Where did you learn to play?

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i have been playing poker since i was seven! but i am new to online and for moneymy family used to play alot for fun.
 
learned to play

My good old friend T.V. helped me out on this one. One the channels broadcasted the WPT and the program always started with a quick No limit Hold'em tutorial. It was very easy to pick up.
 
Oh, watching the wsop. Did play money at Party Poker for a couple months. Then to UB for endless tourns. Once I couldn't signed up for every tourn, cause I was no longer getting knocked out in the first 15 minutes, and I started having 3-4 games going at once, I branched out.
 
Started on draw poker with some mates $10 in every friday night, won a set of chips and we all moved on to holdem, opened a poker store lol, and started playing on pokerstars fairly successfully. My mates still play about once or twice a year in a $200 h/l holdem freezout, but it amazes me the hands these guys still think they can win at (i usually try to come 2nd) as not to scare them off.
 
Poker learning

Poker is easy to learn, so i learned by just lookingon someon TV and in pokerrooms
 
where did you learn to play

holdem poker from my wife. she is a dealer at Caesars Indiana.
 
lol funily enough i was just messing about wid my m8s then we started playing more regularly then i started watching the challenge channel and i learnt all the rules and regulations off that!lol

i learnt to play by watchin the challenge channel and just got the hang of it and then started playin with my m8ts then started playin on the internet!

challege channel
 
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im still quite young, i saw my dad playign online and he taught me to play, i always used to say to him how sad he was when he watched poker on t.v, now a few years dwon the line he admits i am better than he is, and he plays every week with his mates, i also live to watch poker on t.v now which is quite ironic i guess.
 
As several others, I started out with the guys in the local hangout and then gradually went on to free pokertournaments on the web.
 
fadde said:
As several others, I started out with the guys in the local hangout and then gradually went on to free pokertournaments on the web.
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Read some book is to recommandate.
 
Forced by my parents

I learned as a kid playing the game Tripoly (5 card draw game). My parents even to this day try to deny that they introduced me into gambling. I actually wish I didn't love the game so much as I would be able to get more sleep, as I am not fortunate enough to play for a living.

See ya at the tables,

Floplag / Floplagger
 
I learned to play at weekly home games where we played dealer's choice. We played a lot of different games, but in the past two years as hold'em has gained in popularity, we have had town wide tournaments and it has been a lot of fun. I play online at partypoker and noblepoker mostly in the penny ante games for fun and to improve my skills. I highly recommend noblepoker for the novice and suggest that you can improve your skills while not dropping a lot of money.
 
I learn to play at freerolls of bet365... A good friend recomanded this site after he schoole me one night... :ridinghor
 
Started playing with my friends a long time ago but we were never very serious until maybe 2 years ago. We played mostly 5 card draw and 7-card stud. Been learning Hold 'em on Paradise, micro limit games and freerolls
 
I've played th usual games with friends for years. (acey-ducey, baseball, 5 card draw, etc.)Was invited to a game (of hold'em) with about 15 guys a year and a half ago, and was knocked out in about 15 minutes. Learned to play better through the WPT and WSOP. Started playing online a few months ago, but only low stakes games.
 
Poker school

I used to play draw poker at school and then paused for some years. When a friend of mine became dealer in an casino nearby I gave it a try again with Holdem and later all other kinds. More learning by doing, I'd say.
 
I learned how to play poker growing up all my life. We played as a family. I started playing Texas Holdem online and now sometimes play with my family. Online is a great place to learn but I am sure casino play would be very different.
 
TV got me started

Saw the head'up finel in Barcelona on TV and went on-line the next day. Until then I played a couple of times with friends.

I really think it was a mistake to start with high stakes money games since I bumped in some experienced palyers and lost a lot.

well, now i'm on my track.
 
i just started 8 months ago playing with mates, i'm obbsessed now, play online at uni with mates and have made quite a bit at the local casino (Canberra Casino - one of the worlds worst casinos!)
 
I learned how to play draw/stud poker when i was 4 years old from an uncle who passed away a few years ago.
 
I started playing at Pokerstars with its play money.....i think i hurt my game with this because you see how many bad beats there are in just 1 hand......ive gotten better though
 
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