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The Rec Poker Podcast

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Episodes

Ep 239 - Forum On JJ Preflop (@Michael)

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @Michael about a tricky spot with JJ. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses calling versus raising, stack sizes, preflop shoving ranges, and how there is no 'right' way to pay JJ preflop! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/to-fold-or-not-to-fold-jj/

Jan 24, 202128 min

Ep 238 - Lexy Gavin

Lexy Gavin is a professional poker player, coach, and speaker. She was rated the #1 woman player at the WSOP in 2019 and recently the GPI Female Player of the Year for 2020. She will soon be launching her own training site after spending years working with other training sites such as pokercoaching.com

Jan 20, 202135 min

Ep 237 - Forum On Monotone Flop Shove (@MonkieSystem)

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Keith @MonkieSystem who joins us for another week of strategy chat! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses monotone flops, post-flop overbets, and @Rabman50 even narrows he villains range down to a hand containing exactly the King of spades! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review!

Jan 17, 202124 min

Ep 236 - Chris And Taylor In The REC Room ICM Spot

Once a month a Premium member goes one-on-one with a member of the RECing Crew to break down a hand, talk strategy, or discuss how to otherwise get the most out of their poker experience! Email jim@rec.poker if there's a member of the RECing Crew that YOU'D like to connect with, and we'll try to match you up! In this episode, Chris Jones talks with Taylor Maas about a tournament hand. Sign up for a free Community account at rec.poker to watch the video versions of all our podcasts - and a lot mo...

Jan 14, 202140 min

Ep 235 - Farid Jattin

Farid Jattin is currrently ranked #6 in the Global Poker Index (GPI). He is also a top tier coach and instructor who will be conducting a training course exclusively for RecPoker Nation. The course starts February 3 and details can be found at rec.poker/farid. In this episode we talk about the course but, more generally, what recreationally players need to do to become elite players.

Jan 12, 20211 hr 7 min

Ep 234 Forum On Polarizing Actions @MonkieSystem

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Keith @MonkieSystem who makes his first appearance as a guest on the show! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses bet and raise sizing, postflop lines, and polarizing actions - plus Jim really nails the audio cues! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/top-two-pair-on-the-turn-f...

Jan 10, 202137 min

Ep 233 - Seminar on Playing Draws

The December seminar for RecPoker members was all about playing bluffs: in position / out of position, different strengths, different stack sizes, different opponenets, etc. In this podcast we highlight a couple pieces of the seminar and get into a bit of strategy. We also chat about the home game changes and results, Farid Jattin's upcoming RecPoker Training Course, and all sorts of cool things happening in RecPoker Nation!

Jan 05, 202143 min

Ep 232 - Forum On Scary Action With A Set (@Veaner85)

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by the one and only @Veaner85 - what a treat! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel is joined by Kim @PetVet for a final week, and talks about bet sizing on dynamic boards multiway, and how you can use action on earlier streets to eliminate important parts of your opponent's range. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! https://rec....

Jan 03, 202126 min

Ep 231 - Samuli Sipila On PLO Strategy

Samuli "TheJudas" Sipila (or Sam for short) is a professional poker player from Finland specializing in PLO, both online and live play. In this fun conversation, Sam talks about PLO strategies, bankroll management, and the tennis elbow he has from playing about 11,000 hands/day as he pursues Diamond Elite status. Follow twitch.tv/beastsofpoker and go to beastsofpoker.com to find out more about Sam and the team

Dec 30, 20201 hr 11 min

Ep 230 - Forum On Bet Sizing (@EANDERSON85)

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @EANDERSON85 about bet sizing. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel is again joined by Kim @PetVet to talk about raise sizing preflop, and how bet sizes postflop should affect the range of hands you choose to include in a betting or checking range. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review!

Dec 27, 202028 min

Ep 229 - Sky Matsuhashi

Sky Matsuhashi is the host of the Smart Poker Study podcast and leads the membership side ThePokerForge.com. Sky is an expert in online play and has years of experience as an author, coach, player, and podcaster. Connect with Sky at smartpokerstudy.com or thepokerforge.com

Dec 22, 20201 hr 8 min

Ep 228 - Forum on Donking (@PetVet)

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @PetVet which is all about donking! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel is joined by Kim herself to talk about bet sizing, donking ranges, the assumptions people make , and why some players prefer to check-raise instead. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/facing-donk-leads-as-preflop-rais...

Dec 21, 202032 min

Ep 227 - Big Announcement about Farid Jattin Training & Community Chat

The podcast panel catches up a bit on life and all that is happening inside RecPoker Nation as we prepare for the holidays and the end of the year. We talk a bit about the newly announced (and amazing) training with Farid Jattin, the GPI #5 ranked player. This is a training exclusive for RecPoker and we couldn't be more thrilled! Go to rec.poker for all the details

Dec 15, 20201 hr 2 min

Ep 226 - Forum on Flipping (@MonkieSystem)

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @MonkieSystem about whe to invite a "flip" in tournaments. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM considerations, stack sizes, shoving ranges, and the important difference that fold equity makes to these calculations! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review!

