat, but YouTube was being naughty this week and we couldn’t stream the show live like we usually do. But join us LIVE on YouTube NEXT Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Merv is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/merv_harvey
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:15 Welcome & Introduction
03:18 Introduction to Merv Harvey
04:14 Merv shares what his role is in the poker world
05:45 How participating in a poker podcast changed Merv’s view of the game
09:24 Noticing differences in different regions in terms of style of play
11:07 Getting into the game from a non-poker player to grinding every day
18:29 Merv came up with the Bingo mindset
26:11 Twitter Space is the new medium for connecting to the poker world
30:39 Merv was a poker reporter for Poker News
35:43 Common mistakes recreational players tend to make
44:19 Studies and practices that would be very helpful
01:07:53 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew continue the conversation from last week about preparing for play, but with a focus on the day of the event - pre-game routines, what to focus on while playing, and post-game wind-down. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses mindset, effective drills, hand reviews, note-taking tips, conserving focus, tagging hands, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview David K. Lappin about his life as the co-host of the popular Chip Race and Lock-In podcasts, as the author of various op-ed and strategy articles on poker, as a commentator, as an active player and a sponsored ambassador in events all over the world - it’s quite a list, so this is one of our longest interviews ever! David shares some stories about various aspects of the poker industry, some concerns about the direction of grey-market poker sites, the tension involved in reporting on your own industry, the virtues of a study of philosophy, and some examples of what he enjoys most about the world of poker. Plus - Jim’s mom makes an appearance! And of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
David is active on Twitter as @dklappin
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
03:02 Welcome & Introduction
05:31 Introduction to David K. Lappin
06:47 David describes his role in the poker world
10:37 Unibet ambassadorship: was it the big next step for David?
17:03 David on the logistics of compensation with different organizations
18:43 Obligations that organization asked David to do
26:26 Things that have surprised David over the years in poker
38:18 Seeing the poker industry grow with recreational players
41:42 About poker that David loves the most
01:10:09 How studying philosophy has helped David in poker and life
01:21:2 David shares his ambition in the poker world
01:39:16 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Dingo about music that gets your mind right to play - but the group goes a lot further than that! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses a few musical choices, but they really get into another kind of preparation, like what to look for when playing in a tournament series! From buy-ins to structures to field sizes to the playing experience, there are so many things to factor in - how can you choose the best possible tournaments for YOU? Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/pregame-mental-playlists/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Joe Kulas and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Heather and Paul Gearan about their poker tracking program called Poker Pilgrims! Whether it’s comparing your EV in various tournaments or deciding which structures will give you the most time per level to soak up all the fun on the felt, there's a lot to learn! They also talk about their blogging with Advanced Poker Training and Cardplayer Lifestyle and other ways they keep their love of poker burning. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
The website: www.PokerPilgrims.com
Twitter https://twitter.com/PokerPilgrims
Facebook accounts https://www.facebook.com/PokerPilgrims
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:10 Welcome & Introduction
03:04 Introduction to Heather and Paul Gearan and their poker story
05:13 Heather talks about the poker travel website
10:27 Paul shares how all the data is being analyzed
14:10 Paul explains the S points
20:47 Giving women an idea of how friendly the venue is
23:26 How casinos receive rankings
25:36 Adjusting to different styles of poker across the country
27:51 Is it the venue that creates a different atmosphere?
33:06 Heather: our favorite poker room is Playground, outside of Montreal
43:17 Managing options when playing po
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Aceragoff about a hand close to the money where our villain gets frisky on a turn card that also improves our hand. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses raise sizes, calling ranges, visualizing your foe’s entire ranges, value targeting, live reads, speechplay, ICM pressure, postflop betting lines, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link to the forum post: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/close-but-not-close-to-the-money/ Link to Eric Gin’s positional terminology article: https://rec.poker/announcements/blog/nomenclature-for-table-position-in-poker/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Victoria and Dayanna from the women's-only study group Pocket Queens! Victoria tells some stories about her recent career as a woman in the poker world, and Dayanna shares her experience in a Ladies-only event where a male player entered and won the tournament. The group discusses some problems and possible solutions in the poker world today, and of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat! Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Check out the group’s website: https://www.pocketqueens.poker/
Their social media handles: PocketQueensPkr on Twitter, IG and TikTok
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:14 Welcome & Introduction
02:39 Introduction to Victoria Livshitz and Dayanna Ciabaton
03:47 How did the Pocket Queens study group start?
19:21 Psychological factors that contribute to women not getting into the game
23:41 Poker being the worst male-dominated industry
26:53 Victoria shares her story of entering the poker game as a woman
32:04 Joe: Differences between the corporate world and the poker world
43:58 Dayanna talks about what happened at the ladies-only event
01:04:50 Dayanna: I think the bad actors are attention seekers
01:25:56 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Chris Jones leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand from his favourite YouTube series, in which our hero is faced with an unpleasant river decision. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, the meaning of passive postflop lines, range analysis, live tells, bet sizing, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to join in the fun each and every week! Link to Eric Gin’s positional terminology article: https://rec.poker/announcements/blog/nomenclature-for-table-position-in-poker/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew welcome Kevin Mathers back on the show to talk about all things WSOP! There were multiple technical issues with the audio of Kevin’s interview, unfortunately, so bear with us if there are some abrupt cuts here or there as we find our footing at the start - Kevin rejoins the panel via cell phone with a much clearer signal shortly, and we cover some really helpful topics like: what you CANNOT forget when packing for Las Vegas, what you MUST do before you are ready to register for any WSOP tournament, the best ways to handle your actual physical bankroll before you enter and after you win, and a lot more! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Kevin is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/Kevmath
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
02:13 Introduction to Kevin Mathers
06:42 Kevin: It is important to bring your own snacks and beverages
07:57 Kevin shares what the biggest things are this year at the WSOP
10:50 Tax procedures at the event
12:39 Entering the event securely and carrying some money
15:09 Some crucial things to bring that might get forgotten
17:06 Tips and tricks on how to get around the resort fees
20:23 Champagne Room: Where the verification process takes place
21:21 Jim talks about the convenience of having a safety deposit box
22:16 Be aware: you can only register for events at Paris
28:17 How much would be left out of the winnings for a Canadian player?
39:22 Jim: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid and Rob Washam from the RecPoker RECing Crew discuss a forum post by DaChiwaiian about a cash game hand where they 3-bet with AK and find themselves multiway with a lousy flop. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, raise sizes, player types, postflop tendencies, the difference between tournament and cash play, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/punt-or-cooler/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Elizabeth Bennett-Martin about her recent win at the Irish Poker Open as well as some other impressive results in the last while. Elizabeth talks about her experiences travelling around the world with her friends playing poker, some tips she has learned along the way, how her life as a lawyer/mediator has impacted her poker career, and she also reveals one HUGE tell that she finds reliable among most poker players! Elizabeth also shares some details about her charity, CLEW, that helps Cambodian women to explore an education in the legal field. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Support Elizabeth’s charity CLEW: http://www.clewcanada.com/
Elizabeth is active on Twitter as @ebm2424
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:13 Welcome & Introduction
03:11 Introduction to to Elizabeth Bennett Martin
04:14 Elizabeth defines her role in the poker world
09:19 The difference in Elizabeth’s experience in her recent deep-runs
17:54 Elizabeth shares some techniques that really helped her
22:29 What drew Elizabeth to traveling to play poker?
27:58 Recommending recreational players in selecting opportunities to play in
29:14 Elizabeth: the more you play the comfortable you become
30:51 Is it common that women are more nervous when there’s another woman?
32:22 Chat: Are you able to control breathing and heart rate, when you make a big bluff move?
37:57 Skills that correlate with poker and being a lawyer: reading people
47:13 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Black_Spruce about a final table spot that they think they messed up. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses how to weigh different factors when deciding how to play a hand, the importance of chip stacks around the table, ICM pressure, betting lines, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/final-table-flub/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew are “throwing back” to an interview between our own Kim “PetVet” Kilroy and Xuan Liu, the popular poker pro and Poker Power instructor. Look for more of these interviews from Kim over the next several months as we continue our emphasis on making the poker table a more comfortable place for all to enjoy. While this interview was recorded a while ago, the material remains relevant in 2023 - Xuan talks about her own start in the poker world, inclusion at the table, private games, ladies events, lessons she has learned along the way, and a lot more! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Xuan is active on Twitter @xxl23
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:15 Welcome & Introduction
10:26 Introduction to Xuan Liu
12:47 Xuan shares how she got started with poker
18:08 Xuan experienced sexism at the table
20:22 Xuan talks about her venture in the Poker Power
22:30 Women-only poker event: Is it good to attract more women to the game?
32:42 What holds women back from getting involved with the game
37:43 A message to females and males who are learning the game
44:28 How RecPoker can encourage more women to play poker
46:43 Numbers of people Xuan has taught the game to
50:28 Xuan: much of the sexism doesn’t actually takes place at the poker table
55:56 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through ANOTHER conversation with Sky Matsuhashi,. this time about Hand Reading - and if you like what you hear, you can get a GREAT deal on membership at Sky’s Poker Forge training site with the link below! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the process of hand ranging, some free resources to help you learn, the ebst tools to take your skills to the next level, some ways to practice on and aoff the felt, and a lot more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to join the fun, or use this link to get a great deal on the paid membership at The Poker Forge! https://rec.poker/go/pokerforge/
Sky on Twitter https://twitter.com/smartpokerstudy
Sky on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@SmartPokerStudy
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew welcome back erstwhile RecPoker Technical Director Mark Praschan! Mark joined the team in early 2020, and by that summer had built the rec.poker website from scratch. An indispensable member of the early RECing Crew, Mark eventually had to move on to work on his next exciting project, and now the time is finally here to share it all with you! PokerFAX is a free tournament tool that shows you at a glance everything you need to know when deciding which tournaments to play - and why. Check it out at the link below, and listen to the show today to see why we think it’s going to be a great aid to recreational players all around the world.
We also take some time on the show to get to know newer RECing Crew member Joe Kulas a little better. Joe is starting his monthly Poker PsyOps group at RecPoker, and shares some details about his life, his approach to poker, and the unique insights that his training as a board-certified psychologist allow him to identify and grapple with within the context of recreational poker. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Mark is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/MarkPraschan
Check out PokerFAX https://pokerfax.com/
PokerFAX on Twitter https://twitter.com/PokerFAX
Joe Kulas’s Poker PsyOps Event https://rec.poker/event/joes-poker-psyops/2023-04-20/
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:14 Welcome & Introduction
02:06 Introduction to Mark Praschan
02:42 Mark shares what he’s up to after moving on from RecPoker.
04:57 Mark talks about PokerFax
08:46 How to use PokerFax?
10:43 Biggest feedbacks from the pro players
15:28 The number of big blind stack at the end of registration
16:29 Process for submitting a tournament structure to the website
18:32 Graphic design adjustments for color blindness
19:50 Mark on more advanced analytics
24:06 Website on being a live tool for a tournament
54:08 John: Home Game Result updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through Chris Jones’ Theme of the Month for April: Turn Strategies! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses hand ranges, bet sizing, postflop betting lines, reviewing stats, exploiting your opponents, streets of honesty, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to join the fun!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview the President of the Women’s Poker Association, Tara Smith! Tara shares some details about her own entry into the world of poker, and how she became drawn to the cause of advocacy for women with the game. She shares some of the origin story of the WPA and her role with it now, as well as outlining some of the issues women face in the poker world and some of the solutions the WPA and other great organizations like it are hoping to implement over the next while. The group also talks about how men specifically can help support and encourage players of every demographic, and Tara gives some specific and helpful advice for how any of us can make the poker table a more positive and encouraging place for anyone to join. She also shares some details about their advocacy programs and how our male listeners can become a Purple Tie Guy and show their support for the cause. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Tara is active on Twitter as @WPAGlobal
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome & Introduction
06:23 Introduction to Tara Smith
06:51 Tara describes her role in the world of poker
08:33 How Tara got started in poker
11:33 Tara: I feel like poker in general didn’t do a great job marketing to women
15:09 Intimidation and aggressive aspects to gain an advantage
17:49 Tara talks about the programs in the WPA (Women’s Poker Association)
22:06 The best way to help when at a table
27:36 Tara talks about the Purple Tie Guy
35:53 Tara: Playing poker is such parallel to your life
36:55 Common mistakes or leaks beginners or rec players have
46:51 John: Home Game updates
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a conversation with Sky Matsuhashi about Bread And Butter Spots - and if you like what you hear, you can get a GREAT deal on membership at Sky’s Poker Forge training site with the link below! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the power of position, why it’s easier to play against fewer opponents, and the value of having an uncapped range - plus they also talk about playing defence versus offence, and a lot more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to join the fun, or use this link to get a great deal on the paid membership at The Poker Forge! https://rec.poker/go/pokerforge/
Sky on Twitter https://twitter.com/smartpokerstudy
Sky on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@SmartPokerStudy
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Wesley Cannon! You may have heard of Wes from his solver work for another great podcast, The Breakdown (I mean…it’s no RecPoker, but whatever) but he’s also making a name for himself in both the live and online poker arenas! Wes shares some details about his approach to poker since taking it more seriously over the pandemic, with subjects ranging from bankroll management to game selection to common mistakes recreational player make - both on and off the felt. We also get into ICM pressure and the effect it can have on your play and ranges at different points of a tournament, the importance of going for the win, how to measure success, and a lot more! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Wes is active on Twitter as @pitchercannon
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Marcel Dusyk about streets of value. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the meaning of the term (Jim screws it up but luckily has some help in the booth), what a value bet really means, how to ‘value target’ parts of your opponent’s range, absolute vs. relative hand strength, different postflop betting lines, the importance of runouts and board textures, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/1-2-or-3-streets-of-value/ Plus - tag us on twitter @RecPoker and let us know if you are #TeamJohn or #TeamRob when it comes to streets of value and whether you can achieve them through checking/calling or only as the bettor.
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Tom Bowers from Lights Camera Action Poker! The group gets right into Tom’s history as a player and professional in the poker industry, and they discuss many aspects of broadcasting final table streams throughout Australia - from game security to player analysis to the value of learning by watching. Tom also shares some stories about his time spent in the world of body language and poker tells, and some of the difficulties of applying those lessons in real time at the tables. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
http://www.twitch.tv/lcapoker
http://www.facebook.com/lcapoker
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Chris Jones leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Eric Anderson about when, if ever, to ‘soft play’ in a poker tournament. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses collusion, bubble factors, stack sizes, tournament dynamics, side pots, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/playing-soft-to-bust-someone-out-of-the-tournament/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview recreational poker player LoriAnn Persinger! LoriAnn shares some stories about her time in the military, becoming an expert on winning game shows, what changed (or didn't change) after her big WPT score, why streams are so important to her learning about poker, and how her enthusiasm and positivity has opened doors for her in the poker world and in life!
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
LoriAnn is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/LoAnPer66
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by new member Dingo about extracting max value when out of position. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses absolute vs relative hand strength, value targeting, postflop betting lines, bet and raise sizing, range composition, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/extracting-value-out-of-the-early-aggressor/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview John Barrows, the Casino Tournament Manager at Running Aces! John gets right into the merits of different tournament structures, how he and the Running Aces gang got involved with RecPoker “back in the day”, what makes for a successful poker room, the issue of shot clocks, penalties for rule-breakers and how they are enforced, and a lot more!
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
John is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/alargedude
Follow Running Aces at https://twitter.com/RunAcesPoker
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through the Theme of the Month: C-bet Sizing Theory. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses board textures, microbets, overbets, range elasticity, hand qualities, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week the Australian Invasion continues as Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Steve Davy from the Australian Poker League! Steve shares some details about how he got started with the league, and how it prioritizes the fun of the game we all love. They get into some eccentricities of the legality of various kinds of poker in Australia, the value of having a community of poker friends, Steve shares some stories from his years in the game, and we meet some fun new folks in the YouTube chat who also know a few of Steve’s stories! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
You can learn more about the APL at http://www.playapl.com/ or on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068583968162
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by new member Mikey_Aces. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM, bubble factors, field size, player types, tournament stages, counterfactuals, stack sizes, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/1010-in-a-tough-spot/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Chris Jones and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Australian regular Luke Hannah about playing in different leagues, the importance of game selection, adjusting to different fields, having fun in poker, travelling to play, and a lot more!
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Find Luke on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/luke.hanna
Insta- Kingofnaps87
Twitch- Coolhandluke87
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Louie Hillman. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses playing against good regs, thinking ahead, different ways to play draws, postflop bet sizing, the power of position, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/help-get-me-out-of-this-tricky-spot/
PLUS: win a free month at https://rec.poker/ by guessing the hand that the villain later showed our hero - just tag https://twitter.com/RecPoker and https://twitter.com/RecPokerJim with your guess before March 2, 2023.
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview poker pro and coach Brendon Rubie from his podcast "The Australian Poker Mindset". Brendon was already a very accomplished player when he decided to start coaching several years ago, and he shares some fun stories about his playing days and how they have informed his work as a coach and podcaster. Brendan shares some great advice for recreational poker players, from how to approach different kinds of tournaments fields, to the pain and value of coming in second place, to a great take on bankroll management, and a lot more!
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Brendon can be found at his website http://www.brendonrubie.com/ or on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/theaustralianpokermindset
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post about a hand played live over Twitch by Ben Enslow, who goes by Bejamin96 or EastCoastBidder. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, hand strengths and qualities, postflop ranges, bet sizing and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/twitch-hand-for-eastcoastbidder/
Follow Ben's stream: https://www.twitch.tv/bejamin96
Follow the RecPoker Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/recpoker
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, without a guest, Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew panel give away some prizes and talk about some exciting events coming up over the next few months, and unveil some new monthly study opportunities for both free Community members and also paid Premium members! The gang also gets into some of the amazing training videos from other sites that RecPoker members get to view, new home game tournaments coming up, make some WSOP plans, they take some time to make fun of Jim, and even share a little about each RECing Crew member and what they are working on to make the poker world a brighter place.
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a discussion about an upcoming freeroll tournament at the one and only Running Aces! The group discusses different strategies that players may use to maximize the value of their voluntary add-on(s) and what factors you might consider when playing in a typical live event freeroll like this. Come sign up for a free RecPoker account at https://rec.poker/ today and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Shannon Van Den Berg from the Mixed Games Academy! The first in a series of guests from Australia, Shannon is the founder of the Mixed Games Academy and gets right into talking all about his favourite mixed games and all the different events going on in Australia this year that you can visit to join in the fun! Whether it's to get an edge on the future of poker, to take a break from No Limit Texas Hold'em, or to give your brain a new perspective on poker generally, there's just WAY more fun to be had in the mixed game arena! Listen along to learn some tips for newbies and why some games are easier to master than others.
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
To join the fun with Shannon visit http://www.mixedgamesacademy.au/
For Facebook & Insta you can find the them @mixedgamesaacademy
Twitter @mixedgamesacad
YouTube @mixedgamesacademy5659
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
It's finally here, folks! The WSOP just released their full schedule for 2023 this morning so you KNOW we had to jump right on the air with the one and only https://twitter.com/Kevmath to get his thoughts and take some questions from our members about all the fun that's coming up this summer. We can't wait!
Join us on YouTube every Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win a prize too!
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew panel through a forum post by Rob Washam from the latest book study on "The Poker Brain" by @matt_matros . While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the concept of having different 'buckets' to consider for all the hands you have in your range at any given decision point, and how this can help us simplify our decisions in real time at the tables. Whether it's preflop or postflop, thinking ahead and anticipating different outcomes and how we might play them with different parts of our range is a crucial skill for any poker player. Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to join in the fun – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview popular poker streamer Jon Pardy! After muddling through the usual audio cue issues (lol) the Crew gets right into discussing Jon's past as a winner of Big Brother, how that led to his start in poker, the kinds of games he likes to play, some mistakes he sees players make in those games, and how to make poker more FUN! Jon also shares some details about his life since Big Brother and gives some tips for players looking to get started on their own streaming journey.
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Jon is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/Jon_Pardy
Check out his stream here: https://www.twitch.tv/jonpardy
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew panel through a forum post by Roger Schutte about his New Year's Resolutions for 2023! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the difference between goals and "calling your shot", the importance of having goals you can control, the S.M.A.R.T. system of setting goals, some poker goals for themselves in 2023, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/new-years-poker-resolution/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew panel interview Poker Podcast King Chad McVean!
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Chad is also EXTREMELY active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/Veaner85 and he also handles social media for Poker Life Media and RF Labs which you can check out here:
https://twitter.com/PokerLifeMedia/
https://twitter.com/rflabsinc/
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew panel through ANOTHER discussion with Rob Gardner "The Poker Pastor" https://twitter.com/RobGardnerLive about multiway pots: this time with a specific hand example. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses an AK offsuit hand from Chris Jones that features strategic elements to do with flop textures, c-betting options, bet sizing, postflop betting lines, stack sizes, player types, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to join the fun – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew panel interview popular streamer Jaime Staples! Jaime talks about his life as a twitch streamer, and how he knew immediately when he first tried it that he had found something special. Jaime shares some stories about growing up in Alberta and discovering poker, what he still loves about the game, the importance of bet sizing, the consequences of taking pots multi-way, how he used to study, and he even shares some big-picture tips for recreational players like us!
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Follow Jamie's stream at https://www.twitch.tv/pokerstaples
Jaime is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/jaimestaples
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew panel through a conversation about the Theme of the Month: Multiway Pots! This week we are joined by "The Poker Pastor" @robgardnerlive Rob Gardner and while battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the general concept of multiway pots and how we should approach them. We cover hand qualities, player types, preflop hand selection, postflop betting line adjustments, bet sizing theory, tournament scenarios, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to join the fun – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew panel interview Angela Jordison! Angela mounted an impressive Player of the Year campaign for 2022 and shares her experiences on that roller coaster ride - the fun, the pressure, the logistics, the strategic adaptations, the experience of coming SO CLOSE but ultimately falling just short - and displays her amazing attitude about poker and winning and the friends she made along the way. Angela also shares her experiences as a coaching student and compares how playing live and online can contribute different strengths to your own learning journey. The panel also gets into different ways to study, how different player pools demand different exploits, how to adjust mid-game, the value of her poker community, and a lot more!
