Jennifer Shahade

The Poker Grid

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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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Jennifer Shahade

Episodes

The Grid 005 ft. Ryan Laplante – King Queen Suited 05.06.2019 33:57

World Series of Poker bracelet winner and 7-time WSOP final tablist Ryan Laplante enters the GRID with a tough spot with King-Queen suited, in one of his favorite events of the year, the 10K Bellagio Five Diamond event in Las Vegas. Ryan talks about how excitement to turn a flush on a paired board changed into suspicion after a river bet from sharp octogenarian Bob Mantin. Ryan is a passionate pok...

The Grid 004 ft. Maria Konnikova – Seven Deuce Offsuit 29.05.2019 33:41

Award winning author, psychology PhD, New Yorker writer and PokerStars Pro Maria Konnikova talks about the most notorious poker hand, seven-deuce offsuit. The author of  the Confidence Game ,  Mastermind  and the highly anticipated upcoming book,  The   Biggest Bluff   talks about a hand from a 2018 World Series of Poker side event that gave her a new perspective on b...

The Grid 003 ft. Jamie Kerstetter – Aces 20.05.2019 31:39

Poker pro, commentator and everyone’s favorite twitter follow, Jamie Kerstetter talks to Jennifer Shahade about the most coveted poker hand, aces.  Jamie tells a dramatic story from a decade ago, where she bamboozled an opponent with aces in a large pot. The aftermath ended in a true “walk of shame” for the villain in the hand. Jamie & Jen discuss how getting aces is such an adrenal...

The Grid 002 ft. Kevin Rabichow – Ten Five Offsuit 13.05.2019 33:55

Kevin “Barewire” Rabichow, high-stakes online player, coach and heads-up specialist, talks to Jennifer Shahade about Ten-Five offsuit; a riveting heads-up hand from 2013. Kevin talks about “King of the Hill” dynamics, and how the hand may be played differently today. He also talks about a few common pitfalls that snare some tournament players when playing some of the worst hands. Jen and Kevin wra...

The Grid 001 ft. Lex Veldhuis – King Four Offsuit 05.05.2019 34:05

In the premiere episode of The Grid, Jennifer Shahade interviews Lex Veldhuis, poker professional, twitch.tv streamer and PokerStars Ambassador. Lex kicks off The Grid with a hand from 2007, where he held king-four offsuit. Lex and Jen talk about why the hand stands out in his memory as a turning point in his mental game. They also touch on how streaming can keep poker players honest with themselv...