The Rec Poker Podcast

This week for episode 699 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the Crew interview new RECing Crew member Jason Velasco! Jason shares some stories about his own start in the game, his work with technology and its integration with the poker industry, his own training platform Balanced Poker, and his new app “Mitch” which he is about to unleash on the poker world! It’s a very exciting conversation and Jason has a lot of cool info to share.

We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Elliot Roe, Jared Tendler, and Stephen Baker! 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!

Connect With Jason!

Balanced Poker on X: https://x.com/Balancedpokr

Jason on X: https://x.com/jsnvelasco

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BalancedPoker

IG: https://www.instagram.com/balancedpoker/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/BalancedPoker/

Threads: https://www.threads.com/@balancedpoker

Mitch: https://pokerapps.ai/

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

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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on episode 698 of the RecPoker Podcast we continue our series on preparing for a large tournament run, by discussing opening ranges. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses position, stack depth, player types, ICM factors, postflop fundamentals, 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 or our discord channel 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week for episode number 697 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview David Curtis from PokerStars! With a background in live events, David shares some fun stories about different tours and venues and takes some questions from the YouTube chat about expanding into the US market, what PokerStars looks for in an ambassador, some new restrictions on poker video media. and a lot more!

We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Ben Spragg, Barney Boatman, and Lex Veldhuis!

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!

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

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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on episode 696 of the RecPoker Podcast the Crew talks about different stages of the tournament, and how we should adapt our play accordingly. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM pressure, when it’s best to bust, bursting the bubble, final tables, playing shorthanded, 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 or our discord channel 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on episode 694 of the RecPoker Podcast we welcome Chad Holloway to help answer a question we see a lot in our chats and forums: how do people start working in the poker industry? While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses different kinds of jobs that are available in the poker world, entry-level positions, the ups and downs of covering tournaments, what life skills can help you get the door open, and more!

Chad also talks about supporting the Beyond Blessed food bank in Wisconsin, and how you can help him raise as much money for them by supporting his cause in a new Minnesota-based reality TV show he’ll be competing in this summer called Live to Give!

Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today, and you can post a question of your own in the forum or our discord channel for the panel to review.

Follow Chad on Twitter: https://x.com/ChadAHolloway

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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on episode 693 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview Lance Bradley! Lance shares some of his favourite stories from nearly 20 years as a poker writer, editor, and consultant - what job has he enjoyed the most, who was his favourite interview, what does the poker world need to do differently, the end of the WPT media team, his expectations for this year’s WSOP, and a lot more!

We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Brad Willis, Maria Konnikova, and Chad Holloway! Plus of course we raffle away SEVERAL free prizes 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!

Sign up for Lance’s Substack: The Overlay: https://theoverlay.substack.com/

Lance is active on Twitter as https://x.com/Lance_Bradley

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 on episode 693 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview Lance Bradley! Lance shares some of his favourite stories from nearly 20 years as a poker writer, editor, and consultant - what job has he enjoyed the most, who was his favourite interview, what does the poker world need to do differently, the end of the WPT media team, his expectations for this year’s WSOP, and a lot more!

We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Brad Willis, Maria Konnikova, and Chad Holloway! Plus of course we raffle away SEVERAL free prizes 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!

Sign up for Lance’s Substack: The Overlay: https://theoverlay.substack.com/

Lance is active on Twitter as https://x.com/Lance_Bradley

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:

08:42 Lance's background

13:15 Lance's new project: Overlay

22:03 How to speak about the game

27:55 One-horse sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses

33:18 Lance's 4 GPI awards

35:15 The pursuit of poker success

37:30 Lance's social life taken over by poker

40:15 How to improve as a player

45:35 Tips in building a portfolio in the poker industry

48:37 The best poker writers

54:08 Lance's experience with the WPT media team

55:13 Lance talks about the poker media landscapes

01:05:04 WSOP: making it more accessible to players

01:22:57 Home Games 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week, Jim Reid 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 Omaha 8 or Better - 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, Kathy Chang, Louie Hillman, Mike '08Grinder' Serrano, 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 Omaha 8 or Better, 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 on episode 691 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RECing Crew bring Kevin Mathers back on the show to talk about all things WSOP! As a RECing Crew member himself, Kevin has lots to share about: moving money around the WSOP, buying in and cashing out, the new app players are encouraged to use, tax rules for satellites, how to save time registering, new rules about when to use your phones, how to keep RTA away from the tables, and more!

