Chris Jones – Cardplayer Lifestyle https://cardplayerlifestyle.com Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:23:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3 RecPoker | Episode 505 – Abby Merk https://cardplayerlifestyle.com/recpoker-episode-505-abby-merk/ Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:23:04 +0000 https://cardplayerlifestyle.com/?p=59955 This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interviewed Abby Merk about playing as a pro, creating content and enjoying the great game of poker. Abby introduced herself as a professional poker player, advocate for female empowerment, and content creator. She discussed her passion for poker and how it is a game of strategy and competition.

Abby discussed her summer working with Poker News and how it allowed her to meet and become friends with many of her poker idols. She explained her content creation strategy and how her experience as a reporter interviewing players about their strategies helped her improve her own game by learning about different approaches and perspectives. Abby also discussed her journey to becoming a professional poker player and shared a hand she played with Stephen Chidwick. She analyzed her betting strategy and decision-making process, discussing the range of hands Chidwick could have and ultimately deciding to fold on the river to a shove. The group discussed the importance of having a plan and being able to adjust when necessary, as well as the psychology of bluffing and the social dynamics of poker. They also talked about what comes next for Abby and the importance of letting loose at a karaoke bar every now and then!

Jim announced the upcoming RecPoker Weekend and encouraged listeners to attend. He also mentioned a bounty placed on him by his friend and nemesis Phil in event number two and explained that only RecPoker members can participate. Chris Jones asked about becoming a member, and Jim explained that it’s free and easy to sign up.

Jim and John Somsky recognized the winners of several poker games and offered them prizes. They emphasized the importance of staying involved in the community and highlighted the correlation between engagement and success. Plus 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!

Abby is active on Twitter as @‌abbypoker34 and on Instagram and TikTok as @‌abbypoker

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
https://WebsiteAMP.com

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].

Time Stamps

00:16 Welcome & Introduction
02:43 Introduction to Abby Merk
04:05 Abby defines her role in the poker world
05:01 Abby on how she got started in Poker News
07:15 The flexibility of being a player and a reporter at the same time 
12:45 How Abby chose a platform to produce content
17:05 Doing interviews and reporting helps Abby’s game
18:58 Switching from being an amateur to a professional poker player
22:19 Importance of having a coach
24:46 Quick hand review with Abby
54:19 One thing Abby would do differently
01:46:49 John: Home Game Result updates

 

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RecPoker | Episode 503 – Deep Dive into Player Reads https://cardplayerlifestyle.com/recpoker-episode-503-deep-dive-into-player-reads/ Mon, 31 Jul 2023 14:32:10 +0000 https://cardplayerlifestyle.com/?p=59828 This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew celebrate the recent release of episode #500 by taking our audience behind the curtain into our Premium Membership! We are sharing one of Chris Jones’s Deep Dive seminars from June, when the theme of the month was Player Reads. In this video, we break down how and when to use reads at the table to adjust our strategy. If you are listening to the audio version of the show, you might consider switching to YouTube for this episode – you’ll get a little more out of it. We look at four specific spots and ask the question: what kinds of information would help us adjust our standard play into more exploitive play. And stick around to the end for another audio cue flub by Jim, ugh. Plus 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!

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
https://WebsiteAMP.com

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].

Time Stamps

00:15 Welcome & Introduction
11:50 Introduction to Deep Dive Player Reads
14:09 Chris presents the hand he played recently at Venom PKO
17:41 Starting with the pre-flop spot
22:25 Chris gives the context of his recent hand
29:28 How Chris uses his reading of other players
33:00 Reviewing the next hand and how the panel decides
43:15 Jim on HUD stats
49:50 What are the panel’s standards for Chris’ spot?
56:50 Chris’ last hand: a high-stakes tournament
01:17:04 Words of wisdom for the community
01:25:25 John: Home Game Result updates

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RecPoker | Episode 435 – Troy Chapman and Ben Enslow https://cardplayerlifestyle.com/recpoker-episode-435-troy-chapman-and-ben-enslow/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:39:09 +0000 https://cardplayerlifestyle.com/?p=56479 This week Chris Jones and the panel interview Ben Enslow and Troy Chapman, two new members of the RECing Crew! They talk about what got them interested in poker, their favorite parts of the RecPoker membership, and their exotic accents (lol). We also discuss the value of community in their poker journey, some details of their lives away from the tables, and their hopes for the future in poker.

Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us 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 Troy at https://rec.poker/troychapman/
Find out more about Ben at https://rec.poker/bejamin/

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/

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 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.

