Use play-money tables and trainers only. Real-money online poker is illegal in mainland China and age-restricted almost everywhere, and for interview prep the decisions matter, not the stakes.
The leading solver-based trainer and the official WSOP training partner. Play hands against a GTO bot and see the EV you lost on each decision. Start here once you know the rules.
Formerly the WPT GTO Trainer. Play solved spots with instant feedback on EV loss per action; has a free tier.
Free play-money cash games and tournaments around the clock. Good for practising reads against humans.
Rated the most complete structured curriculum. Free articles cover preflop charts and basics well.
Phil Galfond's site with the deepest library of elite players thinking aloud through hands.
Invented at Jane Street to simulate open-outcry trading. You deduce a hidden goal suit while trading cards. Closer to a trading desk than poker is. Also on iOS and Android.
The eight games from Part II, timed and scored. Easy mode is free with no login.
Annual competition where you program a poker bot; past course materials teach game theory through code. Pairs well with your Python projects.
- Week 1–2: rules, hand ranks, pot odds drill above until 90% correct.
- Week 3–4: preflop ranges by position (Upswing free charts), play-money sessions on Replay Poker.
- Then: GTO Wizard or Fearless River for 20 minutes a day, review your worst EV-loss spots.
- In parallel: Figgie and Tradermath for the market side.