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The Rec Poker PodcastEP 734 - RecPoker Strategy: HALLOW-SCREAM! This week on episode 734 of the RecPoker Podcast Chris Jones and Daniel Kennedy talk about their final-table experience at the fourth-largest poker tournament ever played in Minnesota, the Hallow-Scream at Running Aces!This dynamic duo talk about their play in the tournament, the year they’ve had in poker so far, what’s ahead for 2026, 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 forums or our discord channel for the panel to review!
2025-10-311h 10The Rec Poker PodcastEP 732 - RecPoker Strategy: A Tale of two HandsHow would you bluff catch against Nick Rigby deep in a Run Good Poker Series Event? Head Coach Rob Gardner is joined by Chris Jones, Taylor Maas hot off a FPC win, and Recing Crew Member Ben Enslow to talk about two bluff catch spots at Run Good Pennsylvania! Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunityJoin the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpvHelp us out: https://rec.poker/supportFind more info on our sponsors at:
2025-10-171h 15The Rec Poker PodcastEP 731 - RecPoker Forums: Limit 2-7 Triple DrawThis 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 2-7 Triple Draw - 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 Bernard Lee, Chad McVean, Chris Fox Wallace, Kathy Chang, Mike Patrick, Norman Chad, Robb...
2025-10-1759 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 730 - RecPoker Chats: Chris “Lefty” LandThis week for episode number 730 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Chris “Lefty” Land, a poker player, writer and content creator. They get into some of his favourite moments covering big poker events, what he loves about his job, the importance of his family, what he loves about poker, some tips for folks looking to make their way into the industry, and a lot more - plus we share some REALLY BIG NEWS at the end of the show that should have ALL of you VERY excited!!!We also...
2025-10-101h 12The Rec Poker PodcastEP 729 - RecPoker Chats: Poker CommunitiesThis week for episode number 729 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew talk about their favourite poker communities, training sites, groups, organizations - you name it! They share their positive and negative experiences with different elements of poker communities, and break some exciting news about the next home for RecPoker’s own learning group! Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 9:00 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win a prize just for showing up too!We also go over th...
2025-10-031h 05The Rec Poker PodcastEP 728 - RecPoker Strategy: Adjusting In Real TimeThis week on episode 728 of the RecPoker Podcast Rob Gardner takes the panel through a hand he played recently in a Rungood event. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, opening ranges, making assumptions, donk shoves, 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...
2025-09-261h 10The Rec Poker PodcastEP 727 - RecPoker Chats: Two Fish At The Table!This week for episode number 727 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Sam and Ben Fishman, the brotherly co-hosts of the “Two Fish At The Table” podcast! We talk about their love of poker, their 100 episodes of Two Fish examining poker events, players, and media, what it’s like working with your brother, their thoughts on poker’s heroes and villains, their favourite poker books, the future of online poker, and a lot more!Sam also Opens The Action with our speed round, and Ben plays Stake/Study Stack with Chr...
2025-09-191h 17The Rec Poker PodcastEP 726 - RecPoker Forums: 6+ Hold’em a.k.a. Short DeckThis 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 6+ Hold’em a.k.a. Short Deck- 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, Mike Patrick, Norman Chad, Robbie Strazy...
2025-09-1626 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 725 - RecPoker Chats: Jason SuThis week for episode number 725 of the RecPoker Podcast Joe Kulas and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Jason Su! Already a successful poker author and mental game coach, Jason talks about his latest book The Joy of Poker and shares some tips for players to get the most out of their time at the tables, and away from the felt.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 9:00 ET...
2025-09-121h 02The Rec Poker PodcastEP 724 - RecPoker Forums: WSOP Ultrastack and an Ultragross Spot (Chris)This week on episode 724 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand Chris played in the WSOP Ultrastack this summer, where his pot control game went awry on the river - or did it? How would you respond facing an overbet multiway when all the draws brick? While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, postflop betting lines, the ‘polarizing check’, combinatorics, block betting, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today and you...
2025-09-091h 01The Rec Poker PodcastEP 723 - RecPoker Chats: Poker in CanadaThis week for episode number 723 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and Kim Kilroy talk about the poker scene in Canada and how the poker media company PokerOrg is launching a Canadian coverage division! PokerOrg Canada will be focusing exclusively on Canadian news, events, interviews, tips, and more - and our podcast listeners can get some free swag and a big discount on RecPoker Premium membership by signing up for their free newsletter before September 15th!We also talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of Canadian poker compared to the...