Time Stamps

02:43 Welcome & Introduction
04:14 Introduction to Ben Enslow & Troy Chapman
04:47 Ben & Troy’s poker journey and background
07:25 What Ben & Troy drew to become members of the RECing Crew
10:45 Ben shares his journey in the Twitch world
11:57 The role of the community in poker 
14:32 Chat: Troy, what sport did you play?
16:03 Goals in being part of the RECing Crew and poker game 
19:35 Troy talks about what makes Mixed Game appealing
21:20 Troy & Ben on playing live in Las Vegas
27:32 Ben & Troy’s life outside the poker world
33:48 Something to improve in poker
44:39 John: Home Game Result updates

 

 

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RecPoker | Episode 354 – Ryan Laplante https://cardplayerlifestyle.com/recpoker-episode-354-ryan-laplante/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:22:01 +0000 https://cardplayerlifestyle.com/?p=50858 Ryan Laplante is the founder of Learn Pro Poker and a great friend of the show for many years. He joins Chris Jones to talk about living in Vegas and the live poker scene there these days, and chasing Blake Bohn on the all-time Minnesota money list. They also discuss combating Real Time Assistance in the world of online poker, ICM studies at LPP with RECing Crew member Dara O’Kearney, and they engage in a strategy session over a hand Chris played against an aggro villain recently.

Ryan is active on Twitter as @ProtentialMN

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/

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 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.

Time Stamps

00:08 Welcome & Introduction
00:42 Introduction to Ryan Laplante 
01:24 Poker is completely back to normal in Vegas!
03:41 How does Ryan decide which game to play in Vegas?
09:35 Ryan’s goal is to rank as the number one money winner in Minnesota
11:29 What’s new at Learn Pro Poker (LPP)?
15:28 The Independent Chip Model (ICM) explained
19:15 Ryan’s opinion and theory on the hand Chris posted on the forum
37:44 Players are using real-time assistance in their game
42:02 What’s next for Ryan: Grinding up live!
51:26 Ryan: Recommendations for players playing a mix of cash and tournaments

 

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RecPoker | Ep 280 – Seminar, Road Trips, and the RecPoker Travel Group https://cardplayerlifestyle.com/recpoker-ep-280-chat-seminar-roud-trips-travel-group/ Sat, 05 Jun 2021 18:11:08 +0000 https://cardplayerlifestyle.com/?p=46899 Content Director Chris Jones has dreamed up an amazing way to have fun, learn together, and build community all at the same time. In this episode we chat about this new approach to interactive learning. We also hear about the RecPoker Road Trip with the Dakota Poker Tour, a special announcement about RecPoker Invitational Tournaments at Running Aces, and the upcoming road trips with the RunGood Poker Series in Council Bluffs, Iowa and the WSOP in Las Vegas.

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 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.

Time Stamps

0:02 Welcome and Introduction
03:37 The latest updates about the seminars
08:24 New seminar format video clip 
13:51 Steve talks more about Road Trips   
18:50 Bringing a couple of tournaments back to Running Aces
27:12 Kim Kilroy shares a bit about her thoughts on the upcoming events
28:09 Steve on COVID restrictions at the casino 
31:37 RecPoker Road Trips as a global and organic connections
42:48 John: Home Game updates
49:55 Rob: Book Study updates and announcements   

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RecPoker | Ep 271 – Chris Jones https://cardplayerlifestyle.com/recpoker-ep-271-chat-chris-jones-reviews-the-april-rec-poker-seminar/ Fri, 07 May 2021 05:45:47 +0000 https://cardplayerlifestyle.com/?p=46508 Chris Jones is the Membership Content Director at rec.poker and every month he produces a seminar around a specific topic – this month the topic was Turns and Rivers and Chris talks about specific factors for later streets and also about a new twist on the seminar format starting next month! It’s just one perk of our premium membership. Find out more at rec.poker now!

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 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.

Time Stamps

01:27 What is the latest news regarding the seminars?
09:39 What are the parts that Chris is excited about?
12:25  How Chris will choose who comes into the table.
17:56 Is there anything surprising about Turns and Rivers?
19:58 The distribution of bet sizes 
31:56 John: Home Game results and updates

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RecPoker | Ep 260 – Chris Jones https://cardplayerlifestyle.com/recpoker-ep-260-chris-jones/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 09:01:36 +0000 https://cardplayerlifestyle.com/?p=46050 RecPoker’s Membership Content Director Chris Jones was our guest this week so Jim Reid and John Somsky discussed with him the recent monthly rec.poker seminar, which was all about post-flop betting lines, and how we can combine our knowledge of ranges and board textures to really put our opponents in some tough spots!

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 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.

Time Stamps

01:27 Introduction to Chris Jones
03:17 What’s the news with Chris Jones?
05:14 What did Chris learn from one-on-one coaching?
07:28 Recommendation for Chris Jones’ experience
16:40 How would he advise the RecPoker nation about intentionality?
21:44 What has been the impact of COVID to his work?
24:49 What could be learn from Chris Jones’ podcast?
27:55 Christips for people who deal with social anxiety when going to play live poker
43:31 Rob: Book study updates 
53:33 John: Home Game updates 

Chris Jones

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