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, the material remains relevant in 2023 - Xuan talks about her own start in the poker world, inclusion...
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 10 min
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 help you learn, the ebst tools to take your skills to the next level, some ways to practice on and aof...
Apr 18, 2023•31 min
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! PokerFAX is a free tournament tool that shows you at a glance everything you need to know when deciding whi...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 6 min
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through Chris Jones’ Theme of the Month for April: Turn Strategies! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses hand ranges, bet sizing, postflop betting lines, reviewing stats, exploiting your opponents, streets of honesty, and more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to join the fun! Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Join the Discord group here: h...
Apr 11, 2023•36 min
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview the President of the Women’s Poker Association, Tara Smith! Tara shares some details about her own entry into the world of poker, and how she became drawn to the cause of advocacy for women with the game. She shares some of the origin story of the WPA and her role with it now, as well as outlining some of the issues women face in the poker world and some of the solutions the WPA and other great organizations like it are hoping to implemen...
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 3 min
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a conversation with Sky Matsuhashi about Bread And Butter Spots - 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 power of position, why it’s easier to play against fewer opponents, and the value of having an uncapped range - plus they also talk about playing defence vers...
Apr 04, 2023•21 min
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Wesley Cannon! You may have heard of Wes from his solver work for another great podcast, The Breakdown (I mean…it’s no RecPoker, but whatever) but he’s also making a name for himself in both the live and online poker arenas! Wes shares some details about his approach to poker since taking it more seriously over the pandemic, with subjects ranging from bankroll management to game selection to common mistakes recreational player make - both...
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 13 min
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Marcel Dusyk about streets of value. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the meaning of the term (Jim screws it up but luckily has some help in the booth), what a value bet really means, how to ‘value target’ parts of your opponent’s range, absolute vs. relative hand strength, different postflop betting lines, the importance of runouts and board textures, and more! Come s...
Mar 28, 2023•40 min
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Tom Bower from Lights Camera Action Poker! The group gets right into Tom’s history as a player and professional in the poker industry, and they discuss many aspects of broadcasting final table streams throughout Australia - from game security to player analysis to the value of learning by watching. Tom also shares some stories about his time spent in the world of body language and poker tells, and some of the difficulties of applying thos...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 11 min
This week, Chris Jones leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Eric Anderson about when, if ever, to ‘soft play’ in a poker tournament. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses collusion, bubble factors, stack sizes, tournament dynamics, side pots, 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...
Mar 21, 2023•26 min
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview recreational poker player LoriAnn Persinger! LoriAnn shares some stories about her time in the military, becoming an expert on winning game shows, what changed (or didn't change) after her big WPT score, why streams are so important to her learning about poker, and how her enthusiasm and positivity has opened doors for her in the poker world and in life! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Jo...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 20 min
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by new member Dingo about extracting max value when out of position. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses absolute vs relative hand strength, value targeting, postflop betting lines, bet and raise sizing, range composition, 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 ...
Mar 14, 2023•33 min
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview John Barrows, the Casino Tournament Manager at Running Aces! John gets right into the merits of different tournament structures, how he and the Running Aces gang got involved with RecPoker “back in the day”, what makes for a successful poker room, the issue of shot clocks, penalties for rule-breakers and how they are enforced, 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 You...
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 20 min
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through the Theme of the Month: C-bet Sizing Theory. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses board textures, microbets, overbets, range elasticity, hand qualities, 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! Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/...
Mar 07, 2023•31 min
This week the Australian Invasion continues as Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Steve Davy from the Australian Poker League! Steve shares some details about how he got started with the league, and how it prioritizes the fun of the game we all love. They get into some eccentricities of the legality of various kinds of poker in Australia, the value of having a community of poker friends, Steve shares some stories from his years in the game, and we meet some fun new folks in the YouT...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 3 min
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by new member Mikey_Aces. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM, bubble factors, field size, player types, tournament stages, counterfactuals, stack sizes, 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/for...
Feb 28, 2023•26 min
This week Chris Jones and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Australian regular Luke Hannah about playing in different leagues, the importance of game selection, adjusting to different fields, having fun in poker, travelling to play, 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! Find Luke on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/luke.h...
Feb 24, 2023•54 min
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Louie Hillman. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses playing against good regs, thinking ahead, different ways to play draws, postflop bet sizing, the power of position, 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://...
Feb 21, 2023•52 min
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview poker pro and coach Brendon Rubie from his podcast "The Australian Poker Mindset". Brendon was already a very accomplished player when he decided to start coaching several years ago, and he shares some fun stories about his playing days and how they have informed his work as a coach and podcaster. Brendan shares some great advice for recreational poker players, from how to approach different kinds of tournaments fields, to the pain and va...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post about a hand played live over Twitch by Ben Enslow, who goes by Bejamin96 or EastCoastBidder. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, hand strengths and qualities, postflop ranges, bet sizing 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 ...
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 2 min
This week, without a guest, Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew panel give away some prizes and talk about some exciting events coming up over the next few months, and unveil some new monthly study opportunities for both free Community members and also paid Premium members! The gang also gets into some of the amazing training videos from other sites that RecPoker members get to view, new home game tournaments coming up, make some WSOP plans, they take some time to make fun of Jim, and even sha...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 8 min
This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a discussion about an upcoming freeroll tournament at the one and only Running Aces! The group discusses different strategies that players may use to maximize the value of their voluntary add-on(s) and what factors you might consider when playing in a typical live event freeroll like this. Come sign up for a free RecPoker account at https://rec.poker/ today and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Fin...
Feb 07, 2023•33 min
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Shannon Van Den Berg from the Mixed Games Academy! The first in a series of guests from Australia, Shannon is the founder of the Mixed Games Academy and gets right into talking all about his favourite mixed games and all the different events going on in Australia this year that you can visit to join in the fun! Whether it's to get an edge on the future of poker, to take a break from No Limit Texas Hold'em, or to give your brain a new pers...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 11 min
It's finally here, folks! The WSOP just released their full schedule for 2023 this morning so you KNOW we had to jump right on the air with the one and only https://twitter.com/Kevmath to get his thoughts and take some questions from our members about all the fun that's coming up this summer. We can't wait! 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 too! How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https:/...
Feb 02, 2023•52 min
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 an...
Jan 31, 2023•27 min
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 t...
Jan 27, 2023•53 min
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 c...
Jan 24, 2023•20 min
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/ ht...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 23 min
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 ...
Jan 17, 2023•39 min
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 p...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 3 min
