The Rec Poker Podcast

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Ep 362 - Chats: Evan "Gripsed" Jarvis on cash vs. tournaments, his many poker roles and his book! Mar 22, 2022

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Evan "Gripsed" Jarvis has been sharing his knowledge of poker with recreational poker players for a long time, and this week he joins the panel to talk about his life in poker, and what he loves about the game. Evan recalls getting his feet wet in the business of poker, some different strategies you might employ in cash games vs. tournaments, what it's like to write a poker book, where he likes to play live, the state of online poker in Ontario, when to buy in for the max, and more! You can find Evan pretty much anywhere by typing "Gripsed" into any search box, and you can check out his new book "Mastering Small Stakes Cash Games" here: https://dandbpoker.com/products/mastering-small-stakes-cash-games-a-comprehensive-approach-to-winning-at-poker?ref=RecPoker We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/ Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.

Ep 361- Forums: Weird Action Shove (Stoyvind) Mar 18, 2022

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This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Stoyvind about a live hand where a player acting in front makes a 'misclick' when betting, and Stoyvind is unsure how to interpret that when deciding whether to shove or not with AQ. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses angle shooting, live vs. online play, the benefits of suited vs unsuited hands, calling vs. raising in position, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/wrong-shove/ Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.

Ep 360 - Chats: Jim Reid on a life of games, Steelers, stoicism, RecPoker, and more! Mar 15, 2022

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Greg Clem returns to the show to interview another member of the panel, and this time it's Jim's turn in the hot seat! Jim talks about how games have shaped his life, how teaching is the best way to learn, some personal highs and lows, and how his study of philosophy has helped him in poker as well as in life. You can find out more about Jim by going to https://rec.poker/jimreid Jim is also active on Twitter as @Holdem_Steelers We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/ Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.

Ep 359- Forums: Busted Draws (Mark) Mar 11, 2022

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This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through ANOTHER post by the one and only "Website Mark" Praschan! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses busted draws - what to look for when considering that third barrel, what kinds of foes to use it against, what kind of sizing you might choose, and how important it is to 'tell a story' with your betting pattern across all streets. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/betting-busted-draws/ Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.

Ep 358 - Chats: Kyna England on being the MSPT Player of the Year, Poker Power, and more! Mar 08, 2022

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Kyna England was one of the first players to join Poker Power, which is a phenomenal organization that is spreading their love of poker to women around the world. In 2021 she won the MSPT Player of the Year with an impressive tournament run, and we talk about that experience and what life has been like since. We also discuss how to study, tips for beginner players, how Kyna plans her tournament schedule, and all about the "Kyna Cool Song" - and to all you England family members out there: yes, please send us a video of you singing that song! Kyna is active on Twitter as @kyna_cool We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/ Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.

Ep 357- Forums: Aggression with Equity (Mark) Mar 04, 2022

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This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by "Website Mark" Praschan about a spot where he felt like he had a lot of equity in the hand - but also felt way behind and was facing a large bet. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, raise sizes, villain types, blockers, position, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/agrresion-with-equity/ Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.

Ep 356 - Chats: Jake Hershfield on Unshuffled, Mixed Games, Challenges, and more! Mar 01, 2022

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Jake Hershfield is the founder of unshuffled.io which is a free online poker platform offering short weekly poker challenges for real prizes! Jake talks to the panel about what drew him to poker in the first place, the challenges of building a free social poker platform, what makes mixed games more fun, how to win prizes for free, and some exciting collaborations with RecPoker coming up involving introducing more mixed games to poker fans around the world. Find out more and join for free at https://unshuffled.io We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/ Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.

Ep 355 - Forums: JJ in a weird spot postflop (Rob) Feb 25, 2022

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This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Rob about a hand where he holds JJ in late position and faces some tricky spots postflop. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses raise sizes, postflop betting lines, exploiting different players, solvers vs. actual humans, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/how-to-play-jacks/ Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.

Special Edition: Kevin Mathers on the WSOP Schedule Release! Feb 24, 2022

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In this special edition of the podcast, we interview Kevin Mathers LIVE on YouTube on the day the WSOP releases their schedule for this year! We take questions from the panel and the guests in the chat, and cover a range of topics from a day in the life of KevMath to the logistics of the new venues. Plus the gang reviews the schedule event by event, and we announce a new contest: Everyone who signs up for premium membership between now and June 1 will be entered into a draw - and the winner will play as Jim's tag-team partner in bracelet event #55, with their buy-in covered! Hope you've got some free time in June! How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/ Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.

Ep 354 - Chats: Ryan Laplante on life in Vegas, chasing #1, and combating RTA! Feb 22, 2022

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Ryan Laplante is the founder of Learn Pro Poker and a great friend of the show for many years. He joins Chris Jones to talk about living in Vegas and the live poker scene there these days, chasing Blake Bohn on the all-time Minnesota money list, combating Real Time Assistance in the world of online poker, ICM studies at LPP with RECing Crew member Dara O'Kearney, and they even get into a strategy session from a hand Chris played against an aggro villain recently. Ryan is active on Twitter as @ProtentialMN We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/ Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.

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