EP 681 - RecPoker Chats: Kenny Hallaert

This week on episode 681 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview Kenny Hallaert! Kenny shares some stories about being a November Niner, his role in the Tournament Director’s Association, what it’s like being the Live Events ambassador for Pokerstars, how we should handle cheating and cheaters, how poker venues and tours can make the game more secure and more fun for players of all skill levels, and a lot more!

We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Davidi Kitai, Niklas Astedt and Lex Veldhuis!

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!

Kenny is active on Twitter at https://x.com/SpaceyFCB

Check out his famous spreadsheet of poker tournaments in Las Vegas over the summer!

We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:

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Timestamps:

11:26 Kenny on his role in poker

18:12 Kenny’s latest work in the industry

21:27 Balancing changes at the TDA

24:20 Enjoying the game vs. using tools

29:29 TDA rules vs. casino rules

31:43 How rulings are enforced consistently

35:03 Kenny: “Go to the floor—that’s your referee”

37:47 On banning online cheaters from live events

42:55 Kenny’s favorite hand story

44:34 Should WSOP bring back November Nine?

55:57 Kenny on first-place prize

59:22 The joy in providing resources

1:02:33 Are chess clocks being discussed at the TDA?

01:20:51 Home Game Result updates

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