The Rec Poker Podcast

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 question...

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Rob Washam (Rabman50) about a hand where he used his HUD to prepare to exploit two very different players at his table. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses HUD stats for online play, and other tells and leaks that players might display to their opponents either live or onli...

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview RECing Crew member Gareth James about his new book The Final Table! Gareth gets right into the details about what it’s like to write a book by himself, having co-authored before, and what led him to work on this subject for his next book. They go over some of the strategic elements of different phases of the final table, how to write for di...

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Eric Gin (Binkley) about a cash game on ignition that results in a river spot where one of the players is considering going for very thin value - or are they? While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses cash versus tournament sizing, rake structures, live vs online play, hand readi...

This week, if we can make it through some technical issues early on, we are throwing back to an excellent interview of Lupe Soto by Kim “PetVet” Kilroy as part of her Poker Empowerment series! Lupe is the founder of Ladies International Poker Series (LIPS), and a member of the Senior Poker Tour, Women in Poker Hall of Fame, Vegas Connected, Poker Gives and Women’s Poker Association (WPA). An impor...

This week, Jim Reid leads RecPoker RECing Crew member Rob Washam through a forum post by Eric Anderson about “Risk Premium” in ICM spots. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, Rob talks about what Risk Premium means, how it relates to ICM pressure, Bubble Factors, assumptions you have to make at the poker table, common mistakes in this type of scenario, the difficulty...

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Garry Gates from Poker. Org! Garry talks about his own 4th place finish in the 2019 WSOP main event, his new role with Poker. Org, their new “First-Hand Hands” program, one thing he would do differently, the importance of spending time with people that you love, and more! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the...

This week, Chris Jones leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by OutFocusMetal from a $5 large field online tournament approaching the bubble. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM pressure, player types, how to tell who knows what ICM means, adjustments players can make near the bubble, the importance of knowing stack sizes, tellin...

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Sean McCormack, the “Poker Strategist” (great title, Sean) from MGM Resorts! The interview starts with breaking news - this year’s RecPoker WSOP Meet Up Game will be at the MGM Grand on June 28th! More details to come about that soon. In the meantime, Sean talks about his start as a dealer, and goes on to share some stories and thoughts abo...

This week, Chris Jones leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Keith “MonkieSystem” Brandt about a live read he made in a large tournament at the MSPT. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, preflop raise sizing, bluff-raising, note-taking, post-flop bet sizing, different kinds of live tells, and more! Come sign up for a...

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Merv Harvey, longtime co-host of the excellent Postflop Poker Podcast (or PPP to its friends). On this week’s show, if you can make it through the first 10 minutes about Merv’s “Bingo Mindset strategy tips”, you’ll be in for a treat as they talk about his experiences in the poker world as a reporter, host, player, and more. Merv shares some...

This week, Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew continue the conversation from last week about preparing for play, but with a focus on the day of the event - pre-game routines, what to focus on while playing, and post-game wind-down. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses mindset, effective drills, hand reviews, note-taking tips, conserving focus, t...

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview David K. Lappin about his life as the co-host of the popular Chip Race and Lock-In podcasts, as the author of various op-ed and strategy articles on poker, as a commentator, as an active player and a sponsored ambassador in events all over the world - it’s quite a list, so this is one of our longest interviews ever! David shares some storie...

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Dingo about music that gets your mind right to play - but the group goes a lot further than that! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses a few musical choices, but they really get into another kind of preparation, like what to look for when playing in a tournament series! From...

This week Joe Kulas and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Heather and Paul Gearan about their poker tracking program called Poker Pilgrims! Whether it’s comparing your EV in various tournaments or deciding which structures will give you the most time per level to soak up all the fun on the felt, there's a lot to learn! They also talk about their blogging with Advanced Poker Training and Cardp...

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Aceragoff about a hand close to the money where our villain gets frisky on a turn card that also improves our hand. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses raise sizes, calling ranges, visualizing your foe’s entire ranges, value targeting, live reads, speechplay, ICM pressure,...

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Victoria and Dayanna from the women's-only study group Pocket Queens! Victoria tells some stories about her recent career as a woman in the poker world, and Dayanna shares her experience in a Ladies-only event where a male player entered and won the tournament. The group discusses some problems and possible solutions in the poker world...

This week, Chris Jones leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand from his favourite YouTube series, in which our hero is faced with an unpleasant river decision. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, the meaning of passive postflop lines, range analysis, live tells, bet sizing, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://r...

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew welcome Kevin Mathers back on the show to talk about all things WSOP! There were multiple technical issues with the audio of Kevin’s interview, unfortunately, so bear with us if there are some abrupt cuts here or there as we find our footing at the start - Kevin rejoins the panel via cell phone with a much clearer signal shortly, and we cover some re...

This week, Jim Reid and Rob Washam from the RecPoker RECing Crew discuss a forum post by DaChiwaiian about a cash game hand where they 3-bet with AK and find themselves multiway with a lousy flop. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, raise sizes, player types, postflop tendencies, the difference between tournament and cash play, and mo...

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Elizabeth Bennett-Martin about her recent win at the Irish Poker Open as well as some other impressive results in the last while. Elizabeth talks about her experiences travelling around the world with her friends playing poker, some tips she has learned along the way, how her life as a lawyer/mediator has impacted her poker career, and she...

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Black_Spruce about a final table spot that they think they messed up. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses how to weigh different factors when deciding how to play a hand, the importance of chip stacks around the table, ICM pressure, betting lines, and more! Come sign up for...

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,...

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through ANOTHER conversation with Sky Matsuhashi,. this time about Hand Reading - and if you like what you hear, you can get a GREAT deal on membership at Sky’s Poker Forge training site with the link below! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the process of hand ranging, some free resources to he...

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! PokerFA...