Where did you learn to play?

[tjimaa]

On Frydaynight I saw on EuroSport a pokertournament. I liked it directly and downloaded Everest Poker. There I have learned how to play poker.
Greetz

 

[joker131]

3 card brag

i was playing 3 card brag at the age of 12 to about 25 then at 50 after being in hospital for 3 weaks and then converlessing i found texas holdem. took to it straight away. started with freerolls winning quite often .now a very serious texas holdem on line player, playing sit and go usually 5 or 6 player $5 or$10 games very productive at titan pacific cd partypoker. love the forums cardschat wass are the best .2 years now and building nice bank balance................joker131

 

[bocasas]

at first I learned by myself, by reading internet tutorials, and then I meet a guy who used to be a pro and he really teaches me what poker is about

 

[goldfinger1217]

I Learned to online for free. Mutch like you then I progresed into money games and now I play live online preaty mutch anywhere I can find a game. Learn to play that is a loose term for me I learn a little more with every handI play so I am still learning I guess.

 

[Gaijin]

I started off with Draw Poker when I was a kid and just 6 months ago I started playing Texas Hold'em online

 

[Tico]

First experience with poker...

This is the first time I get involved with a forum or place a message...I always read them and just keep it to myself..but well; I think its time to get more involved in the poker world.

I used to work with advertising in poker and didn´t know how to play lol could you believe that ! (well i was learning at the time)

Well.. yeah I got to confess myself..that´s life. I know the outside world of poker, but never played or experienced the thrill of it... and well to answer the forum´s question...

I learned how to play online / play money ... I still am though, since i´m not very good at it, but would like to become a great player and learn how to read people´s game or just to develop an eye, poker sense or "x" technique... I hope.

I have recently had the guts to play for real money actually against real people face to face (won the first time about $20 and the second time/day I sat down at the table lost $20... I encountered myself with some sharks in the tank! - as a friend of mine always says).

Online vs Real - Whole different World.

I hope I can learn a bit more as I involve myself on the forum... ok have a nice day... see you around... thanks for reading !

 

[Tico]

First experience with poker...kind of funny

This is the first time I get involved with a forum or place a message...I always read them and just keep it to myself..but well; I think its time to get more involved in the poker world.

I used to work with advertising in poker and didn´t know how to play lol could you believe that ! (well i was learning at the time)

Well.. yeah I got to confess myself..that´s life. I know the outside world of poker, but never played or experienced the thrill of it... and well to answer the forum´s question...

I learned how to play online / play money ... I still am though, since i´m not very good at it, but would like to become a great player and learn how to read people´s game or just to develop an eye, poker sense or "x" technique... I hope.

I have recently had the guts to play for real money actually against real people face to face (won the first time about $20 and the second time/day I sat down at the table lost $20... I encountered myself with some sharks in the tank! - as a friend of mine always says).

Online vs Real - Whole different World.

I hope I can learn a bit more as I involve myself on the forum... ok have a nice day... see you around... thanks for reading !

 

[pedroman7]

I started watching it on TV and thought i would try it out playing online. I haven't stopped playing for two years.

 

[madgirl]

i was ill for about 1 1/2 years and had to sleep downstairs, so i ended up watching poker on tv and thought i could do it
so a family member was also playing online so i asked him where to play and started at pacific poker, from there i graduated into another forum where im a big member of and play at cake, .com, titan and cd my fav where i have won many forum tournaments
im learning still every day even though ive been playing 3 years.
i dont play big stakes i mainly play for fun and team games

 

[Emperor IX]

I learned through seniors in HS when I was a freshman, they just wanted my five bucks.

Man were they pissed when we played a few months ago and I whooped their asses after actually LEARNING how to play well. I more than made back the $5 buy ins I lost years ago.

 

[DINGO8MYBABY]

I learned on Poker Champs (I miss the old Poker Champs) while reading Phil Hellmuth's Play Poker Like the Pros. (I progressed to more sites and more poker books.) I played a live charity tourney around that same time, and the three experiences working in concert got me hooked. Watching Dan Harrington in the wsop got me interested in the first place.

