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RecPoker | Ep 316 – Dara O’Kearney

By Steve Fredlund
October 12, 2021

As well as being a player, long-time friend of the show, and RecPoker collaborator, Dara O’Kearney is a coach, author of two #1 best-selling poker strategy books Poker Satellite Strategy and PKO Poker Strategy. He recently published Endgame Poker Strategy: The ICM Book. A very popular blogger, Dara also co-hosts the GPI Award-winning Chip Race Poker podcast and the Lock-In on Youtube. He also writes a free monthly newsletter on poker strategy. He has also commentated on The Irish Poker Open, The Unibet Open, and at the WSOP. Dara became a Unibet Ambassador in March 2017. You can find out more about Dara on his RECing Crew page at rec.poker/doke. Dara is active on Twitter as @daraokearney

We also go over this week’s home game results and discuss these topics:
WSOP road trip – https://rec.poker/roadtrips/
RecPoker Staking -https://rec.poker/staking/

RecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The membership website at rec. poker is awesome, but it’s just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER.

Time Stamps

00:08Welcome & Introduction 
00:50Introduction to Dara O’Kearney 
01:45 How is Dara planning for the WSOP?
06:05Dara on handling fund conversion and event registration
09:46Dara’s recommendation for first-timers going to the event 
13:29Dara says something about queuing etiquette in Europe
15:05How Dara might use ICM to increase ROI 
24:24How to think about whether to call or not
30:26Dara’s recommended pre-flop tools 
34:36What’s the cost of folding incorrectly? 
38:00Jim: Knowing the theory for short-handed play 

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Steve Fredlund

Steve Fredlund is the host of the RecPoker podcast and Rec.Poker website, both of which are committed to building a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. Steve also works diligently to encourage people live their most fulfilling lives through coaching, speaking and writing; information about that is at stevefredlund.com.

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