The course

Learn poker rules, the right way

This free, structured course shows you how to play poker for beginners from the ground up — 12 blocks and 141 short lessons that take you from the basic poker rules and hand rankings to tournaments, built around every game. Learn the fundamentals step by step, drill starting hands by position, and see exactly what beats what — with an interactive test at the end of each lesson. 65 lessons live now.

  1. 01 12 live

    How to Play Poker: Rules for Beginners

    Learn the rules of poker from scratch — the deck, poker hand rankings, betting and how a hand is won. The complete beginner's start, so begin right here.

    12 lessons
  2. 02 14 live

    How to Play Texas Hold'em: Rules & Betting

    Learn how to play Texas Hold'em step by step — the blinds, the four betting streets and the key decision on each. The world's most popular poker game.

    14 lessons
  3. 03 13 live

    Poker Preflop Strategy: Ranges & Position

    Master preflop poker strategy: starting hands by position, opening ranges and 3-betting until they're automatic — the single most profitable street to fix.

    13 lessons
  4. 04 14 live

    Postflop Poker Strategy: C-Bet, Sizing & Bluffing

    Where most money is won and lost: c-betting, board texture, bet sizing, the check-raise and reading ranges after the flop. Turn postflop theory into instinct.

    14 lessons
  5. 05 12 live

    Poker Math: Pot Odds, Equity & Outs

    Learn to calculate pot odds and equity, count your outs and read implied odds — every number a winning player uses, made visual and simple. No fluff.

    12 lessons
  6. 06 Soon

    How to Play Omaha Poker (Pot-Limit Omaha)

    Learn how to play Pot-Limit Omaha from scratch: the rules, the exactly-two-cards rule, PLO starting hands and pot-limit betting. Four hole cards, big pots.

    12 lessons
  7. 07 Soon

    How to Play Seven-Card Stud Poker

    Learn the rules of Seven-Card Stud: antes, the bring-in, reading exposed up-cards and street-by-street play. No community cards, no button — pure memory.

    11 lessons
  8. 08 Soon

    How to Play Razz Poker (Lowball)

    Learn how to play Razz, the lowball game where the lowest hand wins: the bring-in, reading low boards and which starting hands to play. Stud, flipped.

    10 lessons
  9. 09 Soon

    How to Play Badugi Poker

    Learn how to play Badugi: what counts as a badugi, drawing and standing pat, and the triple-draw structure. A four-card draw where distinct ranks and suits win.

    10 lessons
  10. 10 Soon

    How to Play Short Deck (Six Plus) Hold'em

    Learn how to play Short Deck Hold'em: the 36-card deck, the flipped hand rankings and how the odds change. Hold'em's high-octane, action-packed cousin.

    10 lessons
  11. 11 Soon

    How to Play Poker Tournaments (MTT & SNG)

    Learn tournament poker: thinking in big blinds, push-or-fold, ICM pressure, bubble play and final tables. The skills that win MTTs and sit-and-gos.

    13 lessons
  12. 12 Soon

    Poker Bankroll Management & Mindset

    The off-table skills that keep winners winning: bankroll management, game selection, tilt control and playing responsibly. Master the money and the mind.

    10 lessons