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You’ve watched every episode of High Stakes Poker… You’ve seen every WSOP on TV… You’ve read every poker book you could get your hands on, and now you can’t wait to get started - great! You’re at the right place. This is a one-stop tutorial for anyone who wants to learn to play winning poker.

The lessons start with a quick overview of poker rules, poker guidelines and basic strategy. In this first section, we have included statistics developed by major research groups that will help you decide on how and where to play. After that, we guide you through the process of downloading poker room software, creating your first online account, and growing your bankroll with a valuable sign up bonus, using our exclusive bonus codes.

We explain different poker games in detail; you’ll learn how to play them all. You’ll learn poker terminology, you’ll learn betting rules... You’ll learn everything you need to know in order to play and win! We have reviewed all the top poker rooms, so you can choose the best place to play. We also list all of the major tournaments- freerolls, qualifiers, satellites, speed tournaments, guarantees... We’ve listed them all in one place to make it easier for you to find the fish.

Hand: A player’s hand is the combination of cards he holds.

Play: A single game, from one shuffle to the next is called a play.

Pot: The pot is the accumulated pool of money bet by players over the course of a game. A round of poker is a battle for the pot, and the winner of any round wins it as a prize.

Hand Tie or Split Pot: If two players have the same hand then they divide the pot equally between them. When the pool is not exactly divisible then the left over amount goes to the player who called the highest bet.

Call: A player may call a bet by putting an amount of money exactly equal to the bet into the pot. For example, if Jim bets $2, and Brian wants to call Jim’s bet, Brian must put $2 into the pot.

Fold: A player may fold his hand by laying down his cards, and forfeiting further play in a round of poker. For example, if Jim bets $2 and Brian wishes to fold, Brian must surrender his cards to the dealer, and will remain inactive for the rest of the round.

Raise: A player may raise a previous bet by putting an amount greater than the bet into the pot. A raise must be at least double the size of the previous bet. For example, if Jim bets $2, and Brian wants to raise Jim’s bet, Brian may put $4 or more into the pot.