Month: February 2022

The Grid 063 ft. Olivier Busquet –  King Jack Suited

February 28, 2022 Jennifer Shahade 00:58:56

Jennifer welcomes legendary cash game pro Olivier Busquet to the GRID. He’s a two-time European Poker Tour champion, a WPT Champion, and has over nine million dollars in live earnings. Most known for his longevity in online cash and heads-up games, Olivier brings a throwback hand to the GRID. He had King-Jack suited in a Poker After Dark Episode that was filmed over a decade ago in 2011, just before Black Friday changed everything in US poker.

In the fated hand, Olivier is up against David “Viffer” Peat, who opens the button. Olivier three-bets in the big blind with King-Jack of spades and Viffer calls. The flop comes J78 rainbow, no spades and Olivier c-bets 10K into 15K. Viffer calls, with pocket fives, and the turn is another jack. Olivier bets 20K into 35K, and Viffer calls yet again. You’ll never guess what happened on the river–unless you have the imagination of a poker player. 

Mentioned on this episode: 

Olivier’s podcast, Two Lives with Olivier: https://www.twolivespodcast.com/

Doug Polk’s video on the hand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rzp2vuXxss

Run it back with Remko: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2bAZuFpadxEX_d5QbaU-N2JKi_ZrnqIt

Follow GRID host Jennifer Shahade on twitter, and pre-order her book, Chess Queens here.

Now that Olivier has covered King-Jack suited, there are 106 combos left on the GRID.  Check out previous episodes using our Episode Finder.

We are happy to announce that the GRID is now sponsored by PokerStars. More details on this partnership coming soon. 

The Grid 062 ft. Keith Becker – King-Ten Offsuit

February 20, 2022 Jennifer Shahade 00:45:29

Jennifer Shahade welcomes fellow PokerStars Ambassador Keith “Accidental Grenade” Becker to the GRID. Keith, who also goes by whoopsboom brings a hand from the PokerStars PA Winter Series, where he captured an event win in the final stretch.

In his GRID moment, Keith had king-ten offsuit, with no heart. In an iconic spot about 45 big blinds deep, Keith three bet a button open from the small blind. He explains his thought process on the board, which ran out 3h 6d Jh 7h 6h.

Keith and Jen use the hand as a portal to discuss how key it is for people with limited study time to focus on spots that recur frequently. Keith also reveals some of the challenges he faces in playing his best while streaming, and talks about his dual Thursday night streams with fellow PokerStars PA streamer, Naigo.  He also imparts how important it is for him to make a difference in his content, from creating a friendlier community to advocating for LGBTQ+ rights.

Follow Keith on his twitter and twitch channels. Follow GRID host Jennifer on twitter, and pre-order her book, Chess Queens here.

Now that Keith has covered king-ten-offsuit, there are 107 combos left on the GRID. Check out previous episodes using our Episode Finder.

We are happy to announce that the GRID is now sponsored by PokerStars. Look for more exciting news about this partnership in the coming months.