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This week Jim Reid and the panel welcome Sky Matsuhashi back to the show! The popular podcaster, YouTuber and coach shares some thoughts on what goes on behind the scenes of his content creation, why he feels that active study is so important, some factors to consider when facing a 3-bet, and some details about his new video course that you can find at his Poker Forge training site - see the link below. It's always a fun chat when Sky comes around! 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! Sky is active on Twitter as @smartpokerstudy Check out the Smart Poker Study website https://www.smartpokerstudy.com Join The Poker Forge https://rec.poker/go/pokerforge/ 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/premiu

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Keith Brandt (Monkiesystem) about holding AQx on the bubble and seeing aggressive action in front of him. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM pressure, short-stack shoving ranges, isolation raises vs cold calling ranges, villain types and player tendencies, when/if to have a flatting range at all, 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/aqo-with-icm-becoming-a-factor/Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity ----- Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.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 g

This week Jim Reid and the panel welcome Ryan Laplante back to the show. Ryan is an accomplished professional poker player, and the founder of the excellent training site Learn Pro Poker. WARNING: this starts as an interview but quickly turns into a detailed coaching session from Ryan, going over the many factor we should consider when facing a 3-bet. Ryan shares his screen as he uses a solver to break down a hand with visual elements, so while the audio version of the show will be illuminating to the audience, you might want to watch (or re-watch!) this one on YouTube to get the most out of the different aspects of the hand that Ryan points to and shares with the panel. There is a lot to unpack here! ----- 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! ----- Ryan is active on Twitter as @protentialmn Join Ryan at Learn Pro Poker here: https://rec.poker/go/lpp/

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Black_Spade about three hands from an MTT they played recently. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses preflop decisions at various points of the tournament, the pros and cons of various typical actions and scenarios, villain types, what information to include when posting hands, the importance of closing the action, to shove or not to shove, 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/three-mtt-hands/ ----- Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity ----- Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com ----- RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships wher

This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler about a range of topics from his life in the world of poker. Known for his views on tournament structures, Allen gets right into the nuts and bolts of what makes for good and bad structures, how the stack sizes and the blind levels relate to each other, and the value in choosing the right structures for certain events. We also discuss travelling to play poker, the importance of game selection, Allen's preference for mixed games, and some tips for folks heading to Las Vegas who want to have the trip of a lifetime - but on a shoestring budget! 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! ----- Allen is active on Twitter as @allenkessler and you can find out about his staking opportunities at https://stakekings.com/player/Chainsaw ----- We also go over this week's home game results and discus

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a conversation about October's Theme of the Month: 3-Betting! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the origin of 3-bets, why people do it, what kinds of hands to choose, what kinds of villains to target, capped ranges, squeezing, and a lot 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 ----- Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.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 can joi

This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Sarah Herring about her 12 years (!) at Poker News and her new start at Poker.org! Sarah talks about her favourite interview and her least favourite (you might be surprised!), she goes into what it's like to get started in the poker media world and gives some advice for people interested in getting started, she shares a few embarrassing stories from her time at Poker News - and Jim's Mom even gets a shoutout! 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! Sarah is active on Twitter as @auntychardonnay and starting on November 1 you can find out more about her new position (we vote for "Drama Czar") by going to poker.org 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

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Ben "Bejamin96" Enslow about a deep run he made in a $22 Bounty tournament that he ended up placing second in for about $2k. Congrats, Ben! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses shorthanded play, contorting your opponent's ranges, the importance of bet sizing and how it changes action on future streets, how to factor in the value of bounties in a knockout tournament, 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/deep-run-in-the-bounty-builder-22-on-pokerstars/ ----- Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity ----- Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com ----- RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the gam

This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Maanit Madan from rfpoker.com who shares some context around possible technical/security weaknesses in the streaming world that have been mentioned in the conversations around The Hand that we've all been hearing about for the last few weeks, and some of the technical factors that go into tracking and streaming technology on today's tables. Maanit recaps some current events and gets right into the technical difficulties of securely streaming private card info in real time, then the gang talks a little about the future of streaming poker, and of playing on 'closed box' systems like the ones at rfpoker,com that can collect and share a lot of the information that poker fans want to follow along with - and not have to worry about who's watching in real time. Good news for the future of livestream poker - and more! ----- Maanit is active on Twitter as @maanitm30 Their company website is http://rfpoker.com Their company Twitter handle is @rflabsinc ----- We also go over t

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Black_Spruce about playing the nut flush draw OOP and multiway on a dynamic, monotone board in a limped pot. What could go wrong?!? While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, exploitative sizing, value-targeting, counting combos, postflop betting patterns, 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/draw-heavy-board/ ----- Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity ----- Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.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 fre

