This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Poker.Org’s editor-in-chief Brad Willis! Brad talks about baseball, music, and other ways he and his family enjoy their time together, and tells some fun stories about his new position at Poker.Org and what he loves about working there. The group discusses some of the surprises Brad wasn't expecting from the poker industry, some lessons he’s learned there, and he even shares some details about his own personal experiences while working at PokerStars through Black Friday and the organizational changes that followed with new ownership.
We also play Stake/Study Stack with Sarah Herring, Lee Jones, and TJ Reid and we Close The Action with our speed round! Plus 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!
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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:
04:03 Brad Willis describes his role in the poker world
06:56 Brad talks about getting into poker and departing from journalism
08:47 Advice to people who're trying to break into the poker world
10:28 What makes PokerOrg different from other poker news
12:20 Covering stories that are more accessible to Rec players
17:24 Fantastic ideas that turn out people need
20:35 How much poker does Brad get to play these days?
30:15 Learnings from the poker world that helped Brad raise his kids
32:39 Brad shares what he really does as editor-in-chief
36:59 Seeing the poker world and Poker Stars change significantly
43:35 Something in Brad’s current job that he really enjoys
55:45 John: Home Game Result updates
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Special Episode: Annual LIVE YouTube WSOP Schedule Release with KevMath!
Ep 452- Forums: "Buckets" (Rob)
Ep 451 - Chats: Jon Pardy on Streaming, Travel, Poker Fun, and More!
Ep 450 - Forums: Goals (Roger)
Ep 449 - Chats: Chad McVean on Podcasts, Social Media, PSPC, and more!
Ep 448 - Forums: Multiway Hand Example (Rob Gardner)
Ep 447 - Chats: Jaime Staples on Streaming, Fun, Tips for Recs, and More!
Ep 446 - Forums: Multi-way Concepts (Rob Gardner)
Ep 445 - Chats: Angela Jordison on Fun, POY Races, Mixed Games, Online vs Live Play, and more!
Ep 444 - Forums: Facing an Overbet (Ben E)
Ep 443 - Chats: Nick Howard on Poker Detox, Data-Analysis and Tips for Recs!
Ep 442 - Forums: Suited Connectors in a Limped Pot (John C)
Ep 441 - Chats: Sammie G on Florida, Math, Chasing Rungood, and more!
Ep 440 - Forums: Triple Up Tourney (Buchr)
Ep 439 - Chats: Jason Su on Presence, Flow, and Playing in the Zone!
Ep 438 - Forums: Heads Up and Getting Paid (Taylor)
Ep 437 - Chats: James "Splitsuit" Sweeney on playing against limpers!
Ep 436 - Forums: ICM Shove? (Chris)
Ep 435 - Chats: Troy Chapman and Ben Enslow Join the RECing Crew!
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