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Jesse Fullen, Chad Holloway and Jeff Platt and 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!

Kevin is active as a resource on Twitter for all things WSOP as https://x.com/Kevmath and you can also follow along on his non-WSOP adventures at https://x.com/KevmathVegas

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:

04:06 How to move money around the WSOP

10:40 Safe deposit boxes

12:36 WSOP Plus app

17:21 Person verification at any Caesars property

23:07 The purpose of the app

28:04 Buy back into WSOP tournament after bust

30:42 Is there physical late reg line

37:46 The new Paris Poker Room

44:12 New rules

54:12 Crucial information

01:13:28 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on episode 690 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid takes pity on our listeners and leads the RECing Crew through a REAL conversation about what Chris Jones has dubbed “The Sandwich Play” when you get postflop in position to one player but out of position to another player. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the relative importance of being in or out of position, bet sizing, betting frequencies, fold equity, calling ranges, having a plan for future streets, 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 or our discord channel 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week for episode number 689 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew go over all the different ways they prepare for a big tournament series like the WSOP! Whether it’s what to pack, where to eat, how to save time in line, some strategic adjustments to make on the tables, other tournaments in Las Vegas at the time, or even some tips on getting into the cash games and satellites - there’s a smorgasbord of good information here for anyone looking to make the trip this year, or any year!

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!

Kenny Hallaert’s spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bLQp-AVwiSk9JKHvfzlyBzU2fIJLdbOG7rAk0v3oPf4/edit?usp=sharing

Kim Unger’s spreadsheet; https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/wizardofviz/viz/AGuidetothe2025SummerLasVegasPokerScene/2025SummerPoker

TDA rules: https://www.pokertda.com/poker-tda-rules/

WSOP rules: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQX8QNNpbXcDM1ZNg2-APP9nLZtYgzyl/view

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 Charity Series of Poker

09:06 Pocket 5

10:23 Poker celebrity

13:01 Scott's WSOP preparation

18:54 WSOP schedule

20:49 Other poker series in Vegas

28:02 Cash Games

43:39 Where to eat during dinner break

01:06:52 Where to stay

01:14:01 Important tournament information

01:22:30 String betting

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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on episode 688 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through part three of a conversation about what makes big tournament series like the WSOP so different from those we are used to playing in our home games or the local cardroom dailies, and how to adjust for the next time you are planning to take a shot at the biggest game around!

Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today and you can post a question of your own in the forum or our discord channel 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week for episode number 687 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew discuss some fun events at the LIPS Spring Festival and the Irish Poker Open!

LoriAnn talks about a hand where she overshoved preflop with AQ and wants to know if it was the right play. Jim talks about several hands from the Irish Poker Open, why he enjoys a breakfast Guinness, how he DOESN’T look like Ryan Reynolds, almost punching David Lappin, and a lot more! He also describes a situation where he resorted to stalling near a bubble and wants to know if that makes him a jerk.

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!

Is Jim a villain for stalling? Tag him on Twitter https://x.com/RecPokerJim or email him jim@rec.poker and let him know!

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:

03:20 Rob's poker story

07:51 Chris' WSOP checklist

13:53 WSOP course

14:57 LoriAnne's experience at the Lips & Poker Women's Festival

19:01 Bust out hand

23:35 Ace Queen Strategy

31:21 A trap in an open

34:51 The Irish Poker Open

40:18 Breakfast Guinness

43:43 Angry poker dealer

53:34 Jim's 5X satellite

01:02:41 Favorite hand

01:07:04 The poker moment of the week

01:25:17 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:

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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on episode 686 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through part two of a conversation about what makes big tournament series like the WSOP so different from those we are used to playing in our home games or the local cardroom dailies, and how to adjust for the next time you are planning to take a shot at the biggest game around!

Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today and you can post a question of your own in the forum or our discord channel 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on the RecPoker Podcast Chris Jones and the RECing Crew interview our very own invisible producer Rob Gardner!

We also Open 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!

