Today we welcome to the GRID poker pro and a Global Poker Award winner Xuan Liu. Xuan is a powerhouse on the felt, earning over 2.4 Million dollars in live tournament earnings, including final tables at EPT San Remo and the PCA. Now she is a regular in high stakes cash games and streams all over the globe, including this hand, played at the WPT World Championship at the Wynn.

The Squid game was in play, also known as the Stand-Up Game. In this action-packed format, players are incentivized to play lots of hands to earn a squid token or the right to sit down. Otherwise, they have to pay a bounty to each player at the table.

Xuan held King Seven of Clubs in the small blind and with a squid token at stake, it was plenty strong enough to get involved with her friend Peter, who isolated in the straddle. The flop came out Queens of clubs, jack of clubs, and ten of hearts and as the pot approached six figures, Xuan knew what she had to do.

After going over the hand and the nuts and bolts of Squid strategy, Xuan and Jennifer move on to discuss the power and limits of randomization, in poker and in life. Xuan also talks about her successful quest to play poker in every Canadian province, while on a tight budget.

Now that Xuan Liu has discussed King Seven suited, there are 89 hands remaining on the Poker Grid. See which combos are left: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/ Follow Xuan’s adventures at https://www.youtube.com/@XuanLiu

Other Links Mentioned:

Xuan’s YouTube video on this session

Jennifer’s post on the MIT panel with Jen, Xuan, Alex Botez and Nate Silver. https://jenshahade.substack.com/p/hot-hands-and-cold-decks-on-fire

Xuan’s GPA award winning hand from the Lodge Poker Club