The Rec Poker Podcast

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through another question from a new friend at Running Aces over the summer. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses that feeling you get when you have been playing great all day and you get to a spot in a hand where weren’t paying perfect attention for a second and you made a play - and now you feel s...

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Matt Stout, poker pro and founder of the Charity Series of Poker! They talk about family life, running charity tournaments and events, wrangling donations, tournament versus cash games, the ‘pro’ mindset, and a lot more! 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...

This 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 kn...

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Derek Tenbusch from Tournament Poker Edge! Derek talks about the arc his career has taken: from playing semi-professionally, to forming TPE, transitioning through the Black Friday era, streaming on Twitch, his new day job running a distillery, the importance of following your passion, some tips for recreational players, and a lot more! Plus...

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 grea...

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew talk about all the crazy different kinds of home games are out there - wild cards are just the tip of the iceberg today! The group runs down some popular home game variants that you might want to try out yourself, and they even talk about some of their favorite NON-poker games (shudder)! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks i...

This week, Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew are joined by recent Chats guest @‌AbbyPoker34 Abby Merk! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, Abby and the panel discuss two hands Abby thinks she could have played better: they get into cash game strategy, limped pots, monotone boards, blocker bets, etiquette about disclosed cards, player types and how to exploit them...

This week our own Ben Enslow is stepping into the hosting chair and we are throwing back to another great interview in Kim Kilroy's Poker Empowerment series - featuring WSOP bracelet-winner Lara Eisenberg! Recorded a while ago, Lara shares some memories about her recent run at the WSOP, what led to her success at the tables, what its like balancing poker with a rich, full professional life, an...

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a discussion of Chris Jones’s Theme of the month for SEPTEMBER - Early Stage Tournament play. The panel discusses stack sizes, opening hand ranges, ICM pressure, stack-to-pot ratios, late registration, deep-stack mistakes, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to see all the great comments and replies – and...

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Jesse Fullen! Jesse has been all over the poker scene, as a reporter for Poker News, selling T-shirts for Run It Up, running social media accounts and managing communities - and now he’s on a new adventure with Poker Royalty! He shares some fun stories about his time on and around the felt, offers some advice for folks looking to get into t...

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand Chris Jones played recently where a blind vs blind battle developed some unexpected action! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses opening versus limping the small blind, stack sizes, raise sizes, ICM pressure, player types, the importance of position and of being the aggressor, pot od...

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Zak Zimbile on Taxes for Poker Players. Even as a recreational player, YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE - Zak shares a TON of interesting factors about how you can take the best possible care of your bankroll, and remain in compliance with the tax requirements of various jurisdictions. Everyone on the panel learned a thing or two about the...

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a spot from premium member Phil’s recent big score where he chopped a final table after late registering a live tournament. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the pros and cons of registering early or late, why you might treat some tournaments differently in this regard, the difference be...

This week we are throwing back to another of Kim Kilroy’s interviews from her Poker Empowerment sessions! In this session we welcome Maureen Blöechlinger, poker player, former poker dealer, poker promoter and RecPoker member based in Zurich Switzerland. We discuss her journey in poker and her work as an advocate for women in poker as well as her Facebook group, Globetrotting Poker Ladies. And afte...

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Ben Enslow (Bejamin96) about slowplaying aces preflop - and what comes next! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses GTO vs exploitative play, player types, stack sizes, postflop betting lines, board textures, and more! Plus Jim screws up some math, right on the air. There’s so...

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interviewed TJ Reid from Poker. Org! TJ shared some stories about his journey into the world of poker; from working retail and service jobs to playing full-time, and how he treated it like a small business by tracking his results and hourly rates. They also discussed the importance of not depending solely on poker for income and the definition of a r...

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by OutFocusMetal about playing GTO. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses GTO vs exploitative playing styles, player pool tendencies, the importance of GTO as a strategic starting point, how to deviate from it to exploit the mistakes the players in our fields are playing, the di...

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...

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a blog post by Eric “Binkley” Gin about the proper language to use around table positions. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the ambiguity of language around table positions, why it’s so confusing, why order matters, and how we can make it all a LOT simpler by using a consistent language...

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew celebrate the recent release of episode #500 by taking our audience behind the curtain into our Premium Membership! We are sharing one of Chris Jones’s Deep Dive seminars from June, when the theme of the month was Player Reads. In this video, we break down how and when to use reads at the table to adjust our strategy. If you are listening to the audi...

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a couple hands he played in the WSOP Monster Stack in June. Is Jim getting nitty in his old age? You be the judge! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses calling ranges, value-targeting, player pool tendencies, deviating from GTO, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker...

This week we throw back to Kim Kilroy’s interview with tournament grinder and women’s advocate Ruth Hall. Ruth owns a World Series of Poker Circuit Ring, a LIPS Grand Series Gold Bracelet and several other titles, including the Texas Star Ladies Poker Champion for 2020. She is a member of the WPA Board of Directors and a two-time breast cancer survivor. This interview is another in Kim Kilroy’s se...

For episode 500 (!) Chris and Rob discuss a spot where they are in the money but facing an odd river spot. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM considerations, late-stage tournament dynamics, 3-bet bluff candidates, stack sizes, variance, HUD stats, postflop betting lines, getting value, and a lot more! This episode has a visual component as Ch...

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Joseph and Toni from The Poker Oasis in Las Vegas! They run a fantastic home game down there, and they take very seriously the cause of FUN in poker - and they are great at making newcomers feel welcome. The group talks about their beginnings in poker, moving to Las Vegas and getting started, helping others to learn the game, some great fri...

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by DJ Kriegel (HawkPlays) about a microstakes hand where he is considering a Continuation-bet in a 3-bet pot. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses reasons for betting, board textures, c-bet theory, when to deviate from theory, player types, denying equity, the importance of bet...