The Poker Grid

The Poker Grid


Latest Episodes

The Grid 061.5 Bonus Episode ft. Ella Papanek
January 22, 2022

This bonus episode of the GRID offers a fascinating discussion between Jen Shahade and quant sports trader & US Chess expert Ella Papanek. A recent graduate of Harvard University, Ella works at the Su

The Grid 061 ft. Amanda Botfeld – King Jack Offsuit
January 09, 2022

Jennifer welcomes Amanda Botfeld, author of “A Girls Guide to Poker” to the GRID. Amanda discusses a hand from the tag team event at the World Series of Poker, where she paired up with the man who tau

The Grid 060.5 Bonus Episode ft. Rusudan Goletiani
December 29, 2021

In a bonus holiday episode of the GRID, Jennifer introduces listeners to International Master Rusudan Goletiani. Goletiani is a three-time World Youth Champion, a two-time Olympic medalist and a forme

The Grid 060 ft. DGAF – Nine-Seven Offsuit
December 21, 2021

Jennifer welcomes a very special guest to the GRID, a prolific podcast host who captures the voice of a peripatetic cash game pro: DGAF. DGAF, as he calls himself, is the creator of epic “Sessions” po

The Grid 059 ft. Dara O’Kearney – King-Six Suited
November 10, 2021

The GRID is back just in time for the Main Event bubble, and an appropriately timed interview with Dara O’Kearney, professional poker player and three-time author, most recently of Endgame Poker Strat

The Grid 058.5 ft. Qiyu “Nemo” Zhou-King-Ten Suited
September 28, 2021

Jennifer Shahade welcomes Qiyu “Nemo” Zhou to the GRID. Nemo is a former World Youth Chess Champion, a streamer at twitch.tv/akanemsko and a professional e-sports player at Counter Logic Gaming. Since

The Grid 058 ft. Jordan Ellenberg – Five-Deuce Offsuit
September 09, 2021

The GRID welcomes best-selling author, mathematician and professor Jordan Ellenberg, author of the new book, Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy and Everything Else

The Grid 057.5 Bonus Episode ft. Isabelle Choko
August 23, 2021

In a special bonus episode of The Grid, we welcome one of our most extraordinary guests ever: Holocaust Survivor, author and 1956 French Women’s Chess champion, Isabelle Choko.  Born on September 18,

The Grid 057 ft. Jonathan Corbblah – Nine-Five Suited
July 11, 2021

Jennifer brings longtime friend, a master of many games, Jonathan Corbblah on to the GRID. He talks about a dramatic hand with nine-five suited in a private game at the Hamptons, where his new opponen

The Grid 056 ft. Shirin Oskooi – Five-Six Suited
June 12, 2021

Jennifer welcomes poker player, survivor all star and tech executive Shirin Oskooi to the GRID.   Shirin brings us five-six suited, a combo she loves both for its chameleon-like preflop qualities, and a pivotal hand she played at the Wynn when she was ...