What was the moment you fell in love with poker?

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For me, it was the first handout won after I had been pasturing forever. And what was yours?
 
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Once a friend of mine told me that he played poker and did it for a living. I decided to try it out of interest, and after the first session I realized that poker is Super
 
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What are your favorite cards in your hand?
 
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When I realized this is a hobby that can make me some money.
 
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I am not in love with poker, I enjoy the game, thats all..
 
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It was about 10 years ago with online poker search platforms to challenge myself.
 
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I first got into poker back in school—me and a few friends used to sneak in wsop Hold'em games on our phones between classes (sometimes during classes 😅). It started as just fun and trash talk over who’s the "next Phil Ivey." Later in university, we all chipped in and bought a real poker set. Friday nights turned into mini home games with snacks, music, and way too many bad bluffs.


Eventually I discovered poker communities and freerolls online—and suddenly, this little game from school breaks became more than just fun. It turned into a full-on hobby. Now I’m here, trying not to tilt when someone rivers a straight on my set :)
 
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Vovk said:
For me, it was the first handout won after I had been pasturing forever. And what was yours?
Obviously a translator error, but one of the funnier ones. :)
 
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I just wanted to try to play online poker. In the beginning i didnt like it that much. Didnt hate it or something it was just the same thrill as any other videogame i played. After a while i started to study some tips and tricks and i noticed the real game behind poker. I love it no so much that i play it almost every day at the moment.
 
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When I was younger, I was bored and looking for a card game to play. While looking for a cool game I found a game called poker, now more than 10 years later I can't stop playing...
 
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When I realized I could get some money
 
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When I was young , watching poker shows on tv , I liked them , far layer I decided to try playing . It is nice playing poker .
 
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For me, the inspiration to take poker seriously was Chris Moneymaker's feat in 2003 (he won the Main Event at the world series of poker).
 
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I think I was affected by my first tournament win among my friends. I played in my first tournament and won. My friend wanted to win back the lost money he paid for the buy-in, but I declined the heads-up. And at that moment I realized that I had to learn how to play poker to become stronger. :ninja:
 
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It happened to me when I was visiting relatives and watching my uncle play pokerstars tournaments. I sat and watched and I liked it. After buying my own PC, I started playing poker myself and it just got going.
 
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I fell in love with poker the first time I bluffed my friend with 7-2 :LOL::LOL::LOL:offsuit and he folded a full house. He still doesnt know. That moment made me realize this game is pure magic—and slightly evil:devilish:. I was hooked ever since
 
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Fell in love, are you kidding!?!?! I'm just trying to get back to even then i quit!!! :ROFLMAO:

Nah, but for real i like the complexity of poker. I't really takes a life time to master i believe. :)
 
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The moment when my classmate played online poker during an informatic class.
Back then, it was the golden age of online poker, with lots of rooms and bonuses.
 
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don't think i remember but either the moment I made big money from a cash game or the moment I won big in a freeroll
 
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Vovk said:
For me, it was the first handout won after I had been pasturing forever. And what was yours?
Poker became an important part of my life when I realised that it was a game that could bring me income. Since then, I have been playing regularly for more than 5 years.
 
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🤣🤣 i accidentaly call with 5-2 off and won the hand 🤣🤣Iit was magical 🤣🤣
 
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When I slow-played pocket aces and trapped two aggressive players. Watching the pot grow while staying calm felt unreal. That’s when I knew....I was hooked for life.
 
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For me, when I played it for the first time live, I fell in love with poker.
 
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My husband plays poker professionally, and as a wife I had to support him. That's how it started.
 
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The moment I felt the adrenaline rush of playing each hand with real money, I fell in love with it more and more, but you also have to play responsibly.
 
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