The Rec Poker Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Ep 452- Forums: "Buckets" (Rob) Jan 31, 2023

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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew panel through a forum post by Rob Washam from the latest book study on "The Poker Brain" by @matt_matros . While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the concept of having different 'buckets' to consider for all the hands you have in your range at any given decision point, and how this can help us simplify our decisions in real time at the tables. Whether it's preflop or postflop, thinking ahead and anticipating different outcomes and how we might play them with different parts of our range is a crucial skill for any poker player. Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to join in the fun – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!

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RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

Ep 451 - Chats: Jon Pardy on Streaming, Travel, Poker Fun, and More! Jan 27, 2023

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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview popular poker streamer Jon Pardy! After muddling through the usual audio cue issues (lol) the Crew gets right into discussing Jon's past as a winner of Big Brother, how that led to his start in poker, the kinds of games he likes to play, some mistakes he sees players make in those games, and how to make poker more FUN! Jon also shares some details about his life since Big Brother and gives some tips for players looking to get started on their own streaming journey.

Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!

Jon is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/Jon_Pardy
Check out his stream here: https://www.twitch.tv/jonpardy

We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/

Timestamps:

03:54 Welcome & Introduction

07:16 Introduction to Jon Pardy

08:49 Jon’s role in the poker world

12:47 Jon talks about how he got into poker

17:17 What is different about being on Big Brother?

21:21 Translating Jon’s sense of competition in Big Brother into winning pokerer

26:16 Managing the balance of fun and getting better at poker

28:41 Focusing on the game while entertaining people during the stream

29:59 Type of games typical Jon plays these days

31:53 Making profits from others' mistakes in the game

33:35 Jon’s advice to those who want to do streaming

41:33 John: Home Game Result updates

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Ep 450 - Forums: Goals (Roger) Jan 24, 2023

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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew panel through a forum post by Roger Schutte about his New Year's Resolutions for 2023! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the difference between goals and "calling your shot", the importance of having goals you can control, the S.M.A.R.T. system of setting goals, some poker goals for themselves in 2023, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/new-years-poker-resolution/

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Ep 449 - Chats: Chad McVean on Podcasts, Social Media, PSPC, and more! Jan 20, 2023

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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew panel interview Poker Podcast King Chad McVean!

Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!

Chad is also EXTREMELY active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/Veaner85 and he also handles social media for Poker Life Media and RF Labs which you can check out here:
https://twitter.com/PokerLifeMedia/
https://twitter.com/rflabsinc/

Timestamps:

02:57 Welcome & Introduction
06:04 Introduction to Chad McVean
10:29 Chad's weekly podcast listening count
16:04 Chad talks about the Platinum Pass and how he improved his game
21:46 Chad on managing Min-Cash in his game
24:04 Chad looks forward to when on or off the felt: The weather
29:19 Being watched on TV vs. being with 10 people at the table
31:30 Chad shares the experience of winning the platinum pass
36:50 Moving on to be a professional social media expert for other organizations
42:55 A piece of advice for recreational players getting into the main event
49:47 David Lappin and Dara O’Kearney have been supporting Chad
57:15 John: Home Game Result updates

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Ep 448 - Forums: Multiway Hand Example (Rob Gardner) Jan 17, 2023

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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew panel through ANOTHER discussion with Rob Gardner "The Poker Pastor" https://twitter.com/RobGardnerLive about multiway pots: this time with a specific hand example. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses an AK offsuit hand from Chris Jones that features strategic elements to do with flop textures, c-betting options, bet sizing, postflop betting lines, stack sizes, player types, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to join the fun – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!

Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv

Help us out: https://rec.poker/support

Find more info on our sponsors at:
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Ep 447 - Chats: Jaime Staples on Streaming, Fun, Tips for Recs, and More! Jan 13, 2023

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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew panel interview popular streamer Jaime Staples! Jaime talks about his life as a twitch streamer, and how he knew immediately when he first tried it that he had found something special. Jaime shares some stories about growing up in Alberta and discovering poker, what he still loves about the game, the importance of bet sizing, the consequences of taking pots multi-way, how he used to study, and he even shares some big-picture tips for recreational players like us!

Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!

