Ep 453 - Chats: Shannon Van Den Berg on the virtues of Mixed Games!

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Shannon Van Den Berg from the Mixed Games Academy! The first in a series of guests from Australia, Shannon is the founder of the Mixed Games Academy and gets right into talking all about his favourite mixed games and all the different events going on in Australia this year that you can visit to join in the fun! Whether it's to get an edge on the future of poker, to take a break from No Limit Texas Hold'em, or to give your brain a new perspective on poker generally, there's just WAY more fun to be had in the mixed game arena! Listen along to learn some tips for newbies and why some games are easier to master than others. 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! To join the fun with Shannon visit http://www.mixedgamesacademy.au/ For Facebook & Insta you can find the them @mixedgamesaacademy Twitter @mixedgamesacad YouTube @mixedgamesacademy5659 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:  03:26 Welcome & Introduction 06:09 Introduction to Shannon Van Den Berg 06:20 Shannon talks about his role in the poker world 11:40 Ways to encourage players to play from Hold'em to Mixed Games 20:06 Chat: How have solvers affected the lesser played mixed games? 22:30 The future of poker: is it in the mixed games? 24:48 The best way to encourage people to get interested in mixed games 24:51 How Shannon hopes the player will develop their game in Australia 32:12 Recreational player’s development through different games 38:11 Shannon describes his favorite variant of the game 45:20 Shannon on preparing dealers to provide a quality experience 01:05:05 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 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]