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Ep 607 - Chats: Alex O’Brien and a chip off the writer’s block
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview poker author Alex O’Brien, who shares some stories about her career as a writer and player, the difference between science writing and poker writing, balancing time for projects she is passionate about, life lessons from poker and from writing, playing in the 2024 WSOP and the role of one’s …
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Ep 606 - Forums: Maybe a Pair? (Kili19341)
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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Kili19341 about a hand where they were holding AK offsuit and faced a 3-bet shove. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses how to approach each hand, putting your opponents on a range, ‘fake’ bubbles, ICM pressure, and Jim even …
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Ep 605 - Chats: Mark Checkwicz - a Bracelet for the Cookie Monster
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview recent bracelet winner Mark Checkwicz, who you might know better as the Cookie Monster! Mark recently won the very first ever Senior’s High-Roller event at the WSOP and shares some details about his journey to a bracelet. The group talks about what makes the WSOP different, the importance of…
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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 RAZZ - and the first practice game is tomorrow night! The panel start with a basic explainer about the mechanics of the game, and t…
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Ep 603 - Chats: Byron Jacobs from D&B Publishing
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Byron Jacobs from D&B Publishing! D&B Publishing (incorporating the imprint D&B Poker) was created by Dan Addelman and Byron Jacobs in 2002, coinciding with the birth of the online poker boom. D&B is now clearly established as the world’s premier publisher of poker books. Over the past few y…
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Ep 602 - Forums: Short-Stacked Hero Call (Chris)
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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand Chris Jones played recently in an online tournament, where he was facing a river shove and had to make a tough decision. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, villain types, betting incentives, board textures, postflop bet…
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Ep 601 - Chats: Lisa Pickell Advocates for Women - and Fun!
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This week we throw back to another one of Kim Kilroy’s fantastic Poker Empowerment sessions! Kim interviews Lisa Pickell, the first woman to ever win a circuit ring in a NLHE event! Lisa talks about her poker journey, her work with Poker Power and other women’s advocacy groups, her love of poker, and a lot more! Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday …
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Ep 600! Some of Our Favourite Tips Over the Years
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This week, for our 600th episode (wow!) Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a trip down memory lane. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses some of their favourite tips and breakthroughs they’ve learned at RecPoker over the years! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today…
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Ep 599 - Chats: Scott Lum Joins the RECing Crew!
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This week Rob Washam and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview new member Scott Lum! Recently retired from his day job and focusing on ways to help people learn about poker, Scott talks about the importance to the ecosystem of bar leagues, how they can be feeders for underrepresented player groups like women, what it's like to adjust to different play…
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Ep 598 - Forums: Should We 4-Bet Here? (Rob)
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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Rob Washam about a preflop spot where he had to chose between calling a 3-bet multiway out of position, or going for the storied 4-bet bluff with Ace Five suited! While stealing each other's chips in the nightly homegame, the groups discusses the difference between 3-bet and…
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Ep 597 - Chats: Rachel Kay Winter Shoots Poker Players!
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview award-winning photographer Rachel Kay Winter! Known on Twitter as RachKayPhoto, Rachel is an active photographer in the poker industry. Working predominantly for 8131 Media, PokerNews, and WPT, she is often seen snapping photos of players at the RunGood Poker Series, WSOP Circuit, and WPT Pr…
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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 Stud 8 or Better - and the first practice game is tomorrow night! The panel start with a basic explainer about the mechanics of…
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Ep 595 - Chats: Kathy Chang Mixes Things Up!
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Kathy Chang, who has been on a TEAR recently with several top-level finishes in live mixed game events around the country! A long-time RecPoker member, Kathy shares some stories about her journey into poker and her ascent from being a new recreational player to…well, STILL being a recreation…
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Ep 594 - Forums: Flop C-bets with Ryan Laplante!
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You might want to watch this episode on YouTube, folks, there are some helpful visual aids - because we are going DEEP into the strategy pool today! This week, Jim Reid welcomes new RECing Crew member Ryan Laplante from Learn Pro Poker into the Forums panel to talk about flop C-bet factors! While Ryan has been a longtime friend of RecPoker, for som…
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Ep 593 - Chats: Jonathan Levy and Grant Denison Break it Down!
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Grant Denison and Jonathan Levy from the popular podcast The Breakdown! They share some stories about getting started in the industry, how they choose their hands for the show, hearing from pros about their analysis, the worst tilt they’ve seen in person, some tips for playing in live cardro…
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Ep 592 - Forums: Day Three Dingo (Lauchlan)
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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a third hand from Lauchlan Swann’s deep run in the Australian Poker Open main event, this one from the final table! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses 3-bet sizing, ICM pressure, the importance of stack sizes, different reasons for betting…
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Ep 591 - Chats: Pokerface Ash Cooks It Up With the Crew!
