This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview circuit grinder Dan Lowery! While he hesitates to call himself a pro player, Dan has more WSOP circuit rings than anyone, and he certainly knows his way around the felt! Dan gets right into what he loves about his time with the RunGood tours, the lifestyle of a travelling player, the priority of his family life, playing cash games versus tournaments, and his thoughts on re-entry tournament structures. Dan also shares some personal details about his own results and profitability, the importance of eliminating life leaks, being a ‘closer’ at the tables, what the WSOP is doing wrong this year, some tips for less-experienced players, and a LOT more!

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Josh Reichard, Ari Engel and Maurice Hawkins and we Close The Action with our speed round! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!

Dan is active on Twitter at https://twitter.com/danmflowery

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/

Timestamps:

03:39 Dan defines his own role in the poker world

06:23 Dan on being an ambassador to Run Good

11:13 Dan as a fun-traveling-friendly grinder

13:04 Dan about the specifics of his travel plans

25:08 Tournament or Cash player?

29:34 Dan’s advice: do both cash and tournament

32:50 LA, where the tournaments of Champ got moved to

36:17 What Dan does differently as a profitable traveling player

42:02 Spots that you can take advantage of

47:12 How to spot less-experienced players

50:15 One thing about poker that Dan loves

01:03:47 Home Game Result updates

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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 member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

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 Omaha 8 or Better - 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, Kathy Chang, Louie Hillman, Mike 08Grinder Serrano, Mike Patrick, Norman Chad, Robbie Strazynski, and Shannon Van Den Berg on how to get the most out of each game we feature.

If you are curious about how to play Limit Omaha 8 or Better, then this is the episode for you! And if you are more of a holdem player and don't really get into mixed games, we heartily recommend that you give them a try - maybe you’ll feel more comfortable about dipping a toe in once you’ve heard from our panel about how to avoid some beginner’s mistakes.

Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity

Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv

Help us out: https://rec.poker/support

Find more info on our sponsors at:

https://RunAces.com

Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity

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 member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

This week Jim Reid welcomes RECing Crew member and WSOP Social Media Czar Kevin Mathers back on the show to talk about the 2024 WSOP! Kevin dives right into outlining his own schedule for the series, what he looks forward to each year, the chances he gets to actually play poker while there, some great tips on how to avoid mistakes when it comes to registration and getting your chips in play, how to move your money around, and a lot more!

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Sean Deeb, Chris Brewer, and Ian Matakis and we Close The Action with our speed round! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!

Kevin is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/Kevmath

Find WSOP info here: https://www.wsop.com/registration/

Tournament spreadsheets and info at these links:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RZ4bSz92wIojzWzRts5NU7Sct2GTLBEUd_97bM7SfpA/edit?usp=sharing

https://poker-schedule.com/tournaments

www.summerinvegas.com

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/staking

Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/

Timestamps:

07:12 Kevin’s emotions between now and 11 weeks from now

10:10 Kevin on one tournament per summer

11:42 Kevin talks about what happens on the grounds at the WSOP

16:39 Getting ready for the WSOP: Tips for Beginners

19:41 Having a safety deposit box is helpful

22:37 Direct bank transaction for buying tickets

25:50 Using an account to register in multiple tournaments

28:04 Kevin on TBIC account wire transfer

33:03 Important notes before going down to Las Vegas

35:47 What happens to chips when they are registered in advance?

42:20 Late register and re enter in Bravo

01:01:07 Home Game Result updates

Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity

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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 member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

This week, Chris Jones leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand from a recent Titan tournament - you might want to watch this episode on YouTube, as Chris will be using some visual aids to break down the hand. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, ICM factors, range construction, different player types, the importance of position, 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!

Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity

Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv

Help us out: https://rec.poker/support

Find more info on our sponsors at:

https://RunAces.com

Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity

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 member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview live tournament crusher Justine Arnwine! Amid several technical podcast streaming difficulties, Justin shares some personal stories about his life as a cash game player, and how a car accident caused him to transition to tournaments instead. He talks about some differences between the two disciplines, what common mistakes he looks for in less experienced players, how poker is like working at a law firm, the impact Alicia Keys has had on his patient grinding, Hello Kitty, how to stay off the ‘no action list’ and a lot more!

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Caitlyn Arnwine, Landon Tice, and Jeremy Becker and we Close The Action with our speed round! Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win a prize just for showing up!

