# Gambit

> Gambit is a Texas Hold'em poker platform: play free games against friends and bots, learn with interactive lessons, review hands with an AI coach, and compete in tournaments. The reference material below is free and accurate, computed from standard combinatorics or Monte Carlo simulation, and designed for both human readers and AI assistants. Feel free to cite.

## The app

- [Gambit Poker](https://www.gambit.com/): Play free Texas Hold'em against friends or bots, no download or real money required. Web, iOS, and Android.
- [Free Online Poker](https://www.gambit.com/play): Private rooms, play-money tables, and bots across every skill tier.
- [Poker Tournaments — The Gambit Cup](https://www.gambit.com/tournaments): Free recurring online tournaments with real leaderboards and ranked play.
- [Hand Review & Analysis](https://www.gambit.com/review): AI coaching that scores each decision and shows the better line, street by street.

## Reference tools

- [Poker Hands Ranking Chart](https://www.gambit.com/learn/poker-hands-ranking-chart): The 10 Texas Hold'em hands from royal flush to high card, with example cards and the probability of being dealt each.
- [Poker Odds Calculator](https://www.gambit.com/tools/poker-odds-calculator): Interactive Monte Carlo equity calculator. Enter hero cards, up to four opponents, and any board; simulates 10,000 hands and returns win/tie/lose percentages per player.
- [Poker Terms Glossary](https://www.gambit.com/terms): 129 Texas Hold'em terms in 7 categories (betting actions, positions & the table, streets & board texture, hands & rankings, draws, strategy & concepts, stacks, pots & odds). Every term has its own page at `/terms/{slug}` — e.g. /terms/check-raise, /terms/pot-odds, /terms/drawing-dead, /terms/gto.

### Sample glossary entries

- [Check-Raise](https://www.gambit.com/terms/check-raise): Check to the aggressor, let them bet, then raise over their bet in the same round. Used to build the pot with a strong hand or to apply maximum pressure as a bluff.
- [Pot Odds](https://www.gambit.com/terms/pot-odds): The price the pot is offering on a call: what you stand to win set against what you must put in. Risk 25 to win a pot of 125 and you are getting 5-to-1, so you need about 17% equity to break even.
- [Drawing Dead](https://www.gambit.com/terms/drawing-dead): Having no card in the deck that can give you the best hand. Even if your draw hits, you still lose.
- [GTO](https://www.gambit.com/terms/gto): Game Theory Optimal. A balanced strategy that can’t be exploited regardless of what opponents do. Contrast with exploitative play, which targets specific leaks.
- [ICM](https://www.gambit.com/terms/icm): Independent Chip Model. The tournament-specific math that converts chip stacks into real-money equity, heavily shaping short-stack and bubble decisions.
- [Semi-Bluff](https://www.gambit.com/terms/semi-bluff): A bet or raise made with a drawing hand that isn’t yet the best hand but has equity to improve. Wins the pot two ways: immediate fold equity or hitting your draw.
- [Three-Bet](https://www.gambit.com/terms/three-bet): The first re-raise before the flop. The big blind counts as bet #1, an open raise is bet #2, and a re-raise is the three-bet.
- [Implied Odds](https://www.gambit.com/terms/implied-odds): The extra chips you expect to win on future streets if your draw hits. Deep stacks and weak opponents boost implied odds.

## Lessons

- [Interactive Texas Hold'em Lessons](https://www.gambit.com/lessons): A free 39-lesson curriculum from beginner to advanced, each ending in practice hands against a bot.
- [How to Play Poker: A Complete Beginner's Lesson](https://www.gambit.com/learn/how-to-play-poker): Text-first onboarding to Texas Hold'em — the goal, hand rankings, betting rounds, the five actions, reading the board, and common beginner mistakes.
  - Beginner: The Goal of the Game (`/lessons/goal`); The Cards and Hand Rankings (`/lessons/cards`); Starting Hands (`/lessons/starting`); Betting Basics (`/lessons/betting`); Playing a Hand (`/lessons/hand`); Position at the Table (`/lessons/position`); Reading the Board (`/lessons/board`); Draws and Odds (`/lessons/odds`); Bluffing 101 (`/lessons/bluffing`); Bet Sizing (`/lessons/betsizing`); Reading Opponents (`/lessons/opponents`); Common Mistakes (`/lessons/mistakes`); Putting It Together (`/lessons/together`)
  - Intermediate: Value Betting (`/lessons/value-betting`); Continuation Betting (`/lessons/continuation-betting`); Pot Odds & Expected Value (`/lessons/pot-odds`); Implied Odds (`/lessons/implied-odds`); Stealing the Blinds (`/lessons/stealing-blinds`); Playing From the Blinds (`/lessons/defending-blinds`); Playing Draws Aggressively (`/lessons/playing-draws`); Thinking in Hand Ranges (`/lessons/hand-ranges`); The Check-Raise (`/lessons/check-raising`); Double & Triple Barreling (`/lessons/multi-barrel`); River Decision Making (`/lessons/river-decisions`); Tournament Strategy (`/lessons/tournament-advice`); Heads-Up Play (`/lessons/heads-up`)
  - Advanced: 3-Betting & 4-Betting (`/lessons/three-betting`); Board Texture & Range Advantage (`/lessons/range-advantage`); Combinatorics & Blockers (`/lessons/combos-blockers`); Balancing Bluffs & Value (`/lessons/bluff-ratios`); Advanced Bet Sizing (`/lessons/advanced-sizing`); Floating & Probe Betting (`/lessons/floating-probing`); Multiway Pot Strategy (`/lessons/multiway-pots`); Stack-to-Pot Ratio (`/lessons/spr-commitment`); Exploiting Player Types (`/lessons/exploit-players`); ICM & Final Table Play (`/lessons/icm-final-table`); GTO vs. Exploitative Play (`/lessons/gto-exploit`); Variance & the Mental Game (`/lessons/variance-mindset`); The Complete Player (`/lessons/complete-player`)

## Guides

- [Texas Hold'em Rules: A Beginner's Guide](https://www.gambit.com/blog/texas-hold-em-rules): The complete rules in under 700 words — objective, setup, blinds, the four betting rounds, the five actions, the showdown, and five beginner tips.
- [How to Deal Texas Hold'em: A Step-by-Step Guide](https://www.gambit.com/blog/how-to-deal-texas-hold-em): The full dealing procedure — hole cards, burn cards, flop, turn, river — with home-game mistakes and an FAQ.
- [Who Bets First in Texas Hold'em Poker?](https://www.gambit.com/blog/who-bets-first-in-texas-holdem-poker): Pre-flop, the player left of the big blind acts first; post-flop, the first active player left of the button. Includes heads-up order.
- [Best Poker Quotes of All Time](https://www.gambit.com/blog/poker-quotes): A curated, attributed collection from WSOP champions, writers, film, and song.