2025-09-051h 02The Rec Poker PodcastEP 722 - RecPoker Forums: Capped Range Multiway (Chris)This week on episode 722 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through another hand Chris Jones played at the WSOP this summer, this time flopping top pair on a very dynamic board and being put in some tricky spots on various streets of the hand. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses multiway betting incentives, bet sizing, postflop betting lines, absolute versus relative hand strength, protecting your checking range and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker...
2025-09-0235 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 721 - RecPoker Chats: Claudio ElizaldeThis week for episode number 721 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Claudio Elizalde about poker streaming, spittin' seeds, poetry, his new deck of cards for playing a new kind of poker game, cooking, some of his favourite books, reporting at the WSOP, how his love of poker has evolved, and a lot more! We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Chris “Lefty” Land, God’s Big Toe, and Tyler Huculak!Plus of course we raffle...
2025-08-291h 16The Rec Poker PodcastEP 720 -RecPoker Forums: Chris Hates Donk BetsThis week on episode 720 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand Chris Jones played in the WSOP this summer where he faced some donk bets that messed with his zen. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, bet sizing, bluffing candidates, ICM pressure, countiong combos, hand ranging, 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...
2025-08-2631 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 719 - RecPoker Chats: Sara O’ConnorThis week for episode number 719 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Sara O’Connor! Sara talks about her two poker books, “A New Queen's Guide to Poker” and “Shuffle Up and Deal With It: Tales from Dealers Worldwide” as well as what it’s like to write shortform pieces for Pokerati, her experiences researching the dealers' perspective of the game we all love so much, what it’s like being bipolar as a poker player, how she improves as a player, and a lot more!We also Open The Action wit...
2025-08-221h 12The Rec Poker PodcastEP 718 - RecPoker Forums - H.O.R.S.E.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 H.O.R.S.E - 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 Pat...
2025-08-1923 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 717 - RecPoker Chats: John WasnockThis week for episode number 717 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview WSOP Main Event runner-up John Wasnock! John tells our panel about his amazing year in poker, how he prepares for big poker trips like the WSOP, his experience running so deep in the main event, what it felt like to approach the final table, mistakes he sees less-experienced players make, how he improves as a player, and a lot more!We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Leo...
2025-08-151h 25The Rec Poker PodcastEP 716 - RecPoker Forums: Final Table 4-bet (Ben)This week on episode 716 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Ben Enslow from an online final table he played recently. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses final table dynamics, player tendencies, 4-bet ranges, ICM pressure, the importance of sizing, 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!
2025-08-1240 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 715 - RecPoker Chats: Cory WaalandThis week for episode number 717 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Cory Waaland! Cory pulls no punches as he talks about his time as a poker pro, some difficult challenges he’s faced in his life, the importance of his religious faith, his new role as a musician, what he still loves about poker, and more! We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with “Bet on Drew”, Jeff Madsen, Brian Devonshire.Plus of course we raffle...
2025-08-081h 30The Rec Poker PodcastEP 714 - RecPoker Forums: Nitty Fold? (Jim)This week on episode 714 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through another hand he played in the WSOP, this one from the $600 Ultrastack where he faced an overbet shove while holding only a draw. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses small stack play, poker math, counting your backdoor outs and counterfeits, when to pull the trigger, tournament stages, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today and you can post a question of your...
2025-08-0530 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 713 - RecPoker Chats: Partnered PokerThis week for episode number 713 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview the trio behind Partnered Poker: Christina Gollins, Mikha Richards, and Brent Lee! They talk about their new poker mentorship program ‘Partnered Poker’ and why they are excited to share it with the world, including; stories from their own poker experiences, what makes mentorship different from coaching, how to effectively pair mentors and mentees, and the importance of making new players feel welcome and comfortable at the tables.The panel also discusses the role of women's events, how some...
2025-08-011h 24The Rec Poker PodcastEP 712 - RecPoker Forums: Ambitious Main Event Hand (Jim)This week on episode 712 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand he played in the WSOP main event this summer, where he took an ambitious bluff line against a pocket pair. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses raise sizes, ranging opponents, good bluffing spots, player types, multi-street planning, 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...
2025-07-2942 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 711 - RecPoker Chats: Dr. KamikazeThis week for episode number 711 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Dr. Kamikaze! Dr. K is a mixed game enthusiast, a film-maker, a coach and former pro player and they share several stories about their professional life, prioritizing their best poker with limited time, poker fiction and non-fiction in the media realm, the role that personal beliefs and politics play within ambassadors for the game, the problem with William Kassouf, playing poker in Toronto, and a lot more!We also Open The Action with our speed round, and...
