Learn poker

Written guides

One topic each, in plain English. Read them in any order.

• Poker hand rankings

  All ten poker hands in order, strongest to weakest, with how ties are settled and how often each one actually turns up. No signup, and you can practise straight away.

• How to play Texas Hold’em

  The rules of Texas Hold’em in the order you meet them at a table: the blinds, the four betting rounds, what you can do on your turn, and a full hand played out. No signup, and you can practise straight away.

• Which starting hands to play

  All 169 starting hands in one chart, sorted by the earliest position you should open them from. Plus how often each one arrives and what suitedness is actually worth. No signup, and you can practise straight away.

• How to calculate pot odds

  Pot odds in one formula, with the price every common bet size sets, how many outs each draw really has, and the mistake that makes most pot-odds advice wrong. No signup, and you can practise straight away.

• Position in poker

  What position means, the six seats in the order they act, and why the same two cards are a fold in one seat and a raise in another. With the numbers behind it. No signup, and you can practise straight away.

• How much to bet

  Every bet sets two prices, one for the other player and one for you. The four sizes worth using, what each one charges a draw, and why a pot-sized bluff has to work half the time. No signup, and you can practise straight away.

Quick answers

One question, one number, and where the number came from.

• How often do you flop a set?

  About 11.8% of the time, or one flop in 8.5. All 19,600 flops a pocket pair can meet, graded, including the 48 that hand you a full house without a card of your rank in them.

Practice

Spots dealt fresh and marked by the engine, rather than worked examples that stay put. Drills live in the app, next to the tables.