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Message: [QUOTE="Boston1993, post: 1487549, member: 64895"] [COLOR=black]Poker learning story:[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Being a military poker player while in service is quite different most likely because a group of troops in the barracks after a days training/working and getting a good shower and a good chow down are free to read, talk, etc., but there was always one or two games (usually low cost) to allow recreation and hopefully pick up some cold beer change. The biggest problem was that no one knew the rules 100% and we would make up the rules as we go. Needlesss to say that they changed from day to day depending on how you are playing. Was no Texas Holdem' in the 60's, so it was mostly 5 card draw, low or high hole card splits the pot, 7 card stud, dueces wild, showdown, several versions of dealing the cards, and dealers choice which caused most hands to be different. After a few cold beers, Lucky Strike, Camel, Pall Mall cigarettes, most players were confused from hand to hand.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Now Full Tilt/Poker Stars/Cardschat, etc. come along and boy is it difficult revising the old way you play to the new way. Being a retiree at age 72, wife deceased, 2 kids grown (unmarried - which leaves me no grand kids) I recently got involved with computer poker via a friend who has become a good mentor. The most positive thing though is that being without anyone most everyday, it allows me to keep my mind active and thanks to poker for that. I am on Social Security 100% now and if POTUS has his way it most likely will become, too costly to play for bigger tournaments, but thanks to the providers of poker, most of them have play money and that let's me play them for experience and learn how to read other players methods of play. Thanks to my mentor and his help, the past month it appears that my game is improving and I know it will most likely be up/down, but if I play more serious and like my mentor has advised me, maybe I can continue to improve. My first real lesson when in service was when I called a full house and another player called 2 pair and before I could rake the pot, he interrupted that he had 2 pairs of sevens. Tabasco is not nearly as hot as I was. The pot was not that big and a fight would only get me in trouble. Thanks cardchat and I am working on my entries so that eventually I can join my mentor in some of your games. Boston1993[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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