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Curriculum and study plans

A clear path from fundamentals to final tables.

Five levels plus a mental game and bankroll track, covering cash games and tournaments. Your study plan picks the lessons that matter most for your game, so you never waste a session.

The levels

Every module, in order

Start where your game is. The leak finder and your hand reviews place you in the right level automatically.

Level 1

Foundations

The habits every winning player is built on.

1.1 Position

Why acting last is worth so much, and how it shapes every decision.

1.2 Pot odds and equity

How to work out what a call needs to win, quickly, at the table.

1.3 Starting hands by position

Which hands to play from each seat, and why the list changes.

1.4 Bet sizing basics

What each size is trying to achieve, and the common mistakes.

1.5 Reading the board

Dry and wet boards, and how texture changes who's ahead.

1.6 Thinking in expected value

Judging decisions by long-run value, not single results.

Level 2

Preflop

Most money is won or lost by decisions made before the flop.

2.1 Opening ranges by position

How wide to open from each seat, and how to adjust for the table.

2.2 Playing against limpers

Isolation raises and when to overlimp instead.

2.3 Defending the big blind

Why you can defend wide, and which hands to call or 3-bet.

2.4 Playing out of position

Keeping pots manageable and choosing when to check-raise.

2.5 Facing early-position opens

Tighter ranges, domination and when to 3-bet or call.

2.6 3-betting for value and as a bluff

Building a 3-bet range, and which hands make good bluffs.

2.7 4-bets and stack depth

How deeper and shorter stacks change preflop strategy.

Level 3

Postflop

Thinking in ranges, sizing with purpose and making better river decisions.

3.1 Ranges, not hands

Putting opponents on a range and updating it street by street.

3.2 Range advantage and bet sizing

Why some boards favour the raiser, and the sizes that exploit it.

3.3 C-betting by board texture

When to bet small, bet big or check as the preflop raiser.

3.4 Choosing turn bluffs

Which hands to keep betting, and which should give up.

3.5 Check-raising

Building check-raise ranges for value and as a bluff.

3.6 River value bets and bluffs

Thin value, bluff selection and sizing on the final street.

3.7 Bluff-catching

Minimum defence frequency, and when to ignore it.

Level 4

Tournaments

Stack depth, pressure and the maths of pay jumps.

4.1 Stack-to-blind ratios

How your strategy shifts as your stack shrinks relative to the blinds.

4.2 Push or fold

Short-stack shoving and calling ranges.

4.3 ICM on the bubble

Why chips lose value near the money, and how that changes calls.

4.4 Final tables and pay jumps

Playing for position on the payout ladder.

4.5 Bounty tournaments

How bounties change calling ranges and who to target.

4.6 Re-entries and late registration

When firing again is a good decision, and when it isn't.

Level 5

Advanced

Exploiting real opponents and studying like a professional.

5.1 Exploiting player types

Spotting common tendencies and adjusting against each.

5.2 Tendencies by stake

How the typical player changes as you move up.

5.3 Studying with solvers

Learning principles from solver outputs instead of memorising charts.

5.4 Multiway pots

Why ranges tighten and bluffs shrink with more players.

5.5 Balance: when it matters

When to be unpredictable, and when exploiting is simply better.

5.6 Live poker

Table dynamics, timing, and adjusting to live player pools.

Track

Mental game and bankroll

The skills that protect every other skill.

M.1 Variance

What swings to expect, and why short-term results mislead.

M.2 Bankroll management

Buy-in guidelines for cash games and tournaments.

M.3 Tilt

Recognising the signs early and resetting before it costs you.

M.4 Reviewing honestly

Judging decisions, not outcomes, and building a review habit.

M.5 Game selection

Choosing tables and formats where your edge is biggest.

M.6 Moving up and down

Taking shots safely, and stepping down without ego.

Free tool · Lesson M.1

How much can luck hide your skill?

Even a winning player can lose for tens of thousands of hands. Move the sliders to see the range of results a given win rate produces, and the bankroll it needs.

Variance and bankroll calculatorNo-limit cash games

Standard deviation measures how much results swing per 100 hands. In 6-max no-limit cash games it's commonly somewhere around 80 to 110 big blinds; tracking software shows yours.

Expected result
95% of results fall between
Chance of being down after this sample
Risk of ruin with this bankroll
Bankroll for a 5% risk of ruin

Assumes your true win rate is known and constant, and results follow a normal distribution. Real win rates are uncertain, so treat these as best-case guides. Risk of ruin uses the standard formula e−2 × win rate × bankroll ÷ variance.

Study plans

A plan that changes as you do

  • Placed by your leaksYour reviewed hands and the leak finder decide where you start, not a generic syllabus.
  • Fits your weekTell the coach how much time you have and the plan sizes itself to it.
  • Practice, not just theoryEach lesson ends with spots to play through and feedback on your answers.
  • Cash and tournament tracksShared fundamentals, then specialist modules for your format.

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