Jennifer welcomes high performance coach and poker champion Jason Su to the GRID. He is the author of the acclaimed book, Poker with Presence and most recently, The Joy of Poker: Win More, Be Happy.

Jason talks about a hand in the early orbits of a $2.5k off strip side event. He defended the big blind with queen eight of hearts against a tough opponent in early position. They saw a flop with Jack of hearts five of clubs deuce of hearts. After check calling the flop, a queen of spades hits the turn, giving Jason top pair along with his draw. The river brought an offsuit six, after which Jason faced an unexpectedly large bet: 4300 into 5300. After pondering whether to call or fold, a third option occurred to Jason…

After the hand, they talk about some of Jason’s top tools for building presence and joy in his clients. “Being present is not a trait—it’s a skill”, Jason writes in the Joy of Poker.

Now that Jason Su has discussed Queen-Eight Suited, there are 86 hands remaining on the Poker Grid. Browse other hands and see what is left: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/

Discussed on the Pod:

Jason’s new book, now available on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Poker-Win-More-Happy-ebook/dp/B0F75RNRJF?ref_=ast_author_mpb

Jason’s performance coaching: https://www.pokerwithpresence.com/coaching

The GRID Episode 82 with new Triton Champ Xuan Liu: https://thepokergrid.com/2025/04/26/the-grid-082-ft-xuan-liu-king-seven-suited/