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Learn poker
From your first two cards to your first tournament: free guides to No-Limit Texas Hold'em, for the Midnight Crown Training Room.
Poker is easy to learn and takes a lifetime to master. These guides cover everything you need to sit down with confidence. Read them in order, or jump to what you need.
Start here
- How to play Texas Hold'em: the goal, the cards, the blinds, the four betting rounds and the five actions.
- Poker hand rankings: the ten hands from royal flush to high card, kickers and split pots.
- Poker positions: why the button is the best seat at the table.
- Starting hands: which hands to play from which seat.
Make better decisions
- Pot odds and outs: the price of a call, counting outs and the rule of two and four.
- Why bet: value, bluff and protection: every bet needs a reason.
- Cash games and tournaments: two worlds with the same rules.
Practice it free in the game
Reading is the start; playing is how it sticks. Midnight Crown Series of Poker is a free 3D poker game. Its Training Room has these lessons and many more, with a coach, drills and practice tables against house players of your own level. At every table the game shows you your chance to win and the price of a call. Play money only, always free.
FAQ
Is poker hard to learn?
The rules take ten minutes. Read How to play Texas Hold'em and Poker hand rankings, and you can sit down at a table. Playing well takes longer, and that's what the other guides are for.
What is the best poker variant to start with?
No-Limit Texas Hold'em. It's the most played form of poker in the world, and the game played at every Midnight Crown table.
Can I practice poker for free?
Yes. Midnight Crown Series of Poker is free to play with play money. The Training Room has lessons, drills and practice tables, and the coins have no cash value.