Jennifer welcomes her longtime friend to the GRID, professional poker player and commentator Katie Stone. Katie brings a hand she played at a heads up charity challenge hosted by Solve For Why, a Vegas based poker training academy founded by Matt Berkey.

 Katie had already won matches against Hearthstone streamer Hafu and poker pro Kitty Kuo when she faced her final four opponent: Poker Detox founder & high stakes pro Nick Howard.

After reviewing the tape of Nick’s aggressive preflop strategies earlier in the event, Katie was determined to widen her own ranges. She opened pocket fours on the button, faced a three bet, and elected to four-bet. Katie explains the unusual choice, and takes us through the rest of the hand, where she faced a tough decision on the river.

The conversation spins out from the hand into what chess can teach poker players about game integrity, how parenthood effects your perspective on poker, and how the marketing of women in the game has changed since Katie founded the GRINDETTES in 2011.

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The GRID is now proudly sponsored by PokerStars. Our new logo art features a photo by Kyle Cassidy. The GRID intro music is “Gotta Switch it On” by Grace Mesa.

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