Ep 507 - Chats: TJ Reid on Reporting, Playing, and Loving Poker

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interviewed TJ Reid from Poker.Org! TJ shared some stories about his journey into the world of poker; from working retail and service jobs to playing full-time, and how he treated it like a small business by tracking his results and hourly rates. They also discussed the importance of not depending solely on poker for income and the definition of a recreational player.

TJ Reid discussed his passion for traveling and playing poker, and how his current role as a live reporter allows him to do both without financial stress. He also talked about the shift in poker reporting towards storytelling and finding interesting content to share with the world. Chris Jones and TJ discussed the success of new approaches to reporting in poker media, including initiatives like First-Hand Hands and Inside the Rail content.

TJ provided valuable advice for recreational poker players, highlighting common mistakes and stressing the importance of situational awareness and having a long-term plan for every decision. He provides some good examples and counter-examples of various spots you might encounter in NLHE tournaments, and they also shared their experience of blowing off steam in Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker by singing karaoke with friends, and the existence of a certain video…But don’t watch it if you value your eyes and ears! 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!

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And check out Poker.Org https://t.co/V2bRqAPEd9

We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:

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Timestamps:

00:16 Welcome & Introduction

02:44 Introduction to TJ Reid

03:10 TJ shares what his role is in the poker world

04:33 How TJ started with poker

10:49 Being able to profit from your hobby

13:00 TJ talks about his reporting and how he got the job

19:13 Will there be Canadian stops on TJ’s tour

30:17 TJ on organizations different approaches to reporting

35:06 TJ shares interesting player stories

40:37 Common mistakes less-experienced players tend to make

53:11 Looking back in time: One thing TJ would do differently

01:16:41 John: Home Game Result updates

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