Rob is active on Twitter at Rob Gardner (@RobGardnerLive) on X

You can access his poker course through the rec poker website: https://rec.poker/item/learning-partners/ramp-poker-core-training-full/

How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/

Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/

Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/

Timestamps:

14:13 What is Rob’s current role in the poker world

16:00 GTO is overrated

19:09 Importance of knowing GTO

29:35 Low buy-in vs. low buy-in

32:59 Rob talks more about his Ramp Up Poker

37:12 Do you still study yourself

40:01 Teaching and learning

46:00 The power of fun in poker

52:28 Tips for beginners

57:12 The state of the poker industry

01:11:55 Home Game Result updates

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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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

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This week on episode 684 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through part one of a conversation about what makes big tournament series like the WSOP so different from those we are used to playing in our home games or the local cardroom dailies, and how to adjust for the next time you are planning to take a shot at the biggest game around!

Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today and you can post a question of your own in the forum or our discord channel 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on episode 683 of the RecPoker Podcast Rob Washam and the RECing Crew interview Alex Fitzgerald! Alex talks about his collaboration on his latest book, common mistakes he sees poker players making, preparing for the WSOP, and a lot more!

We also Open 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!

Alex is active on Twitter at Alex Fitzgerald (@pokerheadrush) on X

Check out his books and training programs at: https://pokerheadrush.com/

How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/

Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/

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Timestamps:

5:58 Alex’s current role in poker

10:15 Explaining the Ten-Three offsuit

13:35 Simplifying the book-writing process

15:42 Coming up with ideas

18:11 Hand reading & note-taking tips

20:58 What playing looks like for Alex today

22:03 How poker differs by location

27:34 Common mistakes in cash games

33:18 Understanding different playing styles

44:05 Helping students with bankroll management

57:35 How Alex preps for the WSOP

1:03:36 Playing with elite and casual players

01:11:46 Home Game results update

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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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

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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 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:

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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 on episode 681 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview Kenny Hallaert! Kenny shares some stories about being a November Niner, his role in the Tournament Director’s Association, what it’s like being the Live Events ambassador for Pokerstars, how we should handle cheating and cheaters, how poker venues and tours can make the game more secure and more fun for players of all skill levels, and a lot more!

We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Davidi Kitai, Niklas Astedt and Lex Veldhuis!

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!

Kenny is active on Twitter at https://x.com/SpaceyFCB

Check out his famous spreadsheet of poker tournaments in Las Vegas over the summer!

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:

11:26 Kenny on his role in poker

18:12 Kenny’s latest work in the industry

21:27 Balancing changes at the TDA

24:20 Enjoying the game vs. using tools

29:29 TDA rules vs. casino rules

31:43 How rulings are enforced consistently

35:03 Kenny: “Go to the floor—that’s your referee”

37:47 On banning online cheaters from live events

42:55 Kenny’s favorite hand story

44:34 Should WSOP bring back November Nine?

55:57 Kenny on first-place prize

59:22 The joy in providing resources

1:02:33 Are chess clocks being discussed at the TDA?

01:20:51 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on episode 680 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a mental exercise from RECing Crew member Scott Lum about how to play pocket Jacks! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses preflop and postflop variables and factors, common mistakes players make with JJ, the value of visualizing your play when you are not at the tables, how to think about hands and make a plan, how to avoid losing big pots and wining small ones, and more!

Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to post a question of your own in the forum or our discord channel 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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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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on episode 679 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview pro player and fitness coach T.J. Jurkiewicz, and TJ shares a whole bunch of tips about diet and exercise that will really help any listener improve their health away from the tables. They also get into his time as a pro player, what it’s like getting backed as a cash player, life in Thailand, and a lot more!

We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Phil Galfond, Matt Affleck, and Zach Gruneberg!!

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!

