Ep 663 - Chats: Brett “Vader Poker” Kimes

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This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview longtime pro player Brett Kimes! Brett is a regular on the Chase The Dream podcast and he shares a lot of stories about the highs and lows of his poker career, what it feels like to be heads-up for a WSOP bracelet, the role his son plays in his poker story, some tips for less-experienced players, and what he think it takes to succed at poker in 2025. We also play Stake/Study Stack with Mikha Richards, Rob Gardner, and Vitali Lunkin 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 Brett on socials: Tiktok: Vader_poker Instagram and Twitter: THEBrettKimes 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: 11:09 Brett talks about his role in the poker world 14:50 The logistics of winning six figures 20:52 Balancing poker and being a single dad 22:54 Changing perspective on money: the effects to approach in poker 26:22 How corporate sees a poker player 31:14 Advice to single parents in poker 34:38 Chats: How are you introduced to poker? 39:01 Actions that tells someone is a less-experienced player 45:09 Brett shares how he studies to improve in poker 50:08 Craziest thing at a poker table 52:06 Cash is the best to go on the bankroll 56:48 Brett on custody hearing as a poker player 01:16:24 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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