2025-07-251h 25The Rec Poker PodcastEP 710 - RecPoker Forums: River Rollercoaster (Scott)This week on episode 710 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Scott Lum about a hand he played in the WSOP Colossus, where he made a flush on the river but the board also paired. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player experience levels, live reads, the three different styles of bluffing, counting combos, overbet candidates, and a lot more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the...
2025-07-2251 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 709 - RecPoker Chats: Ruth HallThis week for episode number 709 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Ruth Hall! Ruth shares some stories about her experiences as a leader in the women’s poker movement, how she studies and improves her own game, the importance of women’s events, the effects of some recent health issues on her abilities to play at a high level, how she prepares for a tournament series, some tips for less experiences players, and a lot more!We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stak...
2025-07-181h 06The Rec Poker PodcastEP 708 - RecPoker Forums: RazzThis 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 RAZZ - 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 Shan...
2025-07-1526 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 695 - RecPoker Chats: Maria HoThis week on episode 695 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview Maria Ho! You’ll have to excuse some choppiness of the audio, as we had some technical issues during the recording. Maria and the panel discuss her plans for WSOP, how recreational players can prepare, what Maria loves about playing poker and commentating, some behind the scenes details about Game of Gold, how the poker world has changed since Maria got started, and a lot more!We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/St...
2025-07-141h 19The Rec Poker PodcastEP 707 - RecPoker Chats: Craig Savage wins a bracelet!This week for episode number 707 of the RecPoker Podcast we welcome recent WSOP bracelet winner and RECing Crew member Craig Savage back to the show! Joined by his longtime coach Carlos Welch, Craig shares his perspective on the tournament run, what it felt like to achieve this dream, how he prepared for this year’s series, his thoughts on selling action, and a lot more!Plus of course we raffle away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat, to help support a local food bank. Join us LIVE on Yo...
2025-07-111h 35The Rec Poker PodcastEP 706 - RecPoker Forums: OOP Nuts Example Hand (Chris)This week on episode 706 of the RecPoker Podcast Chris Jones and Taylor Maas continue the conversation about playing out of position with a very strong hand in a multiway pot. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, they take a specific hand Chris was dealt at Running Aces recently and review many of the factors we talked about last week in the context of his play. Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today, and you can post a question of your own in the...
2025-07-0825 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 705 - RecPoker Chats: WSOP with Chad and MikeThis week for episode number 705 of the RecPoker Podcast the panel talks about some WSOP controversies, and Jim is a guest on the PokerNews podcast with Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz! They cover several stories from the past week of the WSOP and weigh in on some sticky situations.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...
2025-07-071h 44The Rec Poker PodcastEP - 713 RecPoker Chats: Partnered PokerThis week for episode number 713 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview the trio behind Partnered Poker: Christina Gollins, Mikha Richards, and Brent Lee! They talk about their new poker mentorship program ‘Partnered Poker’ and why they are excited to share it with the world, including; stories from their own poker experiences, what makes mentorship different from coaching, how to effectively pair mentors and mentees, and the importance of making new players feel welcome and comfortable at the tables.The panel also discusses the role of women's events, how some...
2025-07-011h 24The Rec Poker PodcastEP 704 - RecPoker Forums: OOP Nuts Example Hand (Chris)This week on episode 704 of the RecPoker Podcast the Crew picks up a discord conversation about how to get paid when OOP. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses how to think about your entire range, player types, board textures, postflop betting in flow, 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...
2025-07-0146 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 703- RecPoker Chats: What’s Poker To You?This week for episode number 703 of the RecPoker Podcast the panel takes questions from the YouTube chatters about their lives on and off the felt, how they study, the value of coaching, their hopes for their own poker journey, what they struggle with, and a lot more! Plus of course we raffle away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat, to help support a local food bank. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
2025-06-271h 58The Rec Poker PodcastEP 702 - RecPoker Forums: WSOP Prep: 3-BettingThis week on episode 702 of the RecPoker Podcast we continue the talk about preflop ranges by delving into 3-bet ranges. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses why we 3-bet, factors to consider when deciding to pull the trigger, blockers, playability, the math of poker profits, 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!...
2025-06-2437 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 701 - RecPoker Chats: Barbara Jones ZangaroThis week for episode number 701 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Barbara Jones Zangaro from the Orleans casino and Poker Gives! Barbara talks about what goes into running poker tournaments at a professional level, what makes the Orleans stand out from other casinos in Las Vegas, some tips for recreational players visiting for the first time, the best ways to start a career in a poker room, the importance of the charitable work of Poker Gives, and a lot more!We also Open The Action with our speed...
2025-06-201h 19The Rec Poker PodcastEp 700 - RecPoker Forums: Stud 8 or BetterThis 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 Stud 8 or Better - and the first practice game is tomorrow night! The panel starts 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, Kathy Chang, Robbie Strazynski, and Shannon Van Den...
