Скачать или смотреть Ep 625 - Chats: James Hartigan: Shaken, not Stirred

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview James Hartigan! A former journalist, film critic and radio presenter, James has been anchoring poker TV shows and live streams for nearly two decades. Best known for his work as the lead commentator on the European Poker Tour, he has also hosted live coverage of the NAPT, PCA, PSPC and World Series of Poker. He won the Global Poker Award for Best Broadcaster in 2023, while the Poker in the Ears podcast, which James co-presents with Joe Stapleton, was named Best Podcast in 2022.

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Maria Ho, Sam Grafton and Griffin Benger 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!

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We also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:
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Timestamps:
05:44 James shares what his role is in the poker world
11:36 Making poker stories more exciting
16:40 Journalism into poker commentary
20:01 Balance of information and entertainment
23:26 Getting immersed in the game: resist commenting
30:45 James and Joe’s chemistry makes it more fun
34:36 James talks about the experience in the production
38:32 James on the audition process for the NAPT
42:58 How both Poker Stars and the game changed over time
01:10:14 Home Game Result updates

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