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Jennifer brings the radiant Julie Anna Cornelius, known as “LuckyJadeJules”, to the GRID for a long-anticipated appearance. A force of nature on and off the felt, Jules brings a hand from the RunGood Stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where she found herself heads-up for a Main Event title. After battling back from a deficit heads-up, Jules found herself about even in chips with her opponent Abbas Pasha. With effective stacks around six million at 75K/150K blinds, Abbas opened the button to 300K.   Jules three-bet to a million chips with Q10from the big blind, and saw a flop of  953 . She continued for one million and Abbas called. The turn brought the 8. With around pot behind, Jules shoved with her flush draw and gutter, for one of the biggest pots of her life. With dozens of friends and supporters cheering, Jules recounts what the big heads-up battle meant to her, and why it was such a perfect poker moment, even though she ended as runner-up.  Beyond her success at the poker tables, Jules is a former ballerina and a runner, and one of the most personable players on the tour. She shares how she’s found success in various areas, from taking up running later in life, to making friends everywhere she goes. They also talk about the upcoming NAPT in Las Vegas. Now that Jules has discussed Queen-Ten suited, there are 81 hands remaining on the GRID. Browse other hands and see what’s left at: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/ Mentioned on the Show: Run Good Gear Jules on Instagram NAPT Las Vegas, November 3-12 Jen’s Summer Festival win Yanjaa Wintersoul Thinking Sideways (support the pod with a pre-order!)  The post The Grid 094 ft. Julie Anna Cornelius – Queen Ten Suited appeared first on The Poker Grid.

Urgent care physician and poker player Cindy Spier enters the GRID to discuss one of her impressive tournament victories. At the Senior’s Event at a WSOP circuit event in Pompano, Florida, Dr. Spier held Queen Seven Offsuit, once known as the “computer hand.” Three-handed for the ring, she was in the big blind facing a raise from the chip-leader. She three-bet her with queen seven offsuit and continued to play with the type of ruthless aggression which has earned her nine live tournament victories, for an incredible first place rate of over ten percent. In 2025 alone, she has won three WSOP Circuit rings. After Jennifer and Cindy go over the hand, Cindy gives some insight into her success as a doctor and the decision-making skills and mindset tips she is able to transfer over to the poker table.  A member of Jaka Coaching and Pocket Queens, Cindy also talks efficient study tips for busy adults. Now that Dr. Cindy Spier has ticked off queen-seven offsuit, there are 82 hands remaining on the poker GRID. Browse other hands and see what’s left at: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/ Related Links: Pocket Queens Study Group Pocket Queens on Instagram Jaka Coaching Cindy’s Hendon Mob 1st places Jennifer’s upcoming book, Thinking Sideways Upcoming NAPT in Las Vegas Poker.org The post The Grid 093 ft. Cindy Spier – Queen Seven Offsuit appeared first on The Poker Grid.

Jennifer Shahade welcomes author, poker player, science writer and commentator Alex O’Brien to the GRID. The two break down a hand from Jennifer’s final table at the Women’s Summer Festival, where she held Ten-Eight Offsuit in the big blind. The table had been nine handed for over an hour, and when the button opened, Jennifer made the ambitious call. When the flop came J9A rainbow, she check called a bet with her straight draw. A brick four completed the rainbow and after the action went check check, a deuce on the river came, leaving Jennifer with a choice: give up or bluff with her ten-high? Alex and Jennifer also revisit a hand that they played together at the tag team event of the WSOP, where they played as the “Write-Offs.” The conversation also touches on Alex O’ Brien’s book, The Truth Detective: Lessons from Poker on Risk, Reward and Imperfect Information, and what it can teach us about the bluff to value ratio in life and in poker. Now that Jennifer and Alex have discussed ten-eight offsuit, 83 hands remain on the poker GRID. Also see Peter Jetten discuss Ten-Eight here.   Browse other hands and see what’s left at: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/ Links mentioned in the show Alex O Brien’s book the Truth Detective  (UK links to her book.) PokerStars Women’s Summer Festival full replay with comms by James Hartigan, Joe Stapleton and Caitlin Comeskey Women’s Summer recap by Jennifer on her substack Hippodrome Live Channel Alex and Jennifer at the Tag Team Champs   Alex’s hand from the Women’s Winter Festival against Georgina James Alex O Brien’s article for poker.org with strategy analysis by Dara O’Kearney   NAPT 2023 LV The post The Grid 092 ft. Alex O’Brien – Ten-Eight Offsuit appeared first on The Poker Grid.

