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.
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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In Everest

I learnt to play in Everest Poker, in free tournaments for real money
It´s well for learning.
 
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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.
 
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learnt to play at home playing draw and stud poker
 
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Poker learning

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

holdem poker from my wife. she is a dealer at Caesars Indiana.
 
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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.
 
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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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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.
Read some book is to recommandate.
 
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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
 
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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.
 
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I learn to play at freerolls of bet365... A good friend recomanded this site after he schoole me one night... :ridinghor
 
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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
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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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!)
 
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I learned how to play draw/stud poker when i was 4 years old from an uncle who passed away a few years ago.
 
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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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