Learn Ultimate Texas Hold'em
23 short lessons in 6 chapters, about 165 minutes in all. Every lesson has a quiz, and most have hands you play at a practice table that shows the EV of every decision.
1. Foundations
The table, the hands, a full deal and how every bet is settled.
- Welcome to the table You against the dealer, four betting circles, one big decision.
- Poker hands in five minutes The ten hands, best five of seven, and kickers.
- One hand, start to finish Three decision points, and what happens after each one.
- Who gets paid: qualifying, the Blind and ties Ante, Blind and Play each have their own rule.
2. EV basics
What a decision is worth, and how the EV sheet shows it.
- EV and the house edge, in plain English What a decision is worth on average, and what the game costs.
- Reading the EV sheet (and why 3x is never right) Best play, close calls and big mistakes, plus the 3x trap.
3. Perfect strategy I: lowest edge
Every decision, played to the exact optimum: 2.19% of the Ante.
- Preflop: when to bet 4x The exact preflop chart, in eight short rules.
- Preflop close calls Where the chart's edges are, and how little they matter.
- The flop: bet 2x or check Hidden pairs, two pair and good flush draws are 2x hands.
- Tricky flops: paired boards, draws, small pairs Where the flop rules need care, and where they're slightly wrong.
- The river: bet 1x or fold Folding costs 2 antes for sure. Bet 1x when that's worse.
- Counting the dealer's outs Fewer than 21 cards that beat you: bet 1x.
- Perfect strategy I: the whole picture Everything on one page, and what 'perfect' can and can't do.
- Checkpoint: perfect strategy Ten quick decisions across all three streets.
4. Perfect strategy II: practical
A strategy you can remember, what it costs, and how to plan a session.
- House edge, element of risk and cost per hour Three honest numbers for the same game, and the one that pays your bills.
- Perfect strategy II: the card you can remember A strategy card that costs 59¢ an hour more than perfect.
- Swings, sessions and bankroll What a normal hour looks like, and how much to bring.
- What common habits really cost The leaks players actually have, priced exactly.
5. Perfect strategy III: fun per dollar
Side bets and table choices, priced per hour.
- The Trips bet A side bet on your own hand. Its price depends entirely on the paytable.
- Six Card Bonus, progressives and Bad Beat The bets the app doesn't deal, and what they cost.
- Perfect strategy III: the most fun per dollar Choose your evening's price, then spend it on what you enjoy.
6. The real casino
Etiquette, signals and the final exam.
- Playing at a real table Buy-in, signals, cards and courtesy.
- Final exam Twelve questions from rules to bankroll.