Visit TJ’s website: https://t.co/cbkYjfLWzs

Sign up for his mini-course: https://t.co/UOzlq2tCs4

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tj_jurk/

Twitter: https://x.com/TheFitnessJurk

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:

10:43 TJ on his role in poker

16:21 TJ’s degree and poker

19:34 Playing in cash staking

28:58 Balancing diet and fitness

30:07 TJ and Travis Kelce in the same room

31:15 Eating well during long poker sessions

35:16 Best foods to bring to the table

38:10 Diet soda vs. zero-calorie soda

41:02 Handling fitness & nutrition misinformation

43:16 TJ on diabetes

53:13 Best foods for long poker sessions

1:13:57 What a fitness and nutrition coach does for clients

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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on episode 678 of the RecPoker podcast Jim Reid leads the RECing Crew through an exploration of the “sandwich” play, where we get postflop and find ourselves in position to one player but out of position to another, and we are ‘sandwiched’ in the middle. This is a very common situation for recreational players, and we share three EXTEMELY valuable tips you can use to immediately become a more profitable player in these spots. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses absolute versus relative position, player types, the importance of sizing, how to extract value from out of position, when to give up, and more!

Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to post a question of your own in the forum or our discord channel for the panel to review!Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunityJoin the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpvlHelp us out: https://rec.poker/supportFind more info on our sponsors at:https://RunAces.comExplore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunityRecPoker 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on episode 677 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview new team addition Matt Matros! Matt talks about winning three bracelets in three formats, what he’s learned about the game as a writer and coach, common mistakes he sees from less-experienced players, how he approaches coaching a variety of student types, some details about the world pf poker staking, what makes the WSOP Main Event different from any other tournament, how he’s going to coach Jim up for this year’s main event, and a lot more!

We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Andrew Brokos, Dara O’Kearney and Alex Fitzgerald! 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!

Matt has been in the poker business as player, writer, and coach for more than two decades. After first breaking onto the scene with a third-place finish in the 2004 World Poker Tour championship, Matt eventually went on to win bracelets in three consecutive World Series of Poker from 2010 and 2012.

Focusing more on writing and coaching these days, Matt has published two short books, one medium-length book, and one long book on poker strategy in recent years. The Poker Brain (the long one) continues to receive strong reviews and win fans (including Steve O'Dwyer and Isaac Haxton) three years after its release. His most recent book, Twenty-four No Limit Tournament Hands from 2024 (a short one), maintains a five-star rating on Amazon.

As a coach, Matt offers private instruction for groups and individuals, and is known for tailoring his teaching methods to whatever works best for the student. Some people like memorizing charts, some people like reviewing hands, some people like to hear complex ideas broken down into simple, understandable points. Most students get a little bit of all that stuff, but in the proportions that make the most sense for their level and their learning style.

This year, Matt is offering Jim a series of lessons leading up to the 2025 Main Event. Join in and ask questions! And to reach out to Matt for lessons of your own, contact him at jacksup@mattmatros.com, or find him on X (@matt_matros ) or BlueSky (@mattmatros .bsky.social‬).

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:

3:21 Matt Matros on his role in poker

19:08 Matt’s favorite poker variant

23:52 Lessons from writing his books

26:52 How Matt’s book helps recreational players

32:59 Common mistakes rec players make

36:08 Opportunity costs beyond poker

39:51 How rec players should approach shot-taking

43:56 What makes the Main Event special

47:31 Coaching Jim for the Main Event

55:25 How Matt would structure his game

1:01:49 Matt’s poker schedule this year

1:03:56 Making staking more attractive

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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on episode 676 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid leads the RECing Crew through a question from Ben Enslow about how to play the edges of his range, and how to randomize when playing a mixed strategy. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses solver outputs, randomization methods, when to worry about it, what factors to consider first or instead, 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 or our discord channel 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on episode 675 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview Katie Stone! Katie talks about her evolution as a player, from recreational poker lover to full-time pro, to sponsored player, to coach and writer and commentator - and back to playing recreationally! The group discusses the problems facing poker in today’s world, how we should be showcasing poker to non-players, the importance of the player’s experience when it comes to welcoming new folks to the game, the impact of cheating scandals, what it’s like raising a son with two poker players as parents, what we need to do to improve as players but also as an industry - and a lot more!

We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Jamie Kerstetter, Katie Dozier and Jen Shahade! 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!

