Rec Poker

While down at the WSOP, we took a short break to talk with Jared Tendler - excuse the recording quality of our away-from-home studio! Jared has written many books on the subject of mental game and how pros and amateurs alike can put themselves in the best possible position for success - whether it's poker, golf, trading, or other areas of competition or performance. He has a new video course out that you should check out at jaredtendler.com and you can get a discount by using code RECPOKER at checkout.

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris talking about QQ. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses hand qualities, continuing ranges, value targets, calling vs. shoving, 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/lets-talk-about-qq/

This week, with the Chats gang getting ready for Vegas, Jim Reid leads the panel through a BONUS forum post by Chris Jones about bluff-catching. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses hand ranging, postflop action, player types, 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/picking-off-bluffs-in-3bet-pots/

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Michael about a hand played in the monthly Tournament of Champions. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses opening and continuing ranges, postflop action lines, hand-ranging, player 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 question of your own in the forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/interesting-hand-from-orah-toc-final-table-discussion/

AJ Rudolph from Poker Power talks about teaching poker to girls and women, her background as a player and a coach, and how we can all make the poker world a better place! AJ is active on Twitter as @ajrudolph23 We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: WPT/RecPoker Tourney - https://rec.poker/wpt WSOP roadtrip - https://rec.poker/roadtrips/ RecPoker Staking -https://rec.poker/staking/

As well as being a player, long-time friend of the show and RecPoker collaborator Dara O'Kearney is a coach, author of two #1 best selling poker strategy books “Poker Satellite Strategy” and “PKO Poker Strategy”, and recently published "Endgame Poker Strategy: The ICM Book". A very popular blogger, he also co-hosts the GPI Award winning Chip Race Poker podcast, the Lock-In on Youtube and he writes a free monthly newsletter on poker strategy. He has also commentated on The Irish Poker Open, The Unibet Open and at the WSOP. Dara became a Unibet Ambassador in March 2017.You can find out more about Dara on his RECing Crew page at rec.poker/doke and Dara is also active on Twitter as @daraokearney We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: WSOP roadtrip - https://rec.poker/roadtrips/ RecPoker Staking -https://rec.poker/staking/

Ryan Laplante is a WSOP bracelet winner, poker coach and founder of Learn Pro Poker. One of the most respected people in poker, Ryan is constantly looking for ways to improve his own game while making his top-notch training accessible to the less experienced player. Ryan has partnered with K.L. Cleeton and Range Trainer Pro to create a powerful solver that does both pre-flop and post-flop solves, which is a herculean effort. Ryan is active on Twitter as @protentialMN The RecPoker panel also welcomed Brian Raben who won the RecPoker VIP Tournament held on ClubWPT, earning him a $2,500 seat in an upcoming WPTDeepStacks event at Thunder Valley. Brian shares a bit about his experience playing the tournament. The panel also chats about their ClubWPT experience, the results of the home games and many other community happenings including: WSOP Vegas Road Trip - https://rec.poker/roadtrips/ RecPoker Staking -https://rec.poker/staking/

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Chris Jones about a hand on the bubble. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, hand ranges, 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 forum for the panel to review! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/stone-bubble-ranging-and-decision/

John Somsky is the Home Games Director for RecPoker and the Minnesota Ambassador for AnteUp Magazine. John is a true historian of the game, having played many variants and listened to about every poker podcast during his entire life in poker. Not only is he deeply knowledgeable in the game, history, personalities and industry, John is widely considered, "The Nicest Guy in Poker", a label initially given him by WSOP Bracelet winner Chris "Fox" Wallace. In this episode we hear more about John's story and his passion for the game. John is active on Twitter as @pokergeekMN We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: WPT/RecPoker Tourney - rec.poker/wpt WSOP roadtrip - rec.poker/roadtrips/ RecPoker Staking -rec.poker/staking/

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by the one and only Taylor Maas about a chance to turn a marginal hand into a bluff. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses hand ranging, bluff targeting, bet sizing, 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/big-blind-defense-very-favorable-runout-for-our-range/

Matt Savage is the Executive Tournament Director for the World Poker Tour (WPT) among other industry leadership positions. Matt co-founded the Tournament Directors Association (TDA) in an attempt to bring greater consistency to tournament players' experiences across the country. Matt has been at the forefront of building poker into a global business for the past three decades after his start as a chip runner and dealer at his local casino. Matt will be playing as a celebrity bounty in the September 25th RecPoker tournament on ClubWPT. This free entry tournament is available to all RecPoker community (free) members with the winner getting a $2,500 entry into a WPTDeepStacks event at Thunder Valley in December. More information is available at rec.poker/wpt Matt is a great follow on Twitter at @savagepoker.

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through another forum post by Troy Chapman (Chappo) about a drawing hand facing some unusual action. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses passive play, hand ranges, pot odds, equity, 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/calling-with-implied-odds-and-pre-flop-and-things-get-weird-post-flop/

Jamie Kerstetter joins the panel to share about her poker industry journey and why she transitioned away from being a lawyer; we also talk about one of her true passions: rescuing dogs. One of the many things Jamie is involved with is Poker King, a great new show that features a lot of great poker action while staying entertaining. Follow @pokerkingmedia on Twitter as well as @JamieKerstetter

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Keith "MonkieSystem" Brandt that was so good we had to come back for more, so we dive back into a hand from a previous episode to get a more detailed perspective on the action. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, ICM, blocker bets, value-targeting 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/when-to-tighten-up-on-final-tables/

You already know who Kevin Mathers is - the king of poker information and an essential follow on twitter @kevmath - but now you can get to know him even better through his substack newsletter and his new RECing Crew page at www.rec.poker/kevmath - listen along as the panel chats with Kevin about the WSOP and what to expect for the series in 2021!

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Eric A about how to use tools like PokerTracker4 to study. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses HUDs, filters, reports, frequencies, 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/groups/jims-pokertracker-review-group/forum/discussion/session-idea/

Ben Yu joins the panel to share about his life in and out of poker, how to study, the value of learning with friends, and more!

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Troy Chapman (Chappo) about a hand from a recent final table. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ICM factors, hand ranging, stack sizes, 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/final-table-hand-every-part-of-this-made-me-uncomfortable-on-so-many-levels/

Barry Carter is a poker player, author and editor who has worked on great books with Jared Tendler (Mental Game of Poker) and more recently Dara O'Kearney (Poker Satellite STrategy , PKO Poker Strategy). Barry also writes for PokerStrategy.com and Poker Media Pro. After an auspicious start with an insurance company call center, Barry got his start in poker media and the rest is history. He is active on Twitter at @Barry_Carter

This week, Jim Reid leads the panel through a forum post by Keith Brandt (MonkieSystem) about responding to 3-bets. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses how to exploit people's 3-bet ranges with sizing, frequencies, and what they look for when facing raises in and out of position! 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/exploiting-a-faulty-3-betting-range-at-40bb/