Ep 485 - Chats: David K. Lappin on Playing Within the Poker Industry!

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview David K. Lappin about his life as the co-host of the popular Chip Race and Lock-In podcasts, as the author of various op-ed and strategy articles on poker, as a commentator, as an active player and a sponsored ambassador in events all over the world - it’s quite a list, so this is one of our longest interviews ever! David shares some stories about various aspects of the poker industry, some concerns about the direction of grey-market poker sites, the tension involved in reporting on your own industry, the virtues of a study of philosophy, and some examples of what he enjoys most about the world of poker. Plus - Jim’s mom makes an appearance! And 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!

David is active on Twitter as @‌dklappin

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Timestamps:

03:02 Welcome & Introduction

05:31 Introduction to David K. Lappin

06:47 David describes his role in the poker world

10:37 Unibet ambassadorship: was it the big next step for David?

17:03 David on the logistics of compensation with different organizations

18:43 Obligations that organization asked David to do

26:26 Things that have surprised David over the years in poker

38:18 Seeing the poker industry grow with recreational players

41:42 About poker that David loves the most

01:10:09 How studying philosophy has helped David in poker and life

01:21:2 David shares his ambition in the poker world

01:39:16 John: Home Game Result updates

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