2025-06-1726 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 699 - RecPoker Chats: Jason VelascoThis 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 E...
2025-06-131h 21The Rec Poker PodcastEP 698 - RecPoker Forums: WSOP Prep: Opening Ranges - and More!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...
2025-06-1056 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 697 - RecPoker Chats: David CurtisThis 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!
2025-06-061h 23The Rec Poker PodcastEP 696 - RecPoker Forums: WSOP Prep: Tournament StagesThis 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!...
2025-06-031h 12The Rec Poker PodcastEP 695 -RecPoker Chats: Maria HoThis week on episode 695 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview Maria Ho! They discuss her plans for WSOP, how recreational players can prepare, what Maria loves about playing poker and commentating, some behind the scenes details about Game of Gold, how the poker world has changed since Maria got started, and a lot more!We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Henry Kilbane, Ali Nejad, and James Hartigan!Plus of course we raffle away a...
2025-05-311h 25The Rec Poker PodcastEP 694 - RecPoker Forums: Getting StartedThis 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...
2025-05-2742 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 693 - RecPoker Chats: Lance BradleyThis 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, an...
2025-05-231h 26The Rec Poker PodcastEP 691 - RecPoker Chats: KevMath and WSOP DetailsThis 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...
2025-05-161h 20The Rec Poker PodcastEP 690 - RecPoker Forums: The Sandwich Play (for real this time!)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 fr...
2025-05-1334 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 689 - RecPoker Chats: WSOP Prep with the RECing CrewThis 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!
2025-05-091h 32The Rec Poker PodcastEP 688 - RecPoker Forums: WSOP Adjustments - Part 3This 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...
2025-05-0853 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 687 - RecPoker Chats: LIPS and the Irish Poker OpenThis 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...
2025-05-021h 28The Rec Poker PodcastEP 686 - RecPoker Chats: WSOP Adjustments - Part 2This 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...
2025-04-291h 06The Rec Poker PodcastEP 685 - RecPoker Chats: Rob GardnerThis 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...
2025-04-251h 16The Rec Poker PodcastEP 684 - RecPoker Forums: WSOP Adjustments - Part 1This 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...
2025-04-2252 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEP 683 - RecPoker Chats: Alex FitzgeraldThis 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...
2025-04-181h 15The Rec Poker PodcastEP 681 - RecPoker Chats: Kenny HallaertThis 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, Nikl...
2025-04-111h 27The Rec Poker PodcastEP 680 - RecPoker Forums: The RIGHT Way to Play Pocket Jacks!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...
2025-04-081h 05The Rec Poker PodcastEP 679 - RecPoker Chats: TJ JurkiewiczThis 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 Af...
2025-04-041h 26The Rec Poker PodcastEP 678 - RecPoker Forums: The “Sandwich” PlayThis 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...
2025-04-0125 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEp. 677 - RecPoker Chats: Matt Matros Joins the RECing Crew!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 als...
2025-03-281h 26The Rec Poker PodcastEp 676 - RecPoker Forums: Randomizing (Ben)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...
2025-03-2540 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEp 675 - RecPoker Chats: Katie StoneThis 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 par...
2025-03-211h 23The Rec Poker PodcastEp 673 - RecPoker Chats: Elbows Up with Daniel Negreanu!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!
2025-03-141h 13The Rec Poker PodcastEp 670 - Forums: Unique Spots at RecPoker WeekendThis 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!...
2025-03-0448 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEp 669 - Chats: Daniel Kennedy RECs the Winter Poker Fest!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...
2025-02-281h 28The Rec Poker PodcastEp 647 - Chats: JP McCannThis week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview JP McCann from the Irish Poker Open! JP shares some details about his own love of poker, what led him and Paul O’Reilly to revive the IPO, the importance of the player experience, why it is crucial to hire the best staff, some stories about things going very right and very wrong, the fun times at at the Craic Den, and a lot more!
We also play Stake/Study Stack with Andy Black, Dara O’Kearney and Padraig Parkinson and we Close The Acti...
2024-12-131h 08The Rec Poker PodcastEp 627 - Chats: Matt Affleck Joins the RECing Crew!This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview long-time player, coach and now RECing Crew member Matt Affleck! Matt and Jim have some exciting news to share about a coaching collaboration over the next few months, and they also share some details about how Matt will be contributing to the learning materials available to RecPoker premium members. They also examine a few leaks of Jim’s that Matt has already discovered, and the overall structure of Matt’s coaching program. Join our first two collaborative coaching sessions, October 9th at 6pm EST and October 23rd at 8:30pm EST...