This week Jim Reid and the panel interview longtime pro player and coach Kevin Rabichow about his experiences as a high-stakes heads-up player - and how it's led him to create his new training course at Run It Once. Kevin gets right into his insights about adjusting from full-ring to short-handed play, some theoretical implications of only having two players in each hand, why postflop analysis is so important, how he takes notes and how to get the most out of them, good ways to practice shorthanded play, and we even have time to get into RecPoker's Theme of the Month this month: 3-betting! It's a great chat and there is some fun new developments at the end of the show that you'll want to stick around for as well. ----- Kevin is active on Twitter as @krabichow and you can find out more about him and his course at these links: Course: https://www.runitonce.com/courses/the-game-plan/ Coaching Website: https://www.kevinrabichow.com/ IG: https://instagram.com/krabichow ---- We also go over this week's home game r

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by John Crowell about facing multiple limpers in the cash games he plays in. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses A LOT of factors about limping: player types, stack sizes, raise sizes, hand ranges, hand qualities, postflop tendencies, variance - 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/opening-ranges-against-multiple-limpers/ ----- Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.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 membe

This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Dr. Alex Chauran, a twitch streamer, writer, and instructor with Poker Power who thoroughly enjoys working with beginner players and taking their game to the next level. A practicing Wiccan, Doc runs her own coven in British Columbia, Canada, and shares some details about what life is like practicing witchcraft, how poker has helped her overcome adversity, some missteps new players often make, the different strategies she employs when playing cash versus playing "Spin & go" poker online, and a lot more! Doc is active on Twitter as @dralexchauran and on twitch at http://twitch.tv/queenofdiamonds Find out more about Poker Power and their goal to teach a million women to play poker at www.pokerpower.com 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/

This week, Jim Reid and the panel AGAIN welcome Carlos Welch back to the show to talk some strategy on the Forums edition! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel talk to Carlos about a specific hand example from Jim's WSOP main event experience earlier this summer, and find a few ways he could have made better assumptions about his foe, and better decisions too! 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. ----- You can reach Carlos on Twitter @hiphop101trivia ---- Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity ----- Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.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 o

This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Matt Berkey, the founder of Solve For Why and a longtime friend of the show. Matt starts by talking about the goals for Solve For Why Academy and how they approach leaning, we get into common misconceptions that recreational player have about the game in the abstract, we discuss applying fold equity as it relates to the strength of your hand, Matt analyzes different hands equities on a common flop texture, and we learn all about how to play your nut flush draw in various situations! This one is jam packed with strategic goodness so open up your ears and enjoy! Links to learn more: solveforwhy.io & youtube.com/solveforwhy and for social media @berkey11 on all social @solveforwhytv on twitter 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 Find

This week, Jim Reid and the panel welcome Carlos Welch back to the show to talk some strategy on the Forums edition of the show! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel talk to Carlos about some of the basic concepts that we should be thinking about when facing a c-bet, and they find a few rabbit-holes along the way too! 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. Join us next week when we'll welcome Carlos back to go over a specific hand example! ----- You can reach Carlos on Twitter @hiphop101trivia ----- Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity ----- Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.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 gro

This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Dan Ross from PokerLiveUpdates.com about championing recreational poker players from around the world, and celebrating their successes! Dan and his crew are actively involved in reporting poker tours and results for not just the biggest tours around - but also the smaller ones that we seems to have the most fun at. Dan and the panel talk about the logistics of reporting, the highs and lows of covering poker, some of his own favourite rooms and tours, the importance of helping other people in need, and a lot more! ----- Check out Dan's slick poker updates page at http://pokerliveupdates.com/ ----- Dan is also active on Twitter as @holdemmedia_dan ----- 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/ ----- Standard Additional Description for RecPoker: ----- Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommu

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Ben Enslow (Bejamin96) about a tough spot holding King Jack suited in late position. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses calling ranges, raising ranges, postflop betting lines, player tendencies, 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/trouble-in-the-21-bounty-hunters-on-gg-poker/ ------ Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity ----- Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.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 a

This week Jim Reid and the panel welcome Veronica Brill back to the show and they have a great time talking about what goes on behind the scenes of the poker world, from streamers and vloggers to meet-up-games and high-stakes cash play, she's seen it all! They also discuss what makes poker a pleasure, and how players, professionals and venues can all work together to make the game more accessible and fun for new people. But that's not all, they also get into what makes K.L. Cleeton such a jerk, one thing Veronica is afraid of, what she's learned about poker lately, and a lot more! ----- Find Veronica on Social Media: Twitter is @angry_polak Insta is @angry_polakv ---- 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 ---- Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://Websit

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a hand he played on day 2 of the WSOP main event - this tournament has a unique dynamic when it comes to raising ranges, as we've explored in a few previous episodes. In this one, the group discusses 3-betting and 4-betting ranges, board textures, delayed c-bets, getting thin value hands to showdown, and a lot more! Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ and join the fun in real time next time! ------ Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity ----- Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.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 can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and