Poker player and Innocence Center lawyer Claudia Salinas enters the GRID to talk about her very first livestreamed hand. Claudia’s friend Veronica Brill called her in as a last-minute replacement for a Ladies Night game at the Commerce casino. While engaged in client calls right up to showtime, Claudia arrived on set a little nervous to play with pros like Caitlin Comeskey, Christina “Baby Shark” Gollins and Tiffany Michelle as well as Veronica herself. Facing Kasey “PokerMomma” Lyn Mills and Veronica Brill, Claudia found herself in a three-pot with pocket kings. And the news kept getting better and better when a king and two deuces hit the flop. Watch the hand here: Claudia and Jen discuss the hand, and then move on to a deep dive into Salinas’ work as a lawyer at the Innocence Center to help free the innocent and the wrongfully incarcerated. Claudia also talks about her upcoming poker charity tournament All in for Justice on October 2nd, which also happens to be International Wrongful Conviction Day. Now that Claudia has discussed pocket kings, 83 hands remain on the poker GRID. Also see poker dealer Jeffrey San Gabriel discuss kings here.   Browse other hands and see what’s left at: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/ Links Mentioned Claudia’s Instagram account   Innocence Center Website All-in-for Justice October 2nd Charity Event in Jamul Casino near San Diego American Autopsy (book by Dr. Michael Baden) 2024 Innocence Project Gala that Jennifer attended as a guest of Linda Kenney Baden Previous GRID episode with Matt Matros Innocence Center Board member and exonoree Amanda Knox on Joe Rogan The book Invisible Gorilla Cheyanne Ivey of Ivey Solutions planning for the Innocence Project gala with Claudia Salinas The post The Grid 091 ft. Claudia Salinas – Pocket Kings appeared first on The Poker Grid.

PokerStars Ambassador Nick Walsh enters the GRID with pocket nines, a dramatic hand that marked the beginning of passion for the Spin & Go format, a three handed turbo poker tournament with randomized prize pools. Nick was in a rush to grab dinner with his then girlfriend, when he decided to play just one more spin. And all of a sudden, he was playing for $150,000. After discussing the pivotal hand, Jennifer and Nick discuss the strategy and mindset required for spins, and their veiled complexity. They also debate whether most players perform better or worse when they hit a high multiplier, or play for larger stakes than normal.   Now that Nick Walsh has discussed pocket nines there are 83 hands remaining on the Poker Grid. Browse other hands and see what’s left at: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/ Links Discussed in the Show Nick’s Discord  Spin & Go Championship set for EPT Barcelona Kevin Rabichow Episode on the GRID  Follow Nick The post The Grid 090 ft. Nick Walsh – Pocket Nines appeared first on The Poker Grid.

Jennifer brings WPT Champion, Triton analyst and renowned coach Kevin Rabichow to the GRID, to discuss a dramatic hand against Artur Martirosyan from this year’s 25K Heads-up WSOP event.  A heads-up specialist with over 7 Million Dollars in combined live and online earnings, Kevin reveals his top exploits and what he’d love to see more of in future heads-up tournaments. He also explains why mid-stack can be the trickiest stack size, and in fact even more complex than the deep stack game. Rabichow is hot off the release of his course, The Heads Up Edge: A Tactical Guide to Winning Tournaments: Dominate the Endgame. (You can use the code GRID for 20% off the course, which presents a five-hour crash course in heads-up theory and exploits.) In round three of the 25K event, Kevin found himself facing high stakes pro Artur Martirosyan, a three-time WSOP bracelet winner with over 26 million dollars in cashes. The hand was played in the very first level, so they had starting stacks (600K) at the 1K/2.5K blind level. Kevin opens 65o on the button, and Artur calls. FLOP   [632r] Pot= 12k Artur check calls Kevin’s 8K bet. TURN: [4t] Pot=28k Check check RIVER: [7x]  Pot=28K Artur checks, Kevin bets 21K, only to get checkraised to 132K. In the episode, Kevin goes into depth about his thought process, his post-hand analysis and his impression’s of Artur’s heads-up game. Now that Kevin Rabichow has discussed Six-Five Offsuit there are 84 hands remaining on the Poker Grid. Browse other hands at: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/ Related Links: Kevin’s new course:  (USE code GRID for 20% off) Jennifer’s upcoming book Thinking Sideways Kevin’s previous appearance on the GRID Kevin’s website The post The Grid 089 ft. Kevin Rabichow– Six-Five Offsuit appeared first on The Poker Grid.