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Angela is active on Twitter as @angelajordison
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Ben Enslow (Bejamin96) about facing an overbet on the river. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses bet sizing, hand ranges, defending the blinds, playing out of position, player types, balance, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/facing-a-river-overbet-on-acr/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
To wrap up the year, Jim Reid and RecPoker RECing Crew member Joe Kulas interview Nick Howard from Poker Detox! They talk about Nick's poker journey, the obstacles that most recreational players face, the science of data-analysis, the intersection of physics and psychology, some mistakes recreational players make both on and off the felt - and Nick even shares a discount code listeners can use to get involved in his coaching for profit program in 2023, starting with a 30-day course beginning on January 7th that brings players along a daily series of steps they can take to prepare themselves for success in their own poker games!
Join us on YouTube every Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win a prize just for showing up, too!
Nick is active on Twitter as @nickhowardpoker
Check out his new course here: https://pokerdetox.com/course/30-day-training-camp/ and don't forget to use the code "BALANCE" to get a discount at signup.
Plus you can check out the article about Risk Aversion that Nick references here: https://www.mobiuspoker.com/blog/how-to-embrace-loss-aversion
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by John Crowell (7high11) about playing a suited connector in position multiway in a limped pot. John had an excellent result in this tournament, and we start by talking a little about how far he has come as a player and what he has enjoyed most about RecPoker along the way. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, hand qualities, player tendencies, limping ranges, raising ranges, postflop betting lines, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/playing-suited-connectors/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Help us out: https://rec.poker/support
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
Explicit language is present in this episode This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew panel interview Sammie G about her recent ascent in the poker world! Sammie talks about her dad's role in her poker story, the role that her love of math has played in her life on and off the felt, climbing the tournament ladder from charity tourneys to WSOP events, working with our awesome friends at Rungood, her perspective as a younger woman in the poker world, the value of community, life in Florida, and a lot more!
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube every Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too! (but not Dec 26th 2022, there is no show that night...but don't tell Phil!)
Sammie is active on Twitter as @thefakesammieg
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by a new member, Buchr, about playing in a triple-up tournament and facing a tough spot holding 77. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses open raise sizes, their own first forum posts, the difference between satellites and MTTs, how a solver looks at spots like these, villain types, stack sizes, ICM factors, contorting your foe's range, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/dragged-into-a-bad-situation-9-person-triple-up-tourney/
Find our free videos at:
http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview poker author and coach Jason Su who shares some thoughts with the panel about how to manage the mental/emotional side of poker, and how we can become better players - and happier people! - through mastering how we react to the effects of the outside world on our own study, play and results. The gang talks about the difference between pro and rec mindset, some common errors recreational players make. how to 'reset' yourself between hands, and a lot more!
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
https://rec.poker/go/presence-and-profit/
https://www.pokerwithpresence.com/
Jason is active on Twitter as @jasonbsu
Timestamps:
03:15 Welcome & Introduction
06:48 Introduction to Jason Su
07:22 Jason talks about the work that he does with top-level poker players
09:27 Parts of poker that excite Jason
10:42 To be a high-level, winning poker player, you need to accrue lots of knowledge
12:39 How players become top-ranked and get a big name
14:35 Jason on balancing knowledge and variance
18:46 Training the brain to analyze efficiently and effectively
24:10 Jason's thoughts on limpers from a mental game standpoint
28:50 Being honest and true about being a better player than others
41:57 Chats: Any tips for resetting between hands that you lose
47:41 John: Home Game Result updates
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at:
http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com
https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Taylor Maas about a heads-up spot where the main objective is to get ALL the chips into the middle...but how? While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses position, SPR, postflop betting lines, player types and tendencies, calculating equity, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/heads-up-for-a-tournament-win-how-do-we-get-all-chips/Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunityFind more info on our sponsors at:https://RunAces.comhttps://WebsiteAMP.comRecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview James "SplitSuit" Sweeney about the RecPoker Theme of the Month: playing against limpers. James is a prolific members of the poker community, from his youtube channel to his Red Chip Poker site and podcast, to his books and apps - he's even done voiceover work for PokerTracker! Listen in as we learn about playing against limpers from this phenomenal player and coach. The gang also goes over some changes to the Home game club and some new special tournaments coming over the holidays and into 2023. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!James is active on Twitter as @splitsuit and you can check out is work at these links:https://www.redchippoker.com/gto-ranges-apphttps://www.redchippoker.com/gto-gems-bookhttps://www.splitsuit.com/1-2-live-cash-poker-vloghttps://discord.com/invite/cCeQ3YP5eCWe also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunityFind more info on our sponsors at:https://RunAces.comhttps://WebsiteAMP.comRecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris Jones about an ICM spot in a tournament he played the other day. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, tournament stages, ICM pressure, villain types, the tension between "fold equity" and "domination when called", and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/big-icm-spot-exploitative-shove/Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunityFind more info on our sponsors at:https://RunAces.comhttps://WebsiteAMP.comRecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Chris Jones and the panel interview Ben Enslow and Troy Chapman, two new members of the RECing Crew! They talk about what got them interested in poker, their favorite parts of the RecPoker membership, their exotic accents (lol), the value of community in their own poker journey, some details of their lives away from the tables, and their hopes for the future both as poker players and for the game as a whole. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!Find out more about Troy at https://rec.poker/troychapman/Find out more about Ben at https://rec.poker/bejamin/We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunityFind more info on our sponsors at:https://RunAces.comhttps://WebsiteAMP.comRecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through Chris Jones' Theme of the Month at RecPoker: this month it is all about Responding to 3-bets! The group talks about the factors to consider when facing 3-bets: position, sizing, villain types, tournament stages, blockers, board coverage, postflop play, and a lot more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today and you can post a question of your own in the forums for the panel to review!Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunityFind more info on our sponsors at:https://RunAces.comhttps://WebsiteAMP.comRecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Gareth James from the MTT Poker School! After overcoming some fun audio issues in the first couple minutes, they talk about the Theme of the Month at RecPoker, which is "Responding to 3-bets" by discussing position, size, player tendancies, and hand characteristsc, and they also get into the difference between 'studying' and 'training' as well as talkimg about a new Book Gareth is working on that focusses on how to play when you find yourself at the final table of tournament.
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Gareth is active on Twitter at @gazelligpoker but spends most of his social media time on facebook (search for the group 'poker profits') and you can check out his "Train and play like the pros" course here: https://rec.poker/go/mtt-poker-academy/
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, the panel talks with RECing Crew member Rob Washam about his latest Book Study that just wrapped up, "Endgame Poker Strategy: The ICM Book" by Dara O'Kearney and Barry Carter. Rob goes into some depth talking about the different ways that ICM pressure can be applied, who should be applying it, and who should be feeling it the most. We also get into the different stages of the tournament and the different stack sizes at which ICM pressure is most powerful, some common mistakes recreational players make, some general rules to help you master this difficult concept, and even some tips you can use in the later stages of the tournament (and even into dealmaking) to give your own ROI a big boost. Listen and learn!
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the panel welcome Sky Matsuhashi back to the show! The popular podcaster, YouTuber and coach shares some thoughts on what goes on behind the scenes of his content creation, why he feels that active study is so important, some factors to consider when facing a 3-bet, and some details about his new video course that you can find at his Poker Forge training site - see the link below. It's always a fun chat when Sky comes around!
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Sky is active on Twitter as @smartpokerstudy Check out the Smart Poker Study website https://www.smartpokerstudy.com Join The Poker Forge https://rec.poker/go/pokerforge/
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Keith Brandt (Monkiesystem) about holding AQx on the bubble and seeing aggressive action in front of him. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM pressure, short-stack shoving ranges, isolation raises vs cold calling ranges, villain types and player tendencies, when/if to have a flatting range at all, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/aqo-with-icm-becoming-a-factor/Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the panel welcome Ryan Laplante back to the show. Ryan is an accomplished professional poker player, and the founder of the excellent training site Learn Pro Poker. WARNING: this starts as an interview but quickly turns into a detailed coaching session from Ryan, going over the many factor we should consider when facing a 3-bet. Ryan shares his screen as he uses a solver to break down a hand with visual elements, so while the audio version of the show will be illuminating to the audience, you might want to watch (or re-watch!) this one on YouTube to get the most out of the different aspects of the hand that Ryan points to and shares with the panel. There is a lot to unpack here!
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Ryan is active on Twitter as @protentialmn Join Ryan at Learn Pro Poker here: https://rec.poker/go/lpp/ Check out Range Trainer Pro here: https://rec.poker/go/rangetrainerpro/
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Black_Spade about three hands from an MTT they played recently. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses preflop decisions at various points of the tournament, the pros and cons of various typical actions and scenarios, villain types, what information to include when posting hands, the importance of closing the action, to shove or not to shove, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/three-mtt-hands/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler about a range of topics from his life in the world of poker. Known for his views on tournament structures, Allen gets right into the nuts and bolts of what makes for good and bad structures, how the stack sizes and the blind levels relate to each other, and the value in choosing the right structures for certain events. We also discuss travelling to play poker, the importance of game selection, Allen's preference for mixed games, and some tips for folks heading to Las Vegas who want to have the trip of a lifetime - but on a shoestring budget! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Allen is active on Twitter as @allenkessler and you can find out about his staking opportunities at https://stakekings.com/player/Chainsaw
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a conversation about October's Theme of the Month: 3-Betting! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the origin of 3-bets, why people do it, what kinds of hands to choose, what kinds of villains to target, capped ranges, squeezing, and a lot more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Sarah Herring about her 12 years (!) at Poker News and her new start at Poker.org! Sarah talks about her favourite interview and her least favourite (you might be surprised!), she goes into what it's like to get started in the poker media world and gives some advice for people interested in getting started, she shares a few embarrassing stories from her time at Poker News - and Jim's Mom even gets a shoutout! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
Sarah is active on Twitter as @auntychardonnay and starting on November 1 you can find out more about her new position (we vote for "Drama Czar") by going to poker.org
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Ben "Bejamin96" Enslow about a deep run he made in a $22 Bounty tournament that he ended up placing second in for about $2k. Congrats, Ben! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses shorthanded play, contorting your opponent's ranges, the importance of bet sizing and how it changes action on future streets, how to factor in the value of bounties in a knockout tournament, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/deep-run-in-the-bounty-builder-22-on-pokerstars/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Maanit Madan from rfpoker.com who shares some context around possible technical/security weaknesses in the streaming world that have been mentioned in the conversations around The Hand that we've all been hearing about for the last few weeks, and some of the technical factors that go into tracking and streaming technology on today's tables. Maanit recaps some current events and gets right into the technical difficulties of securely streaming private card info in real time, then the gang talks a little about the future of streaming poker, and of playing on 'closed box' systems like the ones at rfpoker,com that can collect and share a lot of the information that poker fans want to follow along with - and not have to worry about who's watching in real time. Good news for the future of livestream poker - and more!
Maanit is active on Twitter as @maanitm30 Their company website is http://rfpoker.com Their company Twitter handle is @rflabsinc
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Black_Spruce about playing the nut flush draw OOP and multiway on a dynamic, monotone board in a limped pot. What could go wrong?!? While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, exploitative sizing, value-targeting, counting combos, postflop betting patterns, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/draw-heavy-board/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview longtime pro player and coach Kevin Rabichow about his experiences as a high-stakes heads-up player - and how it's led him to create his new training course at Run It Once. Kevin gets right into his insights about adjusting from full-ring to short-handed play, some theoretical implications of only having two players in each hand, why postflop analysis is so important, how he takes notes and how to get the most out of them, good ways to practice shorthanded play, and we even have time to get into RecPoker's Theme of the Month this month: 3-betting! It's a great chat and there is some fun new developments at the end of the show that you'll want to stick around for as well.
Kevin is active on Twitter as @krabichow and you can find out more about him and his course at these links: Course: https://www.runitonce.com/courses/the-game-plan/ Coaching Website: https://www.kevinrabichow.com/ IG: https://instagram.com/krabichow
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by John Crowell about facing multiple limpers in the cash games he plays in. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses A LOT of factors about limping: player types, stack sizes, raise sizes, hand ranges, hand qualities, postflop tendencies, variance - and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/opening-ranges-against-multiple-limpers/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Dr. Alex Chauran, a twitch streamer, writer, and instructor with Poker Power who thoroughly enjoys working with beginner players and taking their game to the next level. A practicing Wiccan, Doc runs her own coven in British Columbia, Canada, and shares some details about what life is like practicing witchcraft, how poker has helped her overcome adversity, some missteps new players often make, the different strategies she employs when playing cash versus playing "Spin & go" poker online, and a lot more!
Doc is active on Twitter as @dralexchauran and on twitch at http://twitch.tv/queenofdiamonds
Find out more about Poker Power and their goal to teach a million women to play poker at www.pokerpower.com
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
This week, Jim Reid and the panel AGAIN welcome Carlos Welch back to the show to talk some strategy on the Forums edition! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel talk to Carlos about a specific hand example from Jim's WSOP main event experience earlier this summer, and find a few ways he could have made better assumptions about his foe, and better decisions too! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review.
You can reach Carlos on Twitter @hiphop101trivia
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Matt Berkey, the founder of Solve For Why and a longtime friend of the show. Matt starts by talking about the goals for Solve For Why Academy and how they approach leaning, we get into common misconceptions that recreational player have about the game in the abstract, we discuss applying fold equity as it relates to the strength of your hand, Matt analyzes different hands equities on a common flop texture, and we learn all about how to play your nut flush draw in various situations! This one is jam packed with strategic goodness so open up your ears and enjoy!
Links to learn more: solveforwhy.io & youtube.com/solveforwhy and for social media @berkey11 on all social @solveforwhytv on twitter
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid and the panel welcome Carlos Welch back to the show to talk some strategy on the Forums edition of the show! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel talk to Carlos about some of the basic concepts that we should be thinking about when facing a c-bet, and they find a few rabbit-holes along the way too! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review. Join us next week when we'll welcome Carlos back to go over a specific hand example!
You can reach Carlos on Twitter @hiphop101trivia
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Dan Ross from PokerLiveUpdates.com about championing recreational poker players from around the world, and celebrating their successes! Dan and his crew are actively involved in reporting poker tours and results for not just the biggest tours around - but also the smaller ones that we seems to have the most fun at. Dan and the panel talk about the logistics of reporting, the highs and lows of covering poker, some of his own favourite rooms and tours, the importance of helping other people in need, and a lot more!
Check out Dan's slick poker updates page at http://pokerliveupdates.com/
Dan is also active on Twitter as @holdemmedia_dan
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Ben Enslow (Bejamin96) about a tough spot holding King Jack suited in late position. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses calling ranges, raising ranges, postflop betting lines, player tendencies, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/trouble-in-the-21-bounty-hunters-on-gg-poker/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel welcome Veronica Brill back to the show and they have a great time talking about what goes on behind the scenes of the poker world, from streamers and vloggers to meet-up-games and high-stakes cash play, she's seen it all! They also discuss what makes poker a pleasure, and how players, professionals and venues can all work together to make the game more accessible and fun for new people. But that's not all, they also get into what makes K.L. Cleeton such a jerk, one thing Veronica is afraid of, what she's learned about poker lately, and a lot more!
Find Veronica on Social Media: Twitter is @angry_polak Insta is @angry_polakv
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a hand he played on day 2 of the WSOP main event - this tournament has a unique dynamic when it comes to raising ranges, as we've explored in a few previous episodes. In this one, the group discusses 3-betting and 4-betting ranges, board textures, delayed c-bets, getting thin value hands to showdown, and a lot more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ and join the fun in real time next time!
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel are joined again by Greg Clem, our resident RECing Crew Interviewer, who puts our own Rob Washam in the hot seat! Rob is one of the founding members of RecPoker and an active member of the RECing Crew - affectionately referred to as the Zen Master of the panel, Rob runs the biweekly Book Study group and contributes heavily to the strategy content RecPoker produces every month.
Rob talks about how he got started in poker, how he likes to learn things, how he met Steve and joining RecPoker, playing in home games, early podcast editions, his love of golf , his favourite books, playing in the WSOP Main Event, how to improve as a new player, mindfulness, and a lot more!
Rob is active on Twitter as @rabman50
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Eric Anderson about preparing for a trip to WSOP or another major tournament or series. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses everything from player cards to bathroom locations to how to time your breaks to what to carry in your bag - and a LOT more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and get your own questions answered!
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview the one and only Norman Chad about a host of subjects, from working with that jerk Lon to selecting his next glass of red wine - and beyond! Jim overcomes his usual technical issues just in time to ask Norman about getting his start in poker, why he loves mixed games so much, how recreational players like us can improve, being a poker insider - and Norman also shares some personal stories about dealing with depression and the value of community. You won't want to miss this one!
Norman is active on Twitter as @normanchad
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Louie Hillman about a tricky spot in this year's WSOP where he faces a check-raise on a dynamic board while holding an overpair in position. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses flop textures, player types, counting combos, the value of aggression, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/jj-vs-big-blind-defend-wsop-freezeout/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Rob Gardner, a pro player and content creator who shared a table with Jim in the WSOP main event this year. Rob opens up about his experiences playing as a tournament pro over the last several years, what got him into poker in the first place, how important it is to know if you are playing for fun or money, how he improves and studies the game, how it's crucial to focus on bankroll management and game selection as a pro, how to exploit less savvy players with your sizing techniques, and a lot more! NOTE: In the interview, Rob refers to a 2-year threshold for profitable play - this refers to folks who are actively working hard to become winning players and is not a standard that recreational players who play for fun should hold themselves to. Enjoy!
Rob can also be found here: Twitter: @robgardnerlive Youtube RobGardner.Live or youtube.com/RobGardnerLive Twitch: twitch.tv/pokerpastor Instagram: RobGardnerLive TikTok: RobGardnerLive Email: TeamPokerPastor@gmail.com
Timestamps:
00:08 Welcome & Introduction
02:17 Introduction to Rob Gardner
03:13 Rob's 2nd time playing at the main event
06:40 Rob’s role in the poker world
13:50 Technical help Rob may provide for the players
20:25 Rob talks about what Chase the Dream is all about
24:34 The 2-year threshold for profitable play
29:43 Rob’s advice on doing a stream
33:46 Playing live vs. playing online
35:38 Mistakes in exploiting poker that are actually good
39:06 What does going into the lab entail?
54:42 John: Home Game Result updates
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through Chris Jones' Theme of the Month for August: playing Blind vs. Blind. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the virtues of small blind open-raising vs completing, big blind raising ranges, who has range advantage in various scenarios, how this might inform your postflop play, and more! There are some very interesting corollaries to how the preflp actions define player's ranges - even while keeping them incredibly wide and opaque at the same time. NOTE: These strategies mostly apply in tournament poker, as in cash games the rake taken out of each pot that gets postflop incentivizes you to raise and take it down preflop, avoiding the rake. So don't limp the SB in cash games the way you might in tournaments! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel don't interview anyone at all - instead they review some elements of this year's World Series of Poker, go over a hand Jim played on Day 1 where flopping the nuts has a tinge of anxiety attached, they talk about 3-bet and 4-bet dynamics, hand rages, tournament structures, blind vs blind play, and more!
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Rob Washam about recognizing range advantage, and what we can do to maximize our advantage when it comes up - particularly against opponents who have given up the betting lead. While battling it out in the nightly home game, the group discusses flop textures, donk bets, probe bets, float bets, and other ways of leveraging range advantage against the preflop aggressor! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/recognizing-range-advantage/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Ace Poker, a popular YouTube vlogger who shares some stories about getting started in the game, growing his community, what motivates him to keep competing in poker and improving as a player, what it's like trying to record footage in various casinos and cardrooms, and they even have time to discuss some strategic elements of sizing preflop and what kinds of qualities make different hands better for limping and raising at certain tables.
Ace is active on Twitter as @acepoker444 and you can check out his YouTube channel at Ace Poker and his discord channel at Join the AcePoker's server Discord Server!
Timestamps: 00:01 Welcome & Introduction 03:41 Introduction to Ace Poker 04:20 The kind of poker Ace plays and his poker journey 07:58 Defining his own space in the poker world 09:40 Jim: Putting good people in touch with good people is a mission we should all have 11:00 How Ace studies and gets better at the game 12:38 Capitalizing on the common mistakes that players make 15:50 Some bluffy hands that Ace might choose to raise instead of limping behind 18:16 Ace recalls his story of recording videos of the game 23:01 Ace’s goals and dreams within the poker world 28:10 John: Home Game updates 34:00 Rob: Book Study updates
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a discord post by Jacob Kieke about downswings and negative results. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses their own struggles when things aren't going their way at the tables, some techniques for dealing with negative outcomes, and other advice and commiseration. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in our discord channel, just go to this page at https://rec.poker/community/discord/ to get the invitation code. See you there!
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Clayton Fletcher, host of the popular Tournament Poker Edge podcast. Clayton shares some details about his recent trip to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker, what it's like to record the podcast on his own, the importance of bankroll management and game selection, what to look for when choosing a table, and a lot more!
Clayton is active on Twitter as @claytoncomic
Timestamps: 03:22 Welcome & Introduction 06:16 Introduction to Clayton Fletcher 06:52 Clayton’s role in the poker world 08:58 Clayton: I love the perfect balance between luck and skill 10:55 How does Clayton host a podcast alone? 19:45 What drew Clayton to the game PLO? 23:38 Clayton talks about his experience in the Poker Go studio 25:35 Clayton on how he decides on a comfortable bankroll for his level 34:16 Clayton's approach to the game has evolved 39:06 Keeping notes on the hands and bringing them into the podcast 47:41 John: Home Game updates 54:39 Rob: Book Study updates
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by John Crowell about flopping top set on a dynamic board and seeing two all-ins before he gets to act. While nailing the audio cues (lol) and battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses villain types, postflop betting lines, hand equities and pot odds, guidelines for buy-ins, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/folding-top-set-on-the-flop/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Poker Power instructor Sarah Stefan who shares some stories about her role as an instructor, how the organization has grown over the years, some common learning opportunities for recreational players, and what it means to be a good member of a friend's "rail" when they are going deep in a tournament!
