This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Kathy Chang, who has been on a TEAR recently with several top-level finishes in live mixed game events around the country! A long-time RecPoker member, Kathy shares some stories about her journey into poker and her ascent from being a new recreational player to…well, STILL being a recreational player, but winning a lot of poker tournaments at the same time! Kathy talks about mentorship and coaching, how she improved as a mixed game player, what she loves about poker, some tips for new players, the importance of family in her life, why it’s best to be a REC - and more! We also play Stake/Study Stack with Ryan Laplante, Robbie Strazynski, and Miami John Cernuto 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! Kathy is active on Twitter as https://x.com/changrd 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: 05:14 Kathy Chang describes her role in the poker world 08:04 The moment Kathy realized she could play poker well 10:36 Kathy on playing poker seriously while being a mother and wife 13:19 Kathy shares how she got into mixed games 15:19 Kathy’s recommendation for studying or training for mixed games 19:02 Being proficient at the dealer's choice game 21:28 A game Kathy would choose in the Dealer’s Choice Game 23:35 Events Kathy has been playing at the WSOP so far 27:54 Goals on the list Kathy wants to achieve 29:49 Kathy on how to improve as a player 31:11 Common errors less-experienced players make 45:48 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 $10 off your first payment using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]