• What is online poker?

• Choosing a site – how sites differ
• Downloading the client and signing up
• Kinds of games – play money vs. real money, ring game vs. tournament

• Using the lobby, sitting down, buying chips
• Play of the hand – posting, cards, betting, the showdown
• Other actions – sitting out, chat, display options
• Online poker etiquette
• Disconnections – timing out and all-in protection

• Betting rules
• Poker hand rankings
• Texas holdem rules
• ***** – a crash course in the basics

• Single-table vs. multi-table
• Sit-and-go vs. scheduled
• Buyin – play-money vs. freeroll vs. real money
• Satellite vs. regular events
• Freezeout vs. rebuy events

• Financial processors – how to move money around
• Deposit bonuses
• Deposits – getting money into the poker site
• Withdrawals – getting money out of the poker site

• Lobby statistics – profitable game selection
• Playing multiple tables at a time
• Keyboard shortcuts for Party Poker (and others)
• Keeping track of your opponents
• Keeping track of your own play

• Poker books
• Online articles and essays about poker
• Online poker discussion forums
• Practice software
• Online schools and tutoring
• Improving your game by self-analysis

• Rake and tournament fees
• Reload bonuses
• Dedicated poker bank account
• Offshore bank accounts and secrecy

• How to compute income – winning and losing sessions
• Keeping tax records (IRS publication 529)
• Sharing tournament action (Form 5754 or 1099)
• Filing as a professional poker player (Schedule C)
• Declaring foreign accounts (Schedule B and Form 90-22.1)
• Links to more information about taxes

• Getting paid – trouble withdrawing your money
• A fair and random shuffle
• Conspiracy theories – bad beats, action flops, cash-out curse
• Site security – internal controls and hacker defenses
• Player cheating – all-in abuse and collusion
• Addiction to online poker
• Legal issues

Average Winning Percentage (out of 100) with Pairs

CARDS	# of Opponents
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
AA	85	73	64	56	49	43	39	31
KK	82	69	58	50	43	38	33	29
QQ	80	65	54	45	38	33	28	25
JJ	78	61	49	40	34	29	25	22
1010	75	58	45	36	30	25	22	19
99	72	54	41	33	26	22	19	17
88	69	50	38	29	24	20	18	16
77	66	46	34	26	21	19	16	15
66	63	43	32	25	20	17	15	14
55	60	40	29	22	19	16	14	13
44	57	37	25	21	17	15	14	13
33	54	34	24	19	16	15	14	13
22	50	31	22	18	16	14	13	13

Average Winning Percentage (out of 100) with Ace-x

Note: suited cards add an average of 3%.

CARDS	# of Opponents
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
AK (suited)	67	51	41	35	31	28	25	23
AK	65	48	39	32	28	24	22	19
AQ	64	47	37	30	26	23	20	18
AJ	64	46	35	29	24	21	18	16
A10	63	44	34	28	23	20	17	15
A9	61	42	31	25	20	17	15	13
A8	60	41	30	24	19	16	14	12
A7	59	39	28	22	18	15	13	11
A6	58	38	28	21	17	14	12	11
A5	58	38	28	21	17	14	12	11
A4	56	37	27	21	17	14	12	11
A3	56	36	26	20	17	14	12	10
A2	55	35	25	20	16	14	12	10

Average Winning Percentage (out of 100) with King-x

Note: suited cards add an average of 3%.

CARDS	# of Opponents
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
KQ (suited)	63	47	38	33	28	25	23	20
KQ	61	44	35	29	25	21	19	17
KJ	61	43	34