Learn Poker: The 30-Day Progression Plan

You can learn poker alone, for free, in a few weeks — millions of players have. What most people lack is neither motivation nor resources: it's the ORDER. Learning the 3-bet before positions is learning to conjugate before the alphabet. Here's the curriculum, week by week, with this blog's articles as the textbook.

The principle: one concept at a time, in the right order

Poker stacks: every concept builds on the previous one. The reading grid — first WHAT to play (hands, positions), then HOW to play it (ranges, betting), then INSIDE WHAT FRAME (bankroll, mindset). Thirty minutes a day is enough: fifteen of targeted reading, fifteen of practice. Consistency beats intensity — seven thirty-minute sessions outperform one Sunday binge.

Week 1 — Foundations

1. Days 1-2: the rules and the flow of a hand (our reference article) — until you can explain them to someone else.
2. Days 3-4: hand rankings and combinations — the hierarchy must become a reflex.
3. Days 5-7: table positions — WHY the button is gold, plus first micro-stakes sessions applying “tight and in position”.

Week 2 — Preflop

1. Days 8-10: preflop ranges — understand the logic of a 13×13 chart, don't memorize it.
2. Days 11-12: drill opening ranges position by position (exactly what the Trainer is for).
3. Days 13-14: short-stack push or fold — the fastest-paying skill in tournament poker.

Week 3 — Postflop

1. Days 15-17: the useful math — outs, the rule of 4 and 2, pot odds. Three tools, no more.
2. Days 18-19: the c-bet — when to keep betting, at what size.
3. Days 20-21: replay your marked hands of the week and compare your lines to the solutions.

Week 4 — The winner's frame

1. Days 22-24: bankroll — how many buy-ins, when to move up, when to move down. Non-negotiable.
2. Days 25-26: tilt and the mental game — recognize YOUR triggers before they cost you.
3. Days 27-30: structured volume — play, write one lesson per session, and measure your accuracy in the Trainer.