Sarah is active on Twitter as @sarahkstefan Find out more about PokerPower at www.pokerpower.com
Timestamps: 03:19 Welcome & Introduction 05:00 Introduction to Sarah Stefan 06:58 Sarah describes her role in the poker world 08:22 Sarah talks about how Poker Power started 10:38 Approach to teaching online vs. live poker 12:15 What do the teaching curriculum and poker games have in common? 14:26 Why women prefer playing online more than live 17:17 Sarah’s experience in the WSOP main event 26:32 How Sarah progressed her own game enough to instruct others 30:19 Key things that poker teaches outside the game 40:29 John: Home Game Result updates 52:12 Rob: Book Study updates
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a discord post by Chris Jones about a hand that features an interesting decision point on the flop. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the theme of the month, which is C-betting out of position. You'll be surprised what comes up in Chris's research and study! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in our discord channel, just go to this page at https://rec.poker/community/discord/ to get the invitation code. See you there!
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel start by catching up on some recent news and developments before they welcome Chris "Fox" Wallace back to the show to talk about all things poker! Chris gets right into his new book about HORSE and what it was like to write it and publish it with no time to spare, his time at WSOP this summer, his love of mixed games, where to play cash games in Vegas when the series is on, solvers in the mixed game world, his philosophy about sharing his photography work, and some ways he likes to approach coaching with his clients of various skill levels.
Chris is active on Twitter as @foxpokerfox His photos can be viewed at www.poker.photos Email Chris at blindstraddle@gmail.com
Timestamps: 03:17 Welcome & Introduction 06:09 Chris Jones on his Tweet about the WSOP main event 07:54 Exciting moments for Chris as a poker fan watching the WSOP 42:43 John: Home Game Result updates 49:24 Rob: Book Study updates 51:38 Introduction to Chris Fox Wallace 53:04 What it's like to enter WSOP rooms and snap pictures 55:19 Chris shares where he plays cash while the series is running 01:06:22 Chris talks about his book and what inspired him to write 01:22:43 Chris’ favorite HORSE game 01:29:51 Chris: more than half of my students are amateurs who want to get better
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid faced a hand in the Super-Turbo-Bounty event this summer that he wants some advice on - what would YOU do in his shoes? Last week we described the action, and this week we're looking at a few different folks' perspectives on how to play it. Did you guess the hand Jim folded? See more responses to his tweet @RecPokerJim
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Matt Matros, poker player and author of several books on the subject. RecPoker conducted a Book Study on his primer The Game Plan last year, and we are excited to get into the details of Matt's latest book entitled The Poker Brain. The group also discusses the process of writing, what Matt enjoys about poker, what surprised him about his research for the book, and a lot more! After the interview, the gang recaps some more details about the RecPoker Weekend at Running Aces and Jim's run in the WSOP Main Event including some thoughts on the unique dynamic at play in that very special tournament and how it affects the ranges some player will use both to 3-bet, and also to continue against 3-bets from other players.
Matt is active on Twitter as @Matt_Matros
Timestamps: 03:10 Welcome & Introduction 06:05 Introduction to Matt Matros 06:56 How are The Game Plan and The Poker Brain different? 09:25 Matt shares how long it took him to finish The Poker Brain 11:12 Matt: the Poker Brain is geared mostly for tournament players 13:08 Matt used Solvers to gather ideas and build optimal strategies 21:04 How does Matt think of himself in the poker world? 22:45 Matt prefers playing live 24:48 Teaser to some key stats when Matt plays online 26:35 John: from a writing style perspective, are the two books similar? 33:51 John: Home Game Results
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid offers listeners a chance to win a free month of premium membership at rec.poker - just for tweeting! Jim faced a hand in the Super-Turbo-Bounty event this summer that he wants some advice on - what would YOU do in his shoes? Listen for the spot in question, and then tweet @RecPokerJim with your answer - but it has to be before the next episode drops next Tuesday!
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel discuss some benchmarks for RecPoker in the last year, the amazing RecPoker Weekend experience at Running Aces, the meetup event in Las Vegas, some standout members from around the world, how does anyone ever beat Rick or Doug (seriously, how does anyone do it?), Jim being selected as one of Norman Chad's Dirty Dozen "Sleeper Picks" to win the WSOP Main Event, and more!
Timestamps: 03:18 Welcome & Introduction 06:09 John & Jim finally met at Running Aces 07:52 Rob describes his weekends in Vegas 10:33 Rob recalls his experience when he registered at day 1 of the WSOP Main Event 12:08 John: the more players you have the tighter you have to play 21:16 Kevin Mathers’ “The phrase that pays” 22:56 Jim talks about his experience at the WSOP venues 24:37 Splitting the event into two different venues: Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas 26:06 Rob’s experience parking at Bally’s 30:01 How Jim and George switch up during the game 38:57 Last minute tips from Rob 47:59 John: Home Game Result updates
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through another hand from Tommy Angelo! Tommy had so much fun talking poker with the gang that he had to come back and share some more fun stories about his recent poker exploits at his local room in California! The panel manages to find a few rabbit-holes to go down, about different kinds of straddles played in different card rooms around the world - where they are played from, how it affects the action, the adjustments YOU should make to stay ahead of the curve - and more!
Tommy is also active on Twitter @TheTommyAngelo
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and Chris Jones interview Kara Scott, who you likely already know from ALL OVER the poker media world! Kara hosts the popular podcast The Heart of Poker and we get right into talking about the unique format of her show and how it gets the most out of her guests. Kara also discusses her life in poker, the differences between her varied positions and portfolios, some fun parts of producing, shaking the rust off at live events, her favorite guest so far - and some she'd like to have on in the future. Plus we give away some free Premium RecPoker memberships to the folks in the YouTube chat - join us another Monday night at 6:30 CT for your chance to win!
Kara is active on Twitter as @KaraOTR
Find Kara's podcast The Heart Of Poker here: https://karascott.podbean.com/
Timestamps: 02:58 Welcome & Introduction 04:46 Introduction to Kara Scott 05:28 Kara’s role in the poker world today 08:29 What makes Kara excited about producing poker videos? 10:17 Kara talks about her new ambassador, Ian Simpson 11:52 How does "The Heart of Poker" differ from other podcasts? 14:31 Kara's favorite podcast interviews 18:07 Kara: Being open to interviews makes it hard to do a podcast 22:25 Kara on dealing with the rusty feeling 23:46 The person Kara would like to interview 35:12 Kara’s plan after going to Vegas
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a hand by our special guest Tommy Angelo! Tommy recently started exploring the unfamiliar territory of playing wider ranges Out Of Position, and he has been having a great time doing it! This week he joins the Forums edition of the podcast to talk about some theoretical elements of OOP poker and some anecdotes about playing outside his old comfort zone of "Mum poker".
Tommy is also active on Twitter @TheTommyAngelo
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and Chris Jones interview Jonathan Levy and Grant Denison - otherwise known as The Poker Guys from the popular podcast The Breakdown! They talk about their own working chemistry, other fun projects they've tinkered with, the process of breaking down a hand from a listener, how they would study poker these days, how recreational players can avoid some common mistakes, the future of poker both live and online, and a lot more! Plus we give away a copy of their book "How Can He Fold?" to a lucky YouTube viewer in our weekly contest - join us every week on Monday nights at 6:30 CT for your chance to win!
Find The Breakdown on Twitter at @2pokerguys
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris Jones about playing King Jack Offsuit. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses how 'cusp hands' like this can get players into a lot of trouble in certain circumstances. Join the podcast gang as they talk about some of the pros and cons of playing hands like this in position, out of position, at different stack depths, versus different opponents, other ways to play these kinds of hands, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/tricky-hand/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel welcome back Brad Wilson from the popular podcast Chasing Poker Greatness! Brad gets right into the topics of poker coaching, wild games, cheaters, the value of community, how to learn effectively, the importance of language, why accountability matters - and a whole lot more! This episode was so chock full of fun that we're going to have to invite Brad back again soon to keep the discussion going - plus some great feedback from the YouTube crowd that was watching along and sending in questions in real time. Join us yourself every Monday at 7:30 ET for your own chance to hang out with great poker guests and win a prize for free!
Brad is active on Twitter as @CPGPodcast and you should check out his podcast "Chasing Poker Greatness"
Timestamps: 03:10 Welcome & Introduction 05:57 Introduction to Brad Wilson 06:20 Brad on how he would describe himself in the poker world 08:10 Brad: to teach somebody effectively you need to be able to transfer knowledge 10:10 How Brad works with someone’s specific level 18:43 The wildest game Brad has played 21:11 Brad shares how he got cheated on the game 29:17 Getting an edge amongst the best other players 32:49 Tips for starting points in getting into serious study 39:07 Common errors recreational players make in their game 44:42 Improvements in tactical understanding versus mental game 57:28 John: Home Game Result updates
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a discussion about the theme of the new Book Study Rob Washam is running - Endgame Poker Strategy by Dara O'Kearney and Barry Carter. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses what ICM really means, when it matters most, how to apply ICM pressure, how to identify who will feel the pressure most (it's not who you might think!) and how to avoid making errors yourself when the biggest decisions of the game are on the table. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to join in the fun!
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Andrew Brokos from the Thinking Poker Podcast and we get right into Andrew's plans for the summer, what its like podcasting without Nate Meyvis, how Carlos Welch has brought a new energy to their show, how Andrew works on his poker game, tips and techniques for less experienced players, the importance of community, how the poker world needs to start treating women more inclusively, the pros and cons of registering on Day 2 of the WSOP main event, Andrew's new book Essential Poker Concepts volume 2 - and more!
Andrew is active on Twitter as @thinkingpoker and you can find out all about him and his variety of coaching packages and learning tools at www.thinkingpoker.net
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a discussion about the Theme of the Month at RecPoker: Continuation Betting. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses what continuation betting means, why it works, factors to consider when deciding whether to bet or check, some common misconceptions, some frequencies to aim for, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to join in the fun.
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview popular poker pro and Twitch streamer Ian Simpson, who talks about his story coming up in the poker world, the experience of turning pro, lots of different ways to study, 5 mistakes most recreational players make, the importance of having a poker community, his favorite places to travel to and play, one thing the poker world can start doing today...and more!
Plus there's a prize drawing at the end for anyone in the YouTube chat watching live - why don't you join us next week for free?
Ian can be found at @iansimpsonpoker on Instagram and Twitter but his main focus is twitch which is twitch.tv/iansimpsonpoker
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through ANOTHER forum post by John "7high11" Crowell about finding the right spots to bluff. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses how to 'tell a story', blockers, equity when called, ranging opponents, and other factors to be on the lookout for! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/finding-the-right-bluffs/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
(Warning: some explicit language in this episode) This week Jim Reid and the panel welcome Tommy Angelo back to the podcast, and the folks watching live on YouTube even get to hear a little of Tommy's harmonica music as a welcome to the show! The group discusses Tommy's contributions to the poker world, what he is enjoying about the game these days, how his style has changed over the years, different kinds of pain in the game of poker, boldly going where no-one has gone before (into the intersection of poker and Star Trek, that is) and more!
Connect with Tommy at www.tommyangelo.com
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: Join us for a Live event near you - https://rec.poker/roadtrips/ How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by John "7high11" Crowell about slow-playing Aces. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, player types, cash vs tournament play, geometric betting, balance, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/one-mistake-or-many-aa-from-the-button/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
Daniel Negreanu is a multiple WSOP bracelet winner, WPT victor, and a member of the Poker Hall of Fame - and he's here to talk about it all! This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Dnegs about his life coming up in poker, what he's looking forward to for this year's WSOP, how to study poker, common mistakes recreational players make, how to get the most out of your first trip to the WSOP, how important it is to maintain your focus and composure, and a lot more, including some personal details about his own life on and off the felt. Listen now or watch along on our YouTube channel!
Daniel is also active on Twitter as @RealKidPoker
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and Kim Kilroy chat with Alec Torelli about the last 20 years of poker, and how he gets the most out of it as part of a full, balanced life. They discuss how important passion and pleasure are to success, how learning poker is like learning a new language, some great free resources to improve your poker game, how recreational players can turn the tables on some regs, some tips for folks playing their first WSOP main event - and a lot more!
Find our more about Alec, his free resources, and how to work with him here: https://www.consciouspoker.com/
Alec is active on Twitter as @AlecTorelli
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by John Crowell about hand reading and how to apply it in real time at the tables. This one is a doozy, and Rob votes it the Forum Post of the Year! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses how important the skill of hand reading is, how learning poker is like learning a language, how to train your brain to make the most of the time available to you at the tables, som resources for further learning. and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/hand-reading-in-real-time/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid and the panel interview Drew "BetOnDrew" Gonzalez about his popular twitch channel, playing poker for love and money, what got him started in poker, and what keeps him excited about the game. Drew also talks about the importance of 'fun' at the table, how to be a good ambassador for the world of poker, and offers some great advice for recreational players who are looking to take their game to the next level.
Drew is active on Twitter as @betondrew and you can check out his livestream at https://twitch.tv/betondrew
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Rob Washam about facing a 3-bet preflop and getting into a weird spot postflop when he calls. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses range construction, player types and tendencies, hand distribution, different ways to play the nut flush draw, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/early-tournament-mistake/
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Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the gang interview David K Lappin about his life in poker, what he is working on these days, and some scandalous current events! Warning - there is some explicit language during this episode. David talks about his journey as a poker writer, what kinds of games he has been playing lately, what it's like to be back at the tables, and what he's looking forward to at the World Series of Poker this summer. We also get into the recent allegations about cheating in the world of poker, and David shares some thoughts on that and about how different poker playing sites and companies can structure their offers and protocols in a more transparent and direct manner.
Watch along LIVE every week as we record a new Chats edition on YouTube every Monday at7:30 pm ET - join us live and add your questions to the chat!
David is active on Twitter as @dklappin
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by "Weeee" who is having trouble staying motivated to hit his volume goals. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses goal setting, asking why we play poker, following our natural strengths with game selection, making time for hobbies in a busy life, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/struggle-with-online-poker-volume/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid and the panel interview Chad Holloway, a poker media personality and one of the key folks at PokerNews. Chad talks about coming into the industry, how he built a name for himself, the rigorous standards that are required by professional journalism, and how that differs from most content creators. We also talk about having fun at work, what it's like to report on a scandal, and Chad's alter ego who travels the Midwest by night selling...comic books?!?
Chad is active on Twitter as @chadaholloway
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris Jones about a study he's doing on blind vs blind play. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player pool tendencies, stack sizes, limping ranges, postflop betting lines, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/blind-vs-blind-hands/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This is the first week we are broadcasting the show live on YouTube! So of course our first live guest, longtime friend of the show Chris "Fox" Wallace, gave us a sweat by showing up a little later in the interview to keep us on our toes! We go over some new additions to RecPoker Nation, outline some exciting plans for the summer, and then spend some time talking to Fox about a host of topics, from writing and publishing, to playing as a pro, to working in the poker industry, to how to identify different kinds of players at the table - and how to beat them!
Chris is active on Twitter as @foxpokerfox
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Taylor Maas about a situation where a live read might become relevant. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses when live reds and tells are most valuable, how to spot them, what they mean, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/is-this-the-time-for-a-live-read/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
Professional poker play, author, and RECing Crew member Dara O'Kearney is a long time friend of the show and a monthly contributor to our rec.poker Premium training materials! He's back this month to talk about Final Table strategy, how to study ICM, what tips recreational players need to hear to make better decisions, and some plans for more live poker coming up.
Dara is active on Twitter as @daraokearney and you can find out more about him, his podcast, and the books he's written with Barry Carter at https://rec.poker/doke
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Rob Washam about holding 88 in the small blind and facing some aggressive action. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses pre-flop betting patterns, player types, HUD stats, the value of aggression, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/what-do-we-do-with-pocket-8s/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid and the panel interview Mike Patrick, who is back on the show to talk about what he is working on these days - reporting for PokerNews in Las Vegas and Prague, preparing for another stint at the World Series of Poker, his love of mixed games, some new regulations for online poker where he lives in Ontario, Canada, and he also shares some candid thoughts about the state of live poker there!
Mike is active on Twitter as @mikepatrick98
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by John Crowell about the different levels of poker strategy that are exposed with every new lesson. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses GTO principles, what it means to range an opponent, when balance is warranted, when to play your hand and when to play your range, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/intricacies-within-poker-strategy/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid and the panel interview with Sky Matsuhashi about his life in poker, how he finds time to get everything done each day, the kinds of games he likes to play, how to study in a way that suits your own brain, and they even find some time to talk about ICM and Final Table considerations!
Sky is active on Twitter as @smartpokerstudy and you can also find his videos on YouTube under the same name - and you can learn about his excellent training site The Poker Forge here: https://rec.poker/go/pokerforge/
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Jack about betting for protection, and how it relates to betting for value or as a bluff. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses common terminology, value betting, denying equity, realizing equity, value targeting, bluff targeting, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/betting-for-protection/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
Evan "Gripsed" Jarvis has been sharing his knowledge of poker with recreational poker players for a long time, and this week he joins the panel to talk about his life in poker, and what he loves about the game. Evan recalls getting his feet wet in the business of poker, some different strategies you might employ in cash games vs. tournaments, what it's like to write a poker book, where he likes to play live, the state of online poker in Ontario, when to buy in for the max, and more! You can find Evan pretty much anywhere by typing "Gripsed" into any search box, and you can check out his new book "Mastering Small Stakes Cash Games" here: https://dandbpoker.com/products/mastering-small-stakes-cash-games-a-comprehensive-approach-to-winning-at-poker?ref=RecPoker
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Stoyvind about a live hand where a player acting in front makes a 'misclick' when betting, and Stoyvind is unsure how to interpret that when deciding whether to shove or not with AQ. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses angle shooting, live vs. online play, the benefits of suited vs unsuited hands, calling vs. raising in position, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/wrong-shove/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
Greg Clem returns to the show to interview another member of the panel, and this time it's Jim's turn in the hot seat! Jim talks about how games have shaped his life, how teaching is the best way to learn, some personal highs and lows, and how his study of philosophy has helped him in poker as well as in life.
You can find out more about Jim by going to https://rec.poker/jimreid
Jim is also active on Twitter as @Holdem_Steelers
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through ANOTHER post by the one and only "Website Mark" Praschan! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses busted draws - what to look for when considering that third barrel, what kinds of foes to use it against, what kind of sizing you might choose, and how important it is to 'tell a story' with your betting pattern across all streets. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/betting-busted-draws/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
Kyna England was one of the first players to join Poker Power, which is a phenomenal organization that is spreading their love of poker to women around the world. In 2021 she won the MSPT Player of the Year with an impressive tournament run, and we talk about that experience and what life has been like since. We also discuss how to study, tips for beginner players, how Kyna plans her tournament schedule, and all about the "Kyna Cool Song" - and to all you England family members out there: yes, please send us a video of you singing that song!
Kyna is active on Twitter as @kyna_cool
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by "Website Mark" Praschan about a spot where he felt like he had a lot of equity in the hand - but also felt way behind and was facing a large bet. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, raise sizes, villain types, blockers, position, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/agrresion-with-equity/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
Jake Hershfield is the founder of unshuffled.io which is a free online poker platform offering short weekly poker challenges for real prizes! Jake talks to the panel about what drew him to poker in the first place, the challenges of building a free social poker platform, what makes mixed games more fun, how to win prizes for free, and some exciting collaborations with RecPoker coming up involving introducing more mixed games to poker fans around the world. Find out more and join for free at https://unshuffled.io
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Rob about a hand where he holds JJ in late position and faces some tricky spots postflop. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses raise sizes, postflop betting lines, exploiting different players, solvers vs. actual humans, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/how-to-play-jacks/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
In this special edition of the podcast, we interview Kevin Mathers LIVE on YouTube on the day the WSOP releases their schedule for this year! We take questions from the panel and the guests in the chat, and cover a range of topics from a day in the life of KevMath to the logistics of the new venues. Plus the gang reviews the schedule event by event, and we announce a new contest: Everyone who signs up for premium membership between now and June 1 will be entered into a draw - and the winner will play as Jim's tag-team partner in bracelet event #55, with their buy-in covered! Hope you've got some free time in June!
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
Ryan Laplante is the founder of Learn Pro Poker and a great friend of the show for many years. He joins Chris Jones to talk about living in Vegas and the live poker scene there these days, chasing Blake Bohn on the all-time Minnesota money list, combating Real Time Assistance in the world of online poker, ICM studies at LPP with RECing Crew member Dara O'Kearney, and they even get into a strategy session from a hand Chris played against an aggro villain recently.
Ryan is active on Twitter as @ProtentialMN
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by "Ep1ct3tu5" about a tricky spot where a nitty player open shoves 18 big blinds and we look down at AK offsuit. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses tournament stages, shoving and calling ranges, player types, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/hand-analysis-help-overthinking/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Karina Karagaeva, the CEO of Mindset Design, about how plugging leaks in your mental game can be profitable in all areas of your life - on and off the felt! Whether it's issues you know about - tilt, losing focus, apathy - or leaks you might not even know you have, like poor goal setting or session prep, the solutions might be closer than you think! Karina talks about her professional path to mindset coaching, the tools and systems that she uses to set people up for success, and other fascinating aspects of how people can motivate themselves to learn. You can find out more about Karina and Mindset Design at their website: http://mindset.design/#become-pro
Karina is active on Twitter as @karinamindset
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by John Crowell about playing your hand vs. playing your range, and other concepts similar to that idea. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses range betting, range analysis, equity denial, value betting, why to play your hand against some players and your range against other players, (and what that really means) and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/range-betting-value-betting-pot-odds-and-equity-denial/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
Robbie Strazynski is the founder of cardplayerlifestyle.com and is heavily involved in a number of different aspects of the poker world, from The Orbit podcast, to CardsChat, to his mixed game festival at the Westgate in 2021. This week, Robbie talks to the panel about his love of mixed games, home games, and finding ways to talk about poker as often as possible!
