This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview PokerStars Ambassador Georgina James about her last several years of streaming from home and traveling the world for fun and profit! GJ gets right into her beginnings as a Twitch streamer and how a DM in a rugby pub changed her life forever. She shares with our panel what it was like to get ‘patched up’ by PokerStars, what was expected of her as an ambassador, balancing a poker life with a day job, what she loves about streaming, adjusting to live play, the fun of traveling the world as a player, tips for recs and a lot more! We also p ..read more

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Mikey_Aces about a final table spot where he was feeling a lot of ICM pressure when holding AKs. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses GTO vs exploitative strategies, player types, hand ranging, ICM pressure, solvers and the assumptions we need to make with them, tournament fields, 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! L ..read more

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview AJ Rudolph from the Women’s Poker Association and JAKA Coaching! AJ talks about her own poker journey and how it has led her through many roles at different poker organizations. Currently the vice-president of the WPA and the Operations Manager for JAKA coaching, AJ has long been an advocate for women in the poker world and works with many groups to make the poker table a friendlier, more welcoming place for all. The group talks about effective ways to study, how to be an ally at the tables, the mix of poker and the real world, the fun ..read more

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 Badugi - 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, Norman Chad, Robbie Strazynski, and Shannon Van Den Berg on how to get the most out of each gam ..read more

This week we throw back to an interview from Kim Kilroy’s Poker Empowerment series with Chris Read! Chris shares some stories from the felt, talks about her work with the Women’s Poker Association and as an advocate for women in the poker world, how she prepared to go pro, how to study effectively, the importance of bankroll management, cash play vs tournament play, how to be an ally at the tables, and a lot more! 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 as ..read more

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Keith Brandt (MonkieSystem) about a live tournament where he was facing a lead on the river holding only a bluffcatcher. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses bet sizes, player types, value targeting, comparing the profitability of different post-flop betting lines, characteristics of tournament fields, making bets to deny equity, 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 o ..read more

This week Rob Washam and the RecPoker RECing Crew interviewed Lexy Gavin-Mather and discussed her pivotal role in poker, her poker training site, and her new book, "Mastering Small Stakes No-Limit Tournaments," detailing her writing journey. The conversation then delved into her study methods, such as group study and private coaching, emphasizing opponent exploits and adapting strategies for different player types. Lexy highlighted the benefits of private coaching and her plans for a women's course to empower female players in poker rooms. The discussion also touched on note-taking strategies ..read more

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by Eric Anderson about a final table spot where we are facing an uncomfortable situation on the river when we make our full house. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM factors, bet sizing, range construction, absolute vs. relative hand strength, value targeting, balancing value/bluff combos, 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 ..read more

This week John Somsky and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Keith “MonkieSystem” Brandt. Keith shares some stories about his journey with Rec Poker, focusing on his attraction to the community as a recreational player. The panel also talked about poker study tools, playing unexploitably, understanding opponent tendencies, and exploiting opponents. The group discussed Keith’s retirement planning and transitioning to a poker-centric career, highlighting financial preparations and post-retirement plans. We also play Stake/Study Stack with Taylor Maas, Rob Washam, and Kim Kilroy and we Close The ..read more

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/9aYS ..read more