It’s that time of year again! This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew welcome Kevin Mathers back to the show to break down the WSOP schedule in real time, the same day it comes out! Kevmath shares some tips for folks coming to Vegas to play in the series for the first time, what new tweaks we can expect from the WSOP this year, and some logistical info about satellites, registration and structures that every player will find helpful. The panel and Kevin also share some of their favourite stories about different tournaments, and which events they are looking forward to playing this year.

This episode is longer than usual, as we cover each of the record-breaking 100 WSOP bracelet events available to play in 2025, so get comfy! 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!

Kevin posts all sorts of great information on Twitter https://x.com/Kevmath and BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/kevmath.bsky.social

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

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 REC

This week, Jim Reid and John Somsky 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 Pot Limit Omaha - and the first practice game is tomorrow night! John and Jim 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, Rob Washam, and Robbie Strazynski on how to get the most out of each game we feature.

If you are curious about how to play Pot Limit Omaha, 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.

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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 the RecPoker RECing Crew discuss their own poker dreams, how they plan to achieve them, and the obstacles that they see in their path. Whether it’s winning major tournaments, being a positive influence on the poker world, still loving the game after a few more decades of playing it, or whatever your poker dream is, the panel and the live YouTube audience have a great conversation about what ‘success’ looks like for a recreational poker player. Jim also shares some interesting milestones and challenges in his own poker story, and how RecPoker has shaped his life as a player and coach. We also hear from LoriAnn about her recent trip to the new Venetian poker room and her interview with their Director of Poker Operations, Tommy LaRosa, as construction of their brand-new streaming studio comes to a close. 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!

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

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, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand Taylor Maas played recently where he woke up with Aces and took a relatively passive line against a relatively passive foe. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses stack sizes, 3-betting ranges, player types, bet sizes, hand ranging, postflop betting lines, thin value bets, 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 forums here: https://rec.poker/forums/

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

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview longtime pro player Brett Kimes! Brett is a regular on the Chase The Dream podcast and he shares a lot of stories about the highs and lows of his poker career, what it feels like to be heads-up for a WSOP bracelet, the role his son plays in his poker story, some tips for less-experienced players, and what he think it takes to succed at poker in 2025.

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Mikha Richards, Rob Gardner, and Vitali Lunkin 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!

Follow Brett on socials:

Tiktok: Vader_poker

Instagram and Twitter: THEBrettKimes

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:

11:09 Brett talks about his role in the poker world

14:50 The logistics of winning six figures

20:52 Balancing poker and being a single dad

22:54 Changing perspective on money: the effects to approach in poker

26:22 How corporate sees a poker player

31:14 Advice to single parents in poker

34:38 Chats: How are you introduced to poker?

39:01 Actions that tells someone is a less-experienced player

45:09 Brett shares how he studies to improve in poker

50:08 Craziest thing at a poker table

52:06 Cash is the best to go on the bankroll

56:48 Brett on custody hearing as a poker player

01:16:24 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

This week, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a conversation with new RECing Crew member Scott “DFSBRAT” Beckom about his new poker stream! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, they are joined by Rob Gardner and Taylor Maas to find out more about Scott and to share their advice and experience with folks interested in streaming their play, or enjoy watching other people’s streams. They cover advice on setting up your rig, what hardware and software make the biggest difference, different styles of streaming, delay versus card protectors, basic costs to get started, some free resources and advice you can use to plan for success, 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 Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Kathy Liebert! Kathy shares some stories about her extremely accomplished poker career, starting as a ‘prop’ player in her local cardroom, the changes she’s seen in the poker world over the years, how she defines success as a player with so many accolades to her name already, what she misses about the ‘old days’ and what is better about the game today, she shares her thoughts on the Poker Hall of Fame, playing in the WPT versus the WSOP, mistakes less-experienced players make on the felt, her worst poker memory, and several other questions form the YouTube chat!

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Ted Forrest, Vanessa Selbst, and Scott Seiver 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!

Kathy can be found on Twitter at https://x.com/pokerkat

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 and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Kathy Liebert! Kathy shares some stories about her extremely accomplished poker career, starting as a ‘prop’ player in her local cardroom, the changes she’s seen in the poker world over the years, how she defines success as a player with so many accolades to her name already, what she misses about the ‘old days’ and what is better about the game today, she shares her thoughts on the Poker Hall of Fame, playing in the WPT versus the WSOP, mistakes less-experienced players make on the felt, her worst poker memory, and several other questions form the YouTube chat!

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Ted Forrest, Vanessa Selbst, and Scott Seiver 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!

Kathy can be found on Twitter at https://x.com/pokerkat

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:

08:24 Kathy defines her own role in the poker world

12:25 Biggest changes in the poker industry

13:54 Poker as a welcoming place

18:43 Chats: What is your favorite poker variant and why

19:15 What counts as success in the poker world?

22:21 Kathy on event preferences: WPT or WSOP

23:29 Factors that makes an event stand out

24:57 Actions that tell someone is a less-experienced player

28:01 How did Kathy learn poker?

36:32 Mystery bounty: better or worse for Rec.?

43:13 Win another bracelet or WPT name-inscribed trophy

48:18 Kathy on one of the worst poker memories

01:16:52 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, Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through the last interesting hand he played in the World Poker Tour’s recent series at the Wynn, where he completed the Big Blind with ten-five suited and flops top pair against an aggressive opponent. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses seat positions (for, like, WAY too long) stack sizes, player types, opening ranges, small stack play, postflop raise sizing, 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 Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Paul O’Reilly from the Irish Poker Open! Paul shares some stories about the early days of the Open, what it was like operating it in various phases of it’s recent history, why it’s so different from other poker series, how to make poker FUN on and off the felt, helping out those who need it, how he determines what counts as success for JP and him, and we even break some news live in the show about the streaming schedule for the series!

We also feature a new segment with LoriAnn about her experiences living in Las Vegas, we play Stake/Study Stack with Steve O’Dwyer, David Docherty and JP McCann, 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!

Find out more about the Irish Poker Open: https://irishpokeropen.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/homegame/

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

Timestamps:

14:39 Paul describes his role in the poker world

16:08 Paul shares how his beginning in poker

25:09 Circumstances on why selling the company

28:26 People are selling their seats at the lobby

31:36 The magic behind the poker tournaments

39:32 Irish Poker Open: people’s tournament

45:42 Managing competent professional staff

50:22 Over the years: How Paul measures success

56:19 Paul on streaming the ladies event this year

01:00:07 Paul talks about supporting RecPoker at the event

01:11:41 One thing to change in poker

01:29:17 Home Game 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, Jim Reid and Taylor Maas are joined by Premium member Eric Anderson to discuss a hand Jim butchered in the World Poker Tour’s Championship event last December in Las Vegas! While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, they discuss the virtues of check-raising that you get to enjoy on future streets, how to choose which hands to take aggressive lines with, bluff targeting, stack depth, bet and raise sizing, player pool dynamics, 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]