EPISODE · Jun 9, 2023 · 1H 12M
Ep 489 - Chats: Sean McCormack on being The Poker Boss
from The Rec Poker Podcast · host RecPoker: Play. Learn. Belong.
This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Sean McCormack, the “Poker Strategist” (great title, Sean) from MGM Resorts! The interview starts with breaking news - this year’s RecPoker WSOP Meet Up Game will be at the MGM Grand on June 28th! More details to come about that soon. In the meantime, Sean talks about his start as a dealer, and goes on to share some stories and thoughts about his time in the industry, including some details about how poker rooms measure success, the tension between corporate and personal interests in every casino and poker room, the value poker players bring to a casino, the importance of feedback and the guest experience, how to manage difficult situations like the current Real-Time-Assistance issue that some poker rooms in Las Vegas are trying to stay ahead of, and a lot more! Plus of course 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! Sean is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/ThePokerBoss 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: 00:13 Welcome & Introduction 03:19 Introduction to Sean MacCormack 04:27 Sean shares his story and his role in the poker world 06:19 A day in the life of a poker strategist at the MGM 11:24 How is the success of a poker room being measured? 15:13 Feedback from players will help staff grow the game 18:09 Sean’s experience made him fit into his role at the MGM 28:47 What are some of the hard parts of being in the poker industry? 31:07 Sean talks about Twitter Space 33:02 Sean: we’re in the digital age, if you don’t embrace it you’ll be left behind 44:23 Sean on people having smartphones and RTAs during a game 01:04:27 John: Home Game Result updates
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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Sean McCormack, the “Poker Strategist” (great title, Sean) from MGM Resorts! The interview starts with breaking news - this year’s RecPoker WSOP Meet Up Game will be at the MGM Grand on June 28th! More details to come about that soon. In the meantime, Sean talks about his start as a dealer, and goes on to share some stories and thoughts about his time in the industry, including some details about how poker rooms measure success, the tension between corporate and personal interests in every casino and poker room, the value poker players bring to a casino, the importance of feedback and the guest experience, how to manage difficult situations like the current Real-Time-Assistance issue that some poker rooms in Las Vegas are trying to stay ahead of, and a lot more! Plus of course 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! Sean is active on Twitter as https://twitter.com/ThePokerBoss 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: 00:13 Welcome & Introduction 03:19 Introduction to Sean MacCormack 04:27 Sean shares his story and his role in the poker world 06:19 A day in the life of a poker strategist at the MGM 11:24 How is the success of a poker room being measured? 15:13 Feedback from players will help staff grow the game 18:09 Sean’s experience made him fit into his role at the MGM 28:47 What are some of the hard parts of being in the poker industry? 31:07 Sean talks about Twitter Space 33:02 Sean: we’re in the digital age, if you don’t embrace it you’ll be left behind 44:23 Sean on people having smartphones and RTAs during a game 01:04:27 John: Home Game Result updates
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