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This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Stueyy about a spot with a strong draw Out Of Position. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses flop leads and how they shape players' ranges, different ways to play draws against different villain types, and the wonderful world of blockers! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link to the study group: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/11-scoop-nlhe/

Once a month, a premium rec.poker member gets together with a member of the RECing Crew in The REC Room! This month we go behind the scenes with Jim to observe a pre-recorded coaching session with Matt, who we have heard from in parts one and two before. In this final segment they go over a few hands together and make some plans for Matt to reach his poker goals! Anyone interested in spending some time in the REC Room with Jim or any of the other members of the RECing Crew can email jim@rec.poker for more details!

Martin Jacobson started the November 9 Final Table in 2014 in 8th position, but was able to win the bracelet at $10 million first place prize. In this episode, he recalls the preparation put into that final table, including the support of his poker inner circle. Martin also talks about his time as a chef on a Swedish battleship and his journey to become a poker superstar.

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Hubs about bankroll management. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses pro vs. rec mindset, game selection, variance, moving up and down in stakes, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details 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/bankroll-management/

Chris Jones is the Membership Content Director at rec.poker and every month he produces a seminar around a specific topic - this month the topic was Turns and Rivers and Chris talks about specific factors for later streets and also about a new twist on the seminar format starting next month! It's just one perk of our premium membership. Find out more at rec.poker now!

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Jim himself about the recent Learn Pro Poker training video on defending against C-bets. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses some of the factors we went over in our Saturday LPP Study Group, like position, sizing, board texture, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link to the study group: https://rec.poker/groups/learn-pro-poker-study-group

Bernard Lee is a professional poker player who first came to prominence by finishing 13th in the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Since then, Lee has enjoyed tournament poker success as well as becoming a poker writer, podcast host, and author. His most recent book, "Poker Satellite Success" is being released this month (April 2021) with D&B Publishing.

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by KIm Kilroy (PetVet) about feeling "raiser's remorse" on the river when a 2-bet has unfortunate consequences. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses streets of value, turn factors, value targeting, and hand ranging! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details 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/the-perils-of-getting-greedy-on-the-river/

Jason Su, a veteran poker pro who lives in Boulder, Colorado, has experience with a wide range of stakes and variants: live and online, cash and MTTs, and limit, pot limit, and no-limit hold ‘em. He is the author of "Poker with Presence" and is launching his online app called "Presence & Profit." He's a great friend of RecPoker and we are always excited to hang out with him.

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Troy Chapman (Chappo) about losing his cool vs limping players. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, raise sizes, hand ranges, hand qualities, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details 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/

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 join Taylor Maas and Chris Jones in a behind-the-scenes look at a coaching sample database review video from Taylor. As always, the video version of this podcast will be more informative than the audio version so sign up for a free Community account at rec.poker to watch the video versions of all our podcasts – and a lot more - for free!

Sarah Herrings is the Head of Video & Podcast with PokerNews and a great friend of RecPoker. In this episode we explore Sarah's journey into motherhood, the announcement that the WSOP is returning in late 2021, and her thoughts on the Bilzerian/Kade controversy.

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by MarblesJam who is considering entering a live 6-max tournament and wants to know how to adjust their strategy. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the 6-max format as well as 8, 9, and 10-handed variations and how to adjust to the subtle shifts in optimal play, and we also go over Bounty tournaments and Satellite tournaments before running out of time - we're going to have to save some other variations for another episode! Why don't you post your favorite variant in the forums today? Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details 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/6-handed-mtts/

Ashley Adams has been playing poker since 1963 when he learned it, literally, at his grandfather’s knee. He has written more than 1,000 poker articles (Card Player Magazine, Poker Player Newspaper, pokernews.com) and written several books, including his latest, "Winning Poker in 30 Minutes a Day" (D&B Publishing, 2020). The book provides a step-by-step guide for break-even or losing no-limit hold’em players to transform to someone who can beat typical games. Since 2007, Ashley has hosted the longest running broadcast poker radio show in the world, House of Cards (www.houseofcardsradio.com). Ashley can be best reached at asha34@aol.com orr houseofcardsradio.com.

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris Jones (FiveByFive) about a hand where he calls a small raise from the big blind. What could go wrong?!? While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses pot odds, postflop betting and calling lines, opponent modelling, and intentionality postflop! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details 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/tough-big-blind-defend-spot/

RecPoker's Membership Content Director Chris Jones was our guest this week so Jim Reid and John Somsky discussed with him the recent monthly rec.poker seminar which was all about post-flop betting lines, and how we can combine our knowledge of ranges and board textures to really put our opponents in some tough spots!

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by @Chappo Troy Chapman about a preflop spot facing a shortstack shove. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses a shortstack shoving range, the factors we should consider when looking to isolate, and what kind of hands make good candidates for that! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details 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/how-light-is-too-light-to-iso-here/

Elliot Roe is a leading expert in Mindset Optimization for High Performers and is the world’s #1 Mindset Coach for poker players. In just the last 3 years his poker clients have won over $50,000,000 and nearly every major tournament title, including the World Series of Poker Main Event. His clientele also includes Olympic medalists, UFC Champions, Hollywood Actors, Business executives and wall street traders. His unique mindset coaching system leverages the power of hypnotherapy to eliminate fears and breakthrough mental roadblocks allowing you to operate in a state of peak performance every day. If you’ve ever felt like you weren’t reaching your full potential in life, almost like there was an invisible force field holding you back from accomplish your biggest dreams and stopping you from living the life you’ve always desired, then you’re in the right place. Mindset is the key that unlocks your full potential, and it’s Elliot’s job to help you create the changes needed to build a strong mindset so you can at

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by our own @FiveByFive Chris Jones and we are joined by the newest member of the RECing Crew, @PetVet Kim Kilroy! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the theory of overbets both preflop and postflop, the kinds of hands that might belong in some overbet ranges, and looks at an example hand Chris played recently. Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great notes and details 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/massive-overbet-shoves/

Tommy Angelo is a poker player, poker coach, and author of several books including Painless Poker, Elements of Poker, and Waiting for Straighters. He is also busy making videos including a YouTube Series called PokerWords on the Tommy Angelo channel. His latest effort is a 3 part series called "On Position." We chat about parts 1 and 2, which have been released, talking about Act Last Percentage and folding to 3-bets from behind. The third part will be released April 1 focusing on folding the small blind in limped pots. Tommy also talks about his recent experience doing live poker commentary. He graced us with some harmonica playing to start the episode and shared his perspective on his perfect day, which was quite inspiring. Connect with Tommy at TommyAngelo.com