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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 versus offence, and a lot more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to join the fun, or use this link to get a great deal on the paid membership at The Poker Forge! https://rec.poker/go/pokerforge/ Sky on Twitter https://twitter.com/smartpokerstudy Sky on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@SmartPokerStudy Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunityJoin the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv Help us out: https://rec.poker/support Find more info on our sponsors at:h

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 on and off the felt. We also get into ICM pressure and the effect it can have on your play and ranges at different points of a tournament, the importance of going for the win, how to measure success, 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 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too! Wes is active on Twitter as @‌pitchercannon We also go over this week's home game results and discuss

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 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/forums/discussion/1-2-or-3-streets-of-value/ Plus - tag us on twitter @‌RecPoker and let us know if you are #TeamJohn or #TeamRob when it comes to streets of value and whether you can achieve them through checking/calling or only as the bettor. Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunityJoin the Discor

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Tom Bowers 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 those lessons in real time at the tables. 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! http://www.twitch.tv/lcapoker http://www.facebook.com/lcapoker 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

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! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/playing-soft-to-bust-someone-out-of-the-tournament/ Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunityJoin the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv Help us out: https://rec.poker/support Find more info on our sponsors at:https://RunAces.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 en

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. 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! LoriAnn is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/LoAnPer66 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 Timestamps: 00:01 Welcome & Introduction01:55 Introduction LoriAnn Pers

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 in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/extracting-value-out-of-the-early-aggressor/ Find our free videos at:  http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Join the Discord group here:  https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv Help us out: https://rec.poker/support Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.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 no

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 YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too! John is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/alargedude Follow Running Aces at https://twitter.com/RunAcesPoker 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 Join the Discord group here:  h

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/RecPokerCommunity Join the Discord group here:  https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv Help us out: https://rec.poker/support Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.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 c

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 YouTube chat who also know a few of Steve’s stories! 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! You can learn more about the APL at http://www.playapl.com/ or on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068583968162 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

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/forums/discussion/1010-in-a-tough-spot/ Find our free videos at:  http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Join the Discord group here:  https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv Help us out: https://rec.poker/support Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.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 a

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.hanna Insta- Kingofnaps87 Twitch- Coolhandluke87 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/ Timestamps: 00:13 Introduction to Luke Hannah 02:35 Luke’s role in the poker world 07:12 How Luke takes the game seriously 08:46 Luke shares what the poker market is like in Sydney 13:52 Strategies from Luke when playing in large events 17:07 What is the easiest game style

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://rec.poker/forums/discussion/help-get-me-out-of-this-tricky-spot/ PLUS: win a free month at https://rec.poker/ by guessing the hand that the villain later showed our hero - just tag https://twitter.com/RecPoker and https://twitter.com/RecPokerJim with your guess before March 2, 2023. Find our free videos at:  http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Join the Discord group here:  https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv Help us out: https://rec.poker/support Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com RecPoker is

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 value of coming in second place, to a great take on bankroll management, 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! Brendon can be found at his website http://www.brendonrubie.com/ or on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/theaustralianpokermindset We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.p

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 panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/twitch-hand-for-eastcoastbidder/ Follow Ben's stream: https://www.twitch.tv/bejamin96 Follow the RecPoker Twitch channel:  https://www.twitch.tv/recpoker Find our free videos at:  http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Join the Discord group here:  https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv Help us out: https://rec.poker/support Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are commit

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 share a little about each RECing Crew member and what they are working on to make the poker world a brighter place. 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! 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/ Timestamps:

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! Find our free videos at:  http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Join the Discord group here:  https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv Help us out: https://rec.poker/support Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.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

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 perspective on poker generally, there's just WAY more fun to be had in the mixed game arena! Listen along to learn some tips for newbies and why some games are easier to master than others. 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! To join the fun with Shannon visit http://www.mixedgamesacademy.au/ For Facebook & Insta you can find the them @mixedgamesaacademy Twitte

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://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/ Find our free videos at:  http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Join the Discord group here:  https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.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

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 anticipating different outcomes and how we might play them with different parts of our range is a crucial skill for any poker player. Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today to join in the fun – 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/RecPokerCommunity Join the Discord group here:  https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv Help us out: https://rec.poker/support Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.co