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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 right 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 different audiences, 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! Order the book here: https://dandbpoker.com/products/the-final-table-play-your-best-poker-when-it-matters-most Check out these ways to get in touch with Gareth: Gareth’s RECing Crew page: https://rec.poker/mttpokerschool/ FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pokerprofits Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mttpokerschool YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/mttpokerschool Twi

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 reading, getting the most out of Flopzilla, postflop betting lines, thin value, value targeting, player types - and a lot more! Plus soon you can line up along with everyone else for your “Be a Rob” T-shirt - coming soon, patent pending. 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/limpers-they-all-do-our-heads-in/ Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv Help us

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 important member of the poker industry and advocate for women in poker. Lupe talks about various ventures and projects aimed at women in poker, including some ways that men can show their support (Are you a Purple Tie Guy?) 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! Find out more about LIPS Here: https://ladiesinternationalpokerseries.com/ We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Ho

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 of prepping for these spots without some kind of help, 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 foruFind 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

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Garry Gates from Poker.Org! Garry talks about his own 4rth 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 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! Garry is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/GarryGates 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: 00:15 Welcome & Introduction 07:44 Introduction to Garry Gates 08:27 WSOP 2019: life-changing for Garry 10:42 How Garry ended up getting more involved with Poker.Org 12:28 Garry talks about the First-Hand H

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, telling a believable story with postflop betting lines, common mistakes players make in spots like this, 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/bluffing-icm-bet-sizing-river-value-and-more/ 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 a

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 about his time in the industry, including some details about how poker rooms measure success, the tension between corporate and personal interests in every casino and poker room, the value poker players bring to a casino, the importance of feedback and the guest experience, how to manage difficult situations like the current Real-Time-Assistance issue that some poker rooms in Las Vegas are trying to stay ahead of, 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

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 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/live-tell-makes-easy-target-of-overpairs/ 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 w

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 details about lessons he’s learned from the game, common mistakes recreational players make, the value of having a community of peers, the peaks he has yet to summit, and more! Plus, normally we would give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat, but YouTube was being naughty this week and we couldn’t stream the show live like we usually do. But 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! Merv is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/merv_harvey We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics

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, tagging hands, 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

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 stories about various aspects of the poker industry, some concerns about the direction of grey-market poker sites, the tension involved in reporting on your own industry, the virtues of a study of philosophy, and some examples of what he enjoys most about the world of poker. Plus - Jim’s mom makes an appearance! And 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! David is active on Twitter as @‌dklappin We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topi

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 buy-ins to structures to field sizes to the playing experience, there are so many things to factor in - how can you choose the best possible tournaments for YOU? 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/pregame-mental-playlists/ 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://Run

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 Cardplayer Lifestyle and other ways they keep their love of poker burning. 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! The website: www.PokerPilgrims.com Twitter https://twitter.com/PokerPilgrims Facebook accounts https://www.facebook.com/PokerPilgrims 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/ Timesta

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, postflop betting lines, 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 to the forum post: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/close-but-not-close-to-the-money/ Link to Eric Gin’s positional terminology article: https://rec.poker/announcements/blog/nomenclature-for-table-position-in-poker/ 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 o

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 today, and 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! Check out the group’s website: https://www.pocketqueens.poker/ Their social media handles: PocketQueensPkr on Twitter, IG and TikTok 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: 00:14 Welcome & Introduction 02:39 Introduction to Victoria Li

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://rec.poker/ today to join in the fun each and every week! Link to Eric Gin’s positional terminology article: https://rec.poker/announcements/blog/nomenclature-for-table-position-in-poker/ 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 enjoym

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 really helpful topics like: what you CANNOT forget when packing for Las Vegas, what you MUST do before you are ready to register for any WSOP tournament, the best ways to handle your actual physical bankroll before you enter and after you win, 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! Kevin is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/Kevmath We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.

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 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/punt-or-cooler/ 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

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 also reveals one HUGE tell that she finds reliable among most poker players! Elizabeth also shares some details about her charity, CLEW, that helps Cambodian women to explore an education in the legal field. 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! Support Elizabeth’s charity CLEW: http://www.clewcanada.com/ Elizabeth is active on Twitter as @ebm2424 We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.pok

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 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/final-table-flub/ 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 g