Robbie is active on Twitter as @cardplayerlife
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris Jones about a hand where he opened QQ from early position, got called by half the table, and got put in a tough spot on a dry board. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses how the number of players in the hand affects your c-betting frequencies, the ranges that pros like to call with, common post-flop betting line leaks, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/venom-hand-qq-yeah-and-then-everyone-and-their-uncle-flats-ugh/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
(Explicit language used) If you love poker you already know podcast host and commentator Joe Stapleton, who returns to the show to talk about comedy, commentating, and how various aspects of his professional career have been affected by the events of the last two years. We also get to meet Josh Wilson from CryptoHoldem, who talks to the panel about the different parts of cryptocurrencies and NFTs that seem to attract the poker-playing community. You can learn more about Josh and his live no limit texas holdem NFT community (where holders can win a trip to the WSOP!) here: Discord https://discord.gg/m8H3A8yTvm Twitter https://twitter.com/cryptoholdemnft Web https://cryptoholdemnft.com/
Joe Stapleton is also active on Twitter @stapes
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Keith about flopping trips and taking an aggressive line multiway. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses betting lines, checking ranges, relative hand strength, bluffing combos, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/outkicked-trips/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com
RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week the gang looks back on 2021 at RecPoker, John shares some amazing feats and stats from the home games, Rob talks about some prizes and plans for the Book Study, Mark takes listeners behind the curtain of the website a bit, and the panel looks forward to everything that 2022 has in store. Whether it was Steve singing in the Strip, our Farid Jattin training course, the WSOP RecPoker house, the live event Road Trips - even in an otherwise difficult year, there was so much to love about 2021! Hope to see more of you all in 2022, RecPoker Nation!
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Flynny about a tricky spot at a final table. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses hand ranges, villain types, live vs. online players, blocker bets, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/weak-top-pair-oop-with-icm-considerations/
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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by 7high11 about finding spots to get it in preflop with AK. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, shoving ranges, calculating equity, ICM factors, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/how-many-bb-are-too-many-to-call-with-ak/
Gareth James is the founder of the MTT Poker School and Academy and brings a lifetime of work as an educator and coach to his passion for helping people improve at their study of poker. Gareth recently started a monthly study group for RecPoker Premium Members and we talk about that and also get into the story of Gareth's poker philosophy, what he finds interesting about the game, how recreational players can improve the most, and more!
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post about playing in position on the flop, all based around the teachings of Gareth James and the MTT Poker Academy! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses board textures, bet sizing, pre-flop ranges, opponent tendencies, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/groups/mtt-poker-academy/forum/discussion/first-session-with-gareth-james-this-saturday-december-18th/
Taylor Maas is an actuary by day, and a killer poker streamer by night! This week we are once again joined by resident core-team-interviewer Greg Clem to find out more about this Taylor Maas character and what makes him tick. One of the original members of the RECing Crew, Taylor can be found every Thursday night on the twitch.tv/recpoker channel, and is a frequent panelist on the Forums edition of the podcast. We talk about his style of play, how to study and improve, the importance of a support network at home, and more!
Taylor is active on Twitter as @Taylor_Maas
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Greg about developing a strategy for playing in a regular home game. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses note taking, player pool tendencies, postflop lines, sizing, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/developing-a-home-game-league-strategy/
Taylor Howard has won tournaments all over, but he loves to pile up chips at the MSPT! He joins us this week to talk about how he got started in poker, what tools and resources he used to get better, what it was like to turn pro, the pros and cons of staking, some strategy advice for recreational players, what the poker world can do better, and a whole lot more!
Taylor is active on Twitter as @TheRealTayHow
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris Jones about playing from the blinds against an aggressive villain. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, hand ranges, post-flop aggression, combos, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/heres-a-fun-one/
Nate Meyvis is perhaps best known as the co-host of the Thinking Poker Podcast with Andrew Brokos and now Carlos Welch, but there is a lot more to Nate and he shares some of those facets with our audience in this wide-ranging interview that takes place shortly after his leaving Thinking Poker as a host after 8 years of excellence on the airwaves. We get into the importance of institutional knowledge and training when it comes to elements of card security and the integrity of the game, how Nate's background in philosophy has informed his career in poker and software, what is next for Nate and his family, and he leaves us with a few tips for recreational players to take their game to the next level.
Nate is active on Twitter as @NateMeyvis
We also go over this week's home game results at https://www.rec.poker/homegame
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Troy Chapman (Chappo) about holding JJ and facing a short-stack all-in when we are RIGHT against the money bubble. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, game selection, ICM factors, process-oriented thinking, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/stone-cold-bubble-in-a-large-field-mtt/
Chase Bianchi has played and won on several major tours around the world, most recently finishing 9th in the 2021 WSOP Main Event for one million dollars - a year after retiring from the game as a full-time player! We talk about his start in poker, what it has been like to ascend and retire, his religious faith, and some of his favourite poker rooms to visit.
Chase is active on Twitter as @chase_bianchi
We also go over this week's home game results, check out the home games at www.recpoker/homegame
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by the "real Jim" - that's Jim "Gibber3" Gibson if you need to ask! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM factors, the virtues of shoving versus calling, tournament stages, hand rages, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/preflop-action-consideration-in-satellite-situation/
Remko Rinkema has worn a lot of hats in the world of poker, from playing to translating articles to writing them himself, from interviewing players to being interviewed, from hosting podcasts to producing PokerGO clips and segments - we get into all that and a lot more on the show this week, and Remko shares some exciting news about an upcoming feature!
Remko is active on Twitter as @RemkoRinkema
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: Home game schedule - https://rec.poker/homegame It takes a village - https://rec.poker/support There's a group for you - https://rec.poker/groups
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Louie "ImaLouigi" Hillman about flopping two pair in the main event! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, ICM factors, calling ranges, the equity of drawing hands, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/2019-main-event-day-4-with-top-bottom/
When it comes to poker podcasts, Chad McVean is all about that #podlife! Known as the king of poker podcast twitter, Chad @Veaner85 shares with the panel about how he developed his love for the game, what it's like to listen to and share over 50 poker podcasts every week, the virtues of mixed games, and some exciting details about playing in private games in and around Toronto over the years. Listen along, or head to YouTube to watch the video!
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: It takes a village: http://www.rec.poker/support homegames coming up http://www.rec.poker/homegame
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Eric "Binkley" Gin about a hand where the action is limped to his small blind. To raise or call? That is the question - and if to raise, how much and why? Join the panel a we discuss the various facctors at play in spots like this - implied odds and pot odds, position, cash vs. tournament styles, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/medium-pair-in-sb-facing-2-limpers/
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Adam "ARW" Wolfe about two hands played an orbit apart in a blind vs blind scenario. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses hand distribution, minimum defense frequency, postflop betting lines, player pool tendencies and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/cheap-deep-should-i-call-river/
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris Jones about flopping the world but losing the hand. The panel talks about hand strength, contorting the range of your foes, board textures, postflop lines, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/cooler-or/
This week rec.poker Premium Member Greg "MaxChaos" Clem joins the show to interview the one and only Chris "FiveByFive" Jones, who is the Membership Content Director at rec.poker and has been on a bit of a heater recently! Greg talks to Chris about his history in poker, how to study, what brought him to RecPoker and how his work in the world of literature has made him a better poker player. Plus we get to enjoy the fabled "O Canada" performance from Steve that we've all been waiting for!
Chris is active on Twitter as @FiveBFive
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by ImaLouigi about a tell from an exposed card. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses table dynamics, donking ranges, player types, tells, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/exposed-card-a-tell-a-redeal-wpt-venetian/
Lara Eisenberg recently won her first WSOP bracelet in the Ladies No-limit Hold'em Championship event, and talks to the panel about the experience, as well as her time skydiving with a world-record-setting crew and her work as a radiologist! She also discusses how she learned the game of poker and how studying it within a group context has made her a better player.
Lara can be found on Twitter as @eisen009
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
Council Bluffs Road Trip - https://rec.poker/roadtrips/ Lara can be found on Twitter as @eisen009
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
Council Bluffs Road Trip - https://rec.poker/roadtrips/
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris Jones about an ICM spot in a recent Poker Masters episode. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses when to deviate from GTO, how to apply maximum pressure preflop, how deep is too deep to shove, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/hand-from-the-poker-masters-icm-spot-with-a-big-shove/
Tana Karn founded RUNGOOD Gear many moons ago, and it has blossomed into much more than that! Tana and the head of marketing Haley Hochstetler join the panel to talk about their start in poker, running fun events, and how to capture the excitement of live poker for an audience at home. Join us at the next RUNGOOD event from Nov 11-14 at Council Bluffs Iowa for our next RecPoker Road Trip!
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: WPT/RecPoker Tourney - https://rec.poker/wpt/ WSOP roadtrip - https://rec.poker/roadtrips/
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Dan about holding KK on a less than ideal runout. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses preflop and postflop sizing and frequencies, board textures, hand qualities, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/kk-facing-a-raise-on-an-a-high-board-new-acr-player/
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Kim "PetVet" Kilroy about playing Out Of Position in a Progressive Knock-Out bounty tournament. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, hand ranges, bounty incentives, ICM, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/tough-hand-in-109-pko-always-difficult-playing-oop/
While down at the WSOP, we took a short break to talk with Jared Tendler - excuse the recording quality of our away-from-home studio! Jared has written many books on the subject of mental game and how pros and amateurs alike can put themselves in the best possible position for success - whether it's poker, golf, trading, or other areas of competition or performance. He has a new video course out that you should check out at jaredtendler.com and you can get a discount by using code RECPOKER at checkout.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris talking about QQ. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses hand qualities, continuing ranges, value targets, calling vs. shoving, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/lets-talk-about-qq/
This week, with the Chats gang getting ready for Vegas, Jim Reid leads the panel through a BONUS forum post by Chris Jones about bluff-catching. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses hand ranging, postflop action, player types, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/picking-off-bluffs-in-3bet-pots/
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Michael about a hand played in the monthly Tournament of Champions. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses opening and continuing ranges, postflop action lines, hand-ranging, player tendencies, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/interesting-hand-from-orah-toc-final-table-discussion/
AJ Rudolph from Poker Power talks about teaching poker to girls and women, her background as a player and a coach, and how we can all make the poker world a better place!
AJ is active on Twitter as @ajrudolph23
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: WPT/RecPoker Tourney - https://rec.poker/wpt WSOP roadtrip - https://rec.poker/roadtrips/ RecPoker Staking -https://rec.poker/staking/
As well as being a player, long-time friend of the show and RecPoker collaborator Dara O'Kearney is a coach, author of two #1 best selling poker strategy books “Poker Satellite Strategy” and “PKO Poker Strategy”, and recently published "Endgame Poker Strategy: The ICM Book". A very popular blogger, he also co-hosts the GPI Award winning Chip Race Poker podcast, the Lock-In on Youtube and he writes a free monthly newsletter on poker strategy. He has also commentated on The Irish Poker Open, The Unibet Open and at the WSOP. Dara became a Unibet Ambassador in March 2017.You can find out more about Dara on his RECing Crew page at rec.poker/doke and Dara is also active on Twitter as @daraokearney
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: WSOP roadtrip - https://rec.poker/roadtrips/ RecPoker Staking -https://rec.poker/staking/
Ryan Laplante is a WSOP bracelet winner, poker coach and founder of Learn Pro Poker. One of the most respected people in poker, Ryan is constantly looking for ways to improve his own game while making his top-notch training accessible to the less experienced player. Ryan has partnered with K.L. Cleeton and Range Trainer Pro to create a powerful solver that does both pre-flop and post-flop solves, which is a herculean effort.
Ryan is active on Twitter as @protentialMN
The RecPoker panel also welcomed Brian Raben who won the RecPoker VIP Tournament held on ClubWPT, earning him a $2,500 seat in an upcoming WPTDeepStacks event at Thunder Valley. Brian shares a bit about his experience playing the tournament.
The panel also chats about their ClubWPT experience, the results of the home games and many other community happenings including: WSOP Vegas Road Trip - https://rec.poker/roadtrips/ RecPoker Staking -https://rec.poker/staking/
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris Jones about a hand on the bubble. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, hand ranges, ICM, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/stone-bubble-ranging-and-decision/
John Somsky is the Home Games Director for RecPoker and the Minnesota Ambassador for AnteUp Magazine. John is a true historian of the game, having played many variants and listened to about every poker podcast during his entire life in poker. Not only is he deeply knowledgeable in the game, history, personalities and industry, John is widely considered, "The Nicest Guy in Poker", a label initially given him by WSOP Bracelet winner Chris "Fox" Wallace. In this episode we hear more about John's story and his passion for the game.
John is active on Twitter as @pokergeekMN
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: WPT/RecPoker Tourney - rec.poker/wpt WSOP roadtrip - rec.poker/roadtrips/ RecPoker Staking -rec.poker/staking/
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by the one and only Taylor Maas about a chance to turn a marginal hand into a bluff. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses hand ranging, bluff targeting, bet sizing, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/big-blind-defense-very-favorable-runout-for-our-range/
Matt Savage is the Executive Tournament Director for the World Poker Tour (WPT) among other industry leadership positions. Matt co-founded the Tournament Directors Association (TDA) in an attempt to bring greater consistency to tournament players' experiences across the country. Matt has been at the forefront of building poker into a global business for the past three decades after his start as a chip runner and dealer at his local casino.
Matt will be playing as a celebrity bounty in the September 25th RecPoker tournament on ClubWPT. This free entry tournament is available to all RecPoker community (free) members with the winner getting a $2,500 entry into a WPTDeepStacks event at Thunder Valley in December. More information is available at rec.poker/wpt
Matt is a great follow on Twitter at @savagepoker.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through another forum post by Troy Chapman (Chappo) about a drawing hand facing some unusual action. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses passive play, hand ranges, pot odds, equity, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/calling-with-implied-odds-and-pre-flop-and-things-get-weird-post-flop/
Jamie Kerstetter joins the panel to share about her poker industry journey and why she transitioned away from being a lawyer; we also talk about one of her true passions: rescuing dogs. One of the many things Jamie is involved with is Poker King, a great new show that features a lot of great poker action while staying entertaining. Follow @pokerkingmedia on Twitter as well as @JamieKerstetter
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Keith "MonkieSystem" Brandt that was so good we had to come back for more, so we dive back into a hand from a previous episode to get a more detailed perspective on the action. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, ICM, blocker bets, value-targeting and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/when-to-tighten-up-on-final-tables/
You already know who Kevin Mathers is - the king of poker information and an essential follow on twitter @kevmath - but now you can get to know him even better through his substack newsletter and his new RECing Crew page at www.rec.poker/kevmath - listen along as the panel chats with Kevin about the WSOP and what to expect for the series in 2021!
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Eric A about how to use tools like PokerTracker4 to study. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses HUDs, filters, reports, frequencies, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/groups/jims-pokertracker-review-group/forum/discussion/session-idea/
Ben Yu joins the panel to share about his life in and out of poker, how to study, the value of learning with friends, and more!
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Troy Chapman (Chappo) about a hand from a recent final table. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM factors, hand ranging, stack sizes, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/final-table-hand-every-part-of-this-made-me-uncomfortable-on-so-many-levels/
Barry Carter is a poker player, author and editor who has worked on great books with Jared Tendler (Mental Game of Poker) and more recently Dara O'Kearney (Poker Satellite STrategy , PKO Poker Strategy). Barry also writes for PokerStrategy.com and Poker Media Pro. After an auspicious start with an insurance company call center, Barry got his start in poker media and the rest is history. He is active on Twitter at @Barry_Carter
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Keith Brandt (MonkieSystem) about responding to 3-bets. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses how to exploit people's 3-bet ranges with sizing, frequencies, and what they look for when facing raises in and out of position! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/exploiting-a-faulty-3-betting-range-at-40bb/
Joe Stapleton is a poker player, commentator and television personality whose work includes just about every poker organization including PokerStars, European Poker Tour, Poker Night in America and WSOP. Most recently Joe was hired as a consultant for a movie, "The Card Counter" and is working on a comic book to be released soon. Joe is a great combination of confidence and humility with a vision for success in his life, keeping a great perspective on where he has been and where he is going.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Keith B about when to start considering ICM at teh final table. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses tournament stages, stack sizes, ICM principles, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/when-to-tighten-up-on-final-tables/
Our new website at rec.poker launched in July 2020 and we wanted to celebrate by reviewing the past year in the RecPoker community. So much has happened in the past 12 months beyond the website and it is time to reflect! We are so often focused on looking forward and evaluating what is next, so it is important to look back and acknowledge that path that has been traveled. Everything we do is focused on community, which is evident as the team talks about our journey so far!
The regular panel is joined by Mark Praschan, who many of you know as @websitemark in the home games; Mark is the owner of WebsiteAMP, a sponsor of the RecPoker podcast and a huge part of the development and growth of RecPoker. You can reach Mark through WebsiteAMP.com or just reach out to steve@rec.poker to make the connection.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by MaxChaos about when and how to vary your raise and bet sizing. While battling it out in the nightly home game, we discuss stack sizes, position, hand strength, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/altering-bet-sizes-based-on-villian-stack-sizes/
Carlos Welch is a player, writer, and coach spending much of his time living out of Prius. Carlos recently won his first WSOP Bracelet, besting a field of 782 entries in the Crazy Eights ONLINE event for $1124,369. He plans on using part of the money to buy a house for his mom in George to serve as the central location for when the Welch family gathers. Carlos shares some tips on being frugal in Vegas during the WSOP and just brings a general positivity to the poker world. Connect with Carlos on Twitter @hiphop101trivia.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Jacob Kieke about a live tournament getting close to the money. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses blockers, hand ranges, table dynamics, tournament stages, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/canterbury-150-deep-stack-nearing-the-money/
Mike Patrick is a mixed game specialist who is also a contributing writer for Cardplayer Lifestyle as well as other poker media outlets. Mike will be taking his talents to PokerNews this fall, covering the WSOP for the entire series. Mike has a background in sports television and would love to combine his TV production skills with his passion for poker. Through our conversation, we find out that Mike refers to PLO as the "gateway to mixed game." One of the good guys in poker, you can give Mike a follow on Twitter at @MikePatrick98
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by ARW about a hand played out of the blinds. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses preflop ranges from both positions perspectives, combos, postflop action, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/blind-vs-blind/
Dara O’Kearney is the co-host of "The Chip Race" podcast and "The Lock-in" YouTube video series. He has authored two books, "Poker Satellite Strategy" and "PKO Poker Strategy." He is currently hoping to complete his next book on ICM (Independent Chip Model) by late August / early September. Dara has been a great friend of RecPoker as a podcast guest, Twitter supporter, and presenter at the RECies Awards. You can follow him on Twitter at @daraokearney
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by ARW about playing some live poker out of position with a strong pair. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack and bet sizes, hand ranges, betting lines, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/nd-poker-tour-pocket-tt/
With Steve out of commission this week, the panel looks back on how they came to meet Steve and join RecPoker, what parts of the community they have come to lead, and we hear from Paul "QuadQuark" one of our Premium Members who had joined us in the chat for the recording!
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post where he knows immediately he has made an error when he can't decide if his flop cbet is a value bet or a bluff. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses hand ranges, bet sizing, board textures, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/jj-microbet/
Veronica Brill is a poker player, commentator, and YouTube personality. Born in Poland and raised in Canada, she now lives and works in California. In 2019, she became the center of an enormous controversy in the poker world when she accused fellow poker player Mike Postle of cheating. Veronica was also recently instrumental in K.L. Cleeton's new customized van!
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Adam Wolfe (ARW) considering a check-raise against an early position opener. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses hand ranges, board textures, combos, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/flop-types-k72-rainbow/
Kenny Hallaert is an extremely successful poker player and industry professional. Kenny is originally from Belgium and now lives in London. An electrician by trade, Kenny started playing online and the rest, as they say, is history. He has a combined $11 million in tournament earnings, of which $4.3 is live including nearly $1.5 million earned for his 6th place finish in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in 2016. Completing that final table were Cliff Josephy, Qui Nguyen, Gordon Vayo, Michael Ruanne, Vashtek Rushika, Griffin Benger, Jerry Wong, and Fernando Pons.
Each year Kenny puts together a spreadsheet to help tournament players quickly see what options are available and each venue during the WSOP. The spreadsheet is available publicly at https://bit.ly/WSOP2021.
Connect with Kenny on Twitter @SpaceyFCB
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris Jones (FiveByFive) about a theory question to do with EXACTLY the flop T85r. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the inherent properties of certain cards (a rare find in poker!), board textures, hand ranges, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/theory-question-10d8h5c-board/
Kevin Mathers (@kevmath) joins the RecPoker crew as the 2021 WSOP schedule is released! We countdown to the release and then go through the schedule together. Some great tournaments are part of the schedule; if you want to join us in Vegas check out rec.poker/roadtrips
John Barrows is the tournament manager for Running Aces Casino, Racetrack, and Hotel, the official sponsor of the RecPoker Podcast. John opens up to give insight about how poker fits into the context of casino profitability, specifically considering how to balance tournament structure and rake. John can be reached at fbarrows@runaces.com with general feedback welcomed at info@runaces.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Michael about a hand with JJ on the button. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses raise sizes, hand ranging, board textures, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/jj-on-a-2-pair-board/
Once a month a Premium member goes one-on-one with a member of the RECing Crew to break down a hand, talk strategy, or discuss how to otherwise get the most out of their poker experience. Email jim@rec.poker if there’s a member of the RECing Crew that YOU’D like to connect with, and we’ll try to match you up! Learn more about the RECing Crew here: https://rec.poker/crew/
In this episode, we share a session of Jim Reid doing a PokerTracker database review for a coaching client. Listen or watch along as Jim uses various HUDs, filters, and reports to drill down into different parts of the player's game and finds some areas to work on. As always, the video version of this podcast will be more informative than the audio version so sign up for a free Community account at rec.poker to watch the video versions of all our podcasts – and a lot more - for free!
Samuel Simoes on PokerNow and what led him to create this amazing playing and learning tool that we'll be using at RecPoker every month - and his love of programming, sharing things you love with the world, and more!
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by ImaLouigi about 2 different ICM spots. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, payout structures, shoving and calling ranges, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/2-interesting-icm-spots-including-aa-on-the-bubble/
Content Director Chris Jones has dreamed up an amazing way to have fun, learn together, and build community all at the same time. In this episode we chat about this new approach to interactive learning. We also hear about the RecPoker Road Trip with the Dakota Poker Tour, a special announcement about RecPoker Invitational Tournaments at Running Aces, and the upcoming road trips with the RunGood Poker Series in Council Bluffs, Iowa and the WSOP in Las Vegas.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by MonkieSystem (Keith Brandt) about facing a small river lead after betting for two streets. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses betting lines, hand ranging, bet sizing, opponent types, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/facing-a-river-lead/
Sky Matsuhashi from The Poker Forge joins the panel to talk about finding leaks, plugging leaks, exploiting leaks, and ways to get the most out of PokerTracker and other software and study tools.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post about other ways to play No Limit Texas Hold'em. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses cash vs tournaments, MTTs vs STTs, field sizes, variance, shootouts, 'double or nothings', turbos, sit and gos and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/podcast-subject-holdem-variants/
The full return of live poker is around the corner and the panel talks about their experience during the pandemic and looking forward to the upcoming months. We also talk about the RecPoker Road Trips coming up May 22 (Fargo, ND), June 21-27 (Council Bluffs, Iowa), and the WSOP Las Vegas. We are so excited to be playing live and getting to finally meet all of RecPoker Nation!
