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https://www.pokergym.com/

by gregsadetsky • 14 years ago

30 17 14 years ago

Hi,

We created this site after trying to learn the theory found in most Poker Math books. Rote memorization of equations didn't cut it -- so we created this interactive site instead, thinking it might be useful to others.

Let us know your thoughts!

Thanks

P.S. The site's name is PokerGym -- the HN spam-killing bot didn't seem to like stories with "Poker" in the title.

P.P.S. We use poker-eval (through its Python bindings) to dynamically generate training questions. Here's a nice intro to it on Coding the Wheel:

http://www.codingthewheel.com/archives/a-pokersource-poker-e...

espinchi• 14 years ago

Congrats. It looks great.

Some feedback here after doing the first demo.

I expected that every lesson would contain a practical example. In the demo, it's good to know that you have 9 outs, but the real objective is knowing that you shouldn't call a bet unless the pot odds are above certain value. Otherwise, this lesson alone doesn't quite teach much.

Also, even if you didn't prepare more lessons (I guess you'll wait to see if it picks up traction), I'd have liked to see some more lessons, even if marked with a "coming soon" sign.

gregsadetsky6• 14 years ago

Thanks for the feedback. The demo linked from the home page is much more a demo of the site's "abilities" than a full course.

Once you finished the demo, did you try going through a "Learning module"? (tip: you don't really have to register... simply click the PokerGym logo in the upper-left corner). There are two courses which are fully available -- Counting Outs and Combos.

If you're signed in, you should see them on this page:

https://www.pokergym.com/dashboard/

plehoux• 14 years ago

Even though I know Greg I dont think I'm biased in saying that it is a pretty awesome way to get better at poker! I've completed the first two modules and learned a lot of cool tricks (like rapidly calculating your outs)!

EtienneLem• 14 years ago

Great job on that HTML table.

rafBM• 14 years ago

Awesome! Great UX. It is like http://duolingo.com or http://www.memrise.com for Poker. :)

gregsadetsky6• 14 years ago

Thank you! Shout outs as well to https://www.shortcutfoo.com/ and http://www.codecademy.com/

wdrevno• 14 years ago

Just in time for CES :)

johnmurch• 14 years ago

This look sick and I LOVE your funnel - Quickly show how it works, register and then sell. Def. will check this out!

gregsadetsky6• 14 years ago

Thank you! It seems to be working -- our conversion rate from homepage to registration is about 10% (although it's very early, and I'm basing this off a few hundred uniques). Still hoping to hit the HN homepage :-)

jrode2• 14 years ago

I felt hornswaggled when I finished the first one and saw that the next one costed $4.99. I had just signed up too. When I clicked to try it I did so because it clearly stated "You can only get better, and it's free." However this was a flat lie. I looked for a way to delete my account but could not find one. I felt deceived.

I just checked back at the site without logging in and it even says "Save your progress to unlock" for the next modules. "Save your progress" is a euphemism for "sign up" and then when you do that it doesn't actually unlock. $4.99 unlocks the module. Wow.

akimc• 14 years ago

Good job ! It is an awesome website to learn and practice, I will become a pro in a matter of time :D

jpsirois• 14 years ago

I’ve been waiting to learn Poker for some years. I’ve no reason to didn’t start right now with this!

gregsadetsky6• 14 years ago

We'll have more beginner courses as well in the future, although the Counting Outs course (the first one) shouldn't be too hard. Let us know what you think! Thanks

ldionne• 14 years ago

I really like the tutorial style of the lessons and the smoothness of the UX. I am not a poker player but I just recommended it to a friend who plays a lot. Nice work!

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