Ep 523 - Chats: Caitlyn Arnwine on Winning the Real Game of Poker

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interviewed Caitlyn Arnwine! Caitlyn shared her experiences in the poker world, including her meteoric rise in earnings and her advocacy efforts for causes such as homelessness and representation in poker media, before continuing with a discussion of the challenges faced by women in the male-dominated world of poker. Caitlyn and Sasha Sutton shared their experiences and emphasized the importance of mental game work in overcoming these challenges. The group also discussed the need for a more inclusive and respectful poker community. Caitlyn shared her time management strategies and reading list, and the panel delved into the complex issues surrounding women in poker, including gender bias and harassment.

Jim provided updates on upcoming RecPoker events and discussed the home game league and monthly competition for premium members. The winners for September were announced, and they will join the show sometime in the future to ask questions to a guest. The group discussed the competition's points system and the top five players for September. The show ended with a raffle to raise awareness about food insecurity and encourage donations to local food banks, with a great prize going to one of our free YouTube viewers - 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!

Caitlyn is active on Twitter as @‌thecaitlynbot

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Timestamps:

00:17 Welcome & Introduction

03:42 Introduction to Caitlyn Arnwine

04:09 Caitlyn explains her own space in the poker world.

05:09 Caitlyn shares her poker story and her success throughout her career

13:36 How Caitlyn adjusted and managed her winning money

23:00 Caitlyn on absorbing the game and her playing experience as a woman

33:36 What people should do as signal of being an ally

37:01 Chats: Have you play in an International game?

38:26 Caitlyn’s favorite poker book

43:12 How to be present for conflict

54:59 Playing after having cognitive processing therapy

01:01:58 Introducing Sasha Sutton as the new RECing crew member

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