Rec Poker Podcast

Interview with James "Splitsuit" Sweeney from Red Chip Poker; you can find out more about them at what they offer at redchippoker.com

Dr. Tricia Cardner is a thought-leader in the area of achieving peak performance through mental preparation & awareness, specializing in helping poker players. She is a regular contributor to the RecPoker podcast with fantastic feedback, including a groundswell request for a full interview. So here it is folks! Enjoy and check out peakpokermindset.com and give her a follow @drtriciacardner

Host Steve Fredlund interviews Jordan Young, partner and instructor with the Solve for Why Academy - https://solveforwhyacademy.com/

Host Steve Fredlund interviews British professional player, trainer & coach Gareth James who leads the MTT School.

Part 2 of Steve's discussion with poker player, coach & author Jonathan Little. Check out pokercoaching.com for more information about Jonathan's training & coaching.

Part 1 of 2 of the interview between host Steve Fredlund and Jonathan Little, who is an accomplished player, coach & author and leader pokercoaching.com

This is the second of two parts of an interview with poker professional Matt Berkey, one of the founders of the Solve for Why Academy, a poker training organization.

This is the first of two parts of an interview with poker professional Matt Berkey, one of the founders of the Solve for Why Academy, a poker training organization.

I have been playing tournament poker recreationally for 6 years and feel like I have been learning strategy piecemeal as I have increased how much I play. However, I often feel like I’m lacking an overall approach to the game; like some of the tools I have in different situations are not really congruent with each other; like they don’t necessarily fit into an overall strategy -- and I am wired with a need to have an overall construct or ...

What are the various types of staking arrangements that are out there (for both pros & recreational players)? Have you personally had investors or invested in others (what types of arrangements)? What are the pros & cons? Any advice for less experienced recreational players who want to move up in stakes but don’t have the personal bankroll to do it? Ideas on financial support/backing to help make that happen? SIDE QUESTION: What is your approach to tipping after cashing tournaments?

Bad beat stories are incredibly common in poker rooms everywhere, and many of us feel that others are luckier than others. How can we handle the luck factor in poker and our emotional response to that? What kind of advice do you give someone who consistently gets it in good in the biggest spots in tournaments, but seems to always lose?

Throughout our hand examples, we have heard a number of different thoughts about bet sizing post-flop, but I would like to dig a little bit into this directly. I know our pros prefer to address specific hand situations, but I would really like our listeners to be able to understand a bit more of the strategic theory behind bet sizing on the flop. Let's assume blinds are 100/200 and we all have at least 10,000 chips (50 big blinds). We ...

In prior episodes we have talked about bet sizing to open pots including the potential of varying the size base on stage of tournament, position, and the adjustments for limpers. This question is specifically about the risk & reward of playing at loose tables early in tournaments. In many of the weekly tournaments I play ($100 or less), a raise to 2.5 to 3.5 big blinds invites 4-5 calls most of the time. In order to successfully steal blinds or ...

Many of the books, and even input from our resident pros, is within the context of a larger buy-in tournament which is generally much deeper stacked and longer blind levels. What are some the key things we need to bear in mind when considering input about those tournaments and how it translates to the small, weekly tournaments? These are tournaments where you perhaps start with 10,000 chips and face blind levels of 15-20 minutes. Although average stack should not be ...

Steve discuss his strategies going into the Pot O' Gold tournament at Running Aces which features 6 day 1 flights, buy backs, and an accumulator bonus. He discusses how to approach the end of day 1 depending on your overall strategy in the tournament, some general tournament strategies he is fine-tuning, and a specific hand or two from the tournament.

In this episode we address a second question from rec player Don Dukate: When I have a decent stack nearing the bubble (bagging for day 2 or the money bubble), I think my play tends to become too loose/aggressive and I lose a lot (if not all) of my chips. Is this just a natural part of things or what things should I consider to see if I have a leak or am playing sub-optimally?

In this episode we address a question from rec player Don Dukate: I sometimes get a big stack early, maybe first three levels. I was looking for input how to play the big stack. Do you apply more pressure, see more flops, or other? I don't seem to capitalize on this advantage and am not sure what should be my overall approach; or changes to my current approach.

$11 6-max online tournament We are about 40th place of the 180 remaining from about 400 entries; top 54 will get paid. We have 28k chips with blinds at 25/500 (so 56 big blinds) Our opponent (or “villain”) in this had is about 3rd in chips with 67k •Villain in the cut-off has recently added quite a bit of chips to his stack and has picked up his aggression, he quickly went from 11k to 67k in the past 16 ...

This situation if from the Running Aces Avalanche tournament submitted by Doug Behrens. It is broken down by Jonathan Little as well as host Steve Fredlund and other recreation players Steve Olson, Taylor Maas, and Rob Washam. 1.Level 6 of day 1, 12 levels played day 1 2. 58k chips, average 24k, blinds 50,200, 400 3. My table image TAG, table very TAG except 4. Villain seems LAG 65k 5. From hijack I raise 1100 w KsQc, Villain button calls, ...

This situation if from the Running Aces Avalanche tournament submitted by Doug Behrens. It is broken down by Jonathan Little as well as host Steve Fredlund and other recreation players Steve Olson, Taylor Maas, and Rob Washam. 1.Level 6 of day 1, 12 levels played day 1 2. 58k chips, average 24k, blinds 50,200, 400 3. My table image TAG, table very TAG except 4. Villain seems LAG 65k 5. From hijack I raise 1100 w KsQc, Villain button calls, ...