How did you start playing poker ?

bruno13xs · Jun 15, 2019

How did you start playing poker? Tell your story.

I always liked cards, backgammon boards like chess lady and other games,
but I started playing poker after watching a poker tournament on television, which had a player like Daniel Negreanu, give but never stopped playing poker

christmasscorpion · Jun 15, 2019

I was taught to play poker and the poker rules, my own father.
If not for him, then most likely, I would never have played poker.
And now I've been playing poker for 10 years.

Santiman · Jun 16, 2019

Funny, I've known how to play since I was a boy watching my family gather every weekend to play various card games.. but have been playing solid for the past 4 yrs now since my daughter was born.. the wife and I started to somewhat drift apart and find our "own things to do" and I found a local free poker league.. then, over time was introduced to local cash games.. tourneys.. then online sites.. and now I'm a junkie like the rest of you.. :rock:
(wife and I are fine btw.. just do more things separate)

Syltan · Jun 16, 2019

Saw, installed, made a Deposit, won money and rushed)))

maxi_j · Jun 16, 2019

In Lithuania was big viral video then on Lithuanian player in televised tournament accidentally was named "Driving License" (in Lithuanian) (

) . And commentators with serious voice commentated "Here is player from Lithuania Driving License or Ving as his friends call" . So I watched all game and hooked up on game.

pawelmad9 · Jun 16, 2019

Start playing poker after watching Rounders

jrgum25 · Jun 16, 2019

pawelmad9 said:
Start playing poker after watching Rounders

Basically how I was introduced to the game. I played with a couple of guys I knew who decided to go back to the house and play Texas holdem one day. Of course he had Rounders on in the background and after that I was hooked. I tried to learn everything I could about the game by reading books and playing online at Pokerstars and Full Tilt so that when I played with friends I would do better than I did my first couple of tries at holdem.

Karl Hernandez · Jun 16, 2019

Was interested in Cardgames since my childhood.

We played a little bit of poker at school for fun, about who has to do the homeworks (so the rest can copy:rock

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Then i saw my brother play online poker (back in the FullTilt days), and got hyped.
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Played freerolls because i didnt have money to deposit back then.

STill playing for those marginal amounts of cash.

Joe · Jun 16, 2019

Seeing 'The Sting' at a young age prompted a reverence of card-sharkery, which led to obsessions with card manipulation, sleight of hand and poker.

You'll be pleased to hear poker has always been kept separate and far removed from the other! [emoji1]

Schrubbler · Jun 16, 2019

My dad played, so i started aswell just for fun and stayed with it ^^

mtmigmike · Jun 16, 2019

My friend played poker and I also decided to try to play and for four years now I have been playing poker.

cranberry · Jun 16, 2019

I got to know poker through movies and the Internet.

dragunovich · Jun 16, 2019

at first place I'm a gamer so, a friend tell me about it too many times.. if u want money, just play poker lol.. one day i was decided to start to learn that new thing.. I remember that I starting to play 10 hours.. now I have almost 4 years.. and I happy for do it.

toni_brasco · Jun 17, 2019

We were playing some card games in playground in my neighborhood then moved in the basements of the buildings or some abandoned places, also in guys apartments when the parrents were on the job, we played every day for money

David macdonald · Jun 17, 2019

With friends and then on pokerstars in 2006

Dmytro Lysyuk · Jun 17, 2019

Five years ago, I did not even know what poker was. My older brother started playing online poker, and I watched him, gradually learning the combinations. From this point on, I began to explore poker deeper and deeper, watching videos and watching the game of professional players. Since then, poker has literally become an integral part of me.

Inequitas · Jun 17, 2019

Inequitas how did it start

Well it started in a Pub called the "Bulldog" I'd been watching a few of the local drug dealers playing Hold'em for a few hours...

They kept looking at me and asking do you want to put your money in and play... I did...

I hardly knew the game but gave it a go any way...

Very quickly I learnt about right from wrong hands and about "Betting Blind" lol even how to use mirrored sunglasses under the edge of the table to get a look at your "Blind Cards" lol

While all those who've seen their cards Pay Double to bet those who are betting blind stand to lose much less...

haha Well it increased the crime rate in our area as after the games were played our Dealers used to have to go out and earn back the money they'd lost at the tables... lol

Yep wow that brings back some awesome memories...

That Pub was closed down demolished and a new shopping parade was built... But nothing really changes...

Canwai · Jun 17, 2019

Good memory, man.
When I started, I did not even know how to play, I went to a small live tournament without even knowing the ranking of hands.
Believe me, I managed to fool them for an hour, I only played with cards that had figures, and also pairs of cards that came from my hand (this was my "strategy" to play that day). I won some pots without opening the cards, but after an hour I was caught hahaha

frank174 · Jun 17, 2019

Starting playing poker back in high school for lunch money,explains the wait problem today,thanks poker

bagoly696 · Jun 17, 2019

I was watching TV on live big-scale 1 carpentry. Of course the best poker players were playing and not only did the poker game enjoy the money. Then I registered online but there were still a lot of rooms and lots of free poker tournaments.

jsnake716 · Jun 17, 2019

bruno13xs said:
How did you start playing poker? Tell your story.

I always liked cards, backgammon boards like chess lady and other games,
but I started playing poker after watching a poker tournament on television, which had a player like Daniel Negreanu, give but never stopped playing poker

My Father taught me the basics of Poker, years ago. He used to let me play some of his hands during "home games" . We used to have a big game at family picnics in the summers. After that I slowly began to learn about the game. i played online during "The MoneyMaker Era" up until Black Friday.

I just never really put 100% into becoming an actual "Pro Player". I was always a break even /slight winner at local casino's and then I started to play online again, after I suffered a work injury. Now I am still playing, but still do not feel as though i ever really committed to a full time schedule.

Eric Salvador · Jun 17, 2019

I starting playing 5 card draw as a kid with my friends. Once I saw Hold’em on ESPN I started playing regularly. I was part of the Moneymaker boom. I never studied until recently and wasted a lot of time thinking a was above studying.

Schrubbler · Jun 17, 2019

Just for fun on Pokerstars

MrPokerVerse · Jun 17, 2019

One of my sons took and interest with all the TV coverage. From there we played with some neighbors at the kitchen table. It was fun, so I looked for other avenues to play.

0546474 · Jun 17, 2019

oh .... it was so long ago that I do not remember)))

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