This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Shimpei Adachi, a recreational player from Japan who has lived and played online in Canada for several years. Shimpei has grown a YouTube following as he chronicles his poker journey. He starts the interview by sharing some details about how poker is viewed in Japan, and how the social and political landscapes are slowly changing there to allow poker to become a more accepted pastime.
The panel then talks about adapting to different player pools, common mistakes less-experienced players make at the tables, and how studying has changed over the years. Shimpei then offers some tips for folks getting started on their poker journey and those making their way as a streamer or content producer!
We also play Stake/Study Stack with Masashi Oya, Tsugunari Toma and Masato Yokosawa and we Close The Action with our speed round. Plus 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!
Shimpei is active on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ShinnyPoker and you can check out his YouTube channel here: http://youtube.com/@shinnypoker
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Timestamps
| 04:04 | Shimpei shares his poker story |
| 06:52 | How differences in culture impact poker |
| 09:50 | Shimpei talks about how to play poker in Japan |
| 12:59 | Given that it’s hard to play, how does interest grow among Japanese? |
| 16:27 | Shimpei talks about things he produces on YouTube |
| 20:27 | Adjusting play when in different player pools |
| 23:40 | How Shimpei studies poker |
| 26:28 | Shimpei shares about his Jiu-Jitsu practice |
| 31:26 | Getting more familiar with other players |
| 33:06 | There are now poker coaches in Japan as the game gets more popular |
| 34:15 | Shimpei: if you’re going to play poker, do it for the love of the game |
| 50:02 | John: Home Game Result updates |
