Learn Texas Hold'em
Guides on this English site for getting comfortable at a home-game table. Start with rules and hand rankings, then read the pieces below. More English articles will follow; the Chinese site already has a larger library.
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- Poker glossary
Streets, actions, positions, hand types, and strategy words in one place. - Starting hands
Notation, 1,326 combos, strength groups, and how position changes what you play. - Preflop actions
Open, limp, call, raise, and simple position defaults. - Continuation bets (c-bet)
When the preflop raiser keeps betting the flop — and when to check instead. - Check-raise
Check first, then raise — value and semi-bluff lines out of position. - 3-bet and 4-bet
How counting works, sizing habits, value vs bluff, and facing a re-raise. - Poker ranges
Charts, combo math, narrowing by board and action, range vs nut advantage. - Beginner tips checklist
Six short lines on position, selection, price, and tilt before you sit. - Poker draws
Flush draws, open-enders, gutshots, combo draws, and counting outs. - Blind defense
Big-blind and small-blind decisions versus a raise — call, 3-bet, or fold. - The nuts
How to spot the best possible hand on the current board. - Poker tilt
Emotional takeover of decisions — signs, a three-step brake, and session pace. - Effective stacks and SPR
Stack-to-pot ratio: short vs deep stacks, commitment vs pot control. - What GTO means
Game Theory Optimal as a balance baseline — not software, not lesson one. - Beginner mistakes
Ten common leaks with practical fixes and a self-check list. - Position guide
BTN, CO, UTG, blinds — why acting last is an advantage. - Outs, odds & pot odds
Count outs, use the rule of 2 and 4, compare to the price to call. - Bluffing & reading the table
Pure bluffs vs semi-bluffs, when not to bluff, simple tells to notice.
Rules reference
- How to play Texas Hold'em
One-page flow from blinds to showdown. - Blinds & button
Who posts SB/BB, who acts first each street, heads-up blinds. - Dealing & burn cards
Shuffle, cut, hole cards, burns, flop/turn/river. - Table size & heads-up
How many players, cards used, and heads-up blind rules. - Betting actions
Check, call, raise, fold, all-in, and when a betting round ends. - All-in & side pots
Main pot, side pot, refunds, and worked examples. - Hand rankings
Ten categories with examples. - Private room with friends
Create a room, share a code, play online.