2024-10-0448 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEp 569 - Chats: Steve Fredlund on Life After RecPokerThis week Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview the man himself, the original founder of RecPoker, Steve Fredlund! Steve has lots to share, whether it’s about details from his new book, creating a life as a keynote speaker, disc golf, poker, how to find happiness in life, and more! He also shares some stories about how he started RecPoker - and even talks about why he decided to leave a few years ago. Regular listeners will want to hear this episode!
We also play Stake/Study Stack with John Somsky, Rob Washam an...
2024-03-151h 04The Rec Poker PodcastEp 547 - Chats: Sky Matsuhashi on SMART Goals for 2024 - Plus a GREAT Deal!Ho Ho Ho! This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Sky Matsuhashi, and he has a fantastic gift for all RecPoker members to enjoy!
If you want to set SMART goals, you have to know where you need the most help, and what areas you can work on to immediately improve your poker skills. To do that, you need to know your own game and its weaknesses. Join The Poker Forge between December 29 - January 2nd and get a HUGE discount on your monthly membership, plus a fantastic BONUS video course...
2023-12-2942 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEp 534 - Chats: Robbie Strazynski and the 2024 RecPoker Mixed game Schedule!This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Robby Strazynski about his upcoming Mixed Game Festival at Resorts World in Las Vegas starting on November 26th, and they also announce the upcoming Mixed Game schedule for RecPoker’s 2024 home game club! If you are curious about mixed games, get ready - you are in for a treat as John Somsky, Joseph Wills and Robbie share their thoughts on why they love the 12 games John has lined up for 2024. They discuss the mechanics of every game, and share some tips about how to get the most out of th...
2023-11-161h 10The Rec Poker PodcastEp 533 - Chats: Jeff Platt “Stands Up” for the RecPoker Podcast!This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Jeff Platt, a prominent poker broadcaster whose work has been featured on PokerGO, CBS Sports Network, and ESPN. Specifically he’s a sideline reporter for the World Series of Poker Main Event, a play-by-play commentator for PokerGO Tour events, and the co-host of PokerGO's "No Gamble, No Future” alongside Brent Hanks. Jeff shares some stories about making his way into the world of poker media, and some tips for less experienced players who are ‘taking their shot’ in the big leagues, some lessons he's learned, and what he hates most abo...
2023-11-101h 11The Rec Poker PodcastEp 530 - Forums: Middle Tournament Stages (Chris)Happy Halloween! This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through the Spooky Theme of the Month at RecPoker: Middle Tournament Stages and Approaching the Bubble! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses their favourite Halloween candy, and also how to make the most out of the middle stages of poker tournaments. The group goes over the different stack sizes and their incentives, how to apply pressure, how to avoid pressure, the value of cashing, the GREATER value of running up a stack, and more! Come sign up for a...
2023-10-3138 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEp 523 - Chats: Caitlyn Arnwine on Winning the Real Game of PokerThis week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interviewed Caitlyn Arnwine! Caitlyn shared her experiences in the poker world, including her meteoric rise in earnings and her advocacy efforts for causes such as homelessness and representation in poker media, before continuing with a discussion of the challenges faced by women in the male-dominated world of poker. Caitlyn and Sasha Sutton shared their experiences and emphasized the importance of mental game work in overcoming these challenges. The group also discussed the need for a more inclusive and respectful poker community. Caitlyn shared her time management strategies and reading list...
2023-10-061h 22The Rec Poker PodcastEp 520 - Forums: Running Aces Fan Question 1: LawrenceThis week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a question raised at our summer RecPoker RoadTrip to Running Aces, which we thought deserved an answer on the air. New member Lawrence asks “what can I say to folks in my life that will make them more supportive of my playing poker?” While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the importance of knowing what your goals are as a player, trusting yourself and your loved ones to be honest, deciding whether you have a bankroll or a budget, how to tell...
2023-09-2637 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEp 518 - Forums: Big Blind with a Short Stack (Chris)This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Chris Jones about a hand he played at Running Aces at RecPoker Weekend! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, player types, shoving versus calling, draw equity, fold equity, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our fr...
2023-09-1930 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEp 505 - Chats: Abby Merk on Playing, Reporting, and…Karaoke?!?!This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interviewed Abby Merk about playing as a pro, creating content and enjoying the great game of poker! To start, Abby introduced herself as a professional poker player, advocate for female empowerment, and content creator. She discussed her passion for poker and how it is a game of strategy and competition.
Abby discussed her summer working with Poker News and how it allowed her to meet and become friends with her poker idols. She explained her content creation strategy and how her experience as a reporter...