Jennifer welcomes poet, host, chef, poker author and once mass-multitabler Katie Dozier to the GRID. Dozier brings a hand against Chris Moneymaker from a VIP PokerStars Sit N Go, from Katie’s days of strategizing how to squeak the most value out of her Supernova status. At the time, Katie held court on up to 50 tables at once as hotjenny314. In the hand against Moneymaker, Katie held only Five-Three Offsuit, but she was hungry for a bounty. After discussing the hand, Katie generously shares two of her own poems, including Ten-Deuce Offsuit Rain, a tribute to Doyle Brunson. They also talk about what poetry and poker have in common, besides starting with the same two letters. For example, Katie points out that in ICM and in poetry word choice, the fewer chips or words you have, the more each increases in value. They also talk about how success in poker or poetry requires you become resilient to rejection. Katie is an editor at the poetry magazine Rattle and co-hosts the Poetry Space podcast.  Find her at https://linktr.ee/katie_dozier. Dozier was a member of the poker playing quartet the Grindettes. You can also listen to Jamie Kerstetter and Katie Stone on previous episodes of the GRID. Now that Katie Dozier has discussed Five-Three Offsuit there are 85 hands remaining on the Poker Grid. Browse other hands at: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/ Also mentioned on the pod Katie Stone Jennifer’s upcoming book, Thinking Sideways:  The post The Grid 088 ft. Katie Dozier– Five Three Offsuit appeared first on The Poker Grid.

Jennifer welcomes the one and only Jon “Apestyles” Van Fleet to the GRID to discuss a recent hand he played with King-Eight Offsuit. A man who stood the test of time in the poker world, Van Fleet is a well known coach, author, streamer and last but not least, a longtime crusher online and live with over 23 million dollars in poker winnings. The hand in question arose on a busy Sunday grind—Jon was streaming on https://www.twitch.tv/apestylespoker when a fun hand popped up. In the early stages of a 6-max $600 tournament, Apestyles (34300, 56 BB) found himself in the big blind with [8c Ks]  facing a 3x raise from the small blind.  FLOP   [4h 6c 6d] Pot= 4050 His opponent in the hand, who went by “btcfomo” bet 20% pot, which Apestyles called. TURN: [Jc] Pot=5670  after which Apestyle called another bet, this time a 30% pot size bet. RIVER: [4s]  = 9138.00 btcfomo bet yet again, but this time only 10% pot. Apestyles went all in for his remaining 28K.   But was the shove any good? As usual, Apestyles has thoughts. Perpetually curious about poker and all its theoretical and practical intricacies, Jennifer and Jon speak about his longevity in the game, his upcoming course on systematic studying, and his passion for chess.  They also dig into ChatGPT and a funny back and forth Apestyles had with the LLM on analyzing this hand for the GRID. Follow Jon Apestyles Fleet on twitch, his website and look out for his upcoming course on Apex Poker Systems with Tombos21 from GTO Wizard. Now that Jon “Apestyles” Van Fleet  has discussed King-Eight Offsuit there are 86 hands remaining on the Poker Grid. Also find Kelly Minkin on Episode 47, and browse other hands at: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/ Pod Links: Episode with Schwibbs BBZ coaching: https://bbzpoker.com/ Jennifer’s new post on ChatGPT and chess. The post The Grid 087 ft. Jon “Apestyles” Van Fleet– King-Eight Offsuit appeared first on The Poker Grid.

PokerStars ambassador and Ontario crusher Arlie Shaban enters the GRID to discuss a hand from his first major online victory, the Hot 22. Holding 34 offsuit, he hit two pair on the flop? and was yearning for all that money to go in. Would his growing twitch crowd get one of Arlie’s epic celebrations? After the hand, Jen and Arlie discuss how to treat poker as a business, Big Brother inspired tips on how to nail a job interview, and extreme challenges. Arlie also gives insights into effective poker study techniques. Follow him on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/arlieshaban and Youtube.   Now that Arlie Shaban has discussed Three-Four Offsuit there are 86 hands remaining on the Poker Grid. Also find Landon Tice in episode 53, and browse other hands at: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/ Discussed on the Pod: Arlie’s Hot 22 Win Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_crC7D4CH8 Tunde and Shawn’s 64 hour chess challenge: https://jenshahade.substack.com/p/from-70-hours-to-70-seconds-a-record Struggling for Points by Kerstin von Gabain https://taopoker.blogspot.com/2011/03/orphaned-cards.html Arlie Shaban The post The Grid 086 ft. Arlie Shaban– Three Four Offsuit appeared first on The Poker Grid.

