In 2015, we featured a short MIT course called Poker Theory and Analytics, which introduced students to poker strategy, psychology, and decision-making in eleven lectures. Now comes a new course, this one more squarely focused on Texas Hold ‘Em. Taught by MIT grad student Will Ma, the course “covers the poker concepts, math concepts, and general concepts needed to play the game of Texas Hold’em on a professional level.” Here’s a quick overview of the topics the course delves into in the 7 lectures above (or find them here on YouTube).
- Poker Concepts: preflop ranges, 3-betting, continuation betting, check-raising, floating, bet sizing, implied odds, polarization, ICM theory, data mining in poker
- Math Concepts: probability and expectation, variance and the Law of Large Numbers, Nash Equilibrium
- General Concepts: decisions vs. results, exploitative play vs. balanced play, risk management
You can find the syllabus, lecture slides and assignments on this MIT website. How to Win at Texas Hold ‘Em will be added to our collection, 1,700 Free Online Courses from Top Universities.
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