--- title: Poker description: Poker is a game of incomplete information, probability and psychology. You will learn hand ranges, pot odds, game theory optimal play, bankroll management and how to study the game seriously. category: personal-development subcategory: life-skills difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/poker --- # Poker Poker is a game of incomplete information, probability and psychology. You will learn hand ranges, pot odds, game theory optimal play, bankroll management and how to study the game seriously. ## Available Resources 6 Books • 1 Courses • 8 Websites ## Websites ### 1. AnkiWeb Anki is an open-source flashcard program that schedules each card's next review using a spaced-repetition algorithm, with desktop, mobile, and web sync. Setting up decks teaches you to phrase prompts that actually test recall. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://apps.ankiweb.net/ **Tags:** spaced-repetition, flashcards, memory, anki, study-tools ### 2. Poker Sciences French, paid. A Spin & Go tracker and a pre-flop pack that gamifies range learning. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** French | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://pokersciences.com/ **Tags:** poker, spin and go ### 3. Club Poker Free. France's largest poker community: strategy forum, hand analysis, and regular freerolls. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** French | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.clubpoker.net/ **Tags:** poker, community ### 4. Kill Tilt French. Free YouTube channel and an email-gated introductory course; the masterclasses are paid. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** French | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://kill-tilt.fr/ **Tags:** poker, bankroll management ### 5. PioSOLVER One-off from around 450 euros, Windows only. The free evaluation version has the full engine but solves only two example flops. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://piosolver.com/ **Tags:** poker, GTO, solver ### 6. GTO Wizard From $49/month or $39 on annual billing. The free tier gives ten trainer hands and one post-flop solution a day. Assumes solver literacy; the undisputed market leader. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://gtowizard.com/ **Tags:** poker, GTO, solver ### 7. WASM Postflop Free and open source, runs in the browser. A full post-flop solver at no cost. Development is suspended, but the hosted app still works. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://wasm-postflop.pages.dev/ **Tags:** poker, GTO, solver ### 8. Upswing Poker Pre-Flop Charts Free in exchange for your email. Cash games and tournaments only, no spin and go. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://upswingpoker.com/charts/ **Tags:** poker, pre-flop ## Podcasts ### 1. The Chip Race **Author:** David Lappin & Dara O'Kearney Free. Running since 2015, hosted by two professionals with results to back the advice. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chip-race/id977832304 **Tags:** poker, mental game ### 2. Chasing Poker Greatness **Author:** Brad Wilson Free. A 500-episode archive of interviews on habits and mental frameworks. On hold since mid-2025, but the back catalogue stands on its own. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://chasingpokergreatness.com/chasing-poker-greatness-podcast/ **Tags:** poker, mental game ### 3. Crush Live Call-Ins **Author:** Bart Hanson Weekly live show and podcast where cash-game coach Bart Hanson reviews No Limit Hold'em hands phoned in by listeners, walking through preflop-to-river decisions and explaining common strategic mistakes; produced by CrushLivePoker.com. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://crushlivepoker.com/podcasts/category/crush-live-call-ins **Tags:** poker, hand analysis ## Books ### 1. The Mental Game of Poker **Author:** Jared Tendler & Barry Carter Sport psychology applied to tilt; considered mandatory reading in the poker community. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://jaredtendler.com/books/the-mental-game-of-poker/ **Tags:** poker, tilt, mental game ### 2. Modern Poker Theory **Author:** Michael Acevedo 2019. The systematic GTO reference: ranges, blockers, indifference and bet-sizing theory. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1909457892?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** poker, GTO, game theory ### 3. The Mathematics of Poker **Author:** Bill Chen & Jerrod Ankenman 2006. Where the Risk of Ruin mathematics comes from. The most enjoyable book on this list if you like equations. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1886070253?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** poker, risk of ruin, probability ### 4. The Course: Serious Hold 'Em Strategy for Smart Players **Author:** Ed Miller 2015. A skill-by-skill curriculum for live no-limit cash games, ordered by stake. The most-recommended modern starting point. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1511768320?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** poker, cash games ### 5. Harrington on Hold 'em, Volume I: Strategic Play **Author:** Dan Harrington & Bill Robertie 2004. The historical trilogy on tournament play, from early stages to final-table dynamics. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1880685337?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** poker, tournaments ### 6. The Theory of Poker **Author:** David Sklansky 1987. Around 300 dense pages and the closest thing poker has to a bible. Expected value, implied odds and reverse implied odds all come from here. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1880685000?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** poker, game theory, expected value ## Youtubes ### 1. Inside the Mind of a Pro In French (Dans la tete d'un pro). Free. Professional decision-making narrated hand by hand. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** French | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.youtube.com/@WinamaxEurope **Tags:** poker ### 2. Poker Math Made Simple — Equity, Pot Odds, EV and More! Free. The clearest short treatment of poker arithmetic: equity, pot odds, and expected value. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g49p0iqE2JI **Tags:** poker, pot odds, expected value ### 3. Poker for Beginners Free, 86 videos. The rules and mechanics of poker, properly explained, which is harder to find than it should be. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGfKPmviroRt4uLouS4z-URFwcmDqFnJL **Tags:** poker, texas hold'em ## Courses ### 1. Poker Theory and Analytics (MIT 15.S50) **Author:** Kevin Desmond Eight lecture videos with slides, plus problem sets with solutions, covering poker strategy and analytics: probability and expected value, hand ranges, game theory, bankroll management, and parallels to investment management and trading. Develops quantitative decision-making under uncertainty. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/15-s50-poker-theory-and-analytics-january-iap-2015/ **Tags:** poker-strategy, game-theory, expected-value, bankroll-management, decision-making --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/poker