This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand Taylor Maas played recently where he woke up with Aces and took a relatively passive line against a relatively passive foe. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, 3-betting ranges, player types, bet sizes, hand ranging, pos…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview longtime pro player Brett Kimes! Brett is a regular on the Chase The Dream podcast and he shares a lot of stories about the highs and lows of his poker career, what it feels like to be heads-up for a WSOP bracelet, the role his son plays in his poker story, some tips for less-experienced pla…

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a conversation with new RECing Crew member Scott “DFSBRAT” Beckom about his new poker stream! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, they are joined by Rob Gardner and Taylor Maas to find out more about Scott and to share their advice and experience with folks in…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Kathy Liebert! Kathy shares some stories about her extremely accomplished poker career, starting as a ‘prop’ player in her local cardroom, the changes she’s seen in the poker world over the years, how she defines success as a player with so many accolades to her name already, what she misses…

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through the last interesting hand he played in the World Poker Tour’s recent series at the Wynn, where he completed the Big Blind with ten-five suited and flops top pair against an aggressive opponent. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses seat posit…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Paul O’Reilly from the Irish Poker Open! Paul shares some stories about the early days of the Open, what it was like operating it in various phases of it’s recent history, why it’s so different from other poker series, how to make poker FUN on and off the felt, helping out those who need it,…

This week, Jim Reid and Taylor Maas are joined by Premium member Eric Anderson to discuss a hand Jim butchered in the World Poker Tour’s Championship event last December in Las Vegas! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, they discuss the virtues of check-raising that you get to enjoy on future streets, how to choose wh…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Scottish pro David Docherty! David shares his stories from winning the 2023 Irish Poker Open and becoming the UKIPT Player of the Year, what its like to have 6-figure scores almost every year for the last several, how to manage your own expectations for success, what he has learned from his …

This week, Jim Reid and John Somsky 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 No Limit 2-7 Single Draw - and the first practice game is tomorrow night! John and Jim start with a basic explainer about the mec…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview traveling pro, writer and editor Blaise Bourgeois! They talk about Blaise’s life traveling the world to play poker, what he looks for in a poker destination, adjusting to international players and cultures, and what he hates about travelling. They also talk about how to exploit unknown oppon…

This week, Jim Reid and Taylor Maas discuss two hands Jim played in Las Vegas this December during the World Poker Tour series at the Wynn. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, they discuss how to select hands to check-raise with, bluff-targeting, draw equity and fold equity, check-raising variables, the importance of …

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew welcome Rob Perelman back to the show to talk big hands and big stories from his time behind the scenes in the poker industry! Rob goes over several iconic poker moments he was part of the production team for, a few hands you might remember, some fun stories from hanging out with Phil Laak, a few stra…

Happy New Years, RecPoker Peeps! This week, Jim Reid leads the RECing Crew through a discord post by Chris Jones about flopping a flush and then facing the worst possible river card. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, 3-betting vs. calling, monotone flops, player tendencies, finding b…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew welcome back Sky Matsuhashi to talk about goal-setting for 2025, reviewing our goals from last year, how to play against 3-bets, and a lot more! They discuss what qualities a good goal has that a bad goal does not, and how we can use our time best to achieve our dreams. Sky also offers some really hel…

The Holiday festivities continue, gang! With everyone away last week we couldn't get episode 649 in the can in time for our usual release, so we are here just one week later to discuss some new hands from Jim’s recent trip to Las Vegas to play in the WPT Championship! This week, Jim leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through two suited Ace-King hands t…

Merry Christmas, gang! Every year something goes wrong and we miss an episode in our usual production schedule, and this year was no different. Episode 619 was lost in real time, so we are putting a little gift under the tree for you this week to make up for it - welcome to episode 619 version 2! This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew t…

Merry Christmas Eve, RecPoker Peeps! For your gift this year, we hope you enjoy episode SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY! Wow, that’s no lump of coal! This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand by Joe Millay (emtape) about a hand he played in our home game club where his value hand turned to dust on the river. While battling it out agai…

This week, Jim Reid and John Somsky 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 No Limit 5-Card Draw - and the first practice game is tomorrow night! John and Jim start with a basic explainer about the mechani…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview JP McCann from the Irish Poker Open! JP shares some details about his own love of poker, what led him and Paul O’Reilly to revive the IPO, the importance of the player experience, why it is crucial to hire the best staff, some stories about things going very right and very wrong, the fun tim…

This week, Rob Washam leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Bug920 about a live cash game hand they played with deep stacks holding QTs on the button. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses preflop ranges, calling vs. 3-betting, internal biases, playing value hands, player tendencies,…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Lupe Soto about her life as a pioneer in the women’s poker movement! Lupe shares about her love of mixed games, what it feels like to get busted by Jim (sorry, Lupe), how far the poker world has come since she started advocating for women in the game, the importance of giving back, her new w…

This week, Rob Washam leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand played by Chris Jones in ‘The Loncar’ an online tournament hosted on ACR. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel calling versus raising, bet sizing, player tendencies, ICM factors, relative hand strength, value targeting, and more! Come sign up…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview longtime player, pro, and industry professional Rob Perelman! Sometimes, when you are sitting at the poker table, good things happen when you start asking your neighbours about whether or not a hotdog is a sandwich: Jim and Rob met over the summer playing at the same table in a WSOP event, o…

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a conversation between Chris Jones and Taylor Maas about some strategic adjustments Taylor has been making recently which have allowed him to have an extremely successful month on the felt, While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses how and when t…

This week Rob Washam and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Christin Maschmann! Although there are some audio connection issues throughout the interview, this is a fun one. Christin has worn many hats over the years within the poker industry, and shares several stories about some of the roles she has played. Whether it is advocating for the experie…

