How did you get to know poker?

[dompoker]

I used to watch poker on TV, there I saw a commercial about Pokertars, and I started playing poker.

 

[Pavel1203733]

I saw the poker game on TV-show first time It was about 2012 year.

 

[Rahatis]

By watching a friend of mine playing online for a couple of hours.

 

[77ecos]

more than 15 years old, when I was a minor I was 16 years old and I started to watch the tournaments that were broadcast on espn, watching poker movies and so I investigated more and I loved this world of poker

 

[a1232]

Movies and TV seem to be a consistent theme and that's how I first got interested too when I was pretty young, wish I had invested more time back then to really understanding it!

 

[arshuns]

Many years ago, you could only learn about poker from movies. It was only later that tournaments were broadcast on television. It was from the movies that I learned about poker.

 

[10gerka]

I spent 3 years ago playing games on my pc, surfing the social networks, until I came across an advertisement on facebook of the poker game, I did not take much importance and continued browsing, the next day once again I found a video where they promoted this game, I was struck by the way the players were at the table looking at each other without blinking, an atmosphere with an adrenaline rush, I started watching it until the end, and from there I fell in love with the game and never stopped playing it until now.

 

[manzanillo53]

How long have you been familiar with poker and under what circumstances did you get to know it?

My first was watching my brothers friends play a home game when I was 18 I guess. So much money was being tossed around I said I will never play that. Then when I was 45, guessing, my GF took me to the casino and because I hate machines I eventually sat at a poker table. I have never been in the red since. Only online, that is another story hahahaha

 

[DiegoRamos]

How long have you been familiar with poker and under what circumstances did you get to know it?

15 years ago, but I started playing for real at 8.

School friends introduced me to the basics.

 

[billywaines]

about 15 years ago now. it would come on chanel 5 uk and thats when i first started taking notice of the game called poker

 

[tashad30]

I think since I was around 19 so 11 years, I've always given up on it and then gone back to it though, I just have so much fun once im actually deep in a tournament.

 

[Niykk]

Playing with colleagues while drinking beer is when i first started. Good times.

 

[tony2521]

I got to know poker through some friends that I frequented in the casino and in one of them they began to have tournaments and play cash and it caught my attention because it is a game that does not depend only on luck but on your ability to read a your opponents and know if they have a good hand or not.

 

[YuriSLopes]

I would say... 4 years ago probably.

I drove a friend to Bicycle casino in Los Angeles cause he was going to play and he asked if wanted to tag along but I had no clue about the game.

Still don't have much clue haha, but since then, I started to study cause I wanted to play at the Bicycle also but, ended up moving and never got the chance.

 

[BelFish]

For probably about 20 years, considering that the first few years, when i did not have the Internet, i played computer games with poker in the casino ))
There were all kinds of games (5CD, 5CS, 7CS, TH, Omaha, ...)

 

[GarotoMaroto]

I did a thread little similar to that few months ago XD
I already had a interest in poker,but what made me really want to play was Two and a Half men
I was watching and Charlie and Jake was playing together against Charlie's friends XD
I believe this was 7 years ago
God Bless

 

[staytrue001]

My friend introduced me, he has been playing poker for a long time and I decided to try it too

 

[dreamer13]

For a long time, one of the poker rooms tried to lure me into their networks through pop-ups, but I did not give in and trained to close this pop-up window before the enticing numbers loaded. What can we say about the delight that I experienced when I found out that you need to play against people like you, that everything depends on you and that the psychological factor plays a huge role! I will say that the way poker interests me, I was not interested in anything and never. I don’t want to say that I have found my own and I don’t want to rely on it as the main income, but the fact that this will be a part of my life for a very long time is 100%! I spend a lot of time on it, relative to my family, work, etc.

 

[alabos]

I see it a lot in tv when they started.....but playing a lot tradional poker before so i basicaly have start long time ago before....

 

[MazzErati]

It was somewhere in 2016, I came to visit a friend, and I saw how he won 800 from 100 dollars playing Omaha in cash, in a matter of minutes (20 minutes) And then it really fascinated me!

 

[DiazPoker3101]

Playing with a friend one summer night, this misunderstood love for poker began, and well, four years have passed since that great day that I discovered poker.

 

[Ruslan L]

How long have you been familiar with poker and under what circumstances did you get to know it?

I only started playing regularly 5-6 years ago. But in general, I have been familiar with this game for a very long time, more than 20 years.

 

[Highfish]

I started playing poker as a young man in the early seventies. After Friday training at my sports club, a few like-minded people always got together for a round of 5 card draw. At that time I had just started my studies and it was not easy to keep up financially as a poor student.
I would compare the stakes then with NL 200 nowadays. Of course, I was there anyway.
I will never forget one hand from that time in my life. I had 4 kings and my opponent had 4 queens.
A few days later I was the proud owner of a brand new stereo system with all the trimmings.

After finishing my studies I worked in France and it was over with poker; until 2001. By chance I discovered Pokerstars and NL Holdem. Of course, I had no clue about the game. But as an old poker expert no problem for me.
So, I whipped out my credit card and deposited 100 bucks. Of course, immediately to a NL 100 table. I can handle the guys there. Within 5 minutes I was broke. I did the same game I think 10 times in a week before I got a little smarter.
I deposited another 100 bucks and played NL 2 to learn the game. Also I had joined a poker forum to learn the game properly. That was my last deposit until today.

By the infamous black friday I made it to NL 1000 and plo 400 reg on full tilt. After that I lost interest in poker a bit. Thank God PS saved my bankroll later on. During this time I was also very tense professionally and had little time. So I cashed out.
In the meantime, I am retired and have plenty of time. I am considering whether I should attack again as an old fart.
I live in Germany again. Unfortunately, the legislator has limited online poker. I can only play up to 4 tables and max, NL 200. There is also hardly any rakeback.
In the meantime I played some hands on NL 50; it is almost like NL 1000 in former times. 😁

Sorry for the long post. Maybe one of you has had similar experiences. See you at the tables. GL to all of you my friends.

 

[antonis32123]

First I was playing done games for fun with friends or family , rarely . Later I started watching some TV shows and then I liked it very much , but I played for real money later in my life

 

[Baldy86]

15 years ago or so i saw poker after dark and high stakes poker on tv with doyle brunson and others and i kept on watching it and liked it and thought i would like to play too