Rec Poker Podcast

Taylor Howard has won tournaments all over, but he loves to pile up chips at the MSPT! He joins us this week to talk about how he got started in poker, what tools and resources he used to get better, what it was like to turn pro, the pros and cons of staking, some strategy advice for recreational players, what the poker world can do better, and a whole lot more! Taylor is active on Twitter as @TheRealTayHow We also ...

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris Jones about playing from the blinds against an aggressive villain. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, hand ranges, post-flop aggression, combos, and more! Come sign up for a free account at 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 ...

Nate Meyvis is perhaps best known as the co-host of the Thinking Poker Podcast with Andrew Brokos and now Carlos Welch, but there is a lot more to Nate and he shares some of those facets with our audience in this wide-ranging interview that takes place shortly after his leaving Thinking Poker as a host after 8 years of excellence on the airwaves. We get into the importance of institutional knowledge and training when it comes to elements of card ...

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Troy Chapman (Chappo) about holding JJ and facing a short-stack all-in when we are RIGHT against the money bubble. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, game selection, ICM factors, process-oriented thinking, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a ...

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Troy Chapman (Chappo) about holding JJ and facing a short-stack all-in when we are RIGHT against the money bubble. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, game selection, ICM factors, process-oriented thinking, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a ...

Chase Bianchi has played and won on several major tours around the world, most recently finishing 9th in the 2021 WSOP Main Event for one million dollars - a year after retiring from the game as a full-time player! We talk about his start in poker, what it has been like to ascend and retire, his religious faith, and some of his favourite poker rooms to visit. Chase is active on Twitter as @chase_bianchi We also go over this week's ...

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by the "real Jim" - that's Jim "Gibber3" Gibson if you need to ask! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM factors, the virtues of shoving versus calling, tournament stages, hand rages, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of ...

Remko Rinkema has worn a lot of hats in the world of poker, from playing to translating articles to writing them himself, from interviewing players to being interviewed, from hosting podcasts to producing PokerGO clips and segments - we get into all that and a lot more on the show this week, and Remko shares some exciting news about an upcoming feature! Remko is active on Twitter as @RemkoRinkema We also go over this week's home game results and discuss ...

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Louie "ImaLouigi" Hillman about flopping two pair in the main event! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, ICM factors, calling ranges, the equity of drawing hands, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in ...

When it comes to poker podcasts, Chad McVean is all about that #podlife! Known as the king of poker podcast twitter, Chad @Veaner85 shares with the panel about how he developed his love for the game, what it's like to listen to and share over 50 poker podcasts every week, the virtues of mixed games, and some exciting details about playing in private games in and around Toronto over the years. Listen along, or head to YouTube to watch the ...

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Eric "Binkley" Gin about a hand where the action is limped to his small blind. To raise or call? That is the question - and if to raise, how much and why? Join the panel a we discuss the various facctors at play in spots like this - implied odds and pot odds, position, cash vs. tournament styles, and more! Come sign up for a free account at ...

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Adam "ARW" Wolfe about two hands played an orbit apart in a blind vs blind scenario. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses hand distribution, minimum defense frequency, postflop betting lines, player pool tendencies and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a ...

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris Jones about flopping the world but losing the hand. The panel talks about hand strength, contorting the range of your foes, board textures, postflop lines, and more! Come sign up for a free account at 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/cooler-or/

This week rec.poker Premium Member Greg "MaxChaos" Clem joins the show to interview the one and only Chris "FiveByFive" Jones, who is the Membership Content Director at rec.poker and has been on a bit of a heater recently! Greg talks to Chris about his history in poker, how to study, what brought him to RecPoker and how his work in the world of literature has made him a better poker player. Plus we get to enjoy the fabled "O Canada" ...

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by ImaLouigi about a tell from an exposed card. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses table dynamics, donking ranges, player types, tells, and more! Come sign up for a free account at 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! ...

Lara Eisenberg recently won her first WSOP bracelet in the Ladies No-limit Hold'em Championship event, and talks to the panel about the experience, as well as her time skydiving with a world-record-setting crew and her work as a radiologist! She also discusses how she learned the game of poker and how studying it within a group context has made her a better player. Lara can be found on Twitter as @eisen009 We also go over this week's home game results ...

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris Jones about an ICM spot in a recent Poker Masters episode. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses when to deviate from GTO, how to apply maximum pressure preflop, how deep is too deep to shove, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you ...

Tana Karn founded RUNGOOD Gear many moons ago, and it has blossomed into much more than that! Tana and the head of marketing Haley Hochstetler join the panel to talk about their start in poker. running fun events, and how to capture the excitement of live poker for an audience at home. Join us at the next RUNGOOD event from Nov 11-14 at Council Bluffs Iowa for our next RecPoker Road Trip! We also go over this week's home game ...

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Dan about holding KK on a less than ideal runout.. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses preflop and postflop sizing and frequencies, board textures, hand qualities, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the forum ...

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Kim "PetVet" Kilroy about playing Out Of Position in a Progressive Knock-Out bounty tournament. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, hand ranges, bounty incentives, ICM, and more! Come sign up for a free account at rec.poker today to see all the great comments and replies – and you can post a question of your own in the ...