Poker Trainer

Learn poker for free, one hand at a time

Poker Trainer is a free, Duolingo-style course that teaches Texas Hold’em to complete beginners. Short lessons start with what the suits are and build up to hand rankings, betting, outs and pot odds. When you’re ready, play heads-up against Chip, a friendly bot, and get a review of every hand.

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What you’ll learn

28 lessons in 11 units, each unlocking the next:

  1. The cards. Suits, ranks, and which card is higher.
  2. Making hands. How cards combine: pairs, straights, flushes and more.
  3. Hand rankings. Learn which hands beat which.
  4. Texas Hold’em. Blinds, streets and the showdown.
  5. Position and starting hands. What to play, and from where.
  6. Draws and outs. Count the cards that win you the pot.
  7. Pot odds. Is the call worth the price?
  8. Betting rules. What you can do on your turn, how big a raise must be, and all-ins.
  9. Reading the board. Kickers, split pots, scary boards and the nuts.
  10. Poker odds. Starting-hand numbers and who’s ahead when everyone is all in.
  11. Playing smart. Why to bet, when to bluff, and looking after your money.

Why people use it

  • Free, with no ads and no account needed. Sign in with Google only if you want your progress on every device.
  • Made for complete beginners: every idea is shown with cards on the table before you’re asked about it.
  • Unlimited hearts, XP, a daily goal and a streak, so it’s easy to practise a little every day.
  • A 3D card table where you build hands by tapping cards, with new questions generated every time.
  • Play no-limit Hold’em against a bot, then see why you won or lost and which lessons to repeat.
  • In English and Swedish. It runs in the browser on phones and computers, nothing to install.
  • No real money and no gambling: it’s a place to learn the game.

Free poker guides

Prefer to read first? These guides cover the basics on one page each.

  • Poker rules: how to play Texas Hold’emThe poker rules for Texas Hold’em, step by step: the blinds, the four betting rounds, your five choices on each turn, and how the winner is decided at the showdown.
  • Poker hands ranked, from best to worstAll ten poker hands ranked in a chart, from royal flush down to high card, with an example of each, how often it happens in Texas Hold’em, and how ties are broken.
  • Poker odds explained: outs and pot oddsHow to count your outs, estimate your chance of hitting with the rule of 2 and 4, and use pot odds to decide whether a call is worth it. With a chart of common draws.
  • Poker terms, explained simplyWhat poker words mean, explained simply: blinds, button, flop, turn, river, kicker, outs, the nuts, all in, side pot, tilt and more.