This week on episode 694 of the RecPoker Podcast we welcome Chad Holloway to help answer a question we see a lot in our chats and forums: how do people start working in the poker industry? While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses different kinds of jobs that are available in the poker world, entry-level positions, the ups and downs of covering tournaments, what life skills can help you get the door open, and more!

Chad also talks about supporting the Beyond Blessed food bank in Wisconsin, and how you can help him raise as much money for them by supporting his cause in a new Minnesota-based reality TV show he’ll be competing in this summer called Live to Give!

Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today, and you can post a question of your own in the forum or our discord channel for the panel to review.

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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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

This week on episode 693 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview Lance Bradley! Lance shares some of his favourite stories from nearly 20 years as a poker writer, editor, and consultant - what job has he enjoyed the most, who was his favourite interview, what does the poker world need to do differently, the end of the WPT media team, his expectations for this year’s WSOP, and a lot more!

We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Brad Willis, Maria Konnikova, and Chad Holloway! Plus of course we raffle away SEVERAL free prizes 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!

Sign up for Lance’s Substack: The Overlay: https://theoverlay.substack.com/

Lance is active on Twitter as https://x.com/Lance_Bradley

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 on episode 693 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview Lance Bradley! Lance shares some of his favourite stories from nearly 20 years as a poker writer, editor, and consultant - what job has he enjoyed the most, who was his favourite interview, what does the poker world need to do differently, the end of the WPT media team, his expectations for this year’s WSOP, and a lot more!

We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Brad Willis, Maria Konnikova, and Chad Holloway! Plus of course we raffle away SEVERAL free prizes 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!

Sign up for Lance’s Substack: The Overlay: https://theoverlay.substack.com/

Lance is active on Twitter as https://x.com/Lance_Bradley

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:

08:42 Lance's background

13:15 Lance's new project: Overlay

22:03 How to speak about the game

27:55 One-horse sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses

33:18 Lance's 4 GPI awards

35:15 The pursuit of poker success

37:30 Lance's social life taken over by poker

40:15 How to improve as a player

45:35 Tips in building a portfolio in the poker industry

48:37 The best poker writers

54:08 Lance's experience with the WPT media team

55:13 Lance talks about the poker media landscapes

01:05:04 WSOP: making it more accessible to players

01:22:57 Home Games 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

This week, Jim Reid 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 on episode 691 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RECing Crew bring Kevin Mathers back on the show to talk about all things WSOP! As a RECing Crew member himself, Kevin has lots to share about: moving money around the WSOP, buying in and cashing out, the new app players are encouraged to use, tax rules for satellites, how to save time registering, new rules about when to use your phones, how to keep RTA away from the tables, and more!

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Jesse Fullen, Chad Holloway and Jeff Platt and 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!

Kevin is active as a resource on Twitter for all things WSOP as https://x.com/Kevmath and you can also follow along on his non-WSOP adventures at https://x.com/KevmathVegas

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:

04:06 How to move money around the WSOP

10:40 Safe deposit boxes

12:36 WSOP Plus app

17:21 Person verification at any Caesars property

23:07 The purpose of the app

28:04 Buy back into WSOP tournament after bust

30:42 Is there physical late reg line

37:46 The new Paris Poker Room

44:12 New rules

54:12 Crucial information

01:13:28 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

This week on episode 690 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid takes pity on our listeners and leads the RECing Crew through a REAL conversation about what Chris Jones has dubbed “The Sandwich Play” when you get postflop in position to one player but out of position to another player. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses the relative importance of being in or out of position, bet sizing, betting frequencies, fold equity, calling ranges, having a plan for future streets, and 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 or our discord channel 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

This week for episode number 689 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew go over all the different ways they prepare for a big tournament series like the WSOP! Whether it’s what to pack, where to eat, how to save time in line, some strategic adjustments to make on the tables, other tournaments in Las Vegas at the time, or even some tips on getting into the cash games and satellites - there’s a smorgasbord of good information here for anyone looking to make the trip this year, or any year!

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!

Kenny Hallaert’s spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bLQp-AVwiSk9JKHvfzlyBzU2fIJLdbOG7rAk0v3oPf4/edit?usp=sharing

Kim Unger’s spreadsheet; https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/wizardofviz/viz/AGuidetothe2025SummerLasVegasPokerScene/2025SummerPoker

TDA rules: https://www.pokertda.com/poker-tda-rules/

WSOP rules: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQX8QNNpbXcDM1ZNg2-APP9nLZtYgzyl/view

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:

04:42 Charity Series of Poker

09:06 Pocket 5

10:23 Poker celebrity

13:01 Scott's WSOP preparation

18:54 WSOP schedule

20:49 Other poker series in Vegas

28:02 Cash Games

43:39 Where to eat during dinner break

01:06:52 Where to stay

01:14:01 Important tournament information

01:22:30 String betting

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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

This week on episode 688 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through part three of a conversation about what makes big tournament series like the WSOP so different from those we are used to playing in our home games or the local cardroom dailies, and how to adjust for the next time you are planning to take a shot at the biggest game around!

Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today and you can post a question of your own in the forum or our discord channel 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

This week for episode number 687 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew discuss some fun events at the LIPS Spring Festival and the Irish Poker Open!

LoriAnn talks about a hand where she overshoved preflop with AQ and wants to know if it was the right play. Jim talks about several hands from the Irish Poker Open, why he enjoys a breakfast Guinness, how he DOESN’T look like Ryan Reynolds, almost punching David Lappin, and a lot more! He also describes a situation where he resorted to stalling near a bubble and wants to know if that makes him a jerk.

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!

Is Jim a villain for stalling? Tag him on Twitter https://x.com/RecPokerJim or email him [email protected] and let him know!

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:

03:20 Rob's poker story

07:51 Chris' WSOP checklist

13:53 WSOP course

14:57 LoriAnne's experience at the Lips & Poker Women's Festival

19:01 Bust out hand

23:35 Ace Queen Strategy

31:21 A trap in an open

34:51 The Irish Poker Open

40:18 Breakfast Guinness

43:43 Angry poker dealer

53:34 Jim's 5X satellite

01:02:41 Favorite hand

01:07:04 The poker moment of the week

01:25:17 Home Game winners

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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

This week on episode 686 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through part two of a conversation about what makes big tournament series like the WSOP so different from those we are used to playing in our home games or the local cardroom dailies, and how to adjust for the next time you are planning to take a shot at the biggest game around!

Come sign up for a free account at https://rec.poker/ today and you can post a question of your own in the forum or our discord channel 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

This week on the RecPoker Podcast Chris Jones and the RECing Crew interview our very own invisible producer Rob Gardner!

We also Open 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!

Rob is active on Twitter at Rob Gardner (@RobGardnerLive) on X

You can access his poker course through the rec poker website: https://rec.poker/item/learning-partners/ramp-poker-core-training-full/

How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/

Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/

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

Timestamps:

14:13 What is Rob’s current role in the poker world

16:00 GTO is overrated

19:09 Importance of knowing GTO

29:35 Low buy-in vs. low buy-in

32:59 Rob talks more about his Ramp Up Poker

37:12 Do you still study yourself

40:01 Teaching and learning

46:00 The power of fun in poker

52:28 Tips for beginners

57:12 The state of the poker industry

01:11:55 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

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