Poker Guide: Learn Texas Hold'em
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣Texas Hold'em<br>Pull up<br>a chair.<br>An interactive guide to Texas Hold'em. Deal real hands, watch your odds shift card by card, and practice until you can read the table at a glance.<br>Deal me inPlay a real hand →<br>52 cards · 2 in your hand · 5 on the board · 10 ways to win
10♠<br>10♠
J♠<br>J♠
Q♠<br>Q♠
K♠<br>K♠
A♠<br>A♠
01 · The Deck52 cards. 4 suits.<br>Click any card to inspect it, or tab in and explore with the arrow keys. Each suit has 13 ranks: Ace through King.
♠Spades<br>13 cards<br>A♠<br>A♠
2♠<br>2♠
3♠<br>3♠
4♠<br>4♠
5♠<br>5♠
6♠<br>6♠
7♠<br>7♠
8♠<br>8♠
9♠<br>9♠
10♠<br>10♠
J♠<br>J♠
Q♠<br>Q♠
K♠<br>K♠
♥Hearts<br>13 cards<br>A♥<br>A♥
2♥<br>2♥
3♥<br>3♥
4♥<br>4♥
5♥<br>5♥
6♥<br>6♥
7♥<br>7♥
8♥<br>8♥
9♥<br>9♥
10♥<br>10♥
J♥<br>J♥
Q♥<br>Q♥
K♥<br>K♥
♦Diamonds<br>13 cards<br>A♦<br>A♦
2♦<br>2♦
3♦<br>3♦
4♦<br>4♦
5♦<br>5♦
6♦<br>6♦
7♦<br>7♦
8♦<br>8♦
9♦<br>9♦
10♦<br>10♦
J♦<br>J♦
Q♦<br>Q♦
K♦<br>K♦
♣Clubs<br>13 cards<br>A♣<br>A♣
2♣<br>2♣
3♣<br>3♣
4♣<br>4♣
5♣<br>5♣
6♣<br>6♣
7♣<br>7♣
8♣<br>8♣
9♣<br>9♣
10♣<br>10♣
J♣<br>J♣
Q♣<br>Q♣
K♣<br>K♣
02 · How to PlayAnatomy of a hand<br>Step through the phases of a Texas Hold'em hand. Watch your best hand and your odds change with every card.
DealPre-flopFlopFlop betTurnTurn betRiverRiver betShowdown<br>Community Cards<br>Waiting for the flop...
Your Hole Cards
Deal<br>Each player gets 2 private hole cards, dealt face-down.
New handNext
Blinds<br>Two forced bets before the deal. Small blind and big blind rotate each hand.
Actions<br>Fold to quit, check/call to match, or raise to increase the bet.
Winning<br>Best 5-card hand at showdown wins, or be the last player standing.
03 · BettingYour move<br>Every betting round, you choose an action. Knowing when to use each one is the core skill of poker.
✕Fold○Check=Call↑Raise★All-in<br>✕Fold<br>Surrender your hand and forfeit any bets you've made. You're out until the next deal.<br>When to use it<br>Your hand is weak and the cost to continue is too high. Don't throw good money after bad.
Availability<br>Always available on your turn.
What would you do?<br>Read the situation and pick the best action.
04 · Hand RankingsKnow your hands<br>10 possible hands, ranked from the unbeatable Royal Flush to the humble High Card.
1Royal Flush<br>A, K, Q, J, 10 all of the same suit. The best possible hand.
10♥<br>10♥
J♥<br>J♥
Q♥<br>Q♥
K♥<br>K♥
A♥<br>A♥
2Straight Flush<br>Five consecutive cards of the same suit.
5♣<br>5♣
6♣<br>6♣
7♣<br>7♣
8♣<br>8♣
9♣<br>9♣
3Four of a Kind<br>Four cards of the same rank.
K♠<br>K♠
K♥<br>K♥
K♦<br>K♦
K♣<br>K♣
3♥<br>3♥
4Full House<br>Three of a kind plus a pair.
A♠<br>A♠
A♥<br>A♥
A♦<br>A♦
9♣<br>9♣
9♠<br>9♠
5Flush<br>Five cards of the same suit, not in sequence.
2♦<br>2♦
5♦<br>5♦
8♦<br>8♦
J♦<br>J♦
A♦<br>A♦
6Straight<br>Five consecutive cards of mixed suits.
4♥<br>4♥
5♣<br>5♣
6♦<br>6♦
7♠<br>7♠
8♥<br>8♥
7Three of a Kind<br>Three cards of the same rank.
Q♠<br>Q♠
Q♥<br>Q♥
Q♦<br>Q♦
7♣<br>7♣
2♠<br>2♠
8Two Pair<br>Two different pairs.
J♠<br>J♠
J♥<br>J♥
4♦<br>4♦
4♣<br>4♣
A♠<br>A♠
9One Pair<br>Two cards of the same rank.
10♠<br>10♠
10♥<br>10♥
K♦<br>K♦
6♣<br>6♣
3♠<br>3♠
10High Card<br>No combination. The highest card plays.
A♠<br>A♠
J♥<br>J♥
8♦<br>8♦
5♣<br>5♣
2♠<br>2♠
05 · Starting HandsWhich hole cards are worth playing?<br>All 169 possible starting hands. Pairs run down the diagonal, suited combos sit above it, offsuit below. Tap any hand to simulate it against a random opponent.
AAAKsAQsAJsATsA9sA8sA7sA6sA5sA4sA3sA2sAKoKKKQsKJsKTsK9sK8sK7sK6sK5sK4sK3sK2sAQoKQoQQQJsQTsQ9sQ8sQ7sQ6sQ5sQ4sQ3sQ2sAJoKJoQJoJJJTsJ9sJ8sJ7sJ6sJ5sJ4sJ3sJ2sAToKToQToJToTTT9sT8sT7sT6sT5sT4sT3sT2sA9oK9oQ9oJ9oT9o9998s97s96s95s94s93s92sA8oK8oQ8oJ8oT8o98o8887s86s85s84s83s82sA7oK7oQ7oJ7oT7o97o87o7776s75s74s73s72sA6oK6oQ6oJ6oT6o96o86o76o6665s64s63s62sA5oK5oQ5oJ5oT5o95o85o75o65o5554s53s52sA4oK4oQ4oJ4oT4o94o84o74o64o54o4443s42sA3oK3oQ3oJ3oT3o93o83o73o63o53o43o3332sA2oK2oQ2oJ2oT2o92o82o72o62o52o42o32o22<br>Premium<br>Strong<br>Good<br>Speculative<br>Fold
A♠<br>A♠
A♥<br>A♥
AAPremium<br>“Pocket Rockets”
How to play it<br>Raise from any position. These hands print money, so play them fast.
Strength tiers follow the Chen formula (20 pts for AA), a simple heuristic, not gospel.
Think you're ready?<br>Take a seat in the back room and play real hands against the house. Blinds, raises, and all.<br>Enter the back room