Texas Hold'Em: how to play and win

Texas Hold'Em has swept through colleges all over the U.S. to become the most popular form of poker.

Never played?

It's easy.

Think you're good?

You're not good enough. Time to get REALLY good.

Ready to kick ass?

All right, let's make you some money. You have two choices: 1) find some games on campus and utilize your uncanny player-reading abilities, or 2) play poker online and whoop all the newbies 24/7.


Find people to play with on campus

Give us your email and we'll put you in touch with other players at your school!

I want to play...

No-Limit Texas Hold'Em
Limit Texas Hold'Em
Other variations

I want to buy-in for...

No money games
$1-$20
$20-$50
$50+

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Play online!

Online poker has become immensely popular in the last year or two. If you know which sites to play on, it's very safe and easy, and you can make a lot of money if you're good. Quite a few people even make a living playing online poker.

Pacific Poker

...is one of the oldest and most popular poker sites and is considered very reputable. It's known for having many very weak players. If you want to play low-limit poker or tournaments, I'd recommend playing at Pacific. You can get an exclusive $25 extra bonus on top of their 25% deposit bonus, by entering "SA" as the bonus code at PacificPoker.com/bonus.

Party Poker

...is the most popular poker site by far. Tens of thousands of players at any given time, and a lot of them are pretty new to the game so there's lots of money to be made. The interface isn't perfect but Party Poker is still one of your best options. Our bonus code for PartyPoker.com is "CAMPUSPOKER" -- it'll get you a $25 bonus on your first deposit. Have fun!