Month: June 2022

The Grid 066.5 ft. Angela Jordison – Ace-Eight Suited.

June 24, 2022 Jennifer Shahade 00:41:23

Angela Jordison enters the GRID, to discuss a sizzling hand she played against World Champion Greg “Fossilman” Raymer at the 2021 WSOP Senior’s Event.Angela raised in early position with ace-eight suited, and called a three-bet from Raymer on the button. When the flop came out beautifully, three-eight-ace with two clubs, Jordison check raised. They saw another eight on the turn, bringing in the club flush draw—and more importantly, giving Angela a full house. Now she just had to figure out how to get all of Raymer’s chips—and a fossil for the road.

Though Jordison is primarily a PLO live cash game player, she is also known for her live tournament success. She hails over $500,000 in live MTT earnings, including a six-figure score notched right after this interview, 3rd place in WSOP Event #18 for a sweet 150K prize. She also pulled off a remarkable hat trick back in 2015, when she won three events in a row at her local Oregon casino, the Pendleton.

This podcast releases just as Angela and Jennifer are ready to team up in this summer’s WSOP tag team event, raising money for abortion access. They discuss why the issue is so important to both, and their plans to dominate the event. You can find the All-in For Abortion Access logo on buttons and T-shirts here. The logo uses the hand seven-three to commemorate the 1973 Roe vs. Wade landmark decision, now in jeopardy.

Follow Angela on twitter @AngelaJordison.

Angela covered ace-eight suited, a hand that was also discussed by Darren Elias, leaving 103 combos on the GRID. Check out previous episodes using our Episode Finder. 

Support the show by rating and reviewing the GRID on your favorite podcast platform and ordering Jen Shahade’s new book, Chess Queens.

The GRID is now proudly sponsored by PokerStars. 

Logo art photo by Kyle Cassidy, intro music “Gotta Switch it On” by Grace Mesa.

Photos by Rachel Miller

The Grid 066 ft. TommyAngelo – Ace-Three Suited.

June 13, 2022 Jennifer Shahade 41:41

Poker coach, player, and renowned author on mindset and strategy Tommy Angelo enters the GRID to talk about a thrilling—and then not so thrilling—hand with ace-three suited. This hand throws back all the way to 1995, to a riverboat game on the Mississippi in Saint Louis, where Tommy found himself in a multi-way hand with ace-three of diamonds. The board ran out Queen of Spades, Four of Diamonds, and Two of Diamonds. After the flop checked around, the turn was the beautiful five of diamonds. Tommy started doing cartwheels and backflips in his head. He hit the stone cold nuts, a straight flush, a holding that we mostly dream about. Then the river came.

After unraveling the most memorable, and most painful hand of his multi-decade career, Tommy talks about common mindset missteps, his process in poker and in writing, and how to practice gratitude, even when you’re frustrated and card-dead. As he says: “Your flops are numbered. Love Them All.”

All of Tommy’s books, including the widely acclaimed  Elements of Poker, and Painless Poker, can be found on multiple platforms, including e-book, audio book and hardcopy. You can find links to his articles and videos and learn about his coaching on https://www.tommyangelo.com/. Follow him for daily poker wisdom on @thetommyangelo.

Now that Tommy has covered ace-three suited, there are 103 combos left on the GRID. Check out previous episodes using our Episode Finder. 

Be sure to rate/review the GRID on your favorite podcast platform and check out host Jen Shahade’s new book, Chess Queens.

The GRID is now proudly sponsored by PokerStars. Logo art photo by Kyle Cassidy, intro music “Gotta Switch it On” by Grace Mesa.