This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interviewed recent RECing Crew addition Mark “Mr. Bullet” Zhang! Mark talked about growing up in Luxembourg and his early experiences with poker, from playing with friends in high school to using it as a means to pay rent during university. He explained how a pivotal win during the EPT in Barcelona convinced him to pursue a career as a professional poker player, and reflected on his mother's initial disapproval of his career choice and how her attitude changed after he achieved significant success in the game. Mark also mentioned his preference for online poker due to the higher volume of hands he can play compared to live games.
The conversation featured a detailed discussion about post-flop play, with Mark sharing insights on the challenges of navigating various bet sizes and opponent tendencies. The discussion also included analyzing opponents' playing styles, coaching resources, and common mistakes in poker strategy, with examples from poker vloggers and Mark’s own personal experiences. Mark also shared some thoughts on some recent scandals involving online cheating.
Plus of course we gave 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!
Find out more about Mark at his RECing Crew page here:https://rec.poker/mrbullet/
Work with Mark and other RECing Crew coaches here: https://rec.poker/shop/coaching/
We also went over this week's home game results and discussed these topics:
How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/
Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/
Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/
Timestamps:
05:38 Mark shares how he started getting into poker
11:24 Mark talks about his great success
14:03 Tools Mark uses to analyze his play
20:20 Mark on combating variance
22:39 Mark’s evolution in poker: was there any point of inflection?
27:52 Online game preparations vs live game
30:23 Moment where Mark decided to progress more and be a pro
34:04 Poker in general: nothing is black and white, it’s actually a lot of grey
45:26 Thoughts on some recent scandals involving online cheating
49:23The importance of being coached
52:52 Stake, Study, or Stack with Mark
59:54 John: Home Game Result updates
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Ep 454- Forums: Freerolls With Add-ons
Ep 453 - Chats: Shannon Van Den Berg on the virtues of Mixed Games!
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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!
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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)
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Ep 439 - Chats: Jason Su on Presence, Flow, and Playing in the Zone!
Ep 438 - Forums: Heads Up and Getting Paid (Taylor)
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