Texas Hold'em or Fold'em
Texas Hold'em or Fold'em is an app for iPhone that teaches users how to play Texas Hold'em like the professionals. The app focuses on using mathematical probabilities to teach users how to use the odds in their favor from the very basics of poker to advanced calculations of pot odds to optimize a player's betting strategy.
Beginner Modes:
Poker Terms
Poker terms allows beginners to learn poker terms and jargon so they know what is being said around them at the table. It is displayed like flash cards and allows users to remove terms they already know so they can focus on what they want to!
Hand Types
Hand Types teaches beginners what the different types of hands are in poker by showing them random hands and asking them to select what rank it is.
Memory
The Memory mode simulates a game of poker and asks the user to memorize both their hand and keep track of how much money is in the pot as each hand bets.
Moderate Modes:
Preflop Basics
Preflop Basics teaches the user to play a tight-aggressive strategy before the flop by showing random hole cards and asking the user if they should play or fold the hand based on the cards and current position of the player.
Counting Outs
Counting Outs shows a random hand and table cards and asks the user to input the number of outs then tells them if they were correct. It also allows them to view all outs if they don't understand why the answer is what it is.
Preflop Odds
Preflop Odds teaches users what the odds two hole cards have to win by giving them a table of percentages. In addition, it allows the user to test their memory by showing a hand giving them multiple choices.
Nuts
The Nuts mode teaches players to recongnize if they have a hand that's considered a "nut" or the best possible hand on the table. It will show randomly generated hands and track how often the user is correct.
Poker Math
Poker Math contains a wide variety of formulas associated with poker such as odds ratios and expected values. It creates a random problem and asks the user to solve it so they can practice their mental math and make it a lot easier to do it under pressure at the table.
Advanced Modes:
Preflop Strategy
Preflop Strategy expands upon the basics by teaching the user what play they should make depending on what the action of the players before them.
Preflop Pot Odds
Preflop Pot Odds expands upon Preflop Odds taking the percentage to win and calculating the hand's odds ratio as well as calculating the pot odds ratio based on a given amount of money in the pot and the amount to call.
Ranging
Betting Strategy
Betting Strategy combines Poker Math and Counting Outs to teach the player how much they should bet depending on how many outs they have so they have a positive expected value.
Ranging helps users practice putting their opponents on a range. A random five cards are displayed and the user is asked to pick what the possible hands an opponent could have.
Disguised Hands
Disguised Hands teaches the user which hands are concealed and thereby increase their implied odds and which hards are obvious to their opponents. This will teach players to put themselves on a range to give them an advantage over their opponents.