2023-08-041h 10The Rec Poker PodcastEp 497 - Chats: WSOP Catchup!This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew discuss their recent WSOP experiences, some lessons they learned, they go over a couple of hands from the series, and share some exciting details about things to come in RecPoker Nation! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these...
2023-07-071h 24The Rec Poker PodcastEp 475 - Chats: Xuan Liu on Empowerment, Learning, Playing, and Teaching Poker!This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew are “throwing back” to an interview between our own Kim “PetVet” Kilroy and Xuan Liu, the popular poker pro and Poker Power instructor. Look for more of these interviews from Kim over the next several months as we continue our emphasis on making the poker table a more comfortable place for all to enjoy. While this interview was recorded a while ago, the material remains relevant in 2023 - Xuan talks about her own start in the poker world, inclusion at the table, private games, ladies events, lessons she has learned along th...
2023-04-211h 09The Rec Poker PodcastEp 473 - Chats: Mark Praschan on Tourneys, Structures, and PokerFAX!This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew welcome back erstwhile RecPoker Technical Director Mark Praschan! Mark joined the team in early 2020, and by that summer had built the rec.poker website from scratch. An indispensable member of the early RECing Crew, Mark eventually had to move on to work on his next exciting project, and now the time is finally here to share it all with you! PokerFAX is a free tournament tool that shows you at a glance everything you need to know when deciding which tournaments to play - and why. Check it out at...
2023-04-141h 05The Rec Poker PodcastEp 469 - Chats: Wesley Cannon on His Ongoing Ascent from Rec to Pro!This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Wesley Cannon! You may have heard of Wes from his solver work for another great podcast, The Breakdown (I mean…it’s no RecPoker, but whatever) but he’s also making a name for himself in both the live and online poker arenas! Wes shares some details about his approach to poker since taking it more seriously over the pandemic, with subjects ranging from bankroll management to game selection to common mistakes recreational player make - both on and off the felt. We also get into ICM pressure and the ef...
2023-03-311h 13The Rec Poker PodcastEp 468 - Forums: Streets of Value (Marcel)This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Marcel Dusyk about streets of value. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the meaning of the term (Jim screws it up but luckily has some help in the booth), what a value bet really means, how to ‘value target’ parts of your opponent’s range, absolute vs. relative hand strength, different postflop betting lines, the importance of runouts and board textures, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see al...
2023-03-2840 min
The Rec Poker PodcastEp 463 - Chats: John Barrows on Structures, Shot Clocks, Penalties, and Fun!This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview John Barrows, the Casino Tournament Manager at Running Aces! John gets right into the merits of different tournament structures, how he and the Running Aces gang got involved with RecPoker “back in the day”, what makes for a successful poker room, the issue of shot clocks, penalties for rule-breakers and how they are enforced, and a lot more!
Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask...
2023-03-101h 19The Rec Poker PodcastEp 458 - Forums: Nut Flush Draw Turn (ImaLouigi)This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Louie Hillman. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses playing against good regs, thinking ahead, different ways to play draws, postflop bet sizing, the power of position, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/help-get-me-out-of-this-tricky-spot/
PLUS: win a...
2023-02-2152 minThe Rec Poker PodcastEp 456 - Forums: Multiway KT (Ben)This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post about a hand played live over Twitch by Ben Enslow, who goes by Bejamin96 or EastCoastBidder. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, hand strengths and qualities, postflop ranges, bet sizing and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/tw...
2023-02-141h 02The Rec Poker PodcastEp 455 - Chats: RecPoker Community Updates!This week, without a guest, Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew panel give away some prizes and talk about some exciting events coming up over the next few months, and unveil some new monthly study opportunities for both free Community members and also paid Premium members! The gang also gets into some of the amazing training videos from other sites that RecPoker members get to view, new home game tournaments coming up, make some WSOP plans, they take some time to make fun of Jim, and even share a little about each RECing Crew member and what they...
2023-02-101h 07The Rec Poker PodcastEp 454- Forums: Freerolls With Add-onsThis week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a discussion about an upcoming freeroll tournament at the one and only Running Aces! The group discusses different strategies that players may use to maximize the value of their voluntary add-on(s) and what factors you might consider when playing in a typical live event freeroll like this. Come sign up for a free RecPoker account at https://rec.poker/ today and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!
Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/R...
