I'm Jeremy.

I've been playing poker for as long as I can remember. I've played in cash games and tournaments across the United States as well as Europe. Over the last decade, I've hosted a home poker game nearly every week. Now, with thousands of hours of hosting, playing, and studying this game, I've decided it's time to pass my knowledge on and help train the next generation of players.

I'm also on staff at recess! I oversee video content and storytelling.

Class Structure

• Join a small group of 7-9 students and meet once a week for 10 weeks.
• Classes will consist of lecture, drill, and play. We'll learn a concept, drill on situations together, then finish each week by applying these concepts to a real game.
• Tackle interactive strategy challenges that build instincts for balance and exploitation.
• Review your play to understand why each decision works or fails.
• Compete in friendly games to apply your learning in real time.

Bankroll

• Student will also learn the importance of bankroll management.
• Everyone will start the class with a limited chip amount (100 chips). You can earn more chips based on in-class participation and completing assignments. You'll use these chips to play with at the end of each session.
• By the end of the 10 weeks, the students who have banked the most chips can earn prizes, recess coins, merch, and more!

What You’ll Learn

• All the rules of No Limit Texas Holdem'
• GTO Strategy: Balance between bluffing and value bets, mixed strategies, and adapting to opponents.
• Decision Science: Pattern recognition, reading incentives, and optimizing for long-term expected value

What You’ll Need

• A laptop or desktop with a working microphone and camera.
• Courage.

Pre-Requisites

• Students must have a comprehensive grasp on fractions and decimals.
• Understanding of basic statistics and probability is highly recommended.
• Wanna get a head start? Review the rules of NHLE here:

Difficulty

While the rules of Texas Holdem may be simple, the game theory behind it is incredibly complex and takes years to master. This course will be challenging: Self-study and completing the optional assignments is key to being successful in this course.

Variance means that even if you make all the correct decisions, you will often still lose. This class teaches how to deal with bad beats, bad luck, and how to endure through it.

Course Schedule

Week 1

• Course Introduction and Syllabus Review
• Is Poker Skill or Luck?
• Discussion on Variance and the Law of Large Numbers

Week 2

• Poker Basics
• Hand Rankings
• Hand Recognition

Week 3

• NHLE Rules
• Checking, Betting and Bluffing.

Week 4

• Review
• Jeremy's Cheat Sheet

Week 5

• Pre-Flop Basics: Starting hands, theory of position, discussion on limping.
• Beginning discussion on EV

Week 6

• Probability 1: The Deck.
• Outs, the Rule of 2 and 4,

Week 7

• Probability 2: What are odds and how are they calculated?
• Pot odds and Hand odds

Week 8

• Pot/Hand odds continued
• Preliminary discussion on implied and reverse implied odds

Week 9

• Board Textures
• Streets of Value
• Blockers

Week 10

• Wrap up and review
• Discussion on Poker as it pertains to life.
• Final Game & chip leader crowned.

After 10 weeks, students who demonstrate proficiency in Texas Holdem' and a desire to learn more will be invited to the Intermediate Poker Study Cohort.