Jennifer welcomes high performance coach and poker champion Jason Su to the GRID. He is the author of the acclaimed book, Poker with Presence and most recently, The Joy of Poker: Win More, Be Happy. Jason talks about a hand in the early orbits of a $2.5k off strip side event. He defended the big blind with queen eight of hearts against a tough opponent in early position. They saw a flop with Jack of hearts five of clubs deuce of hearts. After check calling the flop, a queen of spades hits the turn, giving Jason top pair along with his draw. The river brought an offsuit six, after which Jason faced an unexpectedly large bet: 4300 into 5300. After pondering whether to call or fold, a third option occurred to Jason… After the hand, they talk about some of Jason’s top tools for building presence and joy in his clients. “Being present is not a trait—it’s a skill”, Jason writes in the Joy of Poker. Now that Jason Su has discussed Queen-Eight Suited, there are 86 hands remaining on the Poker Grid. Browse other hands and see what is left: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/ Discussed on the Pod: Jason’s new book, now available on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Poker-Win-More-Happy-ebook/dp/B0F75RNRJF?ref_=ast_author_mpb Jason’s performance coaching: https://www.pokerwithpresence.com/coaching The GRID Episode 82 with new Triton Champ Xuan Liu: https://thepokergrid.com/2025/04/26/the-grid-082-ft-xuan-liu-king-seven-suited/ The post The Grid 085 ft. Jason Su– Queen Eight Suited appeared first on The Poker Grid.

Eddy Goldman, founder of Chess Ninja London, poker pro and musician enters the GRID with seven-deuce suited. Eddy has had a very storied life, from a jail cell in Singapore, to streamed games at the Hippodrome. Eddy talks to us about a hand he played in April 2025 at the Irish Open cash games.  With a bonus bounty at stake, Eddy was thrilled to turn trip deuces…only to get some bad news when his opponent showed. After the hand, Eddy talks about what he learned from his experience in jail, and what blitz chess can teach us about becoming better poker players. We also discussed partnering up for the 50/50 event at the Women’s Winter Festival in London. Now that Eddy Goldman has discussed Seven-Deuce Suited, there are 87 hands remaining on the Poker Grid. Browse other hands and see what is left: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/ Discussed: Hippodrome Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@HippodromeLivePoker Chess ninja: https://www.instagram.com/chessninja_london/ Play Like a Champion: https://geni.us/PlayLikeAChampion The post The Grid 084 ft. Eddy Goldman– Seven-Deuce Suited appeared first on The Poker Grid.

Jennifer welcomes poker dealer and writer Jeffrey San Gabriel on the GRID to talk about dealing a famous hand at the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event. The fateful four-bet hand featured Will Berry (in the hijack) and Adrian Mateos (on the button). Jeffrey dealt a flop of Q4 2 and Berry bet 425,000 into a pot of 1.36 Million chips. Mateos called. The turn was the 10 of spades and Berry bet 1.3 Million into 2.2 Million. After a little thought, Mateos folded. It was only later that Jeffrey realized he dealt such a dramatic hand: Mateos was holding pocket kings, which he laid down correctly to Berry’s aces. Jeffrey and Jen move on to Jeffrey’s new substack, “Thinking in the Box”, his pet peeves at the table, and his thoughts on slide-dealing, which is being rolled out at EPTs, with an eye toward full adoption by EPT Barcelona. They also discuss Jeffrey’s most positive experiences dealing, and his tips on tips. Now Jeffrey San Gabriel has discussed kings, there are 88 hands remaining on the poker GRID. Browse other hands https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/ Discussed: The famous Mateos hand: Video | Facebook Jeffrey’s substack: https://pokerdealerjeff.substack.com/ Jen’s substack: https://jenshahade.substack.com/ Photo by Matthew Berglund The post The Grid 083 ft. Jeffrey San Gabriel – Kings appeared first on The Poker Grid.

