This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview pro player and coach Matt Affleck! We talk about the best ways to study, the importance of opportunity cost, and tips for recreational players. Matt shares what he loves about playing and coaching poker, different coaching styles for different clients, GTO vs. exploitative play, and a lot more!
We also play Stake/Study Stack with Lexy Gavin, Jordan Drummond, and Jonathan Little, 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!
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Check out his coaching at https://rec.poker/go/pokercoaching-com/
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Timestamps
| 07:28 | Matt shares his journey as a poker coach |
| 09:50 | Qualities that make a good coach |
| 12:53 | Matt: I am 100% theory in my coaching and in my play |
| 16:31 | 10k bankroll for the WSOP: tournaments to take a shot in |
| 20:18 | A realization that winning bracelets doesn’t define skill level in poker |
| 28:10 | Teaching Rec players vs. Pro players |
| 36:42 | Matt talks about the percentage of women in his coaching |
| 46:22 | Matt believes solvers might produce bad habits |
| 51:37 | Are there rankings in the buy-ins field? |
| 56:54 | Common mistakes that rec players make |
| 57:22 | Shoving is actually lowering your variance |
| 01:07:58 | John: Home Game result updates |