Dec 13, 202021 min

Ep 225 - Matt And Jim In The REC Room Small Blind Value

Once a month a Premium member goes one-on-one with a member of the RECing Crew to break down a hand, talk strategy, or discuss how to otherwise get the most out of their poker experience! Email jim@rec.poker if there's a member of the RECing Crew that YOU'D like to connect with, and we'll try to match you up! In this episode, we look behind the curtain of a pre-recorded coaching session between Jim and Matt where they discuss Matt's plan for poker and review a hand where he opens from the small ...

Dec 11, 202027 min

Ep 224 - Michael Acevedo

Michael Acevedo joins the podcast for the first time. Michael is a poker player, coach & author of, "Modern Poker Theory: Building an unbeatable strategy based on GTO principles." He was a core part of the team to build Pio Solver and has an amazing story of perseverance, hard work, and humility.

Dec 08, 20201 hr 6 min

Ep 223 - Forum on Facing Aggression Postflop (@Jamin96)

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @Jamin96 about facing aggressive postflop action with marginal holdings. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel manages to ALMOST nail the audio cues and discusses positional advantage, ranging your opponents, and bet sizing! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review!,https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/3-way-pot-in-the-lj/

Dec 06, 202033 min

Ep 222 - 3-Betting Seminar Sample

We thought it would be fun to share a bit of sample from the RecPoker Seminars, specifically from June around 3-betting. These seminars are held monthly, with the archives available to our premium members. You can check that out at rec.poker or reach out with any questions. Chris Jones, RecPoker's Content Director does an amazing job of putting these seminars together and leading the discussions.

Dec 02, 202034 min

Ep 221 - Forum on AJ Facing Small Preflop ISO Shove (@FivebyFive)

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @FivebyFive about a preflop spot holding AJx and facing a small iso shove. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel is joined by @Yamel for a final week and discusses the factors you want to be considering when stacks are getting short and realizing your edge pre-flop is a must! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! https://rec.pok...

Nov 29, 202022 min

Ep 220 - Farid Jattin

Farid Jattin is currently ranked #8 in the Global Poker Index and is the all-time leading money winner from Colombia with $5.6 million in reported Hendon Mob payouts. We talk about his beginnings in poker and his journey to the top of the poker world. Farid is convinced that learning in community is critical for not only success, but balance in life. He has recently started group coaching which ignited the panel to get excited about forming a group to learn and hang out together. You can connect...

Nov 24, 20201 hr 4 min

Ep 219 - Forum on Facing a River Bet (@Yamel)

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through another forum post by current RecPoker PoY points-leader @Yamel who joins us again to talk about a hand that culminates in his facing a river bet from a winning player. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses bet sizing, raise sizing, and ranging your opponents in real-time. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! https://rec.poker/forums...

Nov 22, 202032 min

Ep 218 - David Lappin

David Lappin is the co-host of the Chip Race, ambassador for Unibet Poker, and a great player and ambassador for the game. Steve, Jim & Rob sit down with David to chat poker, podcasting, philosophy, and take as many shots as we can at David's co-host Dara O'Kearney. Great conversation and a lot of fun was had by all!

Nov 17, 202058 min

Ep 217 - Forum on QQ Preflop (@Yamel)

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @Yamel who joins us on the show to talk about the factors one might consider when holding QQ preflop in a cash game. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the value ranges of opponents, how certain hands respond to different flops, and how stack sizes can affect preflop action. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for the panel to review! htt...

Nov 15, 202021 min

Ep 216 - Robbie Strazynski & Bruce Briggs

Robbie Strazynski & Bruce Briggs join the crew to chat about the end of an era. After 365 episodes, the Top Pair Home Game podcast has come to an end. We chat about their favorite memories and what is next for these two fantastic poker ambassadors.

Nov 10, 202059 min

Ep 215 - Reacting to Our Mistakes (@ARW)

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through another forum post by @ARW about how to react when you realize you've made an error in-game. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the benefits of betting on different streets according to board texture, thin value ranges vs checking ranges, and we are joined by @Binkley from the forums for a final week to share his thoughts. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the f...

Nov 07, 202020 min

Ep 214 - Jonathan Little

Jonathan Little is a poker player, coach, author, and owner of pokercoaching.com. In this discussion, we get caught up on everything Jonathan has going on, what he enjoys the most, and how in the heck he can multi-table 14 games at the same time. We wonder if he gets bored playing live after spending so much time with the action of multi-tabling online.

Nov 03, 202057 min

Ep 213 - High Frequency C-Bets (@MonkieSystem)

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through another forum post by @MonkieSystem about how a solver might approach high-frequency c-betting. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the game theory behind c-betting, how frequencies shoud change according to position and ranges, and we are joined by @Binkley from the forums for a second week to share his thoughts. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the forum for t...

Oct 31, 202018 min

Ep 212 - Dara O'Kearney

Dara O'Kearney is an Irish author, poker player, coach, and podcast. With David Lappin, he hosts the popular "Chip Race" podcast and "The Lock In" YouTube channel. He wrote "Poker Satellite Strategy" and recently released "PKO Poker Strategy" which we spend a good amount of time discussing.

Oct 28, 20201 hr 1 min

Ep 211 - Preflop Craziness in Cash Game (@Binkley)

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through another forum post by @ARW about how to react when you realize you've made an error in-game. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the benefits of betting on different streets according to board texture, thin value ranges vs checking ranges, and we are joined by @Binkley from the forums for a final week to share his thoughts. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today and post a question in the f...

Oct 25, 202040 min
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