Poker For Beginners Course - Articles
We have developed a high-level beginner's course with a series of articles and videos that aim to take you to an expert level understanding of the game. This is done with a theory-first approach; a series of 8 articles should give you a foundational understanding of the workings of the game. These articles are followed by a practical-oriented video series that prepares you for the real-world poker games, allowing you to move up stakes and become a warrior at the tables.
Start with Part 1 of These Article Series
Beginner's Poker Course Part 8: (Not) Going Broke - Bankroll Management & Tracking
We are almost done with all the theoretical outlining, as you've entered the last part of this 8-part article series! Soon we will get into some practical tools, and the best sites to play at, and we'll start playing! We have an 8-part video series lined up for you as a continuation of this written beginner's course! Read on, as we're almost done! First, we'll cover some practical tools for general bankroll management and tracking to ensure you don't go broke.
Beginner's Poker Course Part 7: Indifference as It Relates To GTO
We have connected the two important poker concepts pot odds and equity in the previous article. We also saw, that your equity can be such that, you could be indifferent between making a call or folding. That is because the EV for both actions on that point would be 0. Remember that we're always striving to pick actions with the highest EV. Then, if the highest ones have the same value, we are indifferent in choosing any of them.
Beginner's Poker Course Part 6: Pot Odds & Equity – Two Fundamental Interconnected Poker Concepts
Back in the day, let's say between the years 2000 and 2010, nobody really had any of these solver tools available to study the game. We were mostly reliant on books and training videos to further our game, with most of them showcasing far-from-perfect play. The concept of Nash Equilibrium was known; after all, it is a mathematical concept stemming from the 1950s. But actual GTO play remained a mystery for all of us pros.
Beginner's Poker Course Part 5: 21,100 Flops, Ranges, & Mixed Strategies
We have gone back and forth between theory and a bit of practicality, discussing just a few hand situations because I felt you needed that. In this article, I want to address those needs again, and we are going to examine some common flop situations.