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Ashley Frank! You probably know her better as Pokerface Ash and she has built a tremendous following through her live poker travels and vlogs. Ashley talks about her life as a travelling poker pro and vlogger, her role at the WPA, how she has benefited from studying and coaching, playing and…
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Ep 590 - Forums: Day Two Dingo (Lauchlan)
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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a second hand from Lauchlan Swann’s Australian Poker Open’s main event! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses open raise sizing, polarized versus condensed ranges, value targeting, getting paid with the nuts, and more! Come sign up for a free…
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Ep 589 - Chats: Mikha Richards on Mentorship in the Poker World
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview pro player Mikha Richards! Mikha shares about her experience moving from recreational player to pro, finding her ‘crew’ at Team 100K, her role in the new mentorship program at Pocket Queens, what she’s doing on the felt to be a better poker player, how she blows off steam, some tips for less…
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Ep 588 - Forums: Day One Dingo (Lauchlan)
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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Lauchlan Swann (Dingo) about moving from the comfort and security of a ‘real job’ to playing poker full time in his native Australia! Lauchlan shared three hands from the main event of the Australian Poker Open where he made a deep run earlier this year, and we’ll be looking…
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Ep 587 - Chats: Dan Lowery on Loving the Circuit!
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview circuit grinder Dan Lowery! While he hesitates to call himself a pro player, Dan has more WSOP circuit rings than anyone, and he certainly knows his way around the felt! Dan gets right into what he loves about his time with the RunGood tours, the lifestyle of a travelling player, the priorit…
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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 Omaha 8 or Better - and the first practice game is tomorrow night! The panel start with a basic explainer about the mecha…
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Ep 585 - Kevin Mathers on WSOP 2024 Tips and Logistics
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This week Jim Reid welcomes RECing Crew member and WSOP Social Media Czar Kevin Mathers back on the show to talk about the 2024 WSOP! Kevin dives right into outlining his own schedule for the series, what he looks forward to each year, the chances he gets to actually play poker while there, some great tips on how to avoid mistakes when it comes to …
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Ep 584 - Forums: Queen Jack High-Roller (Chris)
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This week, Chris Jones leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand from a recent Titan tournament - you might want to watch this episode on YouTube, as Chris will be using some visual aids to break down the hand. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, ICM factors, range construction, di…
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Ep 583 - Chats: Justin Arnwine on Moving From Cash To Tournaments
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview live tournament crusher Justine Arnwine! Amid several technical podcast streaming difficulties, Justin shares some personal stories about his life as a cash game player, and how a car accident caused him to transition to tournaments instead. He talks about some differences between the two di…
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Ep 582 - Forums: Happy Tilt with KJ (comeruvas)
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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by ‘comeruvas’ about a spot where they may have let their emotions get the best of them. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ‘happy tilt’, stack sizes, player types, shoving ranges, calling ranges, looking for bluff combos, and…
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Ep 581 - Chats: Georgina James on Being a Pro…Rec?!?
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview PokerStars Ambassador Georgina James about her last several years of streaming from home and traveling the world for fun and profit! GJ gets right into her beginnings as a Twitch streamer and how a DM in a rugby pub changed her life forever. She shares with our panel what it was like to get …
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Ep 580 - Forums: ICM Jail with AKs (Mikey_Aces)
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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Mikey_Aces about a final table spot where he was feeling a lot of ICM pressure when holding AKs. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses GTO vs exploitative strategies, player types, hand ranging, ICM pressure, solvers and the a…
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Ep 579 - Chats: AJ Rudolph on her many roles in the poker world!
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview AJ Rudolph from the Women’s Poker Association and JAKA Coaching! AJ talks about her own poker journey and how it has led her through many roles at different poker organizations. Currently the vice-president of the WPA and the Operations Manager for JAKA coaching, AJ has long been an advocate…
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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…
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Ep 577 - Chats: Chris Read on going from Rec to Pro!
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This week we throw back to an interview from Kim Kilroy’s Poker Empowerment series with Chris Read! Chris shares some stories from the felt, talks about her work with the Women’s Poker Association and as an advocate for women in the poker world, how she prepared to go pro, how to study effectively, the importance of bankroll management, cash play v…
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Ep 576 - Forums: Paddled on the River (Keith)
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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Keith Brandt (MonkieSystem) about a live tournament where he was facing a lead on the river holding only a bluffcatcher. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses bet sizes, player types, value targeting, comparing the profitabili…
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Ep 575 Chats: Lexy Gavin-Mather on Mastering Poker Strategies and Empowering Players!
