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[QUOTE="IntenseHeat, post: 5639094, member: 92488"]
I must have been about six or seven years old when I first learned how to play poker. One of the games we had for our video game system was Vegas Something or Other. One or two players could play against up to three computer players. You could choose from 5 card draw, 5 or 7 card stud or blackjack. I learned the hand rankings as far as what beats what from the instruction book. But my father was the one that started teaching me poker strategy. He explained that I didn't have to play every hand. He told me I had a choice right from the time first cards were dealt as to whether or not to play the hand. He gave me a few pointers about hand selection. He knew at that age I wasn't ready to calculate odds in my head, so he expressed it in terms of chances, like if I was looking for a 4 and one of my opponents had one showing, it lessened my chances of catching one. Over the years, I learned different variations of poker. My favorite had always been Hold 'em. But it wasn't until I was thirty or so that I started trying to learn advance poker strategy.
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