What got you into poker?

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DAVID KEHRER

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I was always around card games for money my parents played cards every Friday ,Saturday and Sunday. Being around the other people brought there kids over and we started to playing are own games. That was over 60 years ago.
 
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I recommended playing mine and I've been playing poker for 2 years
 
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It was a friend at university who introduced me to the game and we used to play regularly.

Happened when it all kicked off with the whole poker boom and I really go into it.

Been playing ever since.
 
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I was watching TV 17 years ago and a final table of a wsop event was on espn. I thought the game so interesting that I learned to play poker on that same day.
 
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I was at a barbecue at a friend's house playing truco, a card game. When a friend's brother arrived and invited her to play poker, we accepted and explained the rules to us and started playing!
 
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I got interested in poker after seeing a Japanese pro player introducing a poker tournament on TV.
 
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I got into poker because of the mix of skill and luck—it’s like a mental challenge with real stakes. Plus, the community and the thrill kept me coming back.
 
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I started playing poker a few years ago on weekends, drinking and socializing with colleagues. I didn't know anything about power and I learned in that moment of relaxation. Then I soon realized that if I wanted to continue playing poker and have good results I should study and train with focus and determination.
 
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JI was playing other card games when a friend invited me to play poker in a tournament he was holding with friends.
 
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Az first making money....after the love of the game
 
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No meu caso, eu estava no aeroporto com um amigo e tivemos que esperar cerca de 14 horas devido ao atraso do nosso voo. Para nossa sorte, ele tinha um jogo de pôquer completo, com cartas e fichas, muitas delas. Jogamos por um bom tempo e algumas pessoas até se juntaram à nossa partida. Foi certamente uma experiência inesquecível.
A friend introduced one day to everyone who was at a party, everyone liked it and came to play, so the game is still playing today, they stopped
 
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I approached it from a feature in a pc game, got hooked, learned about it and played it until now. about 10 years ago
 
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I got into poker out of curiosity — I saw a few games on TV, and the mix of strategy, psychology, and risk instantly hooked me. It’s not just luck; it’s about reading people and making smart decisions under pressure.
 
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Initially i played live with a group of friends
Then i discovered online for the commodity of it
 
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In 2014, I discovered the Poker STAR website, and apparently from then on, I looked at the world of poker with different eyes.
 
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I love the adrenaline and the different ways to play; you have to adapt to your opponents, it's never like a ready-made recipe, you have to adapt and play differently against various types of players.
 
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I think that occupying my free time was the biggest factor that attracted me to playing poker.
 
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From a young age I played cards to pass the time, it's fun to win a little money or you lose,
 
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Through friends, a lot of them were good poker players
 
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I started playing because of friends, but today I love poker, and what keeps me hooked isn't just the love of the game, but the possibility of making money from the comfort of my home.
 
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My twinbrother played poker and asked me if I wanted to try playing.I tried and I liked it immediately.Since that day poker is a very important part of my life,thanks brother and poker.
 
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