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This week Rob Washam and the RecPoker RECing Crew interviewed Lexy Gavin-Mather and discussed her pivotal role in poker, her poker training site, and her new book, "Mastering Small Stakes No-Limit Tournaments," detailing her writing journey. The conversation then delved into her study methods, such as group study and private coaching, emphasizing o…
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Ep 574 - Forums: Drowning on the River (Eric)
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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Eric Anderson about a final table spot where we are facing an uncomfortable situation on the river when we make our full house. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM factors, bet sizing, range construction, absolute vs. re…
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Ep 573 - Chats: Keith Brandt on playing and coaching poker in retirement
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This week John Somsky and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Keith “MonkieSystem” Brandt. Keith shares some stories about his journey with Rec Poker, focusing on his attraction to the community as a recreational player. The panel also talked about poker study tools, playing unexploitably, understanding opponent tendencies, and exploiting opponents.…
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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a conversation about how to approach playing in a casino for the first time - to help Chris’s dad prepare for an unexpected trip to Las Vegas! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses etiquette, strategy, logistics, goals, and a lot more! Come s…
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Ep 571 - Chats: Brad Willis on Writing Poker and Enjoying Life
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Poker.Org’s editor-in-chief Brad Willis! Brad talks about baseball, music, and other ways he and his family enjoy their time together, and tells some fun stories about his new position at Poker.Org and what he loves about working there. The group discusses some of the surprises Brad wasn't e…
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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 Hold’em - and the first practice game is tomorrow night! The panel start with a basic explainer about the mechanics of th…
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Ep 569 - Chats: Steve Fredlund on Life After RecPoker
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This week Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview the man himself, the original founder of RecPoker, Steve Fredlund! Steve has lots to share, whether it’s about details from his new book, creating a life as a keynote speaker, disc golf, poker, how to find happiness in life, and more! He also shares some stories about how he started RecPoker - and ev…
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Ep 568 - Forums: Sticky Players On Our Left (Chris)
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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a spot Chris Jones found himself in at our RecPoker Weekend at Running Aces in January! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, exploit vs balance lines, size-elasticity, board textures, preflop and postflop adjustments, mistakes …
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Ep 567 - Chats: Matt Affleck is BACK to Talk Strategy!
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew are BACK with pro player and coach Matt Affleck! We get right into the strategy talk this week, taking questions from social media and the YouTube chat to dive into subjects like limping, donk bets, how to study efficiently, how to apply your knowledge at the tables, the benefits of playing online and…
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Ep 566 - Forums: JJ On a Wet Flop (7high11)
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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by John Crowell (7high11) about a tricky spot with everyone’s favourite hand (lol). What do YOU do in a 4-bet pot with JJ facing a flop bet multiway with two overs? The answer might surprise you! The panel discusses 4-bet ranges, calling ranges, player profiles, postflop bettin…
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Ep 565 - Chats: Matt Affleck on Coaching for the Win!
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview pro player and coach Matt Affleck! We talk about the best ways to study, the importance of opportunity cost, tips for recreational players, what Matt loves about playing and coaching poker, different coaching styles for different clients, GTO vs. exploitative play, and a lot more! We also pl…
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Ep 564 - Forums: Milestone Satellites (JonLutsey)
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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Jon Lutsey about playing in a Milestone Sattelite tournament. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ‘conventional’ satellite strategy, the new ‘milestone’ format and some variations that differ from room to room, some new stra…
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Ep 563 - Chats: Nathan Gamble on Talent, Effort, and Phenom Poker!
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview WSOP bracelet winner and commentator Nathan Gamble! Nathan talks about falling in love with poker as a youth, and how it has become a calling and vocation for him throughout his life. The panel talks about surprises in the poker world, different mindsets for different players, what he loves …
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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…
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Special Edition: WSOP 2024 Schedule Release with Kevmath!
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It’s here! The WSOP officially released their schedule today, and RECing Crew member Kevin Mathers joins the panel to break down all 99 live tournaments day by day and event by event! Join us as we discuss each day of the WSOP series, from May 28th all the way to July 17th. There are a lot of events with buy-ins from $300 to $1,500 for our recreati…
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Ep 561 - Chats: Shimpei Adachi on Poker in Japan and Canada - and on YouTube!
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Shimpei Adachi, a recreational player from Japan who has lived and played online in Canada for several years and has grown a YouTube following as he chronicles his poker journey. Shimpei starts the interview by sharing some details about how poker is viewed in Japan, and how the social and p…
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Ep 560 - Forums: Nut Flush Draw Dilemma (7high11)
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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by John Crowell (7high11) about turning the nut flush draw, and what to do next! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses small blind 3-betting candidates, positional advantage, player types, postflop betting lines, the illusion of …
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Ep 559 - Chats: Casino King on Poker Videos and Loving the Game
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview the Casino King! Matt gets right into some stories about his poker journey and what he enjoys most about his current role creating poker videos and sharing his love of the game. The group talks about the logistics of recording in a poker room, what Matt’s production process involves, some of…
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