This week, Jim Reid 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 8 Game Mix - and the first practice game is tomorrow night! The panel start with a basic explainer about the mechanics of the game,…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview popular poker comedian and video producer Sethy Poker! Seth shares some of his poker origin story, what he loves about making funny poker videos, some lessons he’s learned from his time on the felt, and how he studies to improve as a player. He also talks about the importance of community in…

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by new Premium member Ben “Fripper” Folger about a hand he played recently where they were facing a lot of strength postflop and decided to find a fold versus a turn shove. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, rais…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew welcome poker’s greatest villain David Lappin back to the show to talk about his recently winning Poker.Org’s “Runner Runner” competition, and its prize of a gold pass to the North American Poker Tour going on in Vegas this week! They discuss David and Jim’s ongoing ‘rivalry’ in the poker world (can i…

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Marcel Dusyk about c-bet sizing and how to navigate situations when multiple factors are in play. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses flop textures, player types, general rules, multiway dynamics, how to weigh differetnt fac…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew welcome back to the show new Crew member LoriAnn Persinger! As a Las Vegas resident, LoriAnn shares some details about how she chooses what tournaments to play, and what cardrooms she prefers to play in. We also discuss field sizes, prizepool guarantees, structures, re-entry formats and more. Plus Lor…

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through Part 2 of a conversation with RECing Crew member Mark Zhang about how we can exploit the poorly-constructed ranges of our opponents. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the importance of visualizing your entire range to find the counter-int…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew welcome back poker player, commentator and host Veronica Brill! Veronica unfortunately had a front-row seat to the terrible situation with Nick Vertucci at Hustler Casino Live and she shares her perspective on how events there unfolded over time, culminating in the public scandal that has broken out o…

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a conversation with RECing Crew member Mark Zhang about how we can exploit the poorly-constructed ranges of our opponents. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the importance of visualizing your entire range to find the counter-intuitive com…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview long-time friend of the show and RECing Crew member Dara O’Kearny and his fantastic perennial co-writer Barry Carter! This dynamic duo shares some exiting news about their new video platform for training materials, what makes creating videos different from writing books, things they don’t lo…

This week, Jim Reid 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 2-7 Triple Draw - and the first practice game is tomorrow night! The panel start with a basic explainer about the mechanics o…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview new RECing Crew member Craig Savage! A teacher by trade, Craig has been a poker player and coach for many years, and is excited to be sharing his experience with our members as one of our RecPoker coaches! Craig shares about what makes teaching easier and harder, what he loves about the comp…

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Rob Washam about a hand he played at the Orleans against an aggressive foe while out of position. Rob 3-bets preflop and gets called, and flops pretty well - but how can we maximize our profitability in this spot versus this opponent? The last few weeks we looked at how to a…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview long-time player, coach and now RECing Crew member Matt Affleck! Matt and Jim have some exciting news to share about a coaching collaboration over the next few months, and they also share some details about how Matt will be contributing to the learning materials available to RecPoker premium…

We hope you enjoyed last week’s episode, because this week Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a THIRD discussion about Taylor’s KQ hand from the WSOP this summer! We just can’t stop getting good feedback about this hand and some of the postflop situations that we should be trying to avoid - or at least to understand them well enough th…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview James Hartigan! A former journalist, film critic and radio presenter, James has been anchoring poker TV shows and live streams for nearly two decades. Best known for his work as the lead commentator on the European Poker Tour, he has also hosted live coverage of the NAPT, PCA, PSPC and World…

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a live YouTube episode reviewing some feedback we got on a recent podcast where we examined a hand Taylor Maas played in the WSOP this summer. The panel and the YouTube chatters discuss the difficulty of playing out of position as the pre-flop aggressor, and share some ideas on how to avoid…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Franke Von Zweigbergk about his Festival Series, an outrageously fun collection of international competitions spanning poker, table games, and many other ‘gambly’ ways to test your mettle. With an emphasis on hospitality and the player experience, Franke has championed this series for severa…

This week, Jim Reid 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 6+ Hold’em a.k.a. Short Deck- and the first practice game is tomorrow night! The panel start with a basic explainer about the mecha…

This week Rob Washam and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Greg Liow from Greg Goes All In! They discuss Greg's start as an actor and children's television host and producer, what makes for compelling poker content, how he worked at improving at poker (and how tournaments derailed that progress), and why niche fame is great unless you are getting …

This week, Jim Reid and Rob Washam from the RecPoker RECing Crew discuss a forum post from our Discord by Chris Jones from a hand he played in the Venom where he 3-bet versus an aggressive opponent from the blinds, but then had to play out of position postflop and make some tricky decisions for his tournament life. While battling it out against eac…

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand played by Taylor Maas in the WSOP PokerNews Deep Stack tournament! Starting with King-Queen offsuit facing a squeeze opportunity with Dara O’Kearney in the hand, how would you proceed postflop when the board runs out against you? While battling it out against each other in the nightl…

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Jon Rand, aka Slow Poker! Jon shares some stories about transitioning from life as a playwright to being a poker content creator, what he loves about the game, some challenges he faces in his new role, what success looks like, balancing work and a family, and the virtues of taking bathroom b…

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand played recently by Kim Kilroy from day 2 of the WSOP Super-Senior’s event, a $1K buy-in tournament with over 3,000 entrants. This hand takes place past the bubble, but early in the money, and Kim faces an overbet shove from an opponent looking to get it in. While battling it out agai…

This week, Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew discuss different player types and how to exploit the mistakes they make! Whether it’s Old Man Coffee, limpers, maniacs or pros, whether they are to your right or to your left, see what tips the panel and our YouTube chatters have in store for the next time YOU sit down at the felt. Come sign up for …