The Poker Grid

Nov 12 2024 86 ep. 44 mins 253

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The Grid is a 169 episode poker hand scavenger hunt hosted by chess champion and PokerStars pro Jennifer Shahade. Jen interviews poker players about dramatic hands they’ve played, aiming to fill out all 169 possible starting poker hands, from the worst, seven-deuce offsuit to the best, pocket aces.
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The Grid 074 ft. Yanjaa Wintersoul – Eight-Three Offsuit

May 16 2023 82 mins

The GRID podcast returns to our regular programming by welcoming a very special guest: International Memory Grandmaster, Yanjaa Wintersoul. Yanjaa, the first woman to become a Memory World Champion, talks about how memory tricks apply to poker, chess and trivia. The conversation is anchored by Yanjaa’s first poker tournament, the 2022 World Series of Poker...

The Grid 073 ft. Matt Glassman – Jack-Three Offsuit

Jan 21 2023 43 mins

As we approach the PokerStars Players Championship, we welcome our Platinum Poker Hand winner, Matt Glassman. Matt kicks off the episode with a riveting reading of his award winning essay, “Jack-Three Offsuit and the Monster Ballads Poker Game.” Then Jen and Matt move on to discuss what makes a great home game, how to teach game...

The Grid 072.5 The Winner is in: Announcing our Platinum Poker Hand

Dec 30 2022 12 mins

Welcome to a very special episode of the GRID, where the winner of the Platinum Poker Hand competition is unveiled. Over 70 entrants from all over the United States and Canada, competed for the delicious prize, a 30K package to play in the PokerStars Players Championships, set for the Bahamas in January 2023. After narrowing...

The Grid 072 ft. Victoria Livschitz – Queen-Nine Offsuit

Dec 13 2022 44 mins

In a special episode of the GRID, Jennifer invites high-roller regular Victoria Livschitz, for her very first podcast appearance. Victoria has had an extraordinarily successful career as a tech entrepreneur, and aptly for this pod, her biggest success was an early cloud computer leader called the GRID dynamics. She started touring the high roller circuit...

The Grid 071.5 – Tell Us Your Platinum Poker Hand

Dec 03 2022 2 mins

We interrupt our regular programming for a HUGE announcement. The GRID is giving away a Platinum Pass worth $30,000!! One lucky, and talented, listener from the US or Canada will be going to the Bahamas in January, to play the PokerStars Players Championships. To win, tell us your #PlatinumPokerHand, a memorable, funny or entertaining hand...

The Grid 071 ft. Nate Solon – Pocket Threes

Nov 26 2022 58 mins

Jennifer invites data scientist, chess master and writer Nate Solon to the GRID. Nate talks about a hand from a private game early in his poker career. He found himself flopping bottom set on a dry board against a friend—but things got progressively worse: not only did he lose the pot, but he and his...

The Grid 070 ft. Wey Xie – Ace-Queen Offsuit

Nov 05 2022 61 mins

Jennifer Shahade invites Wey “CRAIBaby” Xie to the GRID. A high stakes online player who has battled and won with the best players in the World, Wey Xie talks about a pivotal hand he played with Ace-Queen offsuit on PokerStars. 150 big blinds deep in 1K NL, The hijack opened to 2.7x and Wey Xie...

The Grid 069 x The Chip Race ft. Jen Shahade – Jack-Six Suited

Oct 16 2022 34 mins

Jennifer Shahade joins David Lappin and Dara O’Kearney from the Chip Race to discuss a hand from the 3K Mystery Bounty event at EPT Barcelona. With bounties in play and the money bubble looming, Jennifer held Jack-Six suited, and got involved in a preflop confrontation with top Norweigian pro Preben Stokan and high roller Paul...

The Grid 068.5 ft. ft. Nick Schulman – Jack-Four Offsuit

Oct 06 2022 45 mins

Jennifer Shahade re-releases her 2019 episode with 3-time WSOP bracelet winner and star commentator Nick Schulman. Nick, consistently ahead of the curve, played a big pot with jack-four offsuit in a NYC underground cash game. She also touches on the current scandals that have shaken the chess and poker worlds. For more on Jennifer’s thoughts, check...

The Grid 068 ft. Matt Matros – Ace-Nine Offsuit.

Aug 30 2022 54 mins

Matt Matros, three-time WSOP bracelet winner and three-time author enters the GRID to discuss a fascinating hand with ace-nine offsuit, also featured in his new book, The Poker Brain: Improving Your Process Through Optimal and Exploitive Thinking. Matt opened the hijack, deep in the money of an online bracelet event, and was called by poker pro...