2023-02-0732 min
The Rec Poker PodcastEp 421 - Chats: Kevin Rabichow on playing heads up, postflop savvy, 3-betting, and more!This week Jim Reid and the panel interview longtime pro player and coach Kevin Rabichow about his experiences as a high-stakes heads-up player - and how it's led him to create his new training course at Run It Once. Kevin gets right into his insights about adjusting from full-ring to short-handed play, some theoretical implications of only having two players in each hand, why postflop analysis is so important, how he takes notes and how to get the most out of them, good ways to practice shorthanded play, and we even have time to get into RecPoker's Theme of the...
2022-10-141h 07
The Rec Poker PodcastEp 411 - Chats: Rob Washam on getting started, meeting Steve, and more!This week Jim Reid and the panel are joined again by Greg Clem, our resident RECing Crew Interviewer, who puts our own Rob Washam in the hot seat! Rob is one of the founding members of RecPoker and an active member of the RECing Crew - affectionately referred to as the Zen Master of the panel, Rob runs the biweekly Book Study group and contributes heavily to the strategy content RecPoker produces every month.
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Rob talks about how he got started in poker, how he likes to learn things, how he met Steve and joining RecPoker, playing in home...
2022-09-091h 03
The Rec Poker PodcastEp 395 - Chats: We've Got Matt Matros on "The Poker Brain"!This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Matt Matros, poker player and author of several books on the subject. RecPoker conducted a Book Study on his primer The Game Plan last year, and we are excited to get into the details of Matt's latest book entitled The Poker Brain. The group also discusses the process of writing, what Matt enjoys about poker, what surprised him about his research for the book, and a lot more! After the interview, the gang recaps some more details about the RecPoker Weekend at Running Aces and Jim's run in the WSOP Main Event...
2022-07-1556 min
The Rec Poker PodcastEp 393 - Chats: John, Rob and Jim Catch Up on the Holiday Weekend!This week Jim Reid and the panel discuss some benchmarks for RecPoker in the last year, the amazing RecPoker Weekend experience at Running Aces, the meetup event in Las Vegas, some standout members from around the world, how does anyone ever beat Rick or Doug (seriously, how does anyone do it?), Jim being selected as one of Norman Chad's Dirty Dozen "Sleeper Picks" to win the WSOP Main Event, and more!
Timestamps:
03:18 Welcome & Introduction
06:09 John & Jim finally met at Running Aces
07:52 Rob describes his weekends in Vegas
10:33 Rob recalls his experience when he registered at day 1 of the WSOP Main...
2022-07-0850 min
The Rec Poker PodcastEp 360 - Chats: Jim Reid on a life of games, Steelers, stoicism, RecPoker, and more!Greg Clem returns to the show to interview another member of the panel, and this time it's Jim's turn in the hot seat! Jim talks about how games have shaped his life, how teaching is the best way to learn, some personal highs and lows, and how his study of philosophy has helped him in poker as well as in life.
You can find out more about Jim by going to https://rec.poker/jimreid
Jim is also active on Twitter as @Holdem_Steelers
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help...
2022-03-151h 11
The Rec Poker PodcastEp 346 - Chats: RecPoker Year in Review!This week the gang looks back on 2021 at RecPoker, John shares some amazing feats and stats from the home games, Rob talks about some prizes and plans for the Book Study, Mark takes listeners behind the curtain of the website a bit, and the panel looks forward to everything that 2022 has in store. Whether it was Steve singing in the Strip, our Farid Jattin training course, the WSOP RecPoker house, the live event Road Trips - even in an otherwise difficult year, there was so much to love about 2021! Hope to see more of you all in 2022, RecPoker Nation!
We...
2022-01-2551 min
The Rec Poker PodcastEp 341- Chats: Taylor Maas on meeting Steve, improving as a player, and growing into RecPoker!Taylor Maas is an actuary by day, and a killer poker streamer by night! This week we are once again joined by resident core-team-interviewer Greg Clem to find out more about this Taylor Maas character and what makes him tick.
One of the original members of the RECing Crew, Taylor can be found every Thursday night on the twitch.tv/recpoker channel, and is a frequent panelist on the Forums edition of the podcast. We talk about his style of play, how to study and improve, the importance of a support network at home, and more!
Taylor is active on...
2022-01-041h 10
The Rec Poker PodcastEp 313 - Chat: John Somsky on AnteUp, RecPoker, and his love of games!John Somsky is the Home Games Director for RecPoker and the Minnesota Ambassador for AnteUp Magazine. John is a true historian of the game, having played many variants and listened to about every poker podcast during his entire life in poker. Not only is he deeply knowledgeable in the game, history, personalities and industry, John is widely considered, "The Nicest Guy in Poker", a label initially given him by WSOP Bracelet winner Chris "Fox" Wallace. In this episode we hear more about John's story and his passion for the game.
