Free poker school · 2,131 lessons · no paywall
Learn poker free — Hold'em, Omaha, Stud and every variant
A Khan Academy-style school for 20 poker games. Start at Kindergarten, prove it on a practice set, and only climb to Grade 12 when the folds are real.
- 20
- variant tracks
- 13
- grades each
- 2,131
- lessons
- 710
- practice sets
How a grade works
Every grade in every track has the same shape, so the habit transfers when you switch variants.
Read the unit
Three short lessons per unit, each with a worked hand, a named leak to avoid, and a drill you can run at the table tonight.
Prove it on practice
A generated practice set per unit. Miss one and you get the reasoning, not just the answer.
Pass the grade challenge
Mixed questions from the whole grade. 75% is the gate. Below that, the lessons are still doing work.
Popular starting points
Pick the game you actually sit down in.
NLH Cash
Texas Hold'em cash games — the default. Start here if you are new.
13 grades →
PLO Cash
Pot-limit Omaha: four hole cards, bigger draws, thinner edges.
13 grades →
PLO 8 or Better
Omaha hi-lo: scoops, qualifiers, quarters, and why 'the nuts' is not enough.
13 grades →
Poker Math Foundations
Outs, pot odds, implied odds and equity without the hand-waving.
13 grades →
Free tools, no signup
The Labs run on the same Rust engine as the lessons: pot-odds pricing, hand-category evaluation, Omaha hi-lo splits with qualifier checks, and Monte-Carlo equity.
Open Labs →Pot odds
Price any bet in one keystroke.
Hand evaluator
Name the best five-card hand from any Hold'em board.
Omaha hi-lo
High hand, low hand, and whether the low qualifies.
Equity
Monte-Carlo hero vs villain, with or without a board.
Guides for the questions people type
How to play Hold’em, what pot odds are, why PLO8 quarters you. Then climb the matching course.
Questions
Is PokerGrad really free?
Yes. Every lesson, practice set and challenge is free, with no paywall and no trial. The site is funded by a single labelled sponsor link.
Which grade should I start at?
Kindergarten, in whichever variant you play. The grades are a difficulty ladder, not an age one — Kindergarten covers table mechanics and hand ranking, Grade 12 covers population-adjusted strategy.
Do I need an account?
No. You can read every lesson and take every quiz signed out. An account only exists to remember which skills you have reached proficiency on.
Does PokerGrad teach GTO solver output?
Where it helps. The ladder starts with pot odds and hand reading, and introduces equilibrium ideas once the fundamentals are automatic. Most grades focus on exploiting how real players actually deviate.
Which poker variants are covered?
Twenty tracks: NLH cash and tournaments, Limit Hold'em, PLO, PLO tournaments, PLO5, PLO6, Limit Omaha, PLO8 and Limit Omaha 8, 7-Card Stud, Razz, Stud Hi-Lo, 2-7 Triple Draw, Badugi, Short Deck, Pineapple, plus poker maths, bankroll and rules.
How is this different from watching poker videos?
Videos do not check whether the idea landed. Each PokerGrad unit ends in a scored practice set, and each grade ends in a 75% challenge gate. You climb when the folds are real, not when the video ends.