Follow Katie on Instagram as katiepoker or on Twitter as https://x.com/KatieStonePoker

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:

10:58 How Katie defines her role in poker

18:19 Becoming a sponsored pro

23:02 Growing up with two poker pro parents

28:06 Adapting skills to a different field

37:49 Katie’s poker routine & coaching

43:49 Why Katie stays private these days

45:57 Gaining perspective from outside poker

1:03:00 Shifting focus to new players

1:14:25 Why recreational poker is the future

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 your first month for only $5 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 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on episode 673 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview Kid Poker himself, Daniel Negreanu! We discuss the recent scandal where a straight beat a flush at a final table, what Daniel’s ideal WSOP schedule would look like, his thoughts on the lower-buy-in WSOP bracelet events, his new podcast with his wife Amanda, how he records hands for his vlog, what he’s thinking about as he approaches parenthood, how his reputation has evolved in the poker world over the years, what NOT to do in Vegas, and a lot more!

We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with 3 of our favourite Phils in poker: Phil Helmuth, Phil Galfond and Phil Ivey! (Sorry, Phil Raisor, but we still think you're a superstar) 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!

Check out Daniel on Twitter: Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) 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:

06:49 Daniel’s role in poker

12:13 Who has a right to speak at the table

15:08 Ideal WSOP schedule

18:03 Hand Daniel wishes he played differently

24:35 Daniel on his OCD

39:37 Tips for rec players in home games & cardrooms

42:41 Daniel’s “heel turn” in poker

48:07 One thing Daniel would change

49:26 Best series for first-time rec players

53:28 WSOP: What not to do

54:44 Making poker more fun for new players

01:04:23 Home Game Results 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:

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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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on episode 672 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid leads the RECing Crew through a conversation about cheating in poker, whether live or online. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses Real-Time-Assistance, bots, anti-cheating measures, live angles, how to protect your hand, poker room etiquette, 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 or our discord channel 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week on episode 671 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview Scottish pro Niall Farrell! Niall shares about winning the Triple Crown and becoming the all-time money leader in Scotland, how he judges success as a player, where he likes to travel for poker, having fun at the Irish Poker Open, mistakes he sees less-experienced players make, how he studies and improves as a player, and a lot more!

We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with David Docherty, Ben Spragg and David Lappin! 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!

Niall is active on Twitter at Niall Farrell (@Firaldo87poker) on X

Check out his Instagram: Instagram (@firaldo87)

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:

12:06 Niall Farrell defines his role in the poker world.

16:12 How Niall judges whether he’s successful in poker.

17:52 8-4 of hearts: Niall talks about his favorite hand.

20:30 What it’s like playing poker in Scotland.

21:50 Niall’s favorite place to play for the whole experience.

25:46 Balancing having fun and playing poker.

27:32 Niall is one of the guys behind the scenes at IPO.

34:18 Common mistakes less experienced players make.

36:30 Niall’s approach to poker study today.

45:38 Having a small child: how Niall navigates his schedule.

53:28 Must-visit places for first-time visitors to Scotland.

01:02:50 One thing to do to make poker fun for everybody

01:23:11 Home Game Result updates

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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a few unusual situations the Crew encountered at Running Aces for the recent RecPoker Weekend tournament series. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses mystery bounties, bad beat jackpots in a tournament field, paying the bubble, spread limit hold’em, and more!

Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to post a question of your own in the forum or our discord channel 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview longtime RecPoker member and all-around fun guy Dan Kennedy about cashing for over $70,000 over the last few weeks - as a recreational player! Dan shares about starting with $0.30 in 2024 and using amazing bankroll management and game selection to grind that up to a major roll, what mistakes he no longer makes at the tables, how he has studied and improved over the last few years, the importance of a supportive family at home, and a lot more.

We also Open The Action with our speed round, and play Stake/Study Stack with Louie Hillman Louie Hillman (@ImaLouigi) on X , Wesley Cannon Wesley Cannon (@pitchercannon) on X , and Chuck Kersey Chuck Kersey (@chuckkersey) on X ! 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!

Dan is active on X as Daniel (@aceragoff)

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:

11:28 Dan Kennedy defines his role in the poker world

16:30 Dan talks about his recent successes

26:05 Dan explains how he got into RecPoker.

