Texas Hold’em is the most popular variant of poker played today. Many people have started to play casual games with friends as social distancing protocols have adjusted lifestyles. Losing isn’t exactly fun and sometimes the game can seem like it is rigged against you. In this article, I discuss the probabilities associated with playing different poker hands as well as an interactive app you can use to simulate thousands of hands of poker to identify probabilities and improve your skills. If you are interested in the Dash application click here.
The online presence of Texas Hold’em has grown dramatically as social distancing protocols continue. Below is a graph illustrating the growth of Poker Face, a Texas Hold’em application, as Corona Virus began to impact the United States.

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