John is active on Twitter as @pokergeekMN
We also go...
2021-09-211h 12
The Rec Poker PodcastEp 291 - Chat: The Panel meets Steve, the beginnings of RecPoker, and MoreWith Steve out of commission this week, the panel looks back on how they came to meet Steve and join RecPoker, what parts of the community they have come to lead, and we hear from Paul "QuadQuark" one of our Premium Members who had joined us in the chat for the recording!
2021-07-0654 min
The Rec Poker PodcastEp 280 - Chat: Seminar, Road Trips, and the RecPoker Travel GroupContent Director Chris Jones has dreamed up an amazing way to have fun, learn together, and build community all at the same time. In this episode we chat about this new approach to interactive learning. We also hear about the RecPoker Road Trip with the Dakota Poker Tour, a special announcement about RecPoker Invitational Tournaments at Running Aces, and the upcoming road trips with the RunGood Poker Series in Council Bluffs, Iowa and the WSOP in Las Vegas.
2021-06-0154 min
The Rec Poker PodcastEp 276 - Chat: RecPoker Road Trips & the Return of Live PokerThe full return of live poker is around the corner and the panel talks about their experience during the pandemic and looking forward to the upcoming months. We also talk about the RecPoker Road Trips coming up May 22 (Fargo, ND), June 21-27 (Council Bluffs, Iowa), and the WSOP Las Vegas. We are so excited to be playing live and getting to finally meet all of RecPoker Nation!
2021-05-181h 06
The Rec Poker PodcastRecPoker - Special Quick Message about MerchRecPoker merchandise must be ordered by October 31 to get in plenty of time for Christmas; go to rec.poker and check it out.
2020-10-2601 min
The Rec Poker PodcastEp 184 - Bluffing - from the RecPoker July SeminarEvery month, members at rec.poker enjoy a seminar put together by the RecPoker Podcast Panel, led by Membership Content Director Chris Jones. For July, the seminar s all about bluffing and we felt this was a great opportunity to showcase the seminars while providing the podcast audience with some great discussion on the art/science of bluffing.
Also check out rec.poker/resources for all the partnerships and bonus RecPoker is offering. Specifically, Red Chip Poker is offering RecPoker listeners a free week of CORE by using the code RECPOKER.
2020-06-2329 min
The Rec Poker PodcastEp 181 - Andrew Brokos on "Play Optimal Poker" and impact of COVID-19Andrew Brokos is a great friend of the RecPoker podcast and he joins us again to talk about the release of his new book, "Play Optimal Poker 2" with a focus on constructing ranges. In addition to discussing the book, we talk a bit about the impact of the pandemic on Andrew's personal approach to poker as well as poker overall.
Make sure to check out rec.poker/resources for all the partnerships and bonus RecPoker is offering. Specifically, Red Chip Poker is offering RecPoker listeners a free week of CORE by using the code RECPOKER.
2020-06-021h 14
The Rec Poker PodcastEp 169 - Strategy and RecPoker DayThe crew reflects on RecPoker Day at Running Aces on February 29, 2019, including picking Rob’s brain on his two deep runs that day. We include a sample of interviews conducted on RecPoker Day as well as the expansion of RecPoker through new programs and our first official ambassador, Josh Schwartz in Colorado.We also look at a and history from Shayan Bhattacharyya where the panel all have some different perspectives on the approach to the hand.
Check out http://rec.poker/train-connect/ for information on joining our membership site or discord channels. http://rec.poker/homegame/ has all the info to j...
2020-03-031h 11
The Rec Poker PodcastEp 144 - Steve Fredlund & the RecPoker VisionSteve Fredlund is the host of the RecPoker podcast but not a big fan of talking about himself. Well, because of a guest cancelation, Steve decides to give the audience what they want, a bit more information about who this guy is. After sharing a brief bit of his story, Steve focuses on a clear communication of the vision of RecPoker to become a “Vibrant & Encouraging Poker Learning Community.” What does that mean for RecPoker and what does it mean for each member? Steve shares his passionate vision for focusing on learning, poker and encouraging each other in the context of a...
2019-08-2733 min
The Rec Poker PodcastEp 142 - The Future of RecPokerThe RecPoker podcast has seen tremendous growth over the past year, thanks to our listeners, guests, and others who have been supporting and encouraging. What we are most excited about is our role in building the poker community, connecting recreational players who love to learn in a positive and encouraging environment; and now we want to do more of that.
Host Steve Fredlund has built a dream team with seven other recreational players to lead the development and creation of content, interactive opportunities, and community-building to best serve our recreational audience.
In this episode, you will hear the vision for...
2019-08-1638 min