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On this week's episode of The Rake Podcast, our hosts Marle Cordeiro & Jamie Kerstetter chat with guest Kevin Rabichow about:

00:34His background with Run It Once Training, and his recent establishment as the first official Run It Once Poker Team Pro. 

02:38Coaching vs playing.

03:09His specialization in heads-up no limit, the current state of that format, and its tendency to be a predatory environment.

06:12Some thoughts on the Galfond Challenge.

07:00Run It Once Poker’s upcoming COVID-19 Heads-Up Charity Tournament.

09:54If and how he makes adjustments to his game when playing at different stakes. 

12:09Marle’s experience as a new poker streamer on Twitch.  The differences she’s finding playing online vs playing live.

14:42Kevin’s plans for his own Twitch stream.

15:35The potential risks related to revealing your own strategy when making coaching videos.

17:57His relative inexperience at live poker, and how that affects his confidence in live formats.

19:13His advice for beginner poker players.  Differences for those coming from a qualitative background vs those coming from a quantitative background.  The importance of adding math and study to your game.

24:12The value that even a small amount of coaching can add to your game.

26:11As a coach, how he goes about evaluating the weaknesses of new students.  Sometimes you don’t even realize your leaks until somebody else is there to point them out to you.

31:56His keen interest in cooking, his culinary education, and how it’s helped him during isolation from COVID-19.  Cooking as a creative outlet.  The challenges of Jamie’s vegan prop bet, and what foods she missed the most.

39:01Being an early adopter of COVID-19 self-isolation.  His decision to cancel his trip to Bay 101, and Jamie’s decision to do the same.  The general lack of serious concern and consequent action during the early days of the pandemic.  Speculation on the state of live tournaments (and live poker in general) when restrictions start to be lifted.

46:14His plans for the remainder of self-isolation.  Additional charity work on Twitch with Run It Once Poker.  How poker players are less seriously affected by self-isolation than many other professions, and their consequent responsibility to support those less fortunate.

48:53People are still putting together live poker games, despite rules and recommendations toward self-isolation.  A discussion of the moral and health issues related to this type of behaviour. 

52:56Marle on TMZ!  Her personal lawsuit against Mike Postle.