Ep 447 - Chats: Jaime Staples on Streaming, Fun, Tips for Recs, and More!

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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew panel interview popular streamer Jaime Staples! Jaime talks about his life as a twitch streamer, and how he knew immediately when he first tried it that he had found something special. Jaime shares some stories about growing up in Alberta and discovering poker, what he still loves about the game, the importance of bet sizing, the consequences of taking pots multi-way, how he used to study, and he even shares some big-picture tips for recreational players like us! Plus of course we give away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat. Join us on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too! Follow Jamie's stream at https://www.twitch.tv/pokerstaples Jaime is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/jaimestaples We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics: How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/ Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/ Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/ Timestamps: 03:24 Welcome & Introduction 07:42 Introduction to Jaime  Staples 08:11 What Jaime still loves about poker 10:50 Jaime talks about his hometown and what makes him attracted to poker 13:35 Jaime on the idea of streaming 15:24 Does having a session while streaming improve the game? 17:41 Jaime thought he had used all the sources to get better at poker 21:11 Jaime on Limping and Multiway: The Importance of Avoiding Multi-Way 24:18 How important is it to have set bet sizes in mind? 35:01 The state of the game, and online poker's future path 44:45 A low-hanging fruit tip for recreational players 56:01 John: Home Game Result updates Find our free videos at:  http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity Join the Discord group here:  https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpv Find more info on our sponsors at: https://RunAces.com https://WebsiteAMP.com 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 free 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. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

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