This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview live pro Ben Ludlow! Ben talks about transitioning to life as a travelling pro, how he selects which games to play (hint - he likes RunGood events!), how his study of the game has changed over the years, the difference between cash play and tournament mindset, how he adjusts his play against different player types, how to spot more and less experienced players at the tables, what information to pay attention to while playing live, and how to record that information effectively - and a lot more!
Plus we play Stake/Study/Stack with Brian Winter, Jeff Platt and Clayton Fletcher, we Close The Action with our speed round, and of course 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!
Ben is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/Bloodlow
We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
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Timestamps:
03:31 Getting to know Ben Ludlow
05:51 Deciding and pursuing traveling to play in North America
09:37 How Ben chooses a tournament and when to travel to play
13:44 Ben: success can come when you’re making a mistakes
17:41 Venetian and Wynn as good places that take care of their players
20:17 Refining skill sets and moving between tournaments and cash contents
26:22 Ben on playing mixed games
28:26 Advice to an inexperienced player who wants to try mixed games
32:03 How Ben identifies a less-experienced player on a table
37:55 Playing in live: Ben’s way to remember information in his game
41:45 Ben plays the game Stake, Study, or Stack and Closing the Action
47:45 John: Home Game Result updates
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Ep 514 - Forums: Early Tournament Stages (Chris)
Ep 513 - Chats: Jesse Fullen on Exploring the Poker World
Ep 512 - Forums: Blind vs Blind with Only One Five (Chris)
Ep 511 - Chats: Zak Zimbile on Taxes for Poker Players
Ep 510 - Forums: Final Table Chop (Phil)
Ep 509 - Chats: Maureen Bloechlinger on Globetrotting Poker Ladies!
Ep 508 - Forums: Slowplay? (Ben)
Ep 507 - Chats: TJ Reid on Reporting, Playing, and Loving Poker
Ep 506 - Forums: GTO Practice (OutFocusMetal)
Ep 505 - Chats: Abby Merk on Playing, Reporting, and…Karaoke?!?!
Ep 504 - Forums: Positional Names (Eric)
Ep 503 - Chats: a Deep Dive into Player Reads
Ep 502 - Forums: Monster Stack Hands (Jim)
Ep 501 - Chats: Ruth Hall on playing live and loving it!
Ep 500 - Forums: Rob and Chris Cross the River
Ep 499 - Chats: Joseph and Toni from The Poker Oasis!
Ep 498 - Forums: Low Stakes C-bet? (DJ)
Ep 497 - Chats: WSOP Catchup!
Ep 496- Forums: My HUD Told Me To (Rob)
Ep 495 - Chats: Gareth James on The Final Table!
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