This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Garry Gates from Poker.Org! Garry talks about his own 4rth place finish in the 2019 WSOP main event, his new role with Poker.Org, their new “First-Hand Hands” program, one thing he would do differently, the importance of spending time with people that you love, and more! 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!
Garry is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/GarryGates
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Timestamps:
00:15 Welcome & Introduction
07:44 Introduction to Garry Gates
08:27 WSOP 2019: life-changing for Garry
10:42 How Garry ended up getting more involved with Poker.Org
12:28 Garry talks about the first-hand hands program
16:22 Different formats of hands that people submit
22:27 Poker.Org: you’re seeing coverage of poker through the lens of players
24:42 Connecting with the professional realm of poker is very exciting and fun.
29:29 How Garry’s journey continued after the WSOP 2019
33:12 "Coming close but not getting to the top of the mountain"
35:14 Looking back: things Garry would do differently
46:33 Jim: Home Game Result updates
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