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swtgpch
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I learned
I learned as a child my dad would play with me and my brother for chores. I learned real quick cause I hated to wash dishes. LOL. But then as I got a little older 13 or 14 my dad had weekend poker parties every weekend that lasted all day and night. So when he got tired of playing he would leave me up playing with his money and freinds.
I learned as a child my dad would play with me and my brother for chores. I learned real quick cause I hated to wash dishes. LOL. But then as I got a little older 13 or 14 my dad had weekend poker parties every weekend that lasted all day and night. So when he got tired of playing he would leave me up playing with his money and freinds.
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unlucky
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I got the bug by watching the wsop 2003. Starting playin at ultimatbet and thats where I learned to play. Moved on to pokerstars now. Played in a few local tourneys also
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Remko
Rising Star
Bronze Level
About a month ago someone (a member here) asked me to play some poker, just for fun. After a couple of hands and I really seemed to enjoy it. I was spending hours on the game the next day. Later he told me to check out this website to improve my game. I guess it's this website where I am still learning to play poker.
As I have only played in playmoney games and freerolls (yes, I won $2.75) there is still a lot to discover!
As I have only played in playmoney games and freerolls (yes, I won $2.75) there is still a lot to discover!
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Frodiggity
Rising Star
Bronze Level
First learned to play in a home game with my brother and his friends. But I really honed my tourney skills playing with my friends at first, as I domainted whenever we ran MTT for $20 buyin. Then my skills really sharpened in the RVP freerolls, despite the donkey factor, I really learned how to play well, value bets, slowplaying, bluffs, etc.
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HotShotX
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Both of my parents had a habit of playing cards when they were younger. I learned early, don't remember when exactly, but I do remember losing $30 to my father 1-on-1 when I was 9-10 and crying about it (lol). As well as playing cards with my parents and their friends (my first 10-person table), and winning over $80 that night.
~HotShotX
~HotShotX
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ukball26
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Started just playing some Friday nights with friends.Then my sister got me a job dealing cards at a private club. Being a dealer I learned to watch the players. And have become a much better player since. Because being a dealer you can sit back and watch while not being involved, you pick up on their habbits, which now helps me not get caught up in just my cards.
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banna
Rising Star
Bronze Level
me and a few friends decided to play poker after we all watch the same programme on tv after we all separatly went home and we have never stopped since.its been great to watch how each others game has changed since the beginning. The people who used to win when we first started by bullying are the worst players now.
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ma77th3gr34t
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I learned to play through trial and error on royalvegas. I strted playing about 2 years ago and at first it was to pass time. I slowly learned to enjoy the game. On dec 30 of 2004 my dad told me he had 6 onths and because of this i took a couple weeks off work. He pssed away only 9 days later. During this time i did not ply was not into anything really. when i finlly got back to it i entered a limit holdem MTT on RV. I didnt know it was limit till it started.i was pissed. Somehoe someway i won that tourney and i am sure there was some intervention by my dad cause i just could not lose pulling out miracles all over the place. since that day i hve played nt tourneys winning one about every 2 weeks and having final table apperance t least once a week. i have read books and mny posts and articles but what happen that day taught me alot. So i think i learned most of my ply there.
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Ma77
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rocky9345
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I learned my first poker game (7 card stud) by playing the Vegas Stakes video game for the Super Nintendo, and then later discovered Hold'em by watching TV
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ybab113
Rising Star
Bronze Level
lol
no pain no gain...after getting owned countless times by my brother in his ring games...i decided to wise up
i decided to read the book supersystem by DB..GREAT BOOK!
go out and buy it if you ahvent read it already
anyway since then i have been making money here and there but occassionaly getting busted up by the feared AA bad beat
big slick is not that great i have learned...i suggest ppl to play in real life befor ethey play online...online adds a certain bit of luck to the game and you wil think you are good when are really not as god as you think you are...but if online poker is the way you feel then enjoy...
i dont know why i went into this lesson lol
anyway...
lesson of the day DO NOT PLAY LIMITS YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE LOSING AT...ty gL hF
no pain no gain...after getting owned countless times by my brother in his ring games...i decided to wise up
i decided to read the book supersystem by DB..GREAT BOOK!
