Ep 571 - Chats: Brad Willis on Writing Poker and Enjoying Life

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Poker.Org’s editor-in-chief Brad Willis! Brad talks about baseball, music, and other ways he and his family enjoy their time together, and tells some fun stories about his new position at Poker.Org and what he loves about working there. The group discusses some of the surprises Brad wasn't expecting from the poker industry, some lessons he’s learned there, and he even shares some details about his own personal experiences while working at PokerStars through Black Friday and the organizational changes that followed with new ownership.

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Sarah Herring, Lee Jones, and TJ Reid and we Close The Action with our speed round! 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!

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How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/

Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/

Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/

Timestamps:

04:03 Brad Willis describes his role in the poker world

06:56 Brad talks about getting into poker and departing from journalism

08:47 Advice to people who're trying to break into the poker world

10:28 What makes PokerOrg different from other poker news

12:20 Covering stories that are more accessible to Rec players

17:24 Fantastic ideas that turn out people need

20:35 How much poker does Brad get to play these days?

30:15 Learnings from the poker world that helped Brad raise his kids

32:39 Brad shares what he really does as editor-in-chief

36:59 Seeing the poker world and Poker Stars change significantly

43:35 Something in Brad’s current job that he really enjoys

55:45 John: Home Game Result updates

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