This week on episode 695 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview Maria Ho! You’ll have to excuse some choppiness of the audio, as we had some technical issues during the recording. Maria and the panel discuss her plans for WSOP, how recreational players can prepare, what Maria loves about playing poker and commentating, some behind the scenes details about Game of Gold, how the poker world has changed since Maria got started, and a lot more!

We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Henry Kilbane, Ali Nejad, and James Hartigan!

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!

PokerOrg Fantasy Draft: https://www.poker.org/fantasy/2025/

Maria’s Tedx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-0agRnaClE

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Website: mariaho.com

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