go out and buy it if you ahvent read it already
anyway since then i have been making money here and there but occassionaly getting busted up by the feared AA bad beat
big slick is not that great i have learned...i suggest ppl to play in real life befor ethey play online...online adds a certain bit of luck to the game and you wil think you are good when are really not as god as you think you are...but if online poker is the way you feel then enjoy...
i dont know why i went into this lesson lol
anyway...
lesson of the day DO NOT PLAY LIMITS YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE LOSING AT...ty gL hF
PocketMG
Rock Star
Silver Level
hey there..
i learnt watching poker on T.V and from there to a huge interest in it and started reading alot of poker books on techniques etc etc then i sorta hit it hard started playing at the casino on small limit tables and the regular tourney from there i progressed to online and now im a regular of both..
way better player offline then on.
cheeeers
i learnt watching poker on T.V and from there to a huge interest in it and started reading alot of poker books on techniques etc etc then i sorta hit it hard started playing at the casino on small limit tables and the regular tourney from there i progressed to online and now im a regular of both..
way better player offline then on.
cheeeers
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florianI
Rising Star
Bronze Level
i started with playmoney on pokerstars
after that i lost 100$ on party and continued to play on titan and cd poker
i never won a tournament
only sittngo and few times i was on final table
i cant be patience after 2-3 hours of playing
after that i lost 100$ on party and continued to play on titan and cd poker
i never won a tournament
only sittngo and few times i was on final table
i cant be patience after 2-3 hours of playing
stretch833
Rock Star
Silver Level
I am part of the Moneymaker effect. Got hooked on the game after the 2003 WSOP. Playing real money for the second time. First time went bust and decided I needed to learn more before trying again. This forum has given me a little confidence, growing everyday!!!
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Anzai
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I have always enjoyed playing poker with friends. Throughout highschool, I used to frequently play holdum at school with chips during freetime and breaks whenever we were bored.
I then started watching Texas Holdum on television, and that got me interested in playing online.
Thats basically how I started playing poker.
I then started watching Texas Holdum on television, and that got me interested in playing online.
Thats basically how I started playing poker.
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pipedreamz76
Enthusiast
Silver Level
i learned from palying with friends and then one day i downloaded pacific poker played in my first tourney ($10 buy in) won 800 bucks and ahve been playing since
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pirateprincess
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I learned to play the old '5 card draw' back in my teen years, then as an adult I found quite a few guys into texas holdem, so I learned that from them. I still prefer live games, though. I think I prefer holdem now, but I am nostalgic about 5 card draw....
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liqid
Rising Star
Bronze Level
WOOOOOO Party Poker !!!!!!!!
LMAO for play money too. about 3 years ago I was invited to play a t a live game by a pool buddy of mine so I decided I'd 'learn' how to play first on an online site. All I learned is that is is easy to turn $2000 in playchips into $2,000,000 by just going all in till you lose and then getting another $2000 when you lose. So what did I really Learn? what terms like LMAO mean... and I guess at least the betting structure. There is no learning until actually money is at stake.
LMAO for play money too. about 3 years ago I was invited to play a t a live game by a pool buddy of mine so I decided I'd 'learn' how to play first on an online site. All I learned is that is is easy to turn $2000 in playchips into $2,000,000 by just going all in till you lose and then getting another $2000 when you lose. So what did I really Learn? what terms like LMAO mean... and I guess at least the betting structure. There is no learning until actually money is at stake.
aloevera
Cardschat Elite
Bronze Level
I was a self learning person. I never played till about 3 years ago and I played at tiger gaming that was my first and only play money site I did that for about 1 year and then moved to freerolls. So I've been growing and learnig through my mistakes.
surfersandi
Rock Star
Silver Level
Poker Lessons
I know for a fact I learned from Cardchat..... I do really well from 1$-2$ tables ....
But... I f I make it for the last 20 for a freeroll I am doing, Allright...
Now is the question? Who wants to be my Partner?
I know for a fact I learned from Cardchat..... I do really well from 1$-2$ tables ....
But... I f I make it for the last 20 for a freeroll I am doing, Allright...
Now is the question? Who wants to be my Partner?