Hi there, and welcome to our poker lessons pages! Our comprehensive website strives not only to answer your questions and make recommendations, but also to give you some sound advice on how to play poker. In our poker school, you’ll find 21 hand-crafted lessons written by expert members of our staff. Each lesson covers a different skill or technique, ranging from basic principles to advanced strategies. Be sure to check out all 21 lessons. Since our site is constantly updated, be on the lookout for more lessons in the future, too! In the meantime, let’s get started with our first section of free poker lessons.

Since poker is a complicated game that’s made even more complicated depending on the type of competition you’re up against, we feel it’s important to have a number of distinct skills. When we teach poker, therefore, we like to teach one skill or concept at a time. That way, you can master a new concept and move on to the next, constantly improving your game as you go. Lessons 1 through 5 are engineered for the poker novice. They’re short and simple and easy to follow. Make your way through these lessons and move on to Lessons 6-10  when you’re comfortable with what you’re learned, and when you’ve picked up a little bit more experience.

Lesson 1: An Intro to Game and Seat Selection – Most people think that poker begins when the first hand is dealt. Not true. You need to have your thinking cap on BEFORE you decide to sit down at a table…

Lesson 2: Mental Preparation and Selecting Your Hand – What could be more important that deciding on what kind of hand to pursue? This is one decision that will influence all other aspects of your poker game…

Lesson 3: The Art of Bluffing – Bluffing is a knight in shining armor. It can come to your rescue when you’re in distress. But if you don’t know how to do it properly, bluffing can become your biggest enemy…

Lesson 4: Do’s and Don’ts of Bluffing – Follow this link for a simple set of rules that you should consider when you’re thinking about bluffing…

Lesson 5: Seven-Card Stud – Sooner or later, you’re going to want to try something other than Texas Hold’em. Seven-Card Stud is a common alternative, but there are some things you should know before you begin…