 

[mistake666]

whit my girlfriend men that is sad but now i beat her

 

[RJB07]

I learned to play poker by watching the WSOP on Challenge ( a UK channel for people who dont know) i picked up everything just by watching what the players do, so I must be a pretty good learner.

 

[skayler1]

i learned from playin a couple home games and loosing my ass then i signed up at bodog and started playing there its been almost a year

 

[JennJenn]

I learned to play watching the Celeb Poker they used to have on TV. Then, when I satarted playing, I learned on pogo.com using a tutorial.

 

[jazzaxe]

I learned how play limit holdem and limit omaha/8 in a home game. I went online in Jan 2006 and was further schooled in NL holdem and plimit omaha hi in the free games and on the party poker tutor. Our home game was a progressive limit game 1bet to see the flop without raises. 2 bets with 3 raises on the flop, 3 bets 3 raises on the turn and 4 bets 3 raises on the river. So it worked like 25 cents to see flop, 50 cent flop bet, 75cents turn bet and $1.00 on the river. It was split pot high low also. So it did not teach me the game as it should have been played. No preflop betting. When I was a kid, I played Guts, Draw, InBetween, Seven Card Bitch and Jacks or better progressive. Nobody played holdem back then. Community card games were frowned upon. This is like 1962to 1975. I was always the guy that won or lost a couple of bucks. Now it is a lot different since I have won several hundred at one shot. Never did that in our home games.

 

[graveworm]

First of all i watched texas hold'em on Discovery Travel & Science. They were broadcastig a tournament from 2005. Then i played with some friends and finally on internet.

 

[Vhyre]

My father was a poker player. Back in the 60's I would regularly be tapped to listen to the stories and re-play hands with him. Being of only elementary age, much of the wisdom was lost on me but never the less those are some of my best memories. I may not have gotten his skills but I certainly inherited his love of the game.

 

[mar33]

Funnily enough, I learnt to play online, using a tutorial I found on holdempoker.com quite a while ago... since then I've progressed from playing with play money chips onto real money.... also playing some games for some decent money with friends. How about you? Where did you learn?

i am also new at poker, but do not have much time to spend online can you recommend another way to learn, i am reading books at the moment but it boring.

 

[nathanthomp]

My dad first taught me 5 card draw when I was around 10. We played with a set of hoyle plastic chips. I didn't learn Holdem until I was 17. Today, NLHE is my favorite game and the one I play most frequently. One of my friends hosts a weekly tournament at his house on Sunday at 8 PM. We typically play a $20 NLHE tournament with about 8-10 players every week. 3rd place gets their money back, 2nd place gets double their money and the winner takes the rest. It is more like a social event than a serious game and its great fun.

 

[easy_money]

Hi @ all!

At first I watched Poker on TV. Then I started playing on PartyPoker and I liked it very much. But the problem was that I lost too much money. So I looked for a site where I could learn to play poker. And i found the site you can find in my signature. Its a great site and Im really thankful because I became a winning player!

Good luck everyone!

 

[Peevman]

In internet

 

[KickOutBettman]

learn to play a couple years ago

we start playing "dealer choise" poker game 6 years ago with couple of friends, then suddently we decided to play a night only at holdem. Since then, we only play this great game, all the time. I went to Vegas and Atlantic City twice and after that I started to play online.

ciao !

 

[vger76]

I had never played holdem, although poker and BJ since I was a kid. At a bike rally, the guys played and I was so lost. Came home and stated watching on TV, till I started on FT. Was so lost for about a week, met some good people who explained the basics. After months at the low chip tables, met a good player who coached me daily and took my game to a whole new level. Then played some on other sites, but always back to FT.

 

[try2stopme]

Where I learned to play poker

I had just turned 18 and got caught with a bag of smoke of course the police officer wasnt kind enough to just give me a warning so he took me to jail.Funny thing the jail was full of older men.They thought they were gonna take the measley 60 dollars i had.I geuss i had a good run of begginers luck when we quit playing i had a little over a 100 dollars several packs of cigarettes,and havnt stopped playing since!