NLH FIELD GUIDE

What do you want to do?

• Start from the beginningChapter 0: What Is Poker?: Rules, hand rankings, the flow of the game, and terms. Start here.
• Check preflopPreflop: Check the range for each position on a 13×13 matrix.
• Solve problemsPreflop Trainer: 10 questions: look at the seat and hand, decide, then check the baseline frequency (est.) and the reason.
• Check the mathCalculators: Pot odds, MDF, bluff EV, outs, and risk of ruin. With input examples, and how to read the results based on the Strategy Method text.
• Look up termsGlossary: Look up the terms from Chapter 0 by search and category. From each term, go to the pages where it appears and to the calculators.

Learning Path

Go from top to bottom. The Strategy Method can be read chapter by chapter.

1. 1
   Chapter 0: What Is Poker?

   Rules, hand rankings, the flow of the game, and terms. Start here.

2. 2
   Preflop

   Check the range for each position on a 13×13 matrix.

3. 3
   Strategy Method

   Chapters 1–10. Build decisions with ranges, EV, GTO and Exploit.

4. 4
   Default Action Tables

   Look up the default from the flop onward with 3 questions.

What This Site Assumes

This is a site where you can learn No-Limit Texas Hold’em step by step, starting from the point where you do not yet know the rules. The aim is not to memorize answers but to become able to build your own decisions using ranges, EV, GTO and Exploit. Every page presents things in the order “baseline (GTO) → adjustment (Exploit)”, and the goal is maximizing long-term EV.

Game

No-Limit Texas Hold’em (NLH 6-max cash)

Effective stack

100BB

Open

2.5BB

Rake

Online rake assumed

In 9-max games, at 40BB or less, in 3bet pots, in multiway pots, and in tournaments, the charts cannot be used as they are.

Tools and Reference

• CalculatorsPot odds, MDF, bluff EV, outs, and risk of ruin. With input examples, and how to read the results based on the Strategy Method text.
• GlossaryLook up the terms from Chapter 0 by search and category. From each term, go to the pages where it appears and to the calculators.
• Case Studies5 problems: write down your own decision, then read the explanation.
• Hand Chart Design NotesHow the charts were made, and how far they can be trusted.