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Stueyy about a spot with a strong draw Out Of Position. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses flop leads and how they shape players' ranges, different ways to play draws against different villain types, and the wonderful world of blockers! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link to the study group: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/11-scoop-nlhe/
Once a month, a premium rec.poker member gets together with a member of the RECing Crew in The REC Room! This month we go behind the scenes with Jim to observe a pre-recorded coaching session with Matt, who we have heard from in parts one and two before. In this final segment they go over a few hands together and make some plans for Matt to reach his poker goals! Anyone interested in spending some time in the REC Room with Jim or any of the other members of the RECing Crew can email jim@rec.poker for more details!
Martin Jacobson started the November 9 Final Table in 2014 in 8th position, but was able to win the bracelet at $10 million first place prize. In this episode, he recalls the preparation put into that final table, including the support of his poker inner circle. Martin also talks about his time as a chef on a Swedish battleship and his journey to become a poker superstar.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Hubs about bankroll management. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses pro vs. rec mindset, game selection, variance, moving up and down in stakes, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/bankroll-management/
Chris Jones is the Membership Content Director at rec.poker and every month he produces a seminar around a specific topic - this month the topic was Turns and Rivers and Chris talks about specific factors for later streets and also about a new twist on the seminar format starting next month! It's just one perk of our premium membership. Find out more at rec.poker now!
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Jim himself about the recent Learn Pro Poker training video on defending against C-bets. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses some of the factors we went over in our Saturday LPP Study Group, like position, sizing, board texture, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link to the study group: https://rec.poker/groups/learn-pro-poker-study-group
Bernard Lee is a professional poker player who first came to prominence by finishing 13th in the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Since then, Lee has enjoyed tournament poker success as well as becoming a poker writer, podcast host, and author. His most recent book, "Poker Satellite Success" is being released this month (April 2021) with D&B Publishing.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by KIm Kilroy (PetVet) about feeling "raiser's remorse" on the river when a 2-bet has unfortunate consequences. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses streets of value, turn factors, value targeting, and hand ranging! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/the-perils-of-getting-greedy-on-the-river/
Jason Su, a veteran poker pro who lives in Boulder, Colorado, has experience with a wide range of stakes and variants: live and online, cash and MTTs, and limit, pot limit, and no-limit hold ‘em. He is the author of "Poker with Presence" and is launching his online app called "Presence & Profit." He's a great friend of RecPoker and we are always excited to hang out with him.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Troy Chapman (Chappo) about losing his cool vs limping players. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, raise sizes, hand ranges, hand qualities, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/limpers-they-all-do-our-heads-in/
Once a month a Premium member goes one-on-one with a member of the RECing Crew to break down a hand, talk strategy, or discuss how to otherwise get the most out of their poker experience. Email jim@rec.poker if there’s a member of the RECing Crew that YOU’D like to connect with, and we’ll try to match you up! In this episode, we join Taylor Maas and Chris Jones in a behind-the-scenes look at a coaching sample database review video from Taylor. As always, the video version of this podcast will be more informative than the audio version so sign up for a free Community account at rec.poker to watch the video versions of all our podcasts – and a lot more - for free!
Sarah Herrings is the Head of Video & Podcast with PokerNews and a great friend of RecPoker. In this episode we explore Sarah's journey into motherhood, the announcement that the WSOP is returning in late 2021, and her thoughts on the Bilzerian/Kade controversy.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by MarblesJam who is considering entering a live 6-max tournament and wants to know how to adjust their strategy. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the 6-max format as well as 8, 9, and 10-handed variations and how to adjust to the subtle shifts in optimal play, and we also go over Bounty tournaments and Satellite tournaments before running out of time - we're going to have to save some other variations for another episode! Why don't you post your favorite variant in the forums today? Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/6-handed-mtts/
Ashley Adams has been playing poker since 1963 when he learned it, literally, at his grandfather’s knee. He has written more than 1,000 poker articles (Card Player Magazine, Poker Player Newspaper, pokernews.com) and written several books, including his latest, "Winning Poker in 30 Minutes a Day" (D&B Publishing, 2020). The book provides a step-by-step guide for break-even or losing no-limit hold’em players to transform to someone who can beat typical games. Since 2007, Ashley has hosted the longest running broadcast poker radio show in the world, House of Cards (www.houseofcardsradio.com). Ashley can be best reached at asha34@aol.com orr houseofcardsradio.com.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris Jones (FiveByFive) about a hand where he calls a small raise from the big blind. What could go wrong?!? While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses pot odds, postflop betting and calling lines, opponent modelling, and intentionality postflop! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/tough-big-blind-defend-spot/
RecPoker's Membership Content Director Chris Jones was our guest this week so Jim Reid and John Somsky discussed with him the recent monthly rec.poker seminar which was all about post-flop betting lines, and how we can combine our knowledge of ranges and board textures to really put our opponents in some tough spots!
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @Chappo Troy Chapman about a preflop spot facing a shortstack shove. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses a shortstack shoving range, the factors we should consider when looking to isolate, and what kind of hands make good candidates for that! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details and replies - and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/how-light-is-too-light-to-iso-here/
Elliot Roe is a leading expert in Mindset Optimization for High Performers and is the world’s #1 Mindset Coach for poker players. In just the last 3 years his poker clients have won over $50,000,000 and nearly every major tournament title, including the World Series of Poker Main Event. His clientele also includes Olympic medalists, UFC Champions, Hollywood Actors, Business executives and wall street traders. His unique mindset coaching system leverages the power of hypnotherapy to eliminate fears and breakthrough mental roadblocks allowing you to operate in a state of peak performance every day. If you’ve ever felt like you weren’t reaching your full potential in life, almost like there was an invisible force field holding you back from accomplish your biggest dreams and stopping you from living the life you’ve always desired, then you’re in the right place. Mindset is the key that unlocks your full potential, and it’s Elliot’s job to help you create the changes needed to build a strong mindset so you can attack each day with full focus and determination. Reach Elliot through ElliotRoe.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by our own @FiveByFive Chris Jones and we are joined by the newest member of the RECing Crew, @PetVet Kim Kilroy! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the theory of overbets both preflop and postflop, the kinds of hands that might belong in some overbet ranges, and looks at an example hand Chris played recently. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details and replies - and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/massive-overbet-shoves/
Tommy Angelo is a poker player, poker coach, and author of several books including Painless Poker, Elements of Poker, and Waiting for Straighters. He is also busy making videos including a YouTube Series called PokerWords on the Tommy Angelo channel. His latest effort is a 3 part series called "On Position." We chat about parts 1 and 2, which have been released, talking about Act Last Percentage and folding to 3-bets from behind. The third part will be released April 1 focusing on folding the small blind in limped pots. Tommy also talks about his recent experience doing live poker commentary. He graced us with some harmonica playing to start the episode and shared his perspective on his perfect day, which was quite inspiring. Connect with Tommy at TommyAngelo.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @Gloves1010 - Collin Anderson, one of the hosts of the RECies Primetime Awards Show! Collin joins us for this episode, and while battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses every possible decision on every street of a hand where Gloves flops a set at the final table and has to make a tough river decision! There are some very interesting rabbit-holes in this one - come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details and replies and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/interesting-hand-from-the-final-table-of-a-1500-player-acr-tourney/
Once a month a Premium member goes one-on-one with a member of the RECing Crew to break down a hand, talk strategy, or discuss how to otherwise get the most out of their poker experience! Email jim@rec.poker if there's a member of the RECing Crew that YOU'D like to connect with, and we'll try to match you up! In this episode, we join Jim and Troy in the REC Room to talk about game selection, study materials, having a plan for success, and how to exploit foes. As always, the video version of this podcast will be more informative than the audio version so sign up for a free Community account at rec.poker to watch the video versions of all our podcasts - and a lot more!
Jonathan Little was a student at the University of West Florida studying psychology when he began playing poker with friends. As his interest in poker grew, it led him to study many books on poker. After earning an initial bankroll of $35,000 online over a six-month period, he decided to drop out of college and play poker professionally. He has become a well-known player, author, coach, and ambassador of the game, creating and leading pokercoaching.com. Jonathan is a great friend of RecPoker and we continue to be excited about our future together
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @Jamin96 who is following up on an earlier episode about playing in bigger tournaments than he is used to. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses deepstack play, deciding how many "streets of value" your hand is worth, and overvalueing one pair hands! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/blowout-series-followup/
The February seminar for RecPoker members was all about board texture. In this podcast we highlight a couple pieces of the seminar including a paradigm shift from wet/dry to a grid combining dynamic/statis and favorable/unfavorable. We also spend time discussing it's relation to next months seminar on betting patterns. The crew also shares the big announcement about partnership with Learn Pro Poker, the identy of the next book study, and the start of MaREC Madness!
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @Rabman50 about a tournament hand where he shoves the flop with top pair top kicker and a sweet redraw. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel talks about 3betting ranges preflop, the sizes available in and out of position, and how to get the most money in the pot - without ensuring that your opponenet has the nuts! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/mtt-standard-play/
Poker legend Maria Ho joins RecPoker to talk about her worlds of playing poker, commentating poker, and doing reality TV. Maria shares a bit about growing up in a conservative Chinese family and how that impacted college and how she approached getting into poker.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through another forum post by @Chappo about getting heads up in the home hame and picking up equity on the turn - and how to play it! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses heads-up play, suited connectors as 3-bet candidates, and how you can 'contort' your opponnts range with different bet sizes! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/heads-up-for-all-the-money-in-the-home-game/
Star Valdez is a fun poker industry personality who also enjoys writing. In this episode we chat about her poker journey and the poker worlds in and around Biloxi, Mississippi.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by our own @FiveByFive! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel looks at five different types of hands we might find ourselves with in the big blind when we see a monotone flop and it checks through to the turn. Which will we lead with, which play better as checks, and which of those will call a bet and which should we be shoving with? Lots of great questions and even a couple of answers! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/theory-question-on-a-monotone-board/
Once a month a Premium member goes one-on-one with a member of the RECing Crew to break down a hand, talk strategy, or discuss how to otherwise get the most out of their poker experience! Email jim@rec.poker if there's a member of the RECing Crew that YOU'D like to connect with, and we'll try to match you up! In this episode, we come back to part two of Jim and Matt in the REC Room, looking at the RecPoker HUD and reviewing some hands in PokerTracker4. We talk about HUDs at the beginning so the video version of this podcast will be more informative than the audio version - Sign up for a free Community account at rec.poker to watch the video versions of all our podcasts - and a lot more!
Ryan Laplante joins us from his training site Learn Pro Poker to talk about playing live again in the pandemic era, what kind of tells he looks for in villains, and we go over a hand where Ryan soul-reads a foe to make a killer river call!
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @Jamin96 about taking a shot in a big-time tournament. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel talks about selling action, prepping for a tournament, adjustents to your play, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/blowout-package-winner/
The January seminar for RecPoker members was all about tells and reads. In this podcast we highlight a couple pieces of the seminar which included conversations with Zach Elwood and reviewing video from a recreational charity tournament as well as an MSPT Final Table.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @Chappo about holding TT in a live tournament with a tough field. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses tournament selection, expressing your skill edge, and some lessons from the recent Book Study about injecting aggression into your game! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/heads-up-for-all-the-money-in-the-home-game/
Duncan Palamourdas specializes in the mathematics of poker and poker education. His poker classes at UCLA always fill up early and have long waiting lists. He is also an author at Upswing Poker, Poker News, Card Player and Winning Network. Despite his impressive academic credentials, Duncan’s popularity is a product of his love for simple language and metaphors. Profitable poker play essentially revolves around correct risk/reward optimization. This is a complex topic and Duncan’s great strength is that he explains it in simple terms without resorting to technical jargon. He is the author of “Why Alex beats Bobbie at Poker: Developing a Fundamentally Sound Approach to Poker”. You can connect with Duncan on Twitter at @askthemathdr or through his website askthemathdr.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @Michael about a tricky spot with JJ. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses calling versus raising, stack sizes, preflop shoving ranges, and how there is no 'right' way to pay JJ preflop! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/to-fold-or-not-to-fold-jj/
Lexy Gavin is a professional poker player, coach, and speaker. She was rated the #1 woman player at the WSOP in 2019 and recently the GPI Female Player of the Year for 2020. She will soon be launching her own training site after spending years working with other training sites such as pokercoaching.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Keith @MonkieSystem who joins us for another week of strategy chat! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses monotone flops, post-flop overbets, and @Rabman50 even narrows he villains range down to a hand containing exactly the King of spades! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review!
Once a month a Premium member goes one-on-one with a member of the RECing Crew to break down a hand, talk strategy, or discuss how to otherwise get the most out of their poker experience! Email jim@rec.poker if there's a member of the RECing Crew that YOU'D like to connect with, and we'll try to match you up! In this episode, Chris Jones talks with Taylor Maas about a tournament hand. Sign up for a free Community account at rec.poker to watch the video versions of all our podcasts - and a lot more!
Farid Jattin is currrently ranked #6 in the Global Poker Index (GPI). He is also a top tier coach and instructor who will be conducting a training course exclusively for RecPoker Nation. The course starts February 3 and details can be found at rec.poker/farid. In this episode we talk about the course but, more generally, what recreationally players need to do to become elite players.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Keith @MonkieSystem who makes his first appearance as a guest on the show! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses bet and raise sizing, postflop lines, and polarizing actions - plus Jim really nails the audio cues! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/top-two-pair-on-the-turn-facing-aggression/
The December seminar for RecPoker members was all about playing bluffs: in position / out of position, different strengths, different stack sizes, different opponenets, etc. In this podcast we highlight a couple pieces of the seminar and get into a bit of strategy. We also chat about the home game changes and results, Farid Jattin's upcoming RecPoker Training Course, and all sorts of cool things happening in RecPoker Nation!
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by the one and only @Veaner85 - what a treat! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel is joined by Kim @PetVet for a final week, and talks about bet sizing on dynamic boards multiway, and how you can use action on earlier streets to eliminate important parts of your opponent's range. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/early-hand-from-tonights-tournament/
Samuli "TheJudas" Sipila (or Sam for short) is a professional poker player from Finland specializing in PLO, both online and live play. In this fun conversation, Sam talks about PLO strategies, bankroll management, and the tennis elbow he has from playing about 11,000 hands/day as he pursues Diamond Elite status. Follow twitch.tv/beastsofpoker and go to beastsofpoker.com to find out more about Sam and the team
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @EANDERSON85 about bet sizing. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel is again joined by Kim @PetVet to talk about raise sizing preflop, and how bet sizes postflop should affect the range of hands you choose to include in a betting or checking range. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review!
Sky Matsuhashi is the host of the Smart Poker Study podcast and leads the membership side ThePokerForge.com. Sky is an expert in online play and has years of experience as an author, coach, player, and podcaster. Connect with Sky at smartpokerstudy.com or thepokerforge.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @PetVet which is all about donking! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel is joined by Kim herself to talk about bet sizing, donking ranges, the assumptions people make , and why some players prefer to check-raise instead. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/facing-donk-leads-as-preflop-raiser/
The podcast panel catches up a bit on life and all that is happening inside RecPoker Nation as we prepare for the holidays and the end of the year. We talk a bit about the newly announced (and amazing) training with Farid Jattin, the GPI #5 ranked player. This is a training exclusive for RecPoker and we couldn't be more thrilled! Go to rec.poker for all the details
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @MonkieSystem about whe to invite a "flip" in tournaments. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM considerations, stack sizes, shoving ranges, and the important difference that fold equity makes to these calculations! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review!
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Michael Acevedo joins the podcast for the first time. Michael is a poker player, coach & author of, "Modern Poker Theory: Building an unbeatable strategy based on GTO principles." He was a core part of the team to build Pio Solver and has an amazing story of perseverance, hard work, and humility.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @Jamin96 about facing aggressive postflop action with marginal holdings. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel manages to ALMOST nail the audio cues and discusses positional advantage, ranging your opponents, and bet sizing! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review!,https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/3-way-pot-in-the-lj/
We thought it would be fun to share a bit of sample from the RecPoker Seminars, specifically from June around 3-betting. These seminars are held monthly, with the archives available to our premium members. You can check that out at rec.poker or reach out with any questions. Chris Jones, RecPoker's Content Director does an amazing job of putting these seminars together and leading the discussions.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @FivebyFive about a preflop spot holding AJx and facing a small iso shove. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel is joined by @Yamel for a final week and discusses the factors you want to be considering when stacks are getting short and realizing your edge pre-flop is a must! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/iso-jam-squeeze-good-or-reckless/
Farid Jattin is currently ranked #8 in the Global Poker Index and is the all-time leading money winner from Colombia with $5.6 million in reported Hendon Mob payouts. We talk about his beginnings in poker and his journey to the top of the poker world. Farid is convinced that learning in community is critical for not only success, but balance in life. He has recently started group coaching which ignited the panel to get excited about forming a group to learn and hang out together. You can connect with Farid at faridjattinpoker.com
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through another forum post by current RecPoker PoY points-leader @Yamel who joins us again to talk about a hand that culminates in his facing a river bet from a winning player. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses bet sizing, raise sizing, and ranging your opponents in real-time. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/can-we-call-this-river/
David Lappin is the co-host of the Chip Race, ambassador for Unibet Poker, and a great player and ambassador for the game. Steve, Jim & Rob sit down with David to chat poker, podcasting, philosophy, and take as many shots as we can at David's co-host Dara O'Kearney. Great conversation and a lot of fun was had by all!
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @Yamel who joins us on the show to talk about the factors one might consider when holding QQ preflop in a cash game. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the value ranges of opponents, how certain hands respond to different flops, and how stack sizes can affect preflop action. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/is-this-an-easy-jam/
Robbie Strazynski & Bruce Briggs join the crew to chat about the end of an era. After 365 episodes, the Top Pair Home Game podcast has come to an end. We chat about their favorite memories and what is next for these two fantastic poker ambassadors.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through another forum post by @ARW about how to react when you realize you've made an error in-game. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the benefits of betting on different streets according to board texture, thin value ranges vs checking ranges, and we are joined by @Binkley from the forums for a final week to share his thoughts. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/missing-value-and-making-mistakes/
Jonathan Little is a poker player, coach, author, and owner of pokercoaching.com. In this discussion, we get caught up on everything Jonathan has going on, what he enjoys the most, and how in the heck he can multi-table 14 games at the same time. We wonder if he gets bored playing live after spending so much time with the action of multi-tabling online.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through another forum post by @MonkieSystem about how a solver might approach high-frequency c-betting. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the game theory behind c-betting, how frequencies shoud change according to position and ranges, and we are joined by @Binkley from the forums for a second week to share his thoughts. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! link: https://rec.poker/groups/solvers/forum/discussion/100-c-bets-is-this-a-bad-leak/
Dara O'Kearney is an Irish author, poker player, coach, and podcast. With David Lappin, he hosts the popular "Chip Race" podcast and "The Lock In" YouTube channel. He wrote "Poker Satellite Strategy" and recently released "PKO Poker Strategy" which we spend a good amount of time discussing.
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This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through another forum post by @ARW about how to react when you realize you've made an error in-game. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the benefits of betting on different streets according to board texture, thin value ranges vs checking ranges, and we are joined by @Binkley from the forums for a final week to share his thoughts. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/missing-value-and-making-mistakes/
Chris "Fox" Wallace is a WSOP Bracelet winner and great friend of RecPoker. He has authored "No Limits, The Fundamentals of No-Limit Hold'em" and more recently, "Short Stack Ninja: Tournament Strategy From A Professional Poker Coach" which is the book for the next RecPoker book study.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @TaylorMaas about pulling the trigger on a river bluff. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses how board textures and actions can help you narrow down you foe's ranges, how different players may play with thin value, and how to express your skill edge in different player pools. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/go-for-a-river-bluff/
Lynn Gilmartin is an Australian actress, poker player, and host of the World Poker Tour (WPT). We last hand Lynn on in January of 2020 to talk about her efforts in responding to the Australian fires. While only 9 months ago, it feels like a decade, so it was time to catch up with Lynn on her life (including successful acting auditions) and her reflections on Mike Sexton. We also get to hear a bit of Lynn's back story growing up and her journey into hosting a poker tour.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @CaptainWalleye about ICM considerations at the final table. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses why you might 3-bet or flat with a short stack on your left, what kind of hands you might consider using for either of those actions, and how tight you really have to be when you are holding out for a ladder jump. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/huge-icm-implications/
Matt Matros is a professional poker player, coach, and author from Brooklyn, New York, who has won three World Series of Poker events. Matros holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Yale University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College. He is the author of the books, "The Game Plan" as well as "The Making Of A Poker Player: How An Ivy League Math Geek Learned To Play Championship Poker."
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by...Jim himself! This one's about betting patterns in a blind vs blind hand. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses bet sizing, how to range your foes after actions on previous streets, and bluff-targeting. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/home-game-betting-pattern/
Dutch Boyd received substantial media attention during his deep run on the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event, where he finished in 12th place. He was involved in a key hand late in the tournament with Chris Moneymaker. Boyd held KQ and Moneymaker had pocket 3s. After the 9 2 5 flop had missed Boyd, Moneymaker bet 100,000, and Dutch forced him all-in on a bluff. Moneymaker thought for a while about calling, but eventually did put his tournament life on the line. Boyd did not improve on his over cards and was left with a very small stack. Boyd would go down in 12th place not long after the hand, and Moneymaker would go on to win the tournament. Shortly after this, he founded a group of young poker players called The Crew that achieved notable success. Boyd has won three WSOP bracelets in his career. His first came in the 2006 World Series of Poker, where he won a $2,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Six Max event for $475,712, his largest tournament win to date. He won his second in 2010 in a $2,500 Limit Hold'em/Six Handed event, and his third in 2014 in a $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event
This week, Jim Reid (@Jim) leads the panel through a forum post by @Yamel about extracting max value on the river. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses range advantage, repping draws, and @PokerGeekMN talks about some differences between tournament and cash play. See if you can spot when Jim hits a three-outer vs @Andrew Feist to take him out of the home game! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review!
