Rec Poker

Host Steve Fredlund interviews Lena Evans, Jacqueline Britton & Jeannette Mendez from Poker League of Nations (PLON), the world’s largest women’s poker group. All women are invited to join the Poker League of Nations private group or following this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PokerLeagueOfNations/ The video is also available at the RecPoker YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9djxr_aVf1pLOta_OkREIA

Host Steve Fredlund & a RecPoker panel interviews Adam Friedman about mixed games. We have broken the interview down into two segments with part 1 airing last week as episode 153. The video is also available at the RecPoker YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9djxr_aVf1pLOta_OkREIA

Host Steve Fredlund & a RecPoker panel interviews Adam Friedman about mixed games. We have broken the interview down into two segments with part 2 airing next week with episode 154. The video is also available at the RecPoker YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9djxr_aVf1pLOta_OkREIA

Host Steve Fredlund interviews Tommy Angelo and Lee Jones from Poker Simple. You can find them on their PokerSimple YouTube channel. The video is also available at the RecPoker YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9djxr_aVf1pLOta_OkREIA

Host Steve Fredlund interviews Alec Torelli chatting about many topics, with some focus on playing small/mid pairs from early/mid position. Check out these links from Alec: Hand Reading System = www.bit.ly/HandReadingSystem Preflop Charts = www.bit.ly/preflopcharts How to Prepare for Tournaments = https://www.consciouspoker.com/blog/prepare-for-the-wsop/ Learn more about Alec = www.alectorelli.com The video is also available at the RecPoker YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9djxr_aVf1pLOta_OkREIA

Chris Jones and John Somsky, two of our core panelists, ran deep in early events of the Fall Poker Classic. Chris brings with a couple of interesting hands from his deep run that he wants to discuss with the crew, including the impact of ICM implications. John also had an interesting ICM spot which we chat about as well. Joining Chris and John are Rob Washam and Steve Fredlund for this discussion. The video is also available at the RecPoker YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9djxr_aVf1pLOta_OkREIA

Daniel Negreanu is one of the greatest players in the history of poker; he is the host of the DAT Podcast and is currently highlighting his poker Masters Class. Our community had a great time chatting with Daniel and getting insights into a number of things such as playing small/mid-pairs from early/middle position, GTO vs. exploitive play, and much more.

Jonathan Little is a player, coach, author, and entrepreneur who takes some time out to talk with Steve and the crew about playing against limpers in low buy-in tournaments. If you want to participate in these interviews, become a member through rec.poker

In this episode, we share a few highlights from four of the most recent content videos available to RecPoker community members. These include hand histories facilitated by Chris Jones, “Hands by Jake” from Jake Mason, Book Study of Andrew Brokos’ “Playing Optimal Poker”, and hand history facilitated by Taylor Maas. We also touch briefly on the launch of rec(dot)poker, our new website home which includes access to our new membership site. You can watch the video at: https://youtu.be/k0X69Sm984w

Matt Hamilton is a wonderful young player with about $275,000 in Hendon Mob earnings. Matt has been with us in the past and his great, methodical way of teaching has been very well received. In this episode Matt discussing playing Ax suited from the blinds, sharing his perspectives on key considerations and the differences of big vs. small blind play. The Panel also discusses the new membership site at recpoker.mn.co - you can get the first month free if you sign-up by the end of September.

Joining the show this week are four Free Poker Network (FPN) champions to chat about what FPN is, the benefits of playing in FPN, and how to approach improving your play to move from free bar leagues to playing in casinos, including cashing in the WSOP Main Event as Joel Smith did. Joel Smith, Nels Peterson, Chris Nelson, and Jake Stringfellow are all accomplished FPN players who took time away to join host Steve Fredlund as well as RecPoker Core members John Somsky and Rob Washam. You can find out more about FPN, including where to play in your area, at https://www.freepokernetwork.com/

Steve Fredlund is the host of the RecPoker podcast but not a big fan of talking about himself. Well, because of a guest cancelation, Steve decides to give the audience what they want, a bit more information about who this guy is. After sharing a brief bit of his story, Steve focuses on a clear communication of the vision of RecPoker to become a “Vibrant & Encouraging Poker Learning Community.” What does that mean for RecPoker and what does it mean for each member? Steve shares his passionate vision for focusing on learning, poker and encouraging each other in the context of a vibrant community. Here are the links to the free opportunities mentioned in the show: RecPoker Community Home Game on PokerStars: If you don't already have it, download the free PokerStars software from www.pokerstars.com. Joining the home game and registering for home game tournaments can only be done from a computer, not a mobile device. Open the main poker lobby, then click on the Home Games tab. Click the 'Join a Poker Club'

Andrew Brooks is a professional poker player, author, blogger, coach, and host of the “Thinking Poker” podcast. He was on the RecPoker podcast episode #130 and is back by popular demand. His recent book, “Play Optimal Poker” has received great reviews and we are honored to have him on our show. In this episode we chat about facing limpers, which is one of the most commonly raised questions too our podcast. We also talk a bit about having our own limping strategy and where that makes sense. Check out everything Andrew has going on at thinkingpoker.net or Twitter @thinkingpoker. Hosting this episode is Steve Fredlund, joined by three other RecPoker Core members: John Somsky, Rob Washam, and Jake Mason. Although Andrew was not on video, you can still watch this episode at: https://youtu.be/GRw0StNCgH0

The RecPoker podcast has seen tremendous growth over the past year, thanks to our listeners, guests, and others who have been supporting and encouraging. What we are most excited about is our role in building the poker community, connecting recreational players who love to learn in a positive and encouraging environment; and now we want to do more of that. Host Steve Fredlund has built a dream team with seven other recreational players to lead the development and creation of content, interactive opportunities, and community-building to best serve our recreational audience. In this episode, you will hear the vision for the future of RecPoker and meet the core team of Steve Fredlund, Taylor Maas, Jake Mason, John Somsky, Stacey Nelson, Rob Washam, Chris Jones, and Shayan Bhattacharyya. This is also available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/uKRq1G5Jefs

WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer joins Steve Fredlund, John Somsky, and Rob Washam to chat about his background and some strategy. The interview occurred in May but as the “Women in Poker” series continued to expand, we didn’t want to disrupt the flow so decided to hold off releasing the interview with Greg until early August. Please see our listing in the top 20 Poker podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/poker_podcasts/ This is also available on YouTube at the link below, but Greg was unable to use the video system, so he does not appear live on the video. https://youtu.be/FkiG8TDyxQM

Tommy Angelo joins the podcast to talk about his background and insights; talk was so good we had to split into two parts. Enjoy! You can also watch on YouTube at https://youtu.be/aiP4evMj73w

Tommy Angelo joins the podcast to talk about his background and insights; talk was so good we had to split into two parts. Enjoy!

Matt Matros a professional poker player and author from Brooklyn, New York, who has won three World Series of Poker events. Matt has a Bachelor of Science degree from Yale University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College. He is the author of the book “The Making Of A Poker Player: How An Ivy League Math Geek Learned To Play Championship Poker. You can watch the video at https://youtu.be/5zTnQJ3U4xs

Kasey Lyn Mills is the newest host of the Thirst Lounge and also hosted Stones Live. She is an avid Texas Hold ‘em player, primarily cash, and has some great perspectives on women in poker. You can follow her on Twitter of Instagram with handle @pokermommAA. This is also available on Video at the RecPoker YouTube Channel

Sarah Herring, Katie Stone, Maureen Bloechlinger share their perspectives on women in poker. Host Steve Fredlund is joined by John Somsky & Rob Washam for this continued discussion. This episode is also available on video at https://youtu.be/XKyMuh76XRE