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 themselves, as well as tackling fears of embarrassment. Jen and Lex also discuss how game theory is making the game more fascinating and aggressive. They wrap up the interview with a story from the 2007 Barcelona EPT, where the live poker scene was very different, and how Lex plans to inject some of that back into the tournament culture with his “Lex Live” series.

Now that King-four offsuit has been discussed on “The Poker Grid”, 168 interviews remain.