What got you into poker?

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I used to catch Poker shows on cable TV until I cut the chord six years ago. Then I discovered there were many poker videos on YouTube.

In late 2018 it dawned on me that I could play poker online with play money to learn the game. I joined Replay Poker in November of 2017 and started playing for real money online in May of 2018. It took me six weeks to bust. :D

In July of 2019 I put up 120 USD to Neteller and have been playing real money ever since. I'm still playing on that stake. I take comfort that many elite players took years to be winning players such as Fedor Holz and Doug Polk.

The game keeps my brain working and exposes me to a worldwide community of smart people.
 
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The game is intoxicating

I remember a real bad time in my life I was about 9 we were getting put out of our apartment because my dads ex wife cleared their bank and left me my dad and my brother. We wound up having to move to a different city but after the hard work cleaning and packing on top of that already being poor we were all deflated. my dad got me and my brother put a 10 dollar bill in the middle of a big box and pulled out some plastic chips and said “it’s a winner take all tournament” and I don’t remember anything except playing all night with them and actually winning. I’m sure I didn’t understand the exact rules my dad had taught me because that was a few months after he had actually explained them in our first home game but it was great. we walked to McDonald’s in the morning I always use to think it was a huge treat and my dad congratulated me and thanked me for the food. Worst time in my life but I wouldn’t trade the memory for the world. I hope you guys enjoyed this one there are alot of emotions behind this story.
 
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  • #128
Just watching a friend playing online.
 
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  • #129
Robert mann said:
What got you into poker?
A player
An event
Mines was Daniel nargranu about 15 years ago now
Prefer cash game at hall or casino to tourney and online



it's an interesting question .....
the elegance of the game !!!, for appearing in films always in opportune moments making it more elegant and something that has no word to explain .....

:deal::deal:
 
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A friend who showed me how to play and then it became a great way to entertain myself.
 
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Zynga poker on facebook
 
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My nanny taught me 5 card draw when I was little but didn't start to really play until a room mate who is now semi pro, got me into holdem online poker.
 
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It was interesting to watch night poker shows, after a year I wanted to try my luck myself, but it's not just about luck as it turned out )
 
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  • #134
I always liked any card game. From childhood.
I started playing poker under the influence of my brother and cousins.
In addition to playing online, I have frequented poker houses and casinos.
What sets poker apart from most card games is that, in poker, luck is not the only thing that prevails.
 
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to be honest, I play poker for the chance to win money, but it’s also pleasurable.
 
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  • #136
Friends, late-nights and plenty of alcohol.

Viva poker!
 
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I watched the show "Poker Star" on TV in 2008
 
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poker is not a widespread game in Brazil, I saw in an episode of the tv series the mentalist, got interested in poker and started researching, discovered online games at pokerstar and then found cardschat where I started to learn and play poker
 
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I play for fun so it's my time and no one has the right to disturb me lol
 
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How did I start

A long time ago there was pokerstars live poker tournaments on TV, that's when I got interested in poker. And he started playing on the advice of a friend on the poker site Everest, with a free bankroll of $ 50 after training. Played at 888, Patty Poker, Fulltilt recently playing at pokerstars. What is the probability of making a royal flush? 1 × 640,000 or 0.0008%, I have collected it 4 times in my entire poker game. How many times have you collected?
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I discovered poker when I was a teenager.
 
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I get into poker because of television. In germany there were a lot of broadcasting in the years 2002 till 2008. The showd the legends of this time, brunson, iveay, negreanu, lederer, helmuth etc. So i was interested in playing games and i make my first account on pokerstars. In the last years i play more and learn more about the game. I watch german pokerstreamers on twitch and learnd somethin about the theorie. In freeroll i getting better and winning some money, so i could use it for microtourney. Im on my way to increase the bankroll. I hope i could win some money over a period of a year. That all the time and the passion would be a little bit paid.
 
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hello.in poker, I was led by an interest in the game,it reminds me of chess, only with the pieces closed from the view.)
 
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An instagramer. It made me curious and while I was learning it fascinates me
 
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A few neighbor friends decided they need someone new to teach (but not all the secrets, just the rules), so they can win more money. Actually I was just fine and they didn't beat me. I also had some luck.
And stopped playing live cash pretty soon :)
 
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Many years ago i was watching Poker Shows on our local TV. After that i start to play poker sometimes. That was how i start to play poker. But to be honest at the beginning i was loosing every time. Was depositing really lots of money and just loosing this, because i was playing really bad. I just don,t understand at all, how to play poker. But at that moment i was thinking i can win money playing this game.
Right now i don,t take any fun from this game, and even all this poker shows is not looking so interesting, as it was at the beginning.
 
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In poker it brought me to play the game itself the mystery of the cards whether or not you are the winner in showing the cards and more.
 
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  • #148
Years ago I knew this poker room for a cousin and there I went in and started playing so many free tournaments with live games with my own money, although I have never had profits with my own money, only losses
 
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I remember watching the final of the wsop one year when i was a kid. the one guy i remember watching was greg raymer with his snake eye sunglasses. i remember seeing them play for a PILE of money in the middle of the table and thought it was the coolest thing i had ever seen. hoooked from then
 
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I was betting on football matches and randomly i opened the poker section on the website! this was on 2012 and until now I play poker regularly !
 
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