Ep 591 - Chats: Pokerface Ash Cooks It Up With the Crew!

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Ashley Frank! You probably know her better as Pokerface Ash and she has built a tremendous following through her live poker travels and vlogs. Ashley talks about her life as a travelling poker pro and vlogger, her role at the WPA, how she has benefited from studying and coaching, playing and making new friends as an introvert, how she identifies newer players at the table and gets the most out of them, some tips for recreational players to improve their game, and there’s even a few questions about how she likes to relax and her passion for cooking!

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Caitlyn Comeskey, Jaman Burton and Dan Lowery, and we Close The Action with our speed round! Plus of course we raffle away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat, to help support a local food bank. 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!

Ashley is active on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pokerface_ash_

And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pokerface_ash

Check out her website: https://t.co/dy6ghjBQqX

And subscribe to her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PokerfaceAsh

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

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Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/

Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/

Timestamps:

04:40 Ashley describes her role in the poker world

07:52 Balancing the variance in poker

09:43 One-on-one coaching with Fausto Valdez

11:25 Ashley talks about how she sharpened her strategy before

16:14 The wisdom Ashley learned applies to life as well

16:58 Challenges in poker as a woman

21:01 Biggest strengths and challenges

22:13 Indicators of a less-experienced player

26:06 Having a presence in poker: advantage or disadvantage?

34:02 Should a Rec player be worried about image while playing?

44:45 Progressing in the game when discussing poker with a group

01:03:03 Home Game Result updates

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