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This week Jim Reid and the panel interview poker author and coach Jason Su who shares some thoughts with the panel about how to manage the mental/emotional side of poker, and how we can become better players - and happier people! - through mastering how we react to the effects of the outside world on our own study, play and results. The gang talks about the difference between pro and rec mindset, some common errors recreational players make. how to 'reset' yourself between hands, and a lot more! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too! https://rec.poker/go/presence-and-profit/ https://www.pokerwithpresence.com/ Jason is active on Twitter as @jasonbsu Timestamps: 03:15 Welcome & Introduction 06:48 Introduction to Jason Su 07:22 Jason talks about the work that he does with top-level poker players 09:27 Parts of poker that excite Jason 10:42 To be a h

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Taylor Maas about a heads-up spot where the main objective is to get ALL the chips into the middle...but how? While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses position, SPR, postflop betting lines, player types and tendencies, calculating 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 of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/heads-up-for-a-tournament-win-how-do-we-get-all-chips/ Find our free videos at:   http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com 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 me

This week Jim Reid and the panel interview James "SplitSuit" Sweeney about the RecPoker Theme of the Month: playing against limpers.  James is a prolific members of the poker community, from his youtube channel to his Red Chip Poker site and podcast, to his books and apps - he's even done voiceover work for PokerTracker! Listen in as we learn about playing against limpers from this phenomenal player and coach. The gang also goes over some changes to the Home game club and some new special tournaments coming over the holidays and into 2023.  Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too! James is active on Twitter as @splitsuit and you can check out is work at these links: https://www.redchippoker.com/gto-ranges-app https://www.redchippoker.com/gto-gems-book https://www.splitsuit.com/1-2-live-cash-poker-vlog https://discord.com/invite/cCeQ3YP5eC Time

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris Jones about an ICM spot in a tournament he played the other day. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, tournament stages, ICM pressure, villain types, the tension between "fold equity" and "domination when called", 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! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/big-icm-spot-exploitative-shove/Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com 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

This week Chris Jones and the panel interview Ben Enslow and Troy Chapman, two new members of the RECing Crew! They talk about what got them interested in poker, their favorite parts of the RecPoker membership, their exotic accents (lol), the value of community in their own poker journey, some details of their lives away from the tables, and their hopes for the future both as poker players and for the game as a whole. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too! Find out more about Troy at https://rec.poker/troychapman/ Find out more about Ben at https://rec.poker/bejamin/ 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/ Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Find more info on

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through Chris Jones' Theme of the Month at RecPoker: this month it is all about Responding to 3-bets! The group talks about the factors to consider when facing 3-bets: position, sizing, villain types, tournament stages, blockers, board coverage, postflop play, 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 forums for the panel to review! ----- Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity ----- Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com ----- 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

This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Gareth James from the MTT Poker School! After overcoming some fun audio issues in the first couple minutes, they talk about the Theme of the Month at RecPoker, which is "Responding to 3-bets" by discussing position, size, player tendancies, and hand characteristsc, and they also get into the difference between 'studying' and 'training' as well as talkimg about a new Book Gareth is working on that focusses on how to play when you find yourself at the final table of tournament. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too! Gareth is active on Twitter at @gazelligpoker but spends most of his social media time on facebook (search for the group 'poker profits') and you can check out his "Train and play like the pros" course here: https://rec.poker/go/mtt-poker-academy/ We also go over this week's home game results and

This week, the panel talks with RECing Crew member Rob Washam about his latest Book Study that just wrapped up, "Endgame Poker Strategy: The ICM Book" by Dara O'Kearney and Barry Carter. Rob goes into some depth talking about the different ways that ICM pressure can be applied, who should be applying it, and who should be feeling it the most. We also get into the different stages of the tournament and the different stack sizes at which ICM pressure is most powerful, some common mistakes recreational players make, some general rules to help you master this difficult concept, and even some tips you can use in the later stages of the tournament (and even into dealmaking) to give your own ROI a big boost. Listen and learn! ----- Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity ----- Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com ----- RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building h

This week Jim Reid and the panel welcome Sky Matsuhashi back to the show! The popular podcaster, YouTuber and coach shares some thoughts on what goes on behind the scenes of his content creation, why he feels that active study is so important, some factors to consider when facing a 3-bet, and some details about his new video course that you can find at his Poker Forge training site - see the link below. It's always a fun chat when Sky comes around! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too! Sky is active on Twitter as @smartpokerstudy Check out the Smart Poker Study website https://www.smartpokerstudy.com Join The Poker Forge https://rec.poker/go/pokerforge/ 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/premiu

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Keith Brandt (Monkiesystem) about holding AQx on the bubble and seeing aggressive action in front of him. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM pressure, short-stack shoving ranges, isolation raises vs cold calling ranges, villain types and player tendencies, when/if to have a flatting range at all, 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! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/aqo-with-icm-becoming-a-factor/Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity ----- Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com ----- 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 g

