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LVL2

Level 2 of 5

Solid Basics

Level 2 is where results start to change. You’ll learn which hands to play from each seat, how to open and 3-bet, how to read the flop, and how to use pot odds, fold equity and expected value to make decisions that win over time.

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About 6 hours of learning

Lessons in this level

  1. 1

    Starting Hands in Texas Hold'em: Which Hands to Play

    Which two-card hands are worth playing, which to fold, and why position changes everything. Includes range charts and the mistakes to avoid.
  2. 2

    Position in Poker: Why Your Seat Matters

    Why acting last is such a big advantage, the name of every seat at the table, and how to adjust your hand selection and betting to your position.
  3. 3

    Pot Odds and Outs: The Maths Behind Every Call

    Learn to count outs, calculate pot odds and use the rule of 2 and 4 to decide in seconds whether a call is profitable. Worked examples included.
  4. 4

    Preflop Raising Basics: Open Sizes, Limpers and Isolation

    How much to raise before the flop online and live, why limping loses money, how to punish limpers with isolation raises and how to steal the blinds.
  5. 5

    3-Betting and Facing Raises: Call, Re-Raise or Fold

    When someone raises before you: when to call, when to 3-bet for value or as a bluff, how big to make it, and how to respond when your own open gets 3-bet.
  6. 6

    Board Texture: Reading Dry and Wet Flops

    What makes a flop dry, wet, paired or monotone, which boards favour the preflop raiser or the caller, and how texture should change your betting.
  7. 7

    Aggression and Fold Equity: Why Betting Wins

    Why betting and raising beats checking and calling: the two ways to win, how to calculate fold equity, and a worked semi-bluff example with real numbers.
  8. 8

    Expected Value: Thinking in the Long Run

    What expected value (EV) is, how to calculate it for calls, bets and all-ins, why results and decisions are different things, and why money in the pot isn't yours.

Level 2 quiz

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10 questions. Score 80% or more to unlock the Level 2 badge. Take it as many times as you like.

LVL2
Question 1 of 10

Why is position so valuable?

Question 2 of 10

Which hand is usually the better open from early position?

Question 3 of 10

The pot is 100 and you face a 50 bet. What equity do you need to call?

Question 4 of 10

Using the rule of 4, roughly how often does an 8-out draw hit by the river from the flop?

Question 5 of 10

Two players limp in a live 1/2 game and you want to raise A♠ Q♠ on the button. What size is sensible?

Question 6 of 10

The cutoff opens to 2.5bb. Roughly how big should a 3-bet be from the button?

Question 7 of 10

Which flop is the driest?

Question 8 of 10

What is fold equity?

Question 9 of 10

On the river the pot is 60 and you face a 30 bet. You win 40% of the time. What is the EV of calling?

Question 10 of 10

You’ve put 80bb in the pot and are almost certain you’re beaten facing a river shove. What should you do?

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