Relative strength
Hand strength depends on the final combination and community cards, not only your two starting cards.
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Poker Basics
Read the hand, position and pot as one system
A decision is not based on your cards alone. Action order and the price of the decision change the context.
Position is information
Acting after opponents lets you observe more actions before deciding. That information has strategic value.
The pot sets the price
Compare what you must call with the pot you can win. A larger bet needs stronger justification.
Checkpoint
Which of these hands beats a flush?
Choose one answer
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Training table
Decide with the hand, position and pot in front of you.
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