Justin is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/mothagrizzle and https://twitter.com/ArnwineJustin

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/

Timestamps:

04:16 Justin Arwine describes his own role in the poker world

10:33 Getting recovered from the car accident

13:39 Style in playing the cash game

22:29 Justin talks about patience in a session

28:24 Encounters with a variety of players

38:37 Strategic adjustment in moving from cash to tournament

47:44 Justin: always verbalize your bet

52:47 Justin shares how his poker career is like having a lawyer mom

01:01:08 The story behind Hello Kitty

01:24:24 Home Game Result updates

Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity

Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv

Find more info on our sponsors at:

https://RunAces.com

Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity

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 member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a forum post by ‘comeruvas’ about a spot where they may have let their emotions get the best of them. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses ‘happy tilt’, stack sizes, player types, shoving ranges, calling ranges, looking for 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 to review!

Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/top-pair-middling-kicker/

Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity

Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv

Help us out: https://rec.poker/support

Find more info on our sponsors at:

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Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity

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 member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

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 play Stake/Study Stack with Fintan Hand, Parker Talbot and Spraggy and we Close The Action with our speed round! 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 ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!

Georgina is active on socials at:

http://twitch.tv/gjreggie

https://www.x.com/GJReggie

https://www.instagram.com/gjreggie/

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/

Timestamps:

06:05 Georgina James talks about her history in the Irish Poker Open

06:49 Georgina defines her role in the poker world

08:37 Georgina’s journey in live streaming

11:42 Georgina shares some details about Poker Stars

15:19 Choosing what to play and when and for how long

20:08 Playing live vs streaming

23:16 Georgina on the ratio of entertainment and poker in a stream

28:09 Strategy wise: is there an adjustment in playing live vs. online?

34:07 Things a less-experienced player can improve

40:42 Where to go and learn mixed games

45:18 How should we approach the game of poker?

58:49 Home Game Result updates

Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity

Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv

Find more info on our sponsors at:

https://RunAces.com

Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity

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 member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

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! Link: https://rec.poker/forums/discussion/final-table-icm-jailhouse/

Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity

Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv

Help us out: https://rec.poker/support

Find more info on our sponsors at:

https://RunAces.com

Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity

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 member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

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 of poker travel, what a training site Operations Manager really does all day, and a lot more!

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Melanie Weisner, Faraz Jaka and Tara Smith and we Close The Action with our speed round. Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!

Get a FREE 45 minute video lesson from JAKA Coaching about 3-betting here: https://jaka.poker/RecPokerAJPod it also includes a discount on future training with Faraz!

Find out more about the WPA here: https://www.wpa.poker/2/

JAKA swag here: https://jaka-coaching.myshopify.com/

AJ is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/ajrudolph23

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/

Timestamps:

04:49 AJ Rudolph shares what her role in the poker world is

07:46 AJ talks about her typical day as Director of Operations

11:06 Fun things and perks of traveling for poker

13:51 AJ’s occupation before she got into the poker world

15:53 Progressing in poker from a tech career plus having a family

19:49 Women in poker: there has been growth

23:26 Women's participation in poker has increased

28:15 Jaka Coaching as a Positive Environment for Women

31:38 WPA on the world as we want it and the world as it really is

35:15 Managing being assertive at the table

41:09 Success stories AJ heard from members of the WPA

57:18 Home Game Result updates

Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity

Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv

Find more info on our sponsors at:

https://RunAces.com

Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity

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 member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

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 game we feature.

If you are curious about how to play Limit Badugi, then this is the episode for you! And if you are more of a hold'em player and don't really get into mixed games, we heartily recommend that you give them a try - maybe you’ll feel more comfortable about dipping a toe in once you’ve heard from our panel about how to avoid some beginner’s mistakes.

Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity

Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv

Help us out: https://rec.poker/support

Find more info on our sponsors at:

https://RunAces.com

Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity

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 member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

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 ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!

Chris is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/read_poker

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/

Timestamps:

04:51 Chris shares when she turned pro

05:53 Chris talks about her poker journey

08:23 Chris on winning the ladies tournament in Malta

14:36 Advice on how to encourage more women to play live

20:13 How Chris transitioned from being a recreational player to a pro

24:45 Chris’ main study tools

27:57 Deciding when to play cash or a tournament

30:06 Chris on playing hands differently in cash or tournaments

33:37 Seeing more ladies events

35:40 Understanding threats from men at a table

43:19 Chris’ on playing mixed games

55:44 John: Home Games Result update

Find our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity

Join the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv

Find more info on our sponsors at:

https://RunAces.com

Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity

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 member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]