Ep 657 - Chats: David Docherty Knows How to Pronounce ‘Toronto’

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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Scottish pro David Docherty! David shares his stories from winning the 2023 Irish Poker Open and becoming the UKIPT Player of the Year, what its like to have 6-figure scores almost every year for the last several, how to manage your own expectations for success, what he has learned from his years on the felt, his favorite places to travel for poker, why and how how he studies to improve his game, common mistakes he sees recreational players make, and a lot more! We also play Stake/Study Stack with Niall Farrell, Anette Obrestad and Jack Highcastle, and we Close The Action with our speed round! Plus of course we raffle away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat, to help support a local food bank. 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! Follow David on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daviddoc87.bsky.social or Instagram: @‌daviddoc87 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: 10:06 David tries to describe his role in the poker world 13:20 David on nailing the year 2023 17:14 What is successful and not 21:25 Chat: How much of the IPO that you have to give away? 22:42 David talks about his first 10K Cash Hendon Mob 29:27 Common mistakes less-experienced players make 35:07 David’s aha! moments in his poker journey 43:15 Playing experience in Scotland 46:19 David’s favorite places to play 49:07 Playing tournaments in the US vs. in Europe 01:01:38 Studying and improving the game over the years 01:18:22 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 Explore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunity 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 your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

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