Follow Jamie's stream at https://www.twitch.tv/pokerstaples
Jaime is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/jaimestaples

Timestamps:

03:24 Welcome & Introduction
07:42 Introduction to Jaime Staples
08:11 What Jaime still loves about poker
10:50 Jaime talks about his hometown and what makes him attracted to poker
13:35 Jaime on the idea of streaming
15:24 Does having a session while streaming improve the game?
17:41 Jaime thought he had used all the sources to get better at poker
21:11 Jaime on Limping and Multiway: The Importance of Avoiding Multi-Way
24:18 How important is it to have set bet sizes in mind?
35:01 The state of the game, and online poker's future path
44:45 A low-hanging fruit tip for recreational players
56:01 John: Home Game Result updates

Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv

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Ep 446 - Forums: Multi-way Concepts (Rob Gardner) Jan 10, 2023

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This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew panel through a conversation about the Theme of the Month: Multiway Pots! This week we are joined by "The Poker Pastor" @robgardnerlive Rob Gardner and while battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the general concept of multiway pots and how we should approach them. We cover hand qualities, player types, preflop hand selection, postflop betting line adjustments, bet sizing theory, tournament scenarios, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to join the fun – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review!

Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity
Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv

Help us out: https://rec.poker/support

Find more info on our sponsors at:
https://RunAces.com

Ep 445 - Chats: Angela Jordison on Fun, POY Races, Mixed Games, Online vs Live Play, and more! Jan 06, 2023

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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew panel interview Angela Jordison! Angela mounted an impressive Player of the Year campaign for 2022 and shares her experiences on that roller coaster ride - the fun, the pressure, the logistics, the strategic adaptations, the experience of coming SO CLOSE but ultimately falling just short - and displays her amazing attitude about poker and winning and the friends she made along the way. Angela also shares her experiences as a coaching student and compares how playing live and online can contribute different strengths to your own learning journey. The panel also gets into different ways to study, how different player pools demand different exploits, how to adjust mid-game, the value of her poker community, and a lot more!

Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!

Angela is active on Twitter as @angelajordison

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

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

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

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

Timestamps:

08:44 Welcome & Introduction

12:30 Introduction to Angela Jordison

13:03 Angela shares her poker journey

15:12 The role of fun in poker: Did it change Angela’s goal this year?

22:04 Angela describes her role in the poker world

25:40 What is Angela’s studying habit to take the game a little bit further?

Angela’s studying habit to take her gameplay to the next level

28:10 Adjusting to Multiway pots

34:03 Live vs. Online play

37:58More women are playing poker: Angela noticeably seen

46:55 What contributes to a fun poker game?

58:08 John: Home Game Result updates

01:12:07 Rob: Book Study 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

https://WebsiteAMP.com

Ep 444 - Forums: Facing an Overbet (Ben E) Jan 03, 2023

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This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Ben Enslow (Bejamin96) about facing an overbet on the river. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses bet sizing, hand ranges, defending the blinds, playing out of position, player types, balance, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/facing-a-river-overbet-on-acr/

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

Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv

Help us out: https://rec.poker/support

Find more info on our sponsors at:

https://RunAces.com

Ep 443 - Chats: Nick Howard on Poker Detox, Data-Analysis and Tips for Recs! Dec 30, 2022

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To wrap up the year, Jim Reid and RecPoker RECing Crew member Joe Kulas interview Nick Howard from Poker Detox! They talk about Nick's poker journey, the obstacles that most recreational players face, the science of data-analysis, the intersection of physics and psychology, some mistakes recreational players make both on and off the felt - and Nick even shares a discount code listeners can use to get involved in his coaching for profit program in 2023, starting with a 30-day course beginning on January 7th that brings players along a daily series of steps they can take to prepare themselves for success in their own poker games!

Join us on YouTube every Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win a prize just for showing up, too!

Nick is active on Twitter as @nickhowardpoker

Check out his new course here: https://pokerdetox.com/course/30-day-training-camp/ and don't forget to use the code "BALANCE" to get a discount at signup.

Plus you can check out the article about Risk Aversion that Nick references here: https://www.mobiuspoker.com/blog/how-to-embrace-loss-aversion

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

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

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

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

Timestamps:

00:14 Welcome & Introduction

01:58 Introduction to Nick Howard

02:47 Where does Nick place himself in the poker world?

08:56 Nick gives an overview of his course

16:48 Nick discusses the difference between a live and online player

22:52 Nick’s overhead vision of the poker environment as a market