559 episodes

Building a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community.

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

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    • 4.9 • 43 Ratings

Building a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community.

    Ep 572 - Forums: Tips For Chris’ Dad

    Ep 572 - Forums: Tips For Chris’ Dad

    This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a conversation about how to approach playing in a casino for the first time - to help Chris’s dad prepare for an unexpected trip to Las Vegas! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses etiquette, strategy, logistics, goals, and a lot more! 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.



    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

    • 57 min
    Ep 571 - Chats: Brad Willis on Writing Poker and Enjoying Life

    Ep 571 - Chats: Brad Willis on Writing Poker and Enjoying Life

    This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Poker.Org’s editor-in-chief Brad Willis! Brad talks about baseball, music, and other ways he and his family enjoy their time together, and tells some fun stories about his new position at Poker.Org and what he loves about working there. The group discusses some of the surprises Brad wasn't expecting from the poker industry, some lessons he’s learned there, and he even shares some details about his own personal experiences while working at PokerStars through Black Friday and the organizational changes that followed with new ownership.



    We also play Stake/Study Stack with Sarah Herring, Lee Jones, and TJ Reid and we Close The Action with our speed round! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. 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!



    Find Brad on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BradWillis



    Learn more about 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/



    Timestamps:

    04:03 Brad Willis describes his role in the poker world

    06:56 Brad talks about getting into poker and departing from journalism

    08:47 Advice to people who're trying to break into the poker world

    10:28 What makes PokerOrg different from other poker news

    12:20 Covering stories that are more accessible to Rec players

    17:24 Fantastic ideas that turn out people need

    20:35 How much poker does Brad get to play these days?

    30:15 Learnings from the poker world that helped Brad raise his kids

    32:39 Brad shares what he really does as editor-in-chief

    36:59 Seeing the poker world and Poker Stars change significantly

    43:35 Something in Brad’s current job that he really enjoys

    55:45 John: 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

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Ep 570 - Forums: Limit Hold’em

    Ep 570 - Forums: Limit Hold’em

    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 Limit Hold’em - 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, Louie Hillman, Mike Patrick, Norman Chad, 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 Limit Hold’em, 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

    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

    • 29 min
    Ep 569 - Chats: Steve Fredlund on Life After RecPoker

    Ep 569 - Chats: Steve Fredlund on Life After RecPoker

    This week Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview the man himself, the original founder of RecPoker, Steve Fredlund! Steve has lots to share, whether it’s about details from his new book, creating a life as a keynote speaker, disc golf, poker, how to find happiness in life, and more! He also shares some stories about how he started RecPoker - and even talks about why he decided to leave a few years ago. Regular listeners will want to hear this episode!



    We also play Stake/Study Stack with John Somsky, Rob Washam and Taylor Maas and we Close The Action with our speed round! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. 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!



    Find our more about Steve here:



    https://SteveFredlund.com/



    https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevefredlund/



    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:

    04:42 Starting with Steve’s new book

    07:11 Steve talks about the "not right thing"

    08:49 How to find the right thing

    11:45 Steve on overcoming the challenges of writing the book

    15:06 After RecPoker: What does Steve do for fun?

    20:26 Where does poker fit in Steve’s life right now?

    22:31 Steve shares his experience building the RecPoker

    26:23 Learning lessons from poker

    29:01 Steve's feelings as he left poker

    40:57 One part of writing the book that Steve enjoyed

    42:08 Anchoring to place as a Safari

    57:25 John: 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

    • 1 hr 4 min
    Ep 568 - Forums: Sticky Players On Our Left (Chris)

    Ep 568 - Forums: Sticky Players On Our Left (Chris)

    This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a spot Chris Jones found himself in at our RecPoker Weekend at Running Aces in January! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, exploit vs balance lines, size-elasticity, board textures, preflop and postflop adjustments, mistakes to avoid against these players, and more! 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!



    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

    • 38 min
    Ep 567 - Chats: Matt Affleck is BACK to Talk Strategy!

    Ep 567 - Chats: Matt Affleck is BACK to Talk Strategy!

    This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew are BACK with pro player and coach Matt Affleck! We get right into the strategy talk this week, taking questions from social media and the YouTube chat to dive into subjects like limping, donk bets, how to study efficiently, how to apply your knowledge at the tables, the benefits of playing online and live, using variance against the villains at the table, expanding your ranges to exploit other players, and a lot more!



    We also play Stake/Study Stack with Brock Wilson, Jonathan Jaffe, and Alex Fitzgerald and of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. 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!



    Matt is available on Twitter as https://twitter.com/mcmattopoker



    Check out his coaching at https://rec.poker/go/pokercoaching-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/



    Timestamps:

    04:56 A high-variance approach to benefit a less-experienced player

    10:17 Opportunity cost of studying inefficiently

    12:24 Solving the gap between knowledge and application

    16:04 Visualizing different turn cards

    21:46 Factors to consider whether to expand or narrow the ranges

    26:28 Matt’s thought process when on a draw

    30:06 Matt’s on Chris’ sample spots

    34:11 Are there times good players do an open limp?

    40:14 In studying: How to know when to move on to the next subject

    52:10 Playing online cash with the ability of RTA

    54:28 What casino game would Matt play for profit?

    01:08:41 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

    • 1 hr 21 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
43 Ratings

43 Ratings

@PSR1973 ,

Great Poker Podcast

Great weekly podcast except for Jim’s hat

Jackqueentensuited ,

Priceless advice for the rec player

I’m a recreational player trying to improve my game, and the Rec.Poker podcast is just what I was looking for. My motivation to study increases with each episode.

The episode with Gripsed is the best. He delivered an awesome combination of entertainment and education. Rec.Poker should put him on the Rec.ing Crew! I don’t play cash, but imma buying his book.

Keep up the great work. Rec.Poker rules!

Jack

rick4567 ,

Excellent show

A great approach to poker.

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