Today we welcome to the GRID poker pro and a Global Poker Award winner Xuan Liu. Xuan is a powerhouse on the felt, earning over 2.4 Million dollars in live tournament earnings, including final tables at EPT San Remo and the PCA. Now she is a regular in high stakes cash games and streams all over the globe, including this hand, played at the WPT World Championship at the Wynn. The Squid game was in play, also known as the Stand-Up Game. In this action-packed format, players are incentivized to play lots of hands to earn a squid token or the right to sit down. Otherwise, they have to pay a bounty to each player at the table. Xuan held King Seven of Clubs in the small blind and with a squid token at stake, it was plenty strong enough to get involved with her friend Peter, who isolated in the straddle. The flop came out Queens of clubs, jack of clubs, and ten of hearts and as the pot approached six figures, Xuan knew what she had to do. After going over the hand and the nuts and bolts of Squid strategy, Xuan and Jennifer move on to discuss the power and limits of randomization, in poker and in life. Xuan also talks about her successful quest to play poker in every Canadian province, while on a tight budget. Now that Xuan Liu has discussed King Seven suited, there are 89 hands remaining on the Poker Grid. See which combos are left: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/ Follow Xuan’s adventures at https://www.youtube.com/@XuanLiu Other Links Mentioned: Xuan’s YouTube video on this session Jennifer’s post on the MIT panel with Jen, Xuan, Alex Botez and Nate Silver. https://jenshahade.substack.com/p/hot-hands-and-cold-decks-on-fire Xuan’s GPA award winning hand from the Lodge Poker Club The post The Grid 082 ft. Xuan Liu – King-Seven Suited appeared first on The Poker Grid.

Five-time author and three-time WSOP bracelet winner Matt Matros returns to the GRID to discuss a hand from his latest book,Twenty four NLHE Tournament Hands from 2024: A Year of Nitty Folds and Daring Bluffs. The hand was played in Philadelphia, where both Jennifer and Matt head to next week for the PokerStars Philadelphia Open.   Matt Matros, 70 big blinds deep with his opponent, raised Ace-Four of spades from the hijack which was met by a three-bet on the cutoff. Matt called and they saw a flop of 653 rainbow with one spade. Matt check called a 2/3 pot bet on the flop. The turn brought the three of spades, which was checked through. The river was yet another three, and Matros went all in, for 1.5x pot. As his opponent tanked, Matt had plenty of time to think about ranges in what he ultimately calls his “favorite hand of the year.” Beyond the hand, Jen and Matt discuss the stickiness of results-oriented thinking, Matt’s poker writing style and the limitations of solvers when analyzing live poker hands. They also talk about Matt’s next big career move, as he heads to law school in his 40s. Matt is another example of someone who proves it’s never too late to play your best poker, or to make a big life move. “Don’t let some number on your driver’s license dictate what you’re going to do.” Find Matt’s books at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Matt-Matros/author/B001IQUJOW    Now that Matt Matros has covered ace-four suited, there are 90 hands remaining on the poker GRID. See which combos are left: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/ For bonus GRID content, check out https://jenshahade.substack.com/ The post The Grid 081 ft. Matt Matros – Ace-Four Suited appeared first on The Poker Grid.

Alex “Schwibbs” Schwint is a PokerStars USA crusher. He’s won titles in nearly every PA series there is to win from PASCOOP to PACOOP to Winter Series. With a WSOP bracelet and two circuit rings, the wins keep coming–he event won a seat to the 2025 Irish Open on PokerStars PA. We welcome him to the GRID to discuss two hands from a PokerStarsPA Scoop Warm-Up that he won for 21K. Coincidentally, both hands were with Ace-Six Suited, and match the suits of two recent posts by Jennifer Shahade, hearts and spades. In the first, Schwibbs held Ace  Six , at the final table—he already had a nice chip lead, with 70 big blinds with a table average of 40.  Another PokerStars PA regular, R-hart215 (30 Big blinds) opened in first position, and Schwibbs called in the small blind. The flop came King  Nine  Six  and Schwibbs check called a small bet. The turn was the six  and when R-Hart215 made another small bet, Schwibbs check raised. When the Nine hit on the river, Schwibbs went all in, after which he got a tank fold. After we recorded the podcast, Scwhibbs’ opponent kindly revealed his holding: pocket jacks. After discussing another ace-six suited hand history from the very same event—this one a four bet preflop—Schwibbs and Jen move on to general tips on poker study and a breakthrough lesson he had with BBZ poker. He also talks about his forays into live poker, and why he’s so passionate about coaching. Follow Scwhibbs at https://x.com/SchwibbsPoker, or find him on the PokerStars PA streets.  Now that Scwhibbs has covered ace-six suited, there are 91 hands remaining on the poker GRID. Use our episode finder to see which combos are left: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/ For bonus GRID content, check out https://jenshahade.substack.com/ The post The Grid 080 ft. Alex “Schwibbs” Schwint – Ace-Six Suited appeared first on The Poker Grid.