32:06 Moving from budget to bankroll

41:09 Grinding the series: dealing with boredom

44:24 Having a kids: Dan on managing tournaments

54:32 Daniel’s tournament list to go to in Vegas

01:00:40 Some mistakes Dan used to make that he eliminated from his game

01:10:27 Story behind Dan’s favorite poker hand

01:23:57 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

It’s that time of year again! This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew welcome Kevin Mathers back to the show to break down the WSOP schedule in real time, the same day it comes out! Kevmath shares some tips for folks coming to Vegas to play in the series for the first time, what new tweaks we can expect from the WSOP this year, and some logistical info about satellites, registration and structures that every player will find helpful. The panel and Kevin also share some of their favourite stories about different tournaments, and which events they are looking forward to playing this year.

This episode is longer than usual, as we cover each of the record-breaking 100 WSOP bracelet events available to play in 2025, so get comfy! 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!

Kevin posts all sorts of great information on Twitter https://x.com/Kevmath and BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/kevmath.bsky.social

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

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 your first month for only $5 using the code REC

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 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

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew discuss their own poker dreams, how they plan to achieve them, and the obstacles that they see in their path. Whether it’s winning major tournaments, being a positive influence on the poker world, still loving the game after a few more decades of playing it, or whatever your poker dream is, the panel and the live YouTube audience have a great conversation about what ‘success’ looks like for a recreational poker player. Jim also shares some interesting milestones and challenges in his own poker story, and how RecPoker has shaped his life as a player and coach. We also hear from LoriAnn about her recent trip to the new Venetian poker room and her interview with their Director of Poker Operations, Tommy LaRosa, as construction of their brand-new streaming studio comes to a close. 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!

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

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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand Taylor Maas played recently where he woke up with Aces and took a relatively passive line against a relatively passive foe. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, 3-betting ranges, player types, bet sizes, hand ranging, postflop betting lines, thin value bets, 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 or our discord channel for the panel to review!

Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity

Join the forums here: https://rec.poker/forums/

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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview longtime pro player Brett Kimes! Brett is a regular on the Chase The Dream podcast and he shares a lot of stories about the highs and lows of his poker career, what it feels like to be heads-up for a WSOP bracelet, the role his son plays in his poker story, some tips for less-experienced players, and what he think it takes to succed at poker in 2025.

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Mikha Richards, Rob Gardner, and Vitali Lunkin 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!

Follow Brett on socials:

Tiktok: Vader_poker

Instagram and Twitter: THEBrettKimes

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:

11:09 Brett talks about his role in the poker world

14:50 The logistics of winning six figures

20:52 Balancing poker and being a single dad

22:54 Changing perspective on money: the effects to approach in poker

26:22 How corporate sees a poker player

31:14 Advice to single parents in poker

34:38 Chats: How are you introduced to poker?

39:01 Actions that tells someone is a less-experienced player

45:09 Brett shares how he studies to improve in poker

50:08 Craziest thing at a poker table

52:06 Cash is the best to go on the bankroll

56:48 Brett on custody hearing as a poker player

01:16:24 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a conversation with new RECing Crew member Scott “DFSBRAT” Beckom about his new poker stream! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, they are joined by Rob Gardner and Taylor Maas to find out more about Scott and to share their advice and experience with folks interested in streaming their play, or enjoy watching other people’s streams. They cover advice on setting up your rig, what hardware and software make the biggest difference, different styles of streaming, delay versus card protectors, basic costs to get started, some free resources and advice you can use to plan for success, 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 or our discord channel 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Kathy Liebert! Kathy shares some stories about her extremely accomplished poker career, starting as a ‘prop’ player in her local cardroom, the changes she’s seen in the poker world over the years, how she defines success as a player with so many accolades to her name already, what she misses about the ‘old days’ and what is better about the game today, she shares her thoughts on the Poker Hall of Fame, playing in the WPT versus the WSOP, mistakes less-experienced players make on the felt, her worst poker memory, and several other questions form the YouTube chat!

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Ted Forrest, Vanessa Selbst, and Scott Seiver 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!

Kathy can be found on Twitter at https://x.com/pokerkat

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 RecPoker RECing Crew interview Kathy Liebert! Kathy shares some stories about her extremely accomplished poker career, starting as a ‘prop’ player in her local cardroom, the changes she’s seen in the poker world over the years, how she defines success as a player with so many accolades to her name already, what she misses about the ‘old days’ and what is better about the game today, she shares her thoughts on the Poker Hall of Fame, playing in the WPT versus the WSOP, mistakes less-experienced players make on the felt, her worst poker memory, and several other questions form the YouTube chat!