This week Jim Reid and the panel welcome Ryan Laplante back to the show. Ryan is an accomplished professional poker player, and the founder of the excellent training site Learn Pro Poker. WARNING: this starts as an interview but quickly turns into a detailed coaching session from Ryan, going over the many factor we should consider when facing a 3-bet. Ryan shares his screen as he uses a solver to break down a hand with visual elements, so while the audio version of the show will be illuminating to the audience, you might want to watch (or re-watch!) this one on YouTube to get the most out of the different aspects of the hand that Ryan points to and shares with the panel. There is a lot to unpack here! ----- Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too! ----- Ryan is active on Twitter as @protentialmn Join Ryan at Learn Pro Poker here: https://rec.poker/go/lpp/

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Black_Spade about three hands from an MTT they played recently. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses preflop decisions at various points of the tournament, the pros and cons of various typical actions and scenarios, villain types, what information to include when posting hands, the importance of closing the action, to shove or not to shove, 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! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/three-mtt-hands/ ----- Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity ----- Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com ----- RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships wher

This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler about a range of topics from his life in the world of poker. Known for his views on tournament structures, Allen gets right into the nuts and bolts of what makes for good and bad structures, how the stack sizes and the blind levels relate to each other, and the value in choosing the right structures for certain events. We also discuss travelling to play poker, the importance of game selection, Allen's preference for mixed games, and some tips for folks heading to Las Vegas who want to have the trip of a lifetime - but on a shoestring budget! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too! ----- Allen is active on Twitter as @allenkessler and you can find out about his staking opportunities at https://stakekings.com/player/Chainsaw ----- We also go over this week's home game results and discus

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a conversation about October's Theme of the Month: 3-Betting! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the origin of 3-bets, why people do it, what kinds of hands to choose, what kinds of villains to target, capped ranges, squeezing, and a lot 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!Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity ----- Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com ----- 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 joi

This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Sarah Herring about her 12 years (!) at Poker News and her new start at Poker.org! Sarah talks about her favourite interview and her least favourite (you might be surprised!), she goes into what it's like to get started in the poker media world and gives some advice for people interested in getting started, she shares a few embarrassing stories from her time at Poker News - and Jim's Mom even gets a shoutout! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too! Sarah is active on Twitter as @auntychardonnay and starting on November 1 you can find out more about her new position (we vote for "Drama Czar") by going to 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

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Ben "Bejamin96" Enslow about a deep run he made in a $22 Bounty tournament that he ended up placing second in for about $2k. Congrats, Ben! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses shorthanded play, contorting your opponent's ranges, the importance of bet sizing and how it changes action on future streets, how to factor in the value of bounties in a knockout tournament, 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! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/deep-run-in-the-bounty-builder-22-on-pokerstars/ ----- Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity ----- Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com ----- RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the gam

This week Jim Reid and the panel interview Maanit Madan from rfpoker.com who shares some context around possible technical/security weaknesses in the streaming world that have been mentioned in the conversations around The Hand that we've all been hearing about for the last few weeks, and some of the technical factors that go into tracking and streaming technology on today's tables. Maanit recaps some current events and gets right into the technical difficulties of securely streaming private card info in real time, then the gang talks a little about the future of streaming poker, and of playing on 'closed box' systems like the ones at rfpoker,com that can collect and share a lot of the information that poker fans want to follow along with - and not have to worry about who's watching in real time. Good news for the future of livestream poker - and more! ----- Maanit is active on Twitter as @maanitm30 Their company website is http://rfpoker.com Their company Twitter handle is @rflabsinc ----- We also go over t

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Black_Spruce about playing the nut flush draw OOP and multiway on a dynamic, monotone board in a limped pot. What could go wrong?!? While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, exploitative sizing, value-targeting, counting combos, postflop betting patterns, 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! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/draw-heavy-board/ ----- Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity ----- Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com ---- 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 fre

This week Jim Reid and the panel interview longtime pro player and coach Kevin Rabichow about his experiences as a high-stakes heads-up player - and how it's led him to create his new training course at Run It Once. Kevin gets right into his insights about adjusting from full-ring to short-handed play, some theoretical implications of only having two players in each hand, why postflop analysis is so important, how he takes notes and how to get the most out of them, good ways to practice shorthanded play, and we even have time to get into RecPoker's Theme of the Month this month: 3-betting! It's a great chat and there is some fun new developments at the end of the show that you'll want to stick around for as well. ----- Kevin is active on Twitter as @krabichow and you can find out more about him and his course at these links: Course: https://www.runitonce.com/courses/the-game-plan/ Coaching Website: https://www.kevinrabichow.com/ IG: https://instagram.com/krabichow ---- We also go over this week's home game r

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by John Crowell about facing multiple limpers in the cash games he plays in. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses A LOT of factors about limping: player types, stack sizes, raise sizes, hand ranges, hand qualities, postflop tendencies, variance - 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! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/opening-ranges-against-multiple-limpers/ ----- Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com 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 membe