Jennifer brings the radiant Julie Anna Cornelius, known as “LuckyJadeJules”, to the GRID for a long-anticipated appearance. A force of nature on and off the felt, Jules brings a hand from the RunGood Stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where she found herself heads-up for a Main Event title. After battling back from a deficit heads-up, Jules found...

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Urgent care physician and poker player Cindy Spier enters the GRID to discuss one of her impressive tournament victories. At the Senior’s Event at a WSOP circuit event in Pompano, Florida, Dr. Spier held Queen Seven Offsuit, once known as the “computer hand.” Three-handed for the ring, she was in the big blind facing a raise from the chip-leader. She three-bet her with queen seven offsuit and continued to play with the type of ruthless aggression which has earned her nine live tournament victories, for an incredible first place rate of over ten percent. In 2025 alone, she has won three WSOP Circuit rings.

After Jennifer and Cindy go over the hand, Cindy gives some insight into her success as a doctor and the decision-making skills and mindset tips she is able to transfer over to the poker table. A member of Jaka Coaching and Pocket Queens, Cindy also talks efficient study tips for busy adults.

Now that Dr. Cindy Spier has ticked off queen-seven offsuit, there are 82 hands remaining on the poker GRID. Browse other hands and see what’s left at: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/

Related Links:

Pocket Queens Study Group

Pocket Queens on Instagram

Jaka Coaching

Cindy’s Hendon Mob 1st places

Jennifer’s upcoming book, Thinking Sideways

Upcoming NAPT in Las Vegas

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Jennifer Shahade welcomes author, poker player, science writer and commentator Alex O’Brien to the GRID. The two break down a hand from Jennifer’s final table at the Women’s Summer Festival, where she held Ten-Eight Offsuit in the big blind. The table had been nine handed for over an hour, and when the button opened, Jennifer made the ambitious call. When the flop came J9A rainbow, she check called a bet with her straight draw. A brick four completed the rainbow and after the action went check check, a deuce on the river came, leaving Jennifer with a choice: give up or bluff with her ten-high?

Alex and Jennifer also revisit a hand that they played together at the tag team event of the WSOP, where they played as the “Write-Offs.” The conversation also touches on Alex O’ Brien’s book, The Truth Detective: Lessons from Poker on Risk, Reward and Imperfect Information, and what it can teach us about the bluff to value ratio in life and in poker.

Now that Jennifer and Alex have discussed ten-eight offsuit, 83 hands remain on the poker GRID. Also see Peter Jetten discuss Ten-Eight here. Browse other hands and see what’s left at: https://thepokergrid.com/episode-finder/

Links mentioned in the show

Alex O Brien’s book the Truth Detective (UK links to her book.)

PokerStars Women’s Summer Festival full replay with comms by James Hartigan, Joe Stapleton and Caitlin Comeskey

Women’s Summer recap by Jennifer on her substack

Hippodrome Live Channel

Alex and Jennifer at the Tag Team Champs

Alex’s hand from the Women’s Winter Festival against Georgina James

Alex O Brien’s article for poker.org with strategy analysis by Dara O’Kearney

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