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Ted Forrest, Vanessa Selbst, and Scott Seiver 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!

Kathy can be found on Twitter at https://x.com/pokerkat

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:

08:24 Kathy defines her own role in the poker world

12:25 Biggest changes in the poker industry

13:54 Poker as a welcoming place

18:43 Chats: What is your favorite poker variant and why

19:15 What counts as success in the poker world?

22:21 Kathy on event preferences: WPT or WSOP

23:29 Factors that makes an event stand out

24:57 Actions that tell someone is a less-experienced player

28:01 How did Kathy learn poker?

36:32 Mystery bounty: better or worse for Rec.?

43:13 Win another bracelet or WPT name-inscribed trophy

48:18 Kathy on one of the worst poker memories

01:16:52 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Paul O’Reilly from the Irish Poker Open! Paul shares some stories about the early days of the Open, what it was like operating it in various phases of it’s recent history, why it’s so different from other poker series, how to make poker FUN on and off the felt, helping out those who need it, how he determines what counts as success for JP and him, and we even break some news live in the show about the streaming schedule for the series!

We also feature a new segment with LoriAnn about her experiences living in Las Vegas, we play Stake/Study Stack with Steve O’Dwyer, David Docherty and JP McCann, 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!

Find out more about the Irish Poker Open: https://irishpokeropen.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:

14:39 Paul describes his role in the poker world

16:08 Paul shares how his beginning in poker

25:09 Circumstances on why selling the company

28:26 People are selling their seats at the lobby

31:36 The magic behind the poker tournaments

39:32 Irish Poker Open: people’s tournament

45:42 Managing competent professional staff

50:22 Over the years: How Paul measures success

56:19 Paul on streaming the ladies event this year

01:00:07 Paul talks about supporting RecPoker at the event

01:11:41 One thing to change in poker

01:29:17 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

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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week, Jim Reid and Taylor Maas are joined by Premium member Eric Anderson to discuss a hand Jim butchered in the World Poker Tour’s Championship event last December in Las Vegas! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, they discuss the virtues of check-raising that you get to enjoy on future streets, how to choose which hands to take aggressive lines with, bluff targeting, stack depth, bet and raise sizing, player pool dynamics, 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 or our discord channel 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Scottish pro David Docherty! David shares his stories from winning the 2023 Irish Poker Open and becoming the UKIPT Player of the Year, what its like to have 6-figure scores almost every year for the last several, how to manage your own expectations for success, what he has learned from his years on the felt, his favorite places to travel for poker, why and how how he studies to improve his game, common mistakes he sees recreational players make, and a lot more!

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Niall Farrell, Anette Obrestad and Jack Highcastle, 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!

Follow David on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daviddoc87.bsky.social or Instagram: @‌daviddoc87

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:

10:06 David tries to describe his role in the poker world

13:20 David on nailing the year 2023

17:14 What is successful and not

21:25 Chat: How much of the IPO that you have to give away?

22:42 David talks about his first 10K Cash Hendon Mob

29:27 Common mistakes less-experienced players make

35:07 David’s aha! moments in his poker journey

43:15 Playing experience in Scotland

46:19 David’s favorite places to play

49:07 Playing tournaments in the US vs. in Europe

01:01:38 Studying and improving the game over the years

01:18:22 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 your first month for only $5 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 to give our audience some advice and tips 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 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 Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview traveling pro, writer and editor Blaise Bourgeois! They talk about Blaise’s life traveling the world to play poker, what he looks for in a poker destination, adjusting to international players and cultures, and what he hates about travelling. They also talk about how to exploit unknown opponents with little information, Blaise’s love of soccer, his writing career leading to poker reporting, meeting his girlfriend on the felt, and a lot more!

We also play Stake/Study Stack with T.J. Reid, Faraz Jaka and Peggy Crawford https://x.com/pocketpeg_ 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!

