Would it be good to teach the children to play poker?

10gerka · Nov 4, 2025

There's nothing wrong with teaching a child to play poker from an early age; it's a game that helps develop many skills.

Mag_P1e · Nov 5, 2025

I believe there's nothing wrong or condemnable about teaching your child to play poker. Especially if you teach them correctly and help them understand poker math—pot odds, probability theory, etc.

bodil19982 · Apr 12, 2026

It's better to teach children the basics than gambling. Poker is an addiction for some people, and it's not worth teaching.

comini · Apr 13, 2026

I don't agree with teaching kids, it's not a game for kids...

Coolcassv9. · Apr 13, 2026

Why not? It's a game of mental skill and making logical decisions in a very short time

Lodestone · Apr 16, 2026

When I was in Jr High I almost had an asthma attack because I ate so much chocolate when we were playing poker for candy. Excessive sugar aggravates my asthma and I was winning a lot

Poker came naturally to me, candy-roll management did not. Still doesn't lol

aajfilho · Apr 19, 2026

Teaching the rules is different than becoming a grinder.

ztibor72 · Apr 19, 2026

I think poker can teach you a lot of things. Strategy, math, logical and mental skills. So yes, I would teach it.

ranon77 · Sunday at 6:25 PM

I learn poker when I was kid but I started grind older

TulasMoreno · Monday at 1:00 AM

I think that’s not a good idea, I’ll never do that to my kids.

margmilo44 · Monday at 1:11 AM

I would teach kids poker the same way I’d teach any strategy game, with no real money involved and with the focus on patience, math, decision making, and emotional control. I think the important part is teaching responsibility alongside it. A lot of us learned card games young at family gatherings and it stayed just a fun social skill. Once money and gambling habits get involved it becomes a different conversation entirely.

hobojim1247 · Monday at 1:18 AM

I think it is perfectly fine to teach kids poker, and blackjack. They are both games of skill. My father taught us how to play and also impressed on us that when we played money as adults that the first rule is not to play with money we could not afford to lose. We all play well.

TheniT · Monday at 1:27 AM

Teaching children poker can be good for developing strategy, math, and patience, as long as it is taught responsibly and not focused on gambling for money.

KHaled0123000 · Monday at 7:52 PM

Im teaching my son from time to time but im not saying anything about gambling .

Dougana · Wednesday at 3:30 PM

Yes, math, bluff and reading people. The kids need to know that!

FoxMS · 2026-05-14T12:57:50-0400

It's better to just do well in school or college or university. That will give you much more than poker.

Cozmin · 2026-05-14T13:00:56-0400

Hello,
I don't agree with teaching him to play poker, other games are better, anyway if he wants to play he will learn on his own when he is a teenager / adult

Bakti213 · 2026-05-14T13:34:30-0400

I think it depends entirely on how poker is introduced to children.
If it’s taught as a strategic card game — focused on probability, patience, emotional control, decision-making, and discipline — it can actually develop useful skills. In many ways, it’s similar to chess: learning to think ahead, manage risk, and stay calm under pressure.
But the important part is keeping gambling and money out of it at a young age. Once the focus becomes chasing wins or playing for real stakes too early, the unhealthy side of poker can appear very quickly.
So in the right environment, with the right limits, poker can be educational. The key is teaching the strategy and mindset first, not the gambling aspect.

Mr1ssy · 2026-05-14T13:35:51-0400

No it would, but some aspects are good to teach

Would it be good to teach the children to play poker?

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