MSS Beginners Learning Path
Our Beginners Learning Path
This learning path leads you through Mid Stack Strategy, a strategy developed for No Limit Texas Hold'em which is a very beginner friendly alternative to the Big Stack Strategy approach.
With this learning path you can learn the basics of poker quickly and easily and start playing at real money tables in no time. If you are already an experienced NL Hold'em player, you might be interested to go through this learning path in order to understand how some of your mid stacked opponents tick.
What can you learn?
- The rules of Texas Hold'em
- Basic concepts
- Bankroll management
- Which hands you should play
- Different kinds of made hands and draws
- Various kinds of flops and how to play them
- Typical beginner mistakes
The learning path will guide you step-by-step through the lessons on the topic of MSS, teaching you the most important concepts and providing some practical guidance on the game.
Lesson 1: The basics
In this lesson, we not only provide the first steps to learning MSS, but also the first steps to learning No Limit Hold'em and poker in general. You'll find information on the rules of Texas Hold'em, as well as a guide to proper bankroll management.
1.1 - The rules of the game
1.2 - The basics and bankroll management
MSS 101. What is MSS? Who is it suitable for? Here you can learn about the strategy itself, and how you can utilise it to maximise your profits. Proper bankroll management is absolutely imperative in order to start up and keep a poker career going. Read and absorb this article so you never go broke playing poker.
Lesson 2: Preflop
In the second lesson you can learn about the preflop game according to MSS. Which hands do you enter the pot with? Which hands do you raise with?
2.1 - Before the flop
- Article: MSS - How to Play before the Flop
- Video: "MSS Winner" Series with Subar (Part 1)
- Article: MSS - Raise over Limpers
- Quiz: MSS - Preflop Spots
2.2 - Equity calculations
In order to understand better where you stand with your hand, you need to know how the equity concept works in poker. Read the following articles and download the PokerStrategy.com Equilab in order to better assess the various situations you find yourself in while playing poker.
Lesson 3: Postflop
Postflop is made easy in MSS, however this does not mean that you don't need to know how to play it. Using the following materials, you can learn about the different postflop situations, and how to handle them.
3.1 - The types of hands
What hands can you make on the flop? What are draws and made hands? What should you do with them? Find out in the article below:
3.2 - Postflop play
Flop, turn and river - this content provides you with easy solutions to the various postflop situations that you'll encounter as a beginner. Convenient postflop charts help facilitate your decisions. Needless to say, if you want to develop your poker skills further you will need to keep on learning, attend coaching sessions and post your hands for evaluation in our forums.
The graduation quiz
Have you gone through all the learning materials? Take the graduation quiz and find out where you stand!
What's next?
After going through this course, you should be ready to play at microstakes and have a good base to continue improving your MSS skills.
One of the most important tools is the active discussion of sample hands in our hand evaluation forums. Post your hands and take part in the strategy discussions. Improve your game by exchanging knowledge with other members and our team of coaches.
Good luck at the tables!