The Grid
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... 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 post The Grid 093 ft. Cindy Spier – Queen Seven Suited 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... 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... 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... 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... 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 PokerStars Sit N Go, from her days of mass multi-tabling. At the time, Katie held court on up to 50 tables at once as hotjenny314. Holding 5 3 offsuit, Dozier was... 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... 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 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... 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... 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 Q♦ 4♦ 2♠ and Berry bet 425,000... 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 across the globe, many of them... 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... 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, he won a seat to the 2025 Irish Open on PokerStars PA. We welcome him to the GRID to discuss two hands... The post The Grid 080 ft. Alex “Schwibbs” Schwint – Ace-Six Suited appeared first on The Poker Grid.
High stakes tournament crusher Sam Greenwood enters the GRID to discuss a deep hand with Ace-Deuce offsuit from a recent event in Triton Jeju. The hand kicks off Sam’s new substack, where he takes us on a tour of the many mishaps that even elite performers make: https://samgreenwoodpoker.substack.com/ As he puts it: “I’ve played millions... The post The Grid 079 ft. Sam Greenwood – Ace-Deuce Offsuit appeared first on The Poker Grid.
Dan “DrDadPoker” Schill enters the GRID to talk about a cash game hand from the show No Gamble, No Future, where he got tangled up in a big pot with 17-time WSOP Champion Phil Hellmuth. Dan and Jennifer go on to talk about what he’s learned about efficient study and poker strategy in the past... The post The Grid 078 ft. Dan “DrDadPoker” Schill – Nine-Eight Offsuit appeared first on The Poker Grid.
Judy Whitlow enters the GRID to talks to Jennifer about playing her first poker tournament at the age of 75, and why it’s never too late to learn something new or follow your dreams. That ournament was where Judy and Jennifer met, and they’ve been friends ever since. Judy has also become a regular on... The post The Grid 077 ft. Judy Whitlow – Pocket Sevens appeared first on The Poker Grid.
Abby “Abbypoker” Merk enters the GRID to talk about a hand that has been haunting her for two years. Nearing the bubble at the 2023 WSOP Main Event, she faced off high stakes tournament pro Stephen Chidwick in a ballooning pot that would put all her chips at risk. As Abby retells the stress of... The post The Grid 076 ft. Abby Merk – Ace Queen Suited appeared first on The Poker Grid.
Welcome back to the GRID podcast! Our re-launch kicks off with Hendon mob founder and PokerStars Pro Barny Boatman. Barny relates a pivotal hand in his historic victory at the 2024 European Poker Tour stop in Paris. Barny Boatman by Danny Maxwell, who won the 2024 Global Poker Award for this photo With 19 players... The post The Grid 075 ft. Barny Boatman – Jack-Nine Suited appeared first on The Poker Grid.