Ep 577 - Chats: Chris Read on going from Rec to Pro‪!‬ The Rec Poker Podcast

This week we throw back to an interview from Kim Kilroy’s Poker Empowerment series with Chris Read! Chris shares some stories from the felt, talks about her work with the Women’s Poker Association and as an advocate for women in the poker world, how she prepared to go pro, how to study effectively, the importance of bankroll management, cash play vs tournament play, how to be an ally at the tables, and a lot more!



Plus of course we raffle away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat, to help support a local food bank. 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!



Chris is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/read_poker



We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:

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Timestamps:

04:51 Chris shares when she turned pro

05:53 Chris talks about her poker journey

08:23 Chris on winning the ladies tournament in Malta

14:36 Advice on how to encourage more women to play live

20:13 How Chris transitioned from being a recreational player to a pro

24:45 Chris’ main study tools

27:57 Deciding when to play cash or a tournament

30:06 Chris on playing hands differently in cash or tournaments

33:37 Seeing more ladies events

35:40 Understanding threats from men at a table

43:19 Chris’ on playing mixed games

55:44 John: Home Games Result update



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