How to play poker
Plain-English guides to the games we run. Each one is written assuming you've never played before, and each one is long enough to get you from zero to comfortable at a real table.
Beginner-friendly · 12 min read
Texas Hold'em
The world's most popular poker variant. Rules, hand rankings, position, betting rounds, and the variants we spread at The Ultimate Poker.
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Intermediate · 14 min read
Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO)
Four hole cards, must-use-two rules, and pot-limit betting. PLO is the action-junkie's game — here's how it actually works.
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Intermediate · 16 min read
Tournament strategy fundamentals
Stack sizes, ICM, blind levels, push-fold charts, and the small handful of ideas that separate winning tournament players from losing ones.
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