Month: February 2020

The Grid 030 ft. Sam Greenwood – King-Ten suited

February 22, 2020 Jennifer Shahade 00:52:09

Poker coach and high roller tournament champion Sam Greenwood enters the GRID to discuss a high stakes hand with king-ten suited, held at the Triton Millions in July 2019. Sam was facing the tricky and outspoken Martin Kabrhel of the Czech Republic in a 3-bet pot, and as the board ran out, a hand that was decent on the flop started to look like a prime candidate for bluffing.

Sam talks about how even the top players in the World have trouble executing solver strategies   extrapolating that the fear of “robotic” play is overblown. He gives tips for newcomers to shot clocks and reveals his most under-rated and over-rated study techniques.  

Sam has over 21 million dollars in live earnings and won a WSOP bracelet in No Limit Hold Em in 2015. Other big tournament wins include his January 2019 PCA 100K Super High Roller victory, and a 2013 SCOOP win. You can find Sam on twitter and on his coaching videos on Run it Once.

Now that King-ten suited is covered, there are 139 combos left on thepokergrid.com. 


The Grid 029 ft. Femi Fashakin – King-Nine Offsuit

February 10, 2020 Jennifer Shahade 40:07

Orlando based poker player and tech entrepreneur Femi Fashakin steps into the GRID to discuss a crucial hand from the largest poker tournament of all time, the WSOP Big Fifty. Femi won over a million dollars for topping the 28,000 player field, becoming the first Nigerian-born poker player ever to take home a gold bracelet.

With the final table looming, Femi faced a double check raise, and was put to a decision for all his chips with king-nine offsuit.   

Femi and Jen talk about whether his story proves the vitality of the “American Poker Dream” and his tips for poker players coming up the ranks.   

 In exploring the double check raise, Jen describes working with Philly-based creative director Evan Young on a deck of GRID challenge cards, where specific missions allowed players to win bounties from each player, much like the seven-deuce game. One of those cards was the “Double Check Raise” mission, a challenge she found surprisingly difficult to fulfill in a friendly homegame.  Jen and Femi talk about the power of rare lines and the importance of thinking them through in advance.

Femi wraps up with tips for aspiring entrepreneurs and explains why it’s a perfect fit for poker players to pursue multiple income streams.

Find Femi on hendon mob, and on twitter @femitfash