Month: June 2020

The Grid 039 ft. Stephen “Jorbs” Flavall – on Four-Deuce Offsuit

June 21, 2020 Jennifer Shahade 00:57:02

Professional streamer and former poker professional Stephen “Jorbs” Flavall steps into the GRID to discuss a hand he played with four-deuce offsuit over a decade ago. It was a homegame that he thought would be casual, but he walked into a competitive vibe. When he opened with one of the trashiest hands in poker and proceeded to make bottom pair, the desire to enjoy a fun evening with friends dramatically collided with poker instincts.

Since the fateful hand, Jorbs has transitioned away from games like poker and chess into the games he streams on his channel, including Slay the Spier and Hearthstone.   

Jen and Jorbs talk about streaming for fun and as a business and he advises on how to focus on providing value, rather than obsess over growth.

Follow jorbs at twitch.tv/jorbs and https://twitter.com/JoINrbs  

Now that Jorbs has covered four-deuce offsuit, there are 130 hands remaining on thepokergrid.com.

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The Grid 038 ft. Liv Boeree – on Ace-Seven Offsuit

June 5, 2020 Jennifer Shahade 00:58:18

World Series of Poker and EPT Champion Liv Boeree joins Jennifer Shahade on thepokergrid.com to discuss a hand history with ace-seven offsuit on the bubble of the UK Millions in 2020. Liv, who has been focusing on her YouTube channel and speaking career recently, was playing after a long hiatus. She found herself with top pair and a weak kicker on an increasingly scary board, but with shallow stack depth, she jammed her stack in.

 Liv talks about the emotional recovery in poker, and how it’s changed as her career flourishes beyond the game itself. They also talk about the collision of rationality and emotion on the bubble.

Boeree talks about her new YouTube channel, and reveals the intense effort that she puts into each segment as writer, star producer, editor and even director of photography! She pinpoints the video on the Doomsday Clock as a turning point in her presentation approach.

She also answers some burning questions from our listeners and explains why she loves bullet chess. Liv explains how much precision she’s been able to incorporate into her own life, a subject she explored in her Tedx talk “A Number Speaks a Thousand Words”. She also gave a TED talk on life lessons from poker.

You can follow Liv on twitter, Instagram, her website and of course, YouTube.

Now that Liv has covered Ace-Seven offsuit, there are 131 combos remaining on thepokergrid.com.

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Liv Boeree