Blaise on Instagram: @‌pokerblaise

Blaise on Twitter: @‌blaisebourgeois

Blaise on StakeKings: https://stakekings.com/

Follow Peggy “Pocket Peg” on Instagram @‌pocket.peg and YouTube @‌pocketpeg

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 Blaise describes his own role in the poker world

09:21 How Blaise chooses places to go and play

16:18 Some culture shock from other places

19:57 Brazil is a really interesting place to play poker

27:20 Blaise talks about regional playing style

38:31 Frustration as a professional athlete

41:5 Blaise on transitioning into writing

49:10 From writing about soccer into writing about poker

53:32 Blaise talks about his involvement with Jaka Coaching

54:40 Lifestyle of a poker-playing couple

59:54 Blaise’s success and goal in poker

01:15:56 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week, Jim Reid and Taylor Maas discuss two hands Jim played in Las Vegas this December during the World Poker Tour series at the Wynn. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, they discuss how to select hands to check-raise with, bluff-targeting, draw equity and fold equity, check-raising variables, the importance of your bottom chip, 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 or our discord channel 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew welcome Rob Perelman back to the show to talk big hands and big stories from his time behind the scenes in the poker industry! Rob goes over several iconic poker moments he was part of the production team for, a few hands you might remember, some fun stories from hanging out with Phil Laak, a few strategy tips for playing live cash games in Texas, and a lot more!

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Robert Mizrachi, Robert Varkonyi and Rob Campbell and 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!

Rob is active on Twitter as https://x.com/veeRob

Rob’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OopsAllBombPots

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/

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Timestamps:

08:11 Rob Perelman defines his own role in the poker world

09:41 Bringing humor and positive energy

11:45 The craziest hands Rob has witnessed

17:09 The importance of warming up the table

27:58 Rob talks about Phil Laak’s goofy character

30:20 What does success mean for Rob?

31:47 What makes a person walk away from poker?

33:57 Rob on conventional rake

01:00:44 Rob plays Stake, Study, Stack

01:12:44 Home Game Result update

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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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

Happy New Years, RecPoker Peeps!

This week, Jim Reid leads the RECing Crew through a discord post by Chris Jones about flopping a flush and then facing the worst possible river card. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, 3-betting vs. calling, monotone flops, player tendencies, finding bluff combos, changing variables, value targeting, and more!

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Link: https://discord.com/channels/608505737454288896/1312906909954740254

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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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew welcome back Sky Matsuhashi to talk about goal-setting for 2025, reviewing our goals from last year, how to play against 3-bets, and a lot more! They discuss what qualities a good goal has that a bad goal does not, and how we can use our time best to achieve our dreams. Sky also offers some really helpful tips on how to play optimally when facing a 3-bet, and what kinds of hands you want to continue with.

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Alex Fitzgerald, Nathan Williams, and Barry Carter, 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!

Sky is active on Twitter as https://x.com/smartpokerstudy

Here’s his site with more great stuff and his newsletter signup: https://smartpokerstudy.com/

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We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:

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Timestamps:

06:51 Sky shares about his success over the years

07:53 Smart goal: one of the most effective ways to achieve dreams

10:40 Helpful structure to get most out of time

13:31 How to not stress on things that didn’t get done

16:00 How to not get stressed on things that didn’t get done

19:29 Playing 100,000 hands in a year

24:48 Factors to consider when facing 3-Bets

33:34 Hand qualities that are good for 4-betting, calling, or folding

40:11 Sky on set over set

45:33 John Somsky setting goal in 2025k

51:04 The Poker Forge holiday deal

01:06:59 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

The Holiday festivities continue, gang! With everyone away last week we couldn't get episode 649 in the can in time for our usual release, so we are here just one week later to discuss some new hands from Jim’s recent trip to Las Vegas to play in the WPT Championship!

This week, Jim leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through two suited Ace-King hands that played out very differently, one in position and one out of position, one as a preflop 3-bet and one as a call. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses preflop ranges, bet and raise sizing, tournament stages, playing versus unknows, relative hand strength, responding to check-raises, 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

Merry Christmas, gang! Every year something goes wrong and we miss an episode in our usual production schedule, and this year was no different. Episode 619 was lost in real time, so we are putting a little gift under the tree for you this week to make up for it - welcome to episode 619 version 2!

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through two hands he played recently in the World Poker Tour series at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses calling versus 3-betting, meta-game, player pool tendencies, bluff-targeting, bet sizing, playing against capped ranges, 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 or our discord channel for the panel to review!

Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity

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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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com