The Rec Poker Podcast

This week on the RecPoker Podcast - Rob Gardner and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Laurel Moran. In this episode, we dive into Laurel’s inspiring journey into the world of poker—how she found the game, what drew her in, and the path that led her to the felt. We also explore why she decided to step into content creation, and how sharing her story has helped her confront and overcome imposter syndrome.

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This week of RecPoker Podcast Rob Gardner, Taylor Maas, and Chris Jones are joined by RECing crew member Kim Kilroy. The 4 discuss turning points in their poker career that allowed them to make huge leaps in the game.

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This week of RecPoker Podcast Rob Washam and the RecPoker RECing Crew Interview Tyreese Robinson! Tyreese shares his journey from a casual beginner to becoming the Running Aces Hallow Scream Champion and a 5 digit score.

We open the action with the speed round, and play Stake/Study/Stack with Rob WazWaz, Taylor Maas, and Chris Jones.

We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Tyreese

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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 8 Game Mix - 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 a...

We grew up watching our poker heroes bluff on the high stakes television games. But what does effective bluffing look like in the games we play?

Tonight Chris Jones, Taylor Maas, Rob Gardner, and Ben Enslow discuss this topic!

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This week for episode number 735 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Derek Kwan! Derek shares some stories about his various poker media projects spanning the last several years of playing in the southern USA, the difference between professional and recreational mindsets, the intersection of poker and his day job, what the poker world needs to grow, what he’d change about Las Vegas, his thoughts ...

This week on episode 734 of the RecPoker Podcast Chris Jones and Daniel Kennedy talk about their final-table experience at the fourth-largest poker tournament ever played in Minnesota, the Hallow-Scream at Running Aces!

This dynamic duo talk about their play in the tournament, the year they’ve had in poker so far, what’s ahead for 2026, and more!

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How would you bluff catch against Nick Rigby deep in a Run Good Poker Series Event? Head Coach Rob Gardner is joined by Chris Jones, Taylor Maas hot off a FPC win, and Recing Crew Member Ben Enslow to talk about two bluff catch spots at Run Good Pennsylvania!

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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 2-7 Triple Draw - 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....

This week for episode number 730 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Chris “Lefty” Land, a poker player, writer and content creator. They get into some of his favourite moments covering big poker events, what he loves about his job, the importance of his family, what he loves about poker, some tips for folks looking to make their way into the industry, and a lot more - plus we share some REALLY B...

This week for episode number 729 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew talk about their favourite poker communities, training sites, groups, organizations - you name it! They share their positive and negative experiences with different elements of poker communities, and break some exciting news about the next home for RecPoker’s own learning group!

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This week on episode 728 of the RecPoker Podcast Rob Gardner takes the panel through a hand he played recently in a Rungood event. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, opening ranges, making assumptions, donk shoves, and more!

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This week for episode number 727 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Sam and Ben Fishman, the brotherly co-hosts of the “Two Fish At The Table” podcast! We talk about their love of poker, their 100 episodes of Two Fish examining poker events, players, and media, what it’s like working with your brother, their thoughts on poker’s heroes and villains, their favourite poker books, the future of onli...

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 6+ Hold’em a.k.a. Short Deck- 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 exp...

This week for episode number 725 of the RecPoker Podcast Joe Kulas and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Jason Su! Already a successful poker author and mental game coach, Jason talks about his latest book The Joy of Poker and shares some tips for players to get the most out of their time at the tables, and away from the felt.

Plus of course we raffle away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat, to help support a...

This week on episode 724 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through a hand Chris played in the WSOP Ultrastack this summer, where his pot control game went awry on the river - or did it? How would you respond facing an overbet multiway when all the draws brick? While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses player types, postflop betting lines, the ‘polarizing che...

This week for episode number 723 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and Kim Kilroy talk about the poker scene in Canada and how the poker media company PokerOrg is launching a Canadian coverage division! PokerOrg Canada will be focusing exclusively on Canadian news, events, interviews, tips, and more - and our podcast listeners can get some free swag and a big discount on RecPoker Premium membership by signing up for their free newsl...

This week on episode 722 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid leads the RecPoker RECing Crew through another hand Chris Jones played at the WSOP this summer, this time flopping top pair on a very dynamic board and being put in some tricky spots on various streets of the hand. While battling it out against each other in the nightly home game, the panel discusses multiway betting incentives, bet sizing, postflop betting lines, absolute v...

This week for episode number 721 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Claudio Elizalde about poker streaming, spittin' seeds, poetry, his new deck of cards for playing a new kind of poker game, cooking, some of his favourite books, reporting at the WSOP, how his love of poker has evolved, and a lot more!

We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Chris...