WSOP Bracelet Winner and Head of Learn Pro Poker Ryan Laplante joins the podcast. We chat up on what is new and exciting in the world of LPP and talk some strategy, while also paying tribute to the late Mike Sexton
This week, Jim Reid (@Jim) leads the panel through a forum post by @Binkley about facing a river donk bet with a value hand that now feels very thin. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses different post-flop lines and how different villains might play this line, and @Rabman50 talks about how strong value hands tend to get played more "face-up" on earlier streets. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review!
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WSOP Bracelet Winner and Head of PokerNews Reporting Chad Holloway join the podcast. We cover Chad's career but also spend significant time discussing the passing of Mike Sexton
This week, Jim Reid (@Jim) leads the panel through a forum post by @ARW about bluff-catching in a specific river spot. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses combos, ranges, and player profiles when considering a river call. Plus @FiveByFive talks about some different post-flop lines on different board textures and run-outs. See if you can spot when Jim realizes he has introduced the hands in the wrong order! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review!
Jackson Laskey & Zachary Resnick are the founding team of the "Just Hands Podcast." While Jack is still co-hosting the podcast, Zach has dedicated his time to leading Unbounded Capital, investing in the Bitcoin world, where Jack also contributes They are both still avid poker players, but really focusing on playing in what brings them the most joy (much of which is home games). You can catch them at unboundedcapital.com/, justhandspoker.com, and their YouTube channel at youtube.com/channel/UCMSNHVAaJmnlLY5ha78ZPTQ
This week, Jim Reid (@Jim) leads the panel through a forum post by @MonkieSystem asking about facing microbets from a particular opponent. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses some theories about the "Mystery Player M" who has been wreaking havoc in the home games with their aggressive betting style, @SteveFredlund shares some thoughts about how he typically responds, and the panel debates some pros and cons of a few different styles of play. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review!
This is part 2 of a two-part conversation with Matt Hunt. Matt is a professional poker player and coach from the UK, currently living in Las Vegas. Matt holds a bachelor’s degree in French and a Master’s degree in Transnational Studies, both from the University of Southampton (UK). As a poker coach, he specializes in MTT math and ICM concepts, short-stacked play, exploration of the No-Limit Hold’em game tree through GTO solver research, and the cognitive role of language in poker decision-making. Recently Matt has been active on Twitter (@MntalHlthGaming) and Twitch (Mental_Health_Gaming) discussing his own journey with depression and anxiety, and helping for a community for those also struggling with mental health issues.
This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @Wojami asking about taking notes in online tournaments. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses what kind of notes to take, Taylor Maas suggests what info to pay attention to when writing notes, and they talk about different ways to record and review them. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review!
This is part 1 of a two-part conversation with Matt Hunt. Matt is a professional poker player and coach from the UK, currently living in Las Vegas. Matt holds a bachelor’s degree in French and a Master’s degree in Transnational Studies, both from the University of Southampton (UK). As a poker coach, he specializes in MTT math and ICM concepts, short-stacked play, exploration of the No-Limit Hold’em game tree through GTO solver research, and the cognitive role of language in poker decision-making. Recently Matt has been active on Twitter (@MntalHlthGaming) and Twitch (Mental_Health_Gaming) discussing his own journey with depression and anxiety, and helping for a community for those also struggling with mental health issues.
In our first ever "Forums Edition" Jim Reid (@Jim) leads the panel through a forum post by @Raisy_Daisy asking about hand-ranging tips, drills, and resources. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, they discuss using tools like Equilab and Flopzilla, some general rules about hand-ranging, and a new video Chris Jones (@FiveByFive) recently posted in the forums about how to use Flopzilla to do just that! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review!
Blake Bohn is a professional poker player and the all-time leading tournament money leader from Minnesota. He is in the Minnesota Poker Hall of Fame as well as the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Hall of Fame. His $3.1 million in tournament earnings includes a 23rd place finish at the WSOP Main Event. In this episode we cover a lot of ground, including insights for recreational players wanting to improve their game.
Clayton Fletcher is a poker player, comedian, and host of the Tournament Poker Edge podcast. Currently living in New York, Clayton shares about his journeys as a stand-up comedian (they love him in Sweden) and experiences making a deep Main Event run. We chat about a number of things including his epic respond during some verbal banter at the WSOP Main Event. He is easy to find including ClaytonFletcher.com, tournamentpokeredge.com and on Twitter @ClaytonComic
Maria Konnikova is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, The Confidence Game and Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes. Her new book, The Biggest Bluff, was just released in June. She is a regular contributing writer for The New Yorker whose writing has won numerous awards, including the 2019 Excellence in Science Journalism Award from the Society of Personality and Social Psychology. While researching The Biggest Bluff, Maria became an international poker champion and the winner of over $300,000 in tournament earnings—and inadvertently turned into a professional poker player. Maria’s writing has been featured in Best American Science and Nature Writing and has been translated into over twenty languages. Maria also hosts the podcast The Grift from Panoply Media, a show that explores con artists and the lives they ruin, and is currently a visiting fellow at NYU’s School of Journalism. Her podcasting work earned her a National Magazine Award nomination in 2019. She graduated from Harvard University and received her PhD in psychology from Columbia University.
Gareth James, known as Gazellig online, has been a tournament poker coach since 2012, teaching the strategies to be successful at multi-table tournaments both live and online. He has worked with all manner of players, from those getting their feet wet in the wonderful world of tournament poker for the first time right up to the high stakes cash game players wanting a tournament poker primer before one of the biggest tournaments of the year. Find out more at https://www.mttpokerschool.com/
Jason Su, author of "Poker With Presence: Unlocking the Final 15%" joins the panel. Also joining the panel is special guest Woody Adams, the most recent member of the RECing Crew. Jason talks about the importance of the mental game of poker, shares some easy exercises, and shares his own personal experiences. He also gives insight into an actual example from Chris Jones of how we can get thrown off our optimal game.
One week ago, rec.poker relaunched with an amazing new website. The crew talks about the website, but with a focus on how it is just a tool to achieve our ultimate vision — the creation of a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We love poker; and we love playing and learning in the context of relationship… and now, finally, we have the tool to help us do that effectively. Make sure you check out rec.poker to find out how to join the community for free! If you want to upgrade to Premium or the RECing Crew, use the code RELAUNCH to get $50 off your annual membership.
The RecPoker panel of Steve Fredlund, Jim Reid, Chris Jones, Rob Washam, John Somsky, and Andrew Feist chat with Adam Friedman, three-time WSOP bracelet winner, all in mixed games, including back to back in 2018-19 in the $10k Dealers Choice event. We talk mixed games, WSOP, and advice for recreational players.
The RecPoker panel of Steve Fredlund, Jim Reid, Chris Jones, Rob Washam, John Somsky, and Andrew Feist chat with Chris Moneymaker, winner of the WSOP Main Event in 2003 resulting in the "Moneymaker Effect" that included a tripling of the Main Event field the very next year. We talk WSOP, recreational player strategy, and the importance of learning in the context of community
Every month, members at rec.poker enjoy a seminar put together by the RecPoker Podcast Panel, led by Membership Content Director Chris Jones. For July, the seminar s all about bluffing and we felt this was a great opportunity to showcase the seminars while providing the podcast audience with some great discussion on the art/science of bluffing.
Also check out rec.poker/resources for all the partnerships and bonus RecPoker is offering. Specifically, Red Chip Poker is offering RecPoker listeners a free week of CORE by using the code RECPOKER.
Jerry Yang has an amazing personal story of growing up in Laos, escaping to Thailand, and ultimately moving to the slums of Nashville, Tennessee. He worked hard on his education, which ultimately served to be his path out of poverty. In 2005 he started learning poker and only two years later found himself on top of the poker world having won $8.25 million and the WSOP Main Event Championship… all from a $225 satellite. An amazing story the Jerry wrote about in his autobiography called, “All in: From Refugee Camp to Poker Champ.”
Please also check out the National Collegiate Poker Tour by following them on @ncptpoker on Twitter or Instagram. They have their next event, the Summer Series, being held June 21st-August 2.
Also check out rec.poker/resources for all the partnerships and bonus RecPoker is offering. Specifically, Red Chip Poker is offering RecPoker listeners a free week of CORE by using the code RECPOKER.
Watch the video at https://youtu.be/08RwkNEjxtw
Carlos Welch is one of the most interesting stories in poker. A player, writer, and coach who decided that to best chase his dreams required living out of his van. Then, the need for overnight A/C moved him to buying a Prius. We talk strategy, game selection, and then dig into a wonderful hand where we face a difficult river shove. Connect with Carlos on Twitter @hiphop101trivia.
Make sure to check out rec.poker/resources for all the partnerships and bonus RecPoker is offering. Specifically, Red Chip Poker is offering RecPoker listeners a free week of CORE by using the code RECPOKER.
Andrew Brokos is a great friend of the RecPoker podcast and he joins us again to talk about the release of his new book, "Play Optimal Poker 2" with a focus on constructing ranges. In addition to discussing the book, we talk a bit about the impact of the pandemic on Andrew's personal approach to poker as well as poker overall.
Make sure to check out rec.poker/resources for all the partnerships and bonus RecPoker is offering. Specifically, Red Chip Poker is offering RecPoker listeners a free week of CORE by using the code RECPOKER.
The panel discusses how to handle the situation that comes up often in long re-entry, big field, small buy-in tournaments online; and that situation is having those players that frequently are shoving 30, 40, even 70 big blind stacks over an open raise. It can be frustrating to face, but what do we do?
Ben Hayles & Merv Harvey are the co-hosts of the Postflop Poker Podcast and generally great guys! Ben “gamb64” Hayles is a poker player, coach, author and content provider. At postfloppoker.com you will find the Postflop Poker Podcast (PPP), 13 poker books, the PTP video series, blogs, and information on Ben’s 1 to 1 coaching services.
The episode can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/IeLChC4U9LY
Nate Meyvis is the co-host of the Thinking Poker Podcast with Andrew Brooks, a student of ancient philosophy, and an all-around great dude. He joins the panel and talks about a number of things including breaking down an AQ hand in early position.
You can also watch the discussion at https://youtu.be/3Vf7E9Su1Q4
Jennifer Shahade is a two-time U.S. Women’s Chess Champion, speaker, host, author and PokerStars Ambassador. The Program Director at US Chess Women, Jennifer is passionate about female empowerment and creative work around the games she loves most, chess and poker. She is the author of Chess Bitch and Play Like a Girl, books that, along with her work for US Chess Women, aims to bring more females into the game.
Jennifer believes that thinking inside the GRID, the title of her poker podcast, is a way to organize our thinking in a hectic world, as well as a portal into deep and beautiful thought. The grid is both a reference to the 8×8 chess board, and the 13×13 color coded grid of all possible poker hands, which poker professionals now use to study the game. Jennifer is also an author and host at the Grand Chess Tour and of the award winning podcast, Ladies Knight. In 2020, The GRID won the Global Poker Award for the best poker podcast in the World.
The crew chats with Zach Elwood, author of Reading Poker Tells, Verbal Poker Tells, and Exploiting Poker Tells. He also hosts the podcast, “People Reading People.” We have a chance to discuss several specific areas of tells ending with a dive into what we can use when playing online poker.
Make sure to check out rec.poker/resources for all the partnerships and bonus RecPoker is offering. Specifically, Red Chip Poker is offering RecPoker listeners a free week of CORE by using the code RECPOKER.
The episode can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/hlcYa2vkuDA
The crew does a check-in on how they are getting along during the corona virus. They then discuss an AK hand Chris Jones played recently on ACR. Make sure to check out rec.poker/resources for all the partnerships and bonus RecPoker is offering. Specifically, Red Chip Poker is offering RecPoker listeners a free week of CORE by using the code RECPOKER.
The RecPoker panel of Steve Fredlund, Jim Reid, Chris Jones, Rob Washam, John Somsky, and Andrew Feist discuss what they have been learning, struggling with, and working on in regard to recent on-line poker experience. They also take a look at a hand history from the Russia Super High Roller Bowl. ITM ($800k to 5th/$3.7 mil 1st), FT, 5 left. Folds to us (Adrian Mateos, chip leader at 3.4 million at the 15k/30k/30k level) in SB. We open QsQc to 65k. BB (Timothy Adams 1.8 million behind) defends. There is one short stack at table (about 650k, rest of table besides Mateos is all around 1.6-1.8 million). Flop is 8d6d3s. Mateos leads for 100k. Adams raises to 320k. This is the spot I want to talk about. It’s a spot where I flat almost 100% of the time, and I plan to continue big on turns that aren’t death such as 5d, 7d, 9d. But Mateos shoves. Is this purely an ICM move? What should Adams be calling with here? Is this a better play than flatting? Is this a flat in different spots, but not here? Or is this potentially a mistake? (IRL, Adams calls with Kd10d and spikes a K on the river).
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The crew sits down with Elliot Roe, one of the greatest mindset coaches around, and certainly the leading authority for poker mindset, having worked with some of the greatest players in the world such as Fedor Holtz, Brian Rast, Phil Galfond and more. Elliot has a new A-Game Master Class for poker players and we are delighted to partner with him on getting the word out on that; you can go to rec.poker/resources for more info and to link to that product page. You can also connect with Elliot through elliotroe.com and pokermindcoach.com
For many recreational players, the idea of playing online seems appealing, especially in our current world of social distancing and self-quarantine. But where do we start? What are the risks? Is it even legal? What should we be playing? What site should I use? Is my money safe?
The RecPoker panel of Steve Fredlund, Jim Reid, Chris Jones, Rob Washam, and John Somsky discuss these questions and more, highlighting John’s extensive knowledge and involvement with online poker and the personal experience playing on line with the panel.
RecPoker has a few additional related opportunities for you: 1) If you become a new member of Americas Card Room (ACR) you can use one of the following codes to get you additional benefits: “RecRake” with give you a payback of 27% of all of your paid fees and “RecElite” will give you additional bonuses from activity, 2) Taylor Maas put together a quick overview video of ACR highlighting where to find different games -- https://youtu.be/CSu-JqIRAmI -- and 3) on Monday March 30, members at REC.POKER can join a deep dive discussion with Jim, Taylor and others focusing on playing on-line including looking at the tools to improve your play and analysis (this is available even during the one-month free trial period)
RecPoker has launched daily tournaments on PokerStars we are calling our “Social Distance Series” to help stay connected and sharp on the felt. Details are at rec.poker/homegame.
Brad Wilson is a poker player, coach, and host of “Chasing Poker Greatness.” We enjoyed a wonderful conversation with Brad including talking strategy and reviewing a specific hand.
RecPoker has launched daily tournaments on PokerStars we are calling our “Social Distance Series” to help stay connected and sharp on the felt. Details are at rec.poker/homegame
This two-part episode includes an interview with Bernard Lee, host of the Bernard Lee Poker Show and fellow member of the Cardplayer Lifestyle Family of Podcasts along with RecPoker and the Top Pair Home Game Podcast. Following that interview is a hand history breakdown using a hand played by Kou Vang in the World Series of Poker Main Event.
Check out http://rec.poker/train-connect/ for information on joining our membership site or discord channels. http://rec.poker/homegame/ has all the info to join in our home games on the first and second Wednesdays of each month.
The crew reflects on RecPoker Day at Running Aces on February 29, 2019, including picking Rob’s brain on his two deep runs that day. We include a sample of interviews conducted on RecPoker Day as well as the expansion of RecPoker through new programs and our first official ambassador, Josh Schwartz in Colorado.We also look at a and history from Shayan Bhattacharyya where the panel all have some different perspectives on the approach to the hand.
Check out http://rec.poker/train-connect/ for information on joining our membership site or discord channels. http://rec.poker/homegame/ has all the info to join in our home games on the first and second Wednesdays of each month.
The crew chats with the fantastic Maria Ho including a brief discussion of her big fold with a set of tens (watch here: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6bqwcb ) Make sure to follow Maria on Twitter @mariaho and pretty much everywhere else!
You can also watch on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/0ofhqriKQ8I
Jim Reid, John Somsky, & Chris Jones chat with author, coach, and professional poker player Ed Miller. Also, make sure you check out the RecPoker link to a free trial of Ryan Laplante’s Learn Pro Poker right here: https://www.learnpropoker.com/a/22141/pvLxagfX
Steve Fredlund, Rob Washam, John Somsky, & Chris Jones chat with K. L Cleeton. K.L. is the greater of Range Trainer Pro, a tool to help define hand ranges in different situations. He works closely with Ryan Laplante and the crew at Learn Pro Poker. You can connect with K.L. and the tool at raingetrainerpro.com.
Steve Fredlund, Jim Reid, Rob Washam, John Somsky, & Chris Jones chat with Dara O’Kearney. Dara is involved in many poker-related things as a player, ambassador, and author, as well as an international distance runner. Follow at @daraokearny on Twitter to connect.
Steve Fredlund, Jim Reid, Rob Washam, John Somsky, & Ian Matakis chat with Fedor Holz who retired from poker after quickly earning more than $33 million on Hendon Mob and more on-line. Fedor is incredibly interesting on his perspectives of life and you can learn more about him and connect at FedorHolz.com, Instagram Fedor Holz, or Twitter @crownupguy.
You can watch the video at https://youtu.be/H3nl0rXEFaw
Steve Fredlund, Jim Reid, Chris Jones, John Somsky, & Rob Washam chat with John Reading, WSOP bracelet winner and Minnesota poker pro. We reflect on his bracelet, poker strategies, psychology, and his new adventures. You can reach John through Twitter @kikamo88 or email hypnojohn23@gmail.com.
Steve Fredlund, Jim Reid, Chris Jones, John Somsky, & Rob Washam chat with Grant Denison, Jonathan Levy (The Poker Guys) including breaking down a hand.
161: BONUS: Lynn Gimartin and Australian Bush Fires
Lynn Gilmartin is interviewed to update us on the fires in Australia and what we can do to help. Click here to donate to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors. https://www.facebook.com/donate/2469743949803401/3254610994565365/
Steve Fredlund, Jim Reid, Chris Jones, John Somsky, Rob Washam, & Taylor Maas look at a couple of hands from Chris’ recent tournament. We also reflect on 2019 and look forward to 2020, including exciting content plans for 2020.
Steve Fredlund, Jim Reid, Chris Jones, John Somsky and Jake Mason discuss three hands submitted by RecPoker Nation. These hards came from Josh Schwartz, Rob Adsem, and Chris Jones leading to some great discussion.
Steve Fredlund, along with Jim Reid, interview fantastic young pro Ryan Laplante, who recently launched “Learn Pro Poker”, a training site that sponsors the RecPoker podcast. We talk about Ryan’s WSOP bracelet speech, his history playing poker, and strategy that will help the recreational player. The video is also available at the RecPoker YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9djxr_aVf1pLOta_OkREIA
Steve Fredlund, John Somsky, Chris Jones, Rob Washam has Jim Reid go through questions and thoughts from listeners, including a couple of interesting hand histories. This week features questions from David Baer, FPN Colorado, and Jefferson Kupferberg. The video is also available at the RecPoker YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9djxr_aVf1pLOta_OkREIA
Steve Fredlund, John Somsky, Taylor Maas & Rob Washam go through questions and thoughts from listeners, including a couple of interesting hand histories. The video is also available at the RecPoker YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9djxr_aVf1pLOta_OkREIA
Host Steve Fredlund interviews Lena Evans, Jacqueline Britton & Jeannette Mendez from Poker League of Nations (PLON), the world’s largest women’s poker group. All women are invited to join the Poker League of Nations private group or following this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PokerLeagueOfNations/
The video is also available at the RecPoker YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9djxr_aVf1pLOta_OkREIA
Host Steve Fredlund & a RecPoker panel interviews Adam Friedman about mixed games. We have broken the interview down into two segments with part 1 airing last week as episode 153.
The video is also available at the RecPoker YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9djxr_aVf1pLOta_OkREIA
Host Steve Fredlund & a RecPoker panel interviews Adam Friedman about mixed games. We have broken the interview down into two segments with part 2 airing next week with episode 154.
The video is also available at the RecPoker YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9djxr_aVf1pLOta_OkREIA
Host Steve Fredlund interviews Tommy Angelo and Lee Jones from Poker Simple. You can find them on their PokerSimple YouTube channel.
The video is also available at the RecPoker YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9djxr_aVf1pLOta_OkREIA
Host Steve Fredlund interviews Alec Torelli chatting about many topics, with some focus on playing small/mid pairs from early/mid position. Check out these links from Alec: Hand Reading System = www.bit.ly/HandReadingSystem Preflop Charts = www.bit.ly/preflopcharts How to Prepare for Tournaments = https://www.consciouspoker.com/blog/prepare-for-the-wsop/ Learn more about Alec = www.alectorelli.com
The video is also available at the RecPoker YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9djxr_aVf1pLOta_OkREIA
Chris Jones and John Somsky, two of our core panelists, ran deep in early events of the Fall Poker Classic. Chris brings with a couple of interesting hands from his deep run that he wants to discuss with the crew, including the impact of ICM implications. John also had an interesting ICM spot which we chat about as well. Joining Chris and John are Rob Washam and Steve Fredlund for this discussion.
The video is also available at the RecPoker YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9djxr_aVf1pLOta_OkREIA
Daniel Negreanu is one of the greatest players in the history of poker; he is the host of the DAT Podcast and is currently highlighting his poker Masters Class. Our community had a great time chatting with Daniel and getting insights into a number of things such as playing small/mid-pairs from early/middle position, GTO vs. exploitive play, and much more.
Jonathan Little is a player, coach, author, and entrepreneur who takes some time out to talk with Steve and the crew about playing against limpers in low buy-in tournaments. If you want to participate in these interviews, become a member through rec.poker
In this episode, we share a few highlights from four of the most recent content videos available to RecPoker community members. These include hand histories facilitated by Chris Jones, “Hands by Jake” from Jake Mason, Book Study of Andrew Brokos’ “Playing Optimal Poker”, and hand history facilitated by Taylor Maas.
