Poker School

Welcome to PokerStars.net’s Poker School.

The first step on the road to becoming a champion is a firm grasp on how to play the game. At the PokerStars.net Poker School, you can learn all you need to know to get started. With knowledge, you will have power at the tables. After that, all it takes is practice.

Start off by reviewing Poker Basics. There, we will teach you some of poker’s most important definitions. You will also learn how to check, bet, raise, and fold. This introduction to poker’s larger concepts will give you an important foundation on which to build your game.

The next step to understanding poker is memorizing the ranking of hands in poker. This knowledge is the most important in the beginning stages of your poker career. In this poker school class, you will learn all of the hand rankings from high card to royal flush.

Once you have oriented yourself with the basics and hand rankings, take the time to learn the rules of all the different poker games offered by PokerStars. While Texas Hold’em is the most popular poker game on the planet, there are many other games out there. If you want to be the best poker player around, you have to learn all the games.

Finally, familiarize yourself with the dozens of poker terms you will need to know, in PokerStars' own Poker Glossary. Before long, you will know all the lingo and sound as if you have been playing poker since you were a child.

Here’s a complete list of our Poker School classes.

• Poker Basics
• Hand Rankings
• Poker Games
• Poker Glossary

Once you have taken the time to review all of the Poker School classes, download the PokerStars.net software and start practicing today. Have fun!