The Rec Poker Podcast RecPoker: Play. Learn. Belong.

This week, Jim Reid and and the panel are joined by some exciting guests to kick off a year of Mixed Games podcast episodes, featuring the “Mixed Game of the Month” in our free home game club! This month, we are practicing Stud 8 or Better - and the first practice game is tomorrow night! The panel start with a basic explainer about the mechanics of the game, and then we are joined by several mixed game enthusiasts and experts. Get some advice and tips from Chad McVean, Chris ‘Fox’ Wallace, Mike Patrick, Kathy Chang, Robbie Strazynski, and Shannon Van Den Berg on how to get the most out of each game we feature.



If you are curious about how to play Stud 8 or Better, then this is the episode for you! And if you are more of a hold'em player and don't really get into mixed games, we heartily recommend that you give them a try - maybe you’ll feel more comfortable about dipping a toe in once you’ve heard from our panel about how to avoid some beginner’s mistakes.



Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity

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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 other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Kathy Chang, who has been on a TEAR recently with several top-level finishes in live mixed game events around the country! A long-time RecPoker member, Kathy shares some stories about her journey into poker and her ascent from being a new recreational player to…well, STILL being a recreational player, but winning a lot of poker tournaments at the same time! Kathy talks about mentorship and coaching, how she improved as a mixed game player, what she loves about poker, some tips for new players, the importance of family in her life, why it’s best to be a REC - and more! We also play Stake/Study Stack with Ryan Laplante, Robbie Strazynski, and Miami John Cernuto and we Close The Action with our speed round.



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!



Kathy is active on Twitter as https://x.com/changrd



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:

05:14 Kathy Chang describes her role in the poker world

08:04 The moment Kathy realized she could play poker well

10:36 Kathy on playing poker seriously while being a mother and wife

13:19 Kathy shares how she got into mixed games

15:19 Kathy’s recommendation for studying or training for mixed games

19:02 Being proficient at the dealer's choice game

21:28 A game Kathy would choose in the Dealer’s Choice Game

23:35 Events Kathy has been playing at the WSOP so far

27:54 Goals on the list Kathy wants to achieve

29:49 Kathy on how to improve as a player

31:11 Common errors less-experienced players make

45:48 Home Game Result updates



Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity

Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv



Find more info on our sponsors at:

https://RunAces.com



Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity



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 other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

You might want to watch this episode on YouTube, folks, there are some helpful visual aids - because we are going DEEP into the strategy pool today! This week, Jim Reid welcomes new RECing Crew member Ryan Laplante from Learn Pro Poker into the Forums panel to talk about flop C-bet factors! While Ryan has been a longtime friend of RecPoker, for some reason we haven’t officially made him a part of the RECing Crew - until now! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, Ryan and the panel discuss 7 major factors to consider when planning your c-bet frequencies and sizes - and then they use Range Trainer Pro to drill down and test themselves!

Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today and you can post a question of your own in the forum for the panel to review.



Join Ryan and his team at Learn Pro Poker for amazing training videos and coaching opportunities here: https://rec.poker/go/lpp/



Find out more about the new LPP community here:https://www.skool.com/learn-pro-poker/about



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



Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity



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 other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Grant Denison and Jonathan Levy from the popular podcast The Breakdown! They share some stories about getting started in the industry, how they choose their hands for the show, hearing from pros about their analysis, the worst tilt they’ve seen in person, some tips for playing in live cardrooms, common mistakes recreational players make, and more!



We also play Stake/Study Stack with Matt Berkey, Phil Helmuth and Alec Torelli and we Close The Action with our speed round! 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!



Jonathan and Grant are active on Twitter as https://x.com/2PokerGuys



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:

03:39 Grant and Jonathan describe their role in the poker world

04:57 Reflecting on the legacy of their poker podcast

10:48 Choosing what makes an interesting hand

14:46 Jonathan: the best players have to keep evolving with each other

18:05 Testing the theories against the reality of the player

20:13 Vanessa Selbst reached out to The Poker Guys in 2015

26:09 The Poker Guys identify less-experienced players

28:57 The Poker Guys Podcast: educational or entertainment?

31:53 Doing the podcast remotely: No. 1 complain about the show

39:51 Code word suggestions might be in a high hand promotions

43:38 Poker wisdom that can be applied to life

56:34Home Game Result updates



Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity

Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv



Find more info on our sponsors at:

https://RunAces.com



Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity



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 other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a third hand from Lauchlan Swann’s deep run in the Australian Poker Open main event, this one from the final table! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses 3-bet sizing, ICM pressure, the importance of stack sizes, different reasons for betting, player types, postflop 4-bet ranges, 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/hand-history-from-apo-3-3k-main-event-day-1-2-3/



Lauchlan is active on Instagram at @‌SwannPoker



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



Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity



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 other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Ashley Frank! You probably know her better as Pokerface Ash and she has built a tremendous following through her live poker travels and vlogs. Ashley talks about her life as a travelling poker pro and vlogger, her role at the WPA, how she has benefited from studying and coaching, playing and making new friends as an introvert, how she identifies newer players at the table and gets the most out of them, some tips for recreational players to improve their game, and there’s even a few questions about how she likes to relax and her passion for cooking!



We also play Stake/Study Stack with Caitlyn Comeskey, Jaman Burton and Dan Lowery, and we Close The Action with our speed round! 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!



Ashley is active on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pokerface_ash_



And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pokerface_ash



Check out her website: https://t.co/dy6ghjBQqX



And subscribe to her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PokerfaceAsh



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:

04:40 Ashley describes her role in the poker world

07:52 Balancing the variance in poker

09:43 One-on-one coaching with Fausto Valdez

11:25 Ashley talks about how she sharpened her strategy before

16:14 The wisdom Ashley learned applies to life as well

16:58 Challenges in poker as a woman

21:01 Biggest strengths and challenges

22:13 Indicators of a less-experienced player

26:06 Having a presence in poker: advantage or disadvantage?

34:02 Should a Rec player be worried about image while playing?

44:45 Progressing in the game when discussing poker with a group

01:03:03 Home Game Result updates



Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity

Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv



Find more info on our sponsors at:

https://RunAces.com



Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity



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 other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, ptroolin@gmail.com