We also touch briefly on the launch of rec(dot)poker, our new website home which includes access to our new membership site.
You can watch the video at: https://youtu.be/k0X69Sm984w
Matt Hamilton is a wonderful young player with about $275,000 in Hendon Mob earnings. Matt has been with us in the past and his great, methodical way of teaching has been very well received. In this episode Matt discussing playing Ax suited from the blinds, sharing his perspectives on key considerations and the differences of big vs. small blind play.
The Panel also discusses the new membership site at recpoker.mn.co - you can get the first month free if you sign-up by the end of September.
Joining the show this week are four Free Poker Network (FPN) champions to chat about what FPN is, the benefits of playing in FPN, and how to approach improving your play to move from free bar leagues to playing in casinos, including cashing in the WSOP Main Event as Joel Smith did.
Joel Smith, Nels Peterson, Chris Nelson, and Jake Stringfellow are all accomplished FPN players who took time away to join host Steve Fredlund as well as RecPoker Core members John Somsky and Rob Washam. You can find out more about FPN, including where to play in your area, at https://www.freepokernetwork.com/
Steve Fredlund is the host of the RecPoker podcast but not a big fan of talking about himself. Well, because of a guest cancelation, Steve decides to give the audience what they want, a bit more information about who this guy is. After sharing a brief bit of his story, Steve focuses on a clear communication of the vision of RecPoker to become a “Vibrant & Encouraging Poker Learning Community.” What does that mean for RecPoker and what does it mean for each member? Steve shares his passionate vision for focusing on learning, poker and encouraging each other in the context of a vibrant community.
Here are the links to the free opportunities mentioned in the show: RecPoker Community Home Game on PokerStars: If you don't already have it, download the free PokerStars software from www.pokerstars.com. Joining the home game and registering for home game tournaments can only be done from a computer, not a mobile device. Open the main poker lobby, then click on the Home Games tab. Click the 'Join a Poker Club' button and enter Club ID number: 3189002 and Invitation Code: JoinRecPoker. Once membership request is approved we'll be ready to start playing Home Games online together. You will need 20,000 play chips and get 15,000 every 4 hours when you log-in, so plan ahead,
Join Discord at https://discord.gg/sJ7zvXU
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Also available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/JQt67mrdNhc
Andrew Brooks is a professional poker player, author, blogger, coach, and host of the “Thinking Poker” podcast. He was on the RecPoker podcast episode #130 and is back by popular demand. His recent book, “Play Optimal Poker” has received great reviews and we are honored to have him on our show. In this episode we chat about facing limpers, which is one of the most commonly raised questions too our podcast. We also talk a bit about having our own limping strategy and where that makes sense.
Check out everything Andrew has going on at thinkingpoker.net or Twitter @thinkingpoker.
Hosting this episode is Steve Fredlund, joined by three other RecPoker Core members: John Somsky, Rob Washam, and Jake Mason.
Although Andrew was not on video, you can still watch this episode at: https://youtu.be/GRw0StNCgH0
The RecPoker podcast has seen tremendous growth over the past year, thanks to our listeners, guests, and others who have been supporting and encouraging. What we are most excited about is our role in building the poker community, connecting recreational players who love to learn in a positive and encouraging environment; and now we want to do more of that.
Host Steve Fredlund has built a dream team with seven other recreational players to lead the development and creation of content, interactive opportunities, and community-building to best serve our recreational audience.
In this episode, you will hear the vision for the future of RecPoker and meet the core team of Steve Fredlund, Taylor Maas, Jake Mason, John Somsky, Stacey Nelson, Rob Washam, Chris Jones, and Shayan Bhattacharyya.
This is also available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/uKRq1G5Jefs
WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer joins Steve Fredlund, John Somsky, and Rob Washam to chat about his background and some strategy. The interview occurred in May but as the “Women in Poker” series continued to expand, we didn’t want to disrupt the flow so decided to hold off releasing the interview with Greg until early August.
Please see our listing in the top 20 Poker podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/poker_podcasts/
This is also available on YouTube at the link below, but Greg was unable to use the video system, so he does not appear live on the video. https://youtu.be/FkiG8TDyxQM
Tommy Angelo joins the podcast to talk about his background and insights; talk was so good we had to split into two parts. Enjoy! You can also watch on YouTube at https://youtu.be/aiP4evMj73w
Tommy Angelo joins the podcast to talk about his background and insights; talk was so good we had to split into two parts. Enjoy!
Matt Matros a professional poker player and author from Brooklyn, New York, who has won three World Series of Poker events. Matt has a Bachelor of Science degree from Yale University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College. He is the author of the book “The Making Of A Poker Player: How An Ivy League Math Geek Learned To Play Championship Poker. You can watch the video at https://youtu.be/5zTnQJ3U4xs
Kasey Lyn Mills is the newest host of the Thirst Lounge and also hosted Stones Live. She is an avid Texas Hold ‘em player, primarily cash, and has some great perspectives on women in poker. You can follow her on Twitter of Instagram with handle @pokermommAA. This is also available on Video at the RecPoker YouTube Channel
Sarah Herring, Katie Stone, Maureen Bloechlinger share their perspectives on women in poker. Host Steve Fredlund is joined by John Somsky & Rob Washam for this continued discussion. This episode is also available on video at https://youtu.be/XKyMuh76XRE
This week, we continue our conversation about women in poker. Steve Fredlund and John Somsky chat with Jen Shahade, great poker and chess player about her perspectives. You can watch the video at https://youtu.be/_37d-P3972M
Daiva Byrne stops by the podcast to offer her thoughts on women in poker. Follow her on twitter @baltic_blonde You can also watch the video at: https://youtu.be/zMZWeWOp3kU
Eileen Sutton was a fixture in the New York underground poker scene, being coached and influenced by the likes of Matt Matros, Ed Miller and Tommy Angelo. Her Salon.com article, "Poker for Girls" is an excellent read by this author of novels, memoirs & short-stories; she also wrote "The Total Poker Manual." She has written several blogs and appeared on many podcasts. We asked her to specifically chat about women in poker as we continue that series. Also available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/lbQqJfc-jew
We start the discussion about women in poker with Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) Vice-President Lexy Gavin and Tiffany Lee.
We sit down this week with Jared Tendler, who coaches over 450 poker players, including some of the best players in the world. He’s a licensed mental health counselor and performance coach who works poker players to help them eliminate tilt, improve focus, excel under pressure, play in the zone more often, and much more. http://jaredtendlerpoker.com/
Andrew Brokos from Thinking Poker podcast and thinkingpoker.net joins the crew to discuss his perspectives on strategy and walk through a hand, facing many questions from the crew. This episode is also available on video at https://youtu.be/mVydQoxNJLY
Young & upcoming tough Minnesota player Peyton Smith joins Steve Fredlund and the RecPoker panel to discuss a couple of hands, approaching them like a chess player. This episode is also available on video at https://youtu.be/Mu16COrleO4
Taylor Maas substitutes for Steve and chats with a few rec players about various topics including some of the things being learned in the “Crazy Like a Fox” training series.
Steve Fredlund chats with Matt Stout & Lexy Gavin about their start in poker, the beginnings of the Charity Series of Poker (CSOP), and what lies ahead. This episode is also available on video at https://youtu.be/BOjseJlhdFo
Steve Fredlund and the RecPoker panel discuss a couple of hands where we flop trips and find ourselves is very tricky spots. Available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/MdAZMCGx21U
The crew catches up again with James "SplitSuit" Sweeney to walk through a couple of hands and then we continue the conversation with several other members of RecPoker Nation. Another great discussion; learning and building community is what we are all about.
Card Player Lifestyle owner Robbie Strazynski stops by to chat with Steve Fredlund, Chad McVean and John Somsky. Robbie also hosts the RecChip Poker and Top Pair podcasts and is the translator for Eli Elezera's autobiography. You can watch on YouTube at https://youtu.be/hIqzq0Xosx4
Sky Matsuhashi from Smart Poker Study joins the crew to discuss a couple of hands and many of the considerations, a conversation which continued long after saying goodbye to Sky. You can watch the video at https://youtu.be/ZijXStbb04c
The crew chats about several different subjects including pairs in position & out of position as well as 3 & 4-betting vs different players and in different positions. Also available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/Rzrx4BM845Q
Host Steve Fredlund interview Emanuel Evegen, who spent $10 for an add-on to a free roll tournament at Running Aces, won the free roll which included a seat to the $290 buy-in Pot O'Gold Tournament and he went on to win that for $29,000. Our own Chris Moneymaker story! After the interview, our discussion group chats about George's AK and Stacey's TT (and playing TT in general). Available also on YouTube at https://youtu.be/DT4BifdmSGg
This week we share a discussion from our Monday night community group where we talk about a hand from John Venzke with JJ in a home tournament. After that discussion we spend some time talking about playing in buyback and satellite/qualifier tournaments.
This week we talk again with Sky Matsuhashi. He goes over a couple of examples of playing JT and then talk about his experience with the hand in general. Available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/nhn-zly1Et4
Steve Fredlund, Rob Washam & Stacey Nelson chat with Kenna James, who took a break out from his Venetian tournament to walk through a hand with us. Available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/ryJ9909oZUY
WSOP Bracelet winner Chris "Fox" Wallace joins the show again to break down a couple of hands but also to promote the new training course in partnership with RecPoker. "Crazy Like a Fox" is a 10-week, 15-hour interactive course that will also include discussion forums that Fox will be engaged with and weekly homework. All details available at https://www.recpokertraining.com/crazy-like-a-fox/
Listen to the podcast for a code to get your $300 course for $150.
Matt Hamilton joins the crew to run through a couple of hands with us; Matt is a fantastic young Minnesota player with a wealth of knowledge and insight. Also, we announce a great training opportunity with RecPoker and Chris "Fox" Wallace.
This week we catch-up with Sarah Herring, one of our favorite poker personalities. @auntychardonnay continues to give us some behind the scenes look at life as a global poker reporter. We take a break from the hand histories (back next week) to enjoy some light-hearted moments with the one & only Sara Herring. Enjoy...
In this episode, Brian Soja from iNinja Poker leads us through and interesting hand, showing us the importance of paying attention to our opponents.
In this episode, Sky Matsuhashi from smartpokerstudy.com and the Smart Poker Study podcast leads us through a 6-handed hand at a table with 5 LAGs with pocket Tens.
We start a new format with a standing panel of recreational players along with a rotating expert. This week we are joined by WSOP Bracelet winner Chris "Fox" Wallace. We discuss a couple of hands where Fox wins with AT and AK, neither time hitting the flop.
Host Steve Fredlund interviews Sky Matsuhashi from smarkpokerstudy.com. You can watch this interview at https://youtu.be/16DkZmcsVns
You can also hear Steve on Sky's podcast, Smart Poker Study, by directly downloading at: http://traffic.libsyn.com/smartpokerstudy/SPS_215_Interview_with_Steve_Fredlund_of_the_RecPoker_Podcast.mp3
The show notes are at: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/interview-steve-fredlund-of-the-recpoker-podcast-215/
Steve shares about some cool things coming up to build your game and your community, including weekly FREE community groups to discuss hands and strategy as well as reviewing hand histories with a panel of recreational players and rotating experts.
WSOP Bracelet winner Chris "Fox" Wallace chats with Steve, Stacey Nelson & Derek Smith about the upcoming iNinja Resurrection Tournament at Diamond Jo's on December 15th and then we tackle the tricky issue of determine our post-flop action as the pre-flop aggression. Do we check back or do we c-bet? What is the plan on the turn & river? This is also available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/rSuJYfT_ioQ
The core content this week is taken from the November 29th Player Panel webinar Q&A with Max Havlish, Matt Hamilton, Ian Matakis, and Alan Carty. The full 2-hour video is available through recpokertraining.com.
Host Steve Fredlund revisits his pre-flop ranges now that he has had time to collect input, feedback, and self-evaluation after using it for a few weeks. This episode clarifies the ranges, makes some adjustments to the bluff raise & value range hands, and streamlines how to determine the action. Further, Steve clarifies what is meant by phase 1 & 2 of the tournament and how to introduce volatility as we move from preservation to expansion.
Steve takes a breather from talking about his preflop ranges to give him time to implement them and make changes after using them live. Instead, Steve reviews and summarizes a video from Alex "Assassinato" Fitzgerald which discusses the 5 ways we can destroy our tournaments. This is also the first week the podcast is available via video; you can check it out on YouTube at https://youtu.be/Vz7nnLGnXSI
The first RecPoker Training seminars were held on November 10 so Steve takes some time to summarize the key takeaways; including insights from Matt Hunt of the Solve for Why Academy. There are three strategic incentives that are considered (ICM, volatility & Future Skill Edge) and 6 tournament stages (preservation, expansion, bubble, consolidation, leveraging & closing it out).
Also, Steve continues simplifying his pre flop strategy, making it much easier to remember and implement.
Please provide feedback to steve@recpokertraining.com; also consider supporting at patreon.com/recpoker and signing up for the newsletter (and getting a free 115 page workbook from Jonathan Little) at recpokertrainging.com.
Steve summarizes all the pre-flop ranges to date with (hopefully) clarified language and approach. With the help from feedback of RecPoker Nation, this will get some final adjustments and then written up into a blog or article for easier consumption. Feedback welcome!
With opening ranges by position solidified (for early in a tournament with no action in front) and adjustments for when there is at least one limper in front of him, Steve now looks at adjustments where there is a single raise in front. After this episode, Steve has a general structure for most preflop scenarios which he will run past RecPoker Nation and then share a final adjusted set of strategies in the future.
Steve also takes some time at the end of the podcast to discuss in detail the launch of recpokertraining.com and scheduled events.
With opening ranges by position solidified (for early in a tournament with no action in front), Steve now addresses his approach when there are limpers in front of him, and how that changes his action. He shares his initial thoughts, reactions from players, and then his revised approach; trying to balance strategic optimization and ease of implementation. Steve also takes some time at the end of the podcast to discuss in detail the launch of recpokertraining.com and scheduled events.
Last week, Steve shared where he landed with his opening hand ranges during the first phase of an MTT. Today, we look at some of the feedback in response to that and considerations for adjustment.
It has taken 8 weeks of a winding journey, but in this 100th episode, Steve shares his current default opening hand ranges for the first phase of an MTT tournament ("Preservation" phase). Steve also announces the launch of recpokertraining.com and 3 available programs (monthly seminars, email coaching, and results analytics).
This week Steve summarizes & reviews a portion of a paid webinar from Matt Berkey of the Solve for Why Academy. This portion focuses on the shortcomings of GTO and how we can reframe our understanding of GTO to fit into an appropriate poker strategy.
Support by following @recpoker, FB group RecPoker and financially through patreon.com/recpoker
Week 6 of building Steve's strategy from scratch. Unable to find much about GTO preflop, Steve asks where we can get some GTO preflop hand ranges. Turns out there is more available than Steve realized, and Jonathan Little, Rob Washam & Mike Engelhaupt chime in with their thoughts.
Support by following @recpoker, FB group RecPoker and financially through patreon.com/recpoker
Week 5 of building Steve's strategy from scratch. We look at the remaining questions about reacting to 3-bets, bet sizing, and limping under-the-gun. Good insight from Mike Schneider, Jonathan Little, Kenna James and several of our recreational players.
Support by following @recpoker, FB group RecPoker and financially through patreon.com/recpoker
Week 4 of building Steve's strategy from scratch... but something happened along the way; it's GTO. Realized I need a better understanding of what we are talking about with GTO vs. Exploitative so we take a side trip down that road, with input from Jonathan Little, Chris "Fox" Wallace, and Kenna James as well as others.
Support by following @recpoker, FB group RecPoker and financially through patreon.com/recpoker
Week 3 of building Steve's strategy from scratch, providing insights for all players to assess their own current strategies. This week we talk about how many different ranges we should have by position, and then specifically ask about how many hands we should play Under the Gun. Pro insights include submitted audio from Jonathan Little, Kenna James, & Mike Schneider..
Week 2 of building Steve's strategy from scratch, providing insights for all players to assess their own current strategies. This week we talk about how many big blinds is considered "Deep Stack" where we have all our options available to us. Pro insights from Jonathan Little, Kenna James, Mike Schneider, Hunter Cichy, and Chris "Fox" Wallaces
Brand new series starts with the RecPoker community of professional & recreational players giving insight to building Steve's strategy, which also gives insights for all players to assess their own current strategies. This first part focuses on what overall strategy should be used when just starting to build. Great discussion about GTO & exploitive, passive & aggressive, and tight & loose. Pro insights include Jonathan Little, Kenna James, Jordan Young, Mike Schneider and Hunter Cichy.
Host Steve Fredlund interviews Sheree Bykofsky, poker player and author of "The Kaizen of Poker" -- you can follow her on Twitter @shereebykofsky
Host Steve Fredlund and Stacey Nelson sit down once again with Kenna James, co-host of the Heartland Poker Tour television broadcast and fantastic player & coach.
Host Steve Fredlund sits down once again with WSOP bracelet winner Chris "Fox" Wallace to discuss some strategy pieces, like the keys to running deep in big field tournaments. Fox also shares an exciting announcement about his latest poker tournament ventures... and of course we chat a bit about his emerging photography hobby. Good stuff with one of the good guys of poker. Follow on Twitter at @ininjapoker and @ininjoke -- you can also follow Fox @foxpokerfox.
Host Steve Fredlund chats with "Mr. HPT" Craig Casino, a business man and recreational poker player who has had great success, specifically on the Heartland Poker Tour. You can follow Craig on Twitter at @cragicasino1 and the HPT at @hptpoker.
Host Steve Fredlund continues his conversation with Minnesota Poker Hall of Famer Mike Schneider, who is founder of the Poker is Fun Tour, which has three events coming up July 20-22. Details at piftpoker.com or twitter @piftpoker. You can follow Mike also at @schneidspoker on Twitter.
Host Steve Fredlund recaps briefly his trip to the WSOP in Vegas and then shares his interview with Poker News reported Sarah Herring, known as @auntychardonnay on Twitter.
Host Steve Fredlund interviews Alec Torelli, who is a poker coach as well as a speaker about life, poker, and the intersection of them. You can find out more at alectorelli.com.
Interview with James "Splitsuit" Sweeney from Red Chip Poker; you can find out more about them at what they offer at redchippoker.com
Dr. Tricia Cardner is a thought-leader in the area of achieving peak performance through mental preparation & awareness, specializing in helping poker players. She is a regular contributor to the RecPoker podcast with fantastic feedback, including a groundswell request for a full interview. So here it is folks! Enjoy and check out peakpokermindset.com and give her a follow @drtriciacardner
Host Steve Fredlund interviews Jordan Young, partner and instructor with the Solve for Why Academy - https://solveforwhyacademy.com/
Host Steve Fredlund interviews British professional player, trainer & coach Gareth James who leads the MTT School.
Part 2 of Steve's discussion with poker player, coach & author Jonathan Little. Check out pokercoaching.com for more information about Jonathan's training & coaching.
Part 1 of 2 of the interview between host Steve Fredlund and Jonathan Little, who is an accomplished player, coach & author and leader pokercoaching.com
This is the second of two parts of an interview with poker professional Matt Berkey, one of the founders of the Solve for Why Academy, a poker training organization.
This is the first of two parts of an interview with poker professional Matt Berkey, one of the founders of the Solve for Why Academy, a poker training organization.
I have been playing tournament poker recreationally for 6 years and feel like I have been learning strategy piecemeal as I have increased how much I play. However, I often feel like I’m lacking an overall approach to the game; like some of the tools I have in different situations are not really congruent with each other; like they don’t necessarily fit into an overall strategy -- and I am wired with a need to have an overall construct or framework upon which everything else is built. So, I’m curious if you have a general overall strategy when it comes to tournaments upon which all the tools fit into -- and, if so, how would you describe that overall strategy. Another way to think about this would be if you were advising a brand new player and you wanted to give them some high level, overall strategic thoughts about how to approach a tourney - what would you say? And how would you have them start building their skills on that overall framework?
What are the various types of staking arrangements that are out there (for both pros & recreational players)? Have you personally had investors or invested in others (what types of arrangements)? What are the pros & cons? Any advice for less experienced recreational players who want to move up in stakes but don’t have the personal bankroll to do it? Ideas on financial support/backing to help make that happen? SIDE QUESTION: What is your approach to tipping after cashing tournaments?
Bad beat stories are incredibly common in poker rooms everywhere, and many of us feel that others are luckier than others. How can we handle the luck factor in poker and our emotional response to that? What kind of advice do you give someone who consistently gets it in good in the biggest spots in tournaments, but seems to always lose?
Throughout our hand examples, we have heard a number of different thoughts about bet sizing post-flop, but I would like to dig a little bit into this directly. I know our pros prefer to address specific hand situations, but I would really like our listeners to be able to understand a bit more of the strategic theory behind bet sizing on the flop. Let's assume blinds are 100/200 and we all have at least 10,000 chips (50 big blinds). We raised from middle position to 500, we got called by the button and the blinds folded, so a pot of 1,300 chips. Regardless of what we are holding, the flop will either: 1) Be great for us 2) Be really bad for us 3) Not be great or horrible for us, but better for our range than our opponents 4) Not be great or horrible for us, but better for our opponents range than ours
Assuming we decide we want to continuation bet, how does the flop connection with our hand (the four options above) impact the size of our bet -- or do we bet the same size regardless of how we connected? How does our opponent playing style impact our bet sizing? Are there any other major factors that could impact the size of our bet?
In prior episodes we have talked about bet sizing to open pots including the potential of varying the size base on stage of tournament, position, and the adjustments for limpers. This question is specifically about the risk & reward of playing at loose tables early in tournaments. In many of the weekly tournaments I play ($100 or less), a raise to 2.5 to 3.5 big blinds invites 4-5 calls most of the time. In order to successfully steal blinds or even get to heads up post-flop, you would need to open raise to about 5-6 big blinds. However, this seems like an extreme amount of risk for the reward of picking up 1.5 big blinds (if everyone folds). So, in these situations, I wonder what the optimal strategy might be. Let's say I am in early/mid position, UTG+1 with 99 and we are all basically sitting at the 10k starting stack with blinds at 25/50. It's too early to have dead reads on everyone but I expect it to play like most of these tournaments with a bet of 200 not accomplishing much, or getting it down to 3-4 players minimum. Because of the high risk, low reward, I'm wondering if this is a spot to just limp even though I hate open limping -- my rationale being that if I'm going to basically be set mining in a multi-way pot, and if I hit a set I will likely get paid, I might as well enter the pot as cheaply as possible... and if there is a raise after me, I could consider 3-betting against certain opponents (or at least to isolate). Another option would be to just raise to my standard, preferred size of 2.5-3.0 times the big blind and try navigate the mutli-way pot. The other option would be to raise large, say to 400 for a chance to win 75 or get heads up with someone and try to outflop or outplay them. Thoughts?
Many of the books, and even input from our resident pros, is within the context of a larger buy-in tournament which is generally much deeper stacked and longer blind levels. What are some the key things we need to bear in mind when considering input about those tournaments and how it translates to the small, weekly tournaments? These are tournaments where you perhaps start with 10,000 chips and face blind levels of 15-20 minutes. Although average stack should not be the benchmark, it is useful as a reference point -- and in these low buy-in weekly tournaments, often the final table has an average stack of 10-15 big blinds. How do we adjust our learning about larger tournament strategy and what are the key things to consider in these types of tournaments that is different than the larger buy-in, multiple day tournaments?
Steve discuss his strategies going into the Pot O' Gold tournament at Running Aces which features 6 day 1 flights, buy backs, and an accumulator bonus. He discusses how to approach the end of day 1 depending on your overall strategy in the tournament, some general tournament strategies he is fine-tuning, and a specific hand or two from the tournament.
In this episode we address a second question from rec player Don Dukate: When I have a decent stack nearing the bubble (bagging for day 2 or the money bubble), I think my play tends to become too loose/aggressive and I lose a lot (if not all) of my chips. Is this just a natural part of things or what things should I consider to see if I have a leak or am playing sub-optimally?
In this episode we address a question from rec player Don Dukate: I sometimes get a big stack early, maybe first three levels. I was looking for input how to play the big stack. Do you apply more pressure, see more flops, or other? I don't seem to capitalize on this advantage and am not sure what should be my overall approach; or changes to my current approach.
$11 6-max online tournament We are about 40th place of the 180 remaining from about 400 entries; top 54 will get paid. We have 28k chips with blinds at 25/500 (so 56 big blinds) Our opponent (or “villain”) in this had is about 3rd in chips with 67k •Villain in the cut-off has recently added quite a bit of chips to his stack and has picked up his aggression, he quickly went from 11k to 67k in the past 16 hands where he has played 10 of them. •Out of a total 56 hand sample size -- He is playing 38% VPIP (voluntarily put chips in) with 17% PR (preflop raise). •He has only 3 bet once and never 4 bet. •He has C-bet 100% of the time and folded to a c-bet 3/7 times. •He has won every hand (6/6) that he went showdown (this includes the 3 all-ins below). •In his big winning hands he open-limped and called a raise with 22 and then shoved All-In over a c-bet with a set (22k shove over a 2.1k c-bet). And then called two all-ins (16-20BBs) pre with KJo and AQo PRE-FLOP Player1(UTG): folds Villain(CO): raises 1,000 Player2(BTN): folds Player3(SB): folds Hero (BB): raises to 3,500 with [Ts Th] Villain: calls 2,500 FLOP [Ks 5h 6c] Hero: bets 3,500 Villain: calls 3,500 TURN [Ks 5h 6c] [3h] Hero: bets 4,000 Villain: calls 4,000 RIVER [Ks 5h 6c] [3h] [Ac] Hero (17k): what should we do ???
This situation if from the Running Aces Avalanche tournament submitted by Doug Behrens. It is broken down by Jonathan Little as well as host Steve Fredlund and other recreation players Steve Olson, Taylor Maas, and Rob Washam.
1.Level 6 of day 1, 12 levels played day 1 2. 58k chips, average 24k, blinds 50,200, 400 3. My table image TAG, table very TAG except 4. Villain seems LAG 65k 5. From hijack I raise 1100 w KsQc, Villain button calls, BB, calls 6. Flop 8s8cQh, BB checks, I bet 1800, Villain smooth calls, BB folds 7. Turn 8h, I bet 3000, Villain calls 8. River 3d, I bet 6000 Villain raises to 16000, I call 9. Villain shows 8d9s for quads to beat my boat
This situation if from the Running Aces Avalanche tournament submitted by Doug Behrens. It is broken down by Jonathan Little as well as host Steve Fredlund and other recreation players Steve Olson, Taylor Maas, and Rob Washam.
1.Level 6 of day 1, 12 levels played day 1 2. 58k chips, average 24k, blinds 50,200, 400 3. My table image TAG, table very TAG except 4. Villain seems LAG 65k 5. From hijack I raise 1100 w KsQc, Villain button calls, BB, calls 6. Flop 8s8cQh, BB checks, I bet 1800, Villain smooth calls, BB folds 7. Turn 8h, I bet 3000, Villain calls 8. River 3d, I bet 6000 Villain raises to 16000, I call 9. Villain shows 8d9s for quads to beat my boat
In this episode we hear from 10 players about a situation involving AQ suited under-the-gun. We hear from Professionals (Jonathan Little, Chris "Fox" Wallace, and Mike Schneider) along with Recreationals (Taylor Maas, Doug Behrens, Stacey Nelson, Steve Olson, Derek Smith, Rob Washam & host Steve Fredlund).
Here’s the situation for this week; similar assumptions to last week but a different hand scenario * 10 person table in early stages of tourney * Blinds are 300/600 with 100 ante * Everyone has 30,000 chips (50 big blinds) * Every player is a standard tight aggressive player * We are under-the-gun with AQ suited and we raise to 1,500 * The UTG+2 player calls * The button raises to 5,300 * Both blinds fold and it's back on us
1) What is your typical course of action under the base assumptions? 2) Holding all else equal, how would the stack size of the UTG+2 caller have to change for us to change our action? 3) Holding all else equal, how would the stack size of the Button re-raiser have to change for us to change our action? 4) Holding all else equal, how would our stack size have to change for us to change our action? 5) Holding all else equal, how would the player type of the UTG+2 caller have to change for us to change our action? 6) Holding all else equal, how would the player type of the Button re-raiser have to change for us to change our action? 7) What other factors would drive us to potentially change our action?
In this episode, Jonathan Little, Chris "Fox" Wallace, Taylor Maas, Doug Behrens & host Steve Fredlund discuss a specific scenario facing a button raise with A5 suited in the big blind: * 10 person table in early stages of tourney * Blinds are 300/600 with 100 ante * Everyone has 30,000 chips (50 big blinds) * Every player is a standard tight aggressive player * Folds to player on button who raises to 1,800 * Folds to us in big blind with A5 suited
The goal is to give thoughts on this base scenario, but then explore how some of the assumptions would have to change to change the action. So the questions posed to those providing input are: 1) What is your typical course of action under the base assumptions? 2) Holding all else equal, how would the stack size of the initial raiser have to change for us to change our action? 3) Holding all else equal, how would our stack size have to change for us to change our action? 4) Holding all else equal, how would the player type of the initial player have to change for us to change our action? 5) What other factors would drive us to potentially change our action?
In this episode, Jonathan Little, Chris "Fox" Wallace, Derek Smith, Taylor Maas, Doug Behrens & host Steve Fredlund discuss a specific scenario facing a raise with KQ suited in late position: * 10 person table in early stages of tourney * Blinds are 300/600 with 100 ante * Everyone has 30,000 chips (50 big blinds) * Every player is a standard tight aggressive player * Folds to player in UTG+2 who raises to 1,600 * Folds to us in cutoff with KQ hearts
The goal is to give thoughts on this base scenario, but then explore how some of the assumptions would have to change to change the action. So the questions posed to those providing input are: 1) What is your typical course of action under the base assumptions? 2) Holding all else equal, how would the stack size of the initial raiser have to change for us to change our action? 3) Holding all else equal, how would our stack size have to change for us to change our action? 4) Holding all else equal, how would the stacks sizes of those behind us have to change for us to change our action? 5) Holding all else equal, how would the player type of the initial player have to change for us to change our action? 6) Holding all else equal, how would the player type(s) of those behind us have to change for us to change our action? 7) What other factors would drive us to potentially change our action?
In this episode, Jonathan Little, Mike Schneider, Derek Smith, Taylor Maas & Steve Olson discuss some of their most difficult spots they have faced.
In this episode, host Steve Fredlund summarizes his key takeaways over the first 60 episodes. On the eve of Running Aces' "Cold Hard Cash" tournament, Steve is using this as a way to prepare to play his A-game for the event.
In this episode, host Steve Fredlund and several guest contributors explore how to play small & medium pocket pairs, including both preflop & postflop as well as in & out of position.
In this episode, host Steve Fredlund facilitates a discussion around a hand submitted by recreational player Jason Ackerman. Here is that situation:
Couple hours into the tournament average chip stack is about 23,000. I have 35,000. I believe blinds are at 400/800. One limper we are on the button and I raise to 2000 with 9/7 of Clubs. BB calls has 14,000 behind. Limper calls and is big stack ~80,000 very aggressive player. Flop comes 10C 5C 6D. Checks to us, for pot control we elect to check back even though I have gut shot and flush draw. Turn brings the 3H. We now have a double belly buster straight draw and a flush draw. BB bets 4,000. Aggressive player raises to 10,000. I planned to snap call the 4K. I figure I have 15 outs to win the pot. I ask dealer if I call the 10,000 (which would leave me ~23,000) and if the BB re-raises all in: can big stack re-raise again? Dealer counts BB chips he has less than the raise count and says no. Then thinks about it and says yes (someone says if it is more than half the raise the raiser can raise again). I ask again because I am considering calling the 10,000 but don’t really want to call all in on a draw. Aggressive player says yes I can (so I get the feeling he may have the straight already or two pair or at least a strong hand already; he has shown quite a few made hands with small connectors). I don’t know what the ruling is and don’t have a clear answer from the dealer and elect to muck. I know I don’t have the best hand now; but I’m somewhere between 30 to 50% chance of having the best hand after the river. Should I have flat called, raise all in, or folded? What is the ruling on the bet of 4K, raise 6K more (to 10K) and if better shoves for 4K more on his re-raise (which is 2/3’s of most recent raise) can raiser raise again? I elected to fold and keep my 32,000.
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Tilt is something most players struggle with and it can take many different forms. In this episode, you will hear advice from host Steve Fredlund, a few other recreational players, and our experts Jonathan Little, MIke Schneider, and Dr. Tricia Cardner.
Hand Scenario: $280 buy-in tournament with 6 day 1's which includes buy backs (if advance to day 2 twice, you play the bigger stack and get $1,200 for the small one that is forfeited). Start with 20,000 chips and will play 16 30 minute levels on day 1.
Advanced with small stack in day 1A and playing day 1B. Have a very tough table but have managed to build from 20k up to 60k about half way through the day.
We are in level 8 with the blinds at 300/600 and a 50 ante. 10-handed table.
I am in the cut-off and it's folded to me.
I have a very solid image as everything I have had to shown down has been a very good hand.
I decide to open to 1500 with KJ offsuit (K spade, J clubs) (thoughts?)
I get called by the button, a very solid player who doesn't get out of line but is definitely capable of floating and applying pressure. He is the only stack at the table bigger than me (of course) with about 70k (Derek Murphy for those of you in Minnesota).
The blinds fold and Derek and I are heads up with a pot of 4,400.
Flop comes A clubs, T spades, 3 spades.
Thinking this is better for my open range than his button call range, I decide to continue for 1,500. (thoughts?)
Derek re-raises me to 6,000. It will cost me 4,500 to call with a pot of 11,900. I decide to call bringing the pot to 16,400. My thought process here was that I could actually have the best hand as he is capable of making that raise and applying pressure, maybe with something like two spades, KQ, QJ. He could also have a T and wants to see what I do; calling the re-raise may cause him to slow down on the turn; if it's a T then any KQJ gives me the best hand. If he has an A, I do have out to the nuts with a Q. Further, another spade gives me outs to the second nut flush. Seems a little loose but I wanted to see what transpired on the turn (thoughts?)
The turn is the A spades. This decreases the chance his range includes an A, and now I pick up outs to the nut flush. I decide to keep checking for pot control and Derek fires 10,000 into the 16,400 pot building it to 26,400. My thoughts are now that I'm probably beat; he has an A or a T or something like JJ, QQ. Potentially he has 33 also. Some of his range will have me drawing dead (AT, TT, 33) but I feel like a fair amount of his range I can beat with a spade or a Q (11 outs I figure) with a small chance a K or Q is good. I decide to call thinking the implied odds are pretty good here and I'm getting 2.6 to 1. Seems a bit dicey now, but it's what I did (thoughts?)
The river brings the 4 of spades completing my nut flush. I decide to check again for both pot control and also to induce if he was betting a flush or bluffing. He bet 25,000 into the pot of 26,400. It seemed like a big bet and in my mind this made him quite polarized. Either he had me crushed with a boat or I had him crushed. I figured he now had AT, TT, 33 for made hands as I don't think he would bet just an A or even any spade including the Q. But I figured he would bet the hands that didn't get there or that if he thought he could scare me off an A, T, or something like KK, QQ, JJ because of the spades. I figured it was probably about a 50/50 shot that he was bluffing vs. having me crushed. I still would have 15-20 big blinds left if I was wrong. I decided to call (thoughts?)
He had AT to win the very large pot. But I'm really concerned about the decisions along the way. The only one I'm confident of is the pre-flop open from the cutoff with KJ off, beyond that I'm still not sure about any of them. I go back and forth regarding each decision. The river was really one of those situations where I stayed on the turn thinking a spade gives me the best hand... and then I got there; which makes it tough to fold given my read on Derek.
In a special edition, we move away from strategy for a week and celebrate the success of the All-in for Africa VII tournament by hearing interviews with several players that were done at AIFA. Thanks to everyone who was involved in this great tournament with great impact.
In this episode, we consider the pros & cons of wearing sunglasses and hoods. This topic was triggered by Mike Johnson. You will hear thoughts from your host (Steve Fredlund) resident experts (Jonathan Little, Chris "Fox" Wallace, Mike Schneider), as well as Dr. Tricia Cardner and Zach Elwood.
In this episode, we look at playing post-flop when we were the pre-flop caller. This topic was triggered by Mike Johnson and others. You will hear thoughts from your host, Steve Fredlund and resident experts Jonathan Little, Chris "Fox" Wallace, and Mike Schneider.
In this episode, we look at playing post-flop when we were the pre-flop raiser. This topic was triggered by Mike Engelhaupt and others. You will hear thoughts from your host, Steve Fredlund, but also from our resident experts Jonathan Little, Chris "Fox" Wallace, and Mike Schneider as well as pulling some insight from on-line articles. Next week we will look at post-flop play against an opponent that was the pre-flop raiser.
In this episode, we continue our conversation about pre-flop play, discussing when there is a raise in front of us. This topic was triggered by questions from Dan Young, Mike Engelhaupt and others. You will hear thoughts from your host, Steve Fredlund, but also from our resident experts Jonathan Little, Chris "Fox" Wallace, and Mike Schneider as well as pulling some insight from Greg Raymar and Dan Harrington.. Next week we will start looking at post-flop play.
In this episode, we talk about when we have the decision to be the first person to voluntarily put chips into the pot. In other words, it's folded to us pre-flop and we have to decide what hands to play and how to play them. This topic was triggered by questions from Dan Young and others. You will hear thoughts from your host, Steve Fredlund, but also from our resident experts Jonathan Little, Chris "Fox" Wallace, and Mike Schneider. Next week we will look at our response when someone raises in front of us pre-flop.
In this first episode of the new format, we look at what happens in multi-table tournaments as we near the bubble. This topic was triggered by questions from Steve Vang and Paul Morton. Often this is a tricky place for many recreational players trying to balance playing tight to get in the money with playing aggressive to give themselves a chance to win the tournament. You will hear from Jonathan Little, Chris "Fox" Wallace, Mike Schneider, and Dr. Tricia Cardner -- your host Steve Fredlund even chimes in with ICM considerations.
Jonathan Little briefly discusses Chapters 10-15 of his book "Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker - Volume 1" followed by a discussion by a number of recreational players. This is the fifth of five episodes covering the book.
Jonathan Little briefly discusses Chapter 9 of his book "Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker - Volume 1" followed by a discussion by a number of recreational players. This is the fourth of five episodes covering the book.
Jonathan Little briefly discusses Chapters 7-8 of his book "Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker - Volume 1" followed by a discussion by a number of recreational players. This is the third of five episodes covering the book.
Jonathan Little briefly discusses Chapters 5-6 of his book "Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker - Volume 1" followed by a discussion by a number of recreational players. This is the second of five episodes covering the book.
Jonathan Little briefly discusses Chapters 1-4 of his gook "Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker - Volume 1" followed by a discussion by a number of recreational players. This is the first of five episodes covering the book.
Host Steve Fredlund announces great new partnerships with Jonathan Little (pokercoaching.com), Chris "Fox" Wallace & Brian Soja (Next Level Poker), and Mike "Schneids" Schneider (Poker is Fun Tour). Steve also shares a few personal insights into the game before sharing interviews with Chris Hanson (Poker Night in America) & Jim LeVoir (Running Aces Tournament Director)
Rec players Stacey Nelson, Taylor Maas, Steve Olson, Rocky Wylie, Steve Fredlund and Chris Gorton answer the following questions: 1) How has your game improved over the past few years? 2) What are the areas of your game you want to improve? 3) What are the most common mistakes you see less experienced players repeatedly making? 4) What are the things you do to improve your game? 5) What are your primary goals
Reconstructed from the best of my memory of a hand from about 2 years ago at Running Aces.
$100 No limit hold 'em tournament 10-handed table 120 people started 40 people left 12 get paid 30,000 average stack 75,000 our starting stack Blinds 500/1,000 with 100 ante
• Folded to us in the cut-off with 6h6d and we raise to 2,400 (started with 75,000) • Button calls (started hand with 80,000 chips) -- player has been pretty straightforward ABC; betting/calling when he has it and folding when he doesn't. • Small blind folds • Big blind calls (started hand with 60,000) -- player has been a bit spewy; playing a much wider range of hands pre-flop than most other players at the table.
Total pot size 8,700 Flop Js9c6s
• Big blind checks • We bet 6,500 (out of our remaining 72,500) • Button calls the 6,500 (out of their remaining 77,500) • Big blind folds
Total pot size 21,700 Turn card 10s making the board Js9c6s10s
• We lead out for 14,000 (out of our remaining 66,000) • Button calls 14,000 (out of their remaining 71,000) • Pot now 76,700
Turn card 8h making the board Js9c6s10s8h
1) What action do you take as first to act on the river? 2) If we check and the button bets 25,000, what do we do? 3) If we bet 22,000 and the button goes all-in, what do we do? 4) Analysis of our play prior to the river?
Another hand scenario that several people provided input on. (thanks to Steve Webb, Nick Krautkremer, Doug Behrens, Jason Root, Vic Swanson, Matt Hamilton, Steve Olson, Taylor Maas, Rob Washam, Mike Engelhaupt, Rocky Wylie, Chris Nelson, Brian Soja, Andy Kaplan, Hunter Cichy, Joe Barnard, and Mike Schneider).
This one is also from Steve's trip to Vegas. WSOP Daily Deep Stack $235 tournament 1,200 entrants; 180 paid; 200 remaining 90,000 chip average with blinds at 500 / 2,000 / 4,000 UTG -- 25 year old pretty LAG (Loose Aggressive) makes is 11,000 from 110k stack Cut-off -- 50 year old TAG (Tight Aggressive) makes it 20,000 from 75k stack We are on the button with AQ suited and 80k stack
1) What is the correct pre-flop play?
2) What changes would cause you to take a different action (stack sizes, knowledge of players/types, our starting hand, tournament situation, etc)?
3) Any other considerations/insights?
Breaking down a specific hand from Steve's trip to Vegas. Input from a great mix of pros & experienced players to those less experienced. Input from Mike "Schneids" Schneider, Joe Barnard, Hunter Cichy, Matt Hamilton, Vic Swanson, Mike Engelhaupt, Jason Ackerman, Doug Behrens, Rob Washam, Steve Webb, Nick Krautkremer, Jason Root, Rocky Wylie, Chris Nelson, Chris Gorton, Taylor Maas, and your host Steve Fredlund.
Here's the situation - WSOP Daily Deep Stack $185 tournament - 270 entrants; 41 paid; 35 remaining (in the money) - 77,000 chip average with blinds at 500 / 3,000 / 6,000 - First hand after moved to a brand new table (don't know any of the players) - 60-year old guy in middle position with 90,000 limps - 40-year old guy in small blind with 50,000 calls (completes blind) - We are in the big blind with AJ off-suit and 70k stack
Host Steve Fredlund interviews author Zach Elwood, who specializes in both verbal and non-verbal poker tells.
Host Steve Fredlund interviews Minnesota player Jonathan Kim who just finished 2nd in the April MSPT after winning in in December.
Host Steve Fredlund interviews young Minnesota player Vlad Revniaga, currently ranked in the top 1,000 globally according to the GPI and about 50th in the Minnesota all-time money winnings per Hendon Mob.
On April 1, 2017, All-in for Africa (AIFA) VI was held at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota. The event raised over $13,000 for the Against Malaria Foundation as part of an effort between Our Response and REG-Charity. AIFA VI had 129 unique entries and featured more than 40 different bounty players. This episode shares some highlight and includes audio captured at the event by Pete Troolin who is the co-host of the Pete & Steve Show which includes RecPoker host Steve Fredlund, who is also the volunteer director of Our Response, the group coordinating AIFA. If you have questions about the tournament or charity, reach out directly to stevefredlund@gmail.com or 651.587.5435.
Host Steve Fredlund sits down with young Minnesota player Matt Hamilton to talk about his background, what he currently plays, and some strategic perspectives on the game.
RecPoker is starting a virtual book study of Jonathan Little's, "Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker - Volume 1". This brief episode introduces the book study and includes some welcoming words from Jonathan Little.
Local pro John Reading (WSOP Bracelet winner in 2015) is interviewed; we talk background, overall perspectives, and some strategy. Follow John at @KiKaMo88 on Twitter.
Local pro Joe Barnard is interviewed; we talk background, overall perspectives, and some strategy. Follow Joe at @gangsterjoseph1 on Twitter.