Where did you learn to play?

[kittykatt]

well lets see...i remember as a kid i had a card that came with my deck (i was supposed to learning solitare lol) and it showed the different hands for poker...so being so young and none of us knew anything about poker we made up our own game lol...but when i really wanted to learn as an adult i downloaded a site and played for play money and watched and learned lol...watched them play poker on tv too that helped lol....i remember one guy when i first went online i had no clue what was a good hand and what wasn't he told me the best hand to get was 10 7 lol...he invited me to a play money tourney and was "coaching" me how to play lol....when i got 10 7 i didn't know what to do so he said to all in and of course i lost lol...learned real quick from there lol

 

[darkww]

I have learned playing poker at home from a friend, They heard it from others and learned this to me.

 

[CAPT. ZIGZAG]

My dad.

He usta go to the Elks club 4-5 times a week. 7 stud.

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[MR TOYMAKER]

Family games at 12-HU with uncle every lunch time in high school gleaming 5.00 almost daily from him.Navy played for cash, sub for duty,alcohol chits ,smoke chits (monthy allotments of cartons and gallons of alcohol) I always was more of the running of game(football pools also) playing some but relying more on setting up the game. Played in jail and prison for items and such other barter ect... Upon release from college of hard knocks. I only played Family and small work buddy games. Got kids to feed and every once awhile hit local card room. Broke even type got clipped in a small lo ball cardroom and Played very little for years. Poker explosion watching these youngsters taking down titles and big ITM's. The bug bit me and I have renewing my game and trying to be profitable. For all those people who might not like my past or might judge me. LOOKS can decieving and walk a mile in my shoes first.

 

[tendertube]

i learned at home from grandparents then honed my skills online(PS 1st)

 

[XPOKERCHIC]

Learned to play by watching TV poker and at my kitchen table with family.

 

[I_DontBluff]

I started playin at home with family and friends i was about 16, I've had fun ever since, I started playin online about 9 years.

 

[KDS63]

Old Da' and online

My dad taught me and my siblings how to play poker, but that was the basic 5 cd dr and stud. In grad school we'd have a monthly poker game called "Choir Practice" (because we weren't allowed to post announcements about gambling on the walls) and played some crazy games like baseball, "follow the queen" and "f-ck your buddy", along with the basic stuff.

Online, I cut my teeth on party poker, but play mostly at FTP and pokerstars now.

I really like one aspect of Carbon Poker -- the ability to rabbit the hand if everyone folds to your bet.

 

[PokerMom]

My parents taught me the basic rules of the game as a child. We mainly played draw and stud poker. When I was 21 my mom took me to Laughlin, NV and I sat down at a hold'em table and pretty much lost my $100 in short order hehe.

I started playing again in 2005 after watching poker on tv and reading books - I knew the mechanics of the game but there was so much more to learn. I love the psychology of the game so much prefer live over online poker.

 

[Paj1975]

NINTENDO DS

Hi,

I learned to play poker with a Nintendo DS game called Sega Casino (It came with the DS). Played that for a while then downloaded Full Tilt net and have played since the end of 2007. Currently I play at Full Tilt and Ultimate Bet nets. At the time I was looking at poker video games for the pc and I started thinking why pay for it and play against artificial intelligence when I can play online for free against real people. That's how I started. Have a good one.

 

[tucum]

hi
i learnt to play at the kitchen table seven stud and seven card hi lo we played every sat night had played holdem at the indian casinos a few times then started playing on line went to las vegas for a wedding and got in my first live tournament 50 players at 40 dollars per head i was very nervous and excited at the same time didnt want to look like an idiot i played vry tight i ended up coming in fifth which was the first money spot cant remember how much but havent had a rush like that since i dont think there is anything like live poker with some strangers learning there play and hopefully winning

 

[crockofdoom]

About this time last year I thought 'there must be someting else to do on the internet other than watch porn'.I googled poker rules,as I knew nothing about the game,read it,thought that looks interesting,tried it with play chips online and loved it straight away.

 

[PokerMom]

About this time last year I thought 'there must be someting else to do on the internet other than watch porn'.I googled poker rules,as I knew nothing about the game,read it,thought that looks interesting,tried it with play chips online and loved it straight away.

LOL, this is hilarious! I love your response.

 

[ndirish620]

I learned how to play holdem in once I found out how much of a gambler I am and I started playing lplay money at partypoker.

 

[httplayer]

In my family nobody does not play,
but i have learned playing poker from a friends.

 

[RamDen]

I learned the game by watching it on TV and using play money at paradise
After a while i made an initial deposit which quickly went down the drain
Re-loaded and won more than my initial deposit back
Signed up to the OPT and entered a promotional freeroll on a new site which has now become part of merge gaming
i managed to place 2nd winning $140
This was in May 2005
I have not had to deposit any of my own money since then and i now play at various sites across the net

 

[scooter1981]

besides pokerstars... and fulltilt.. can anyone think of a poker site that has hosted televised tournaments...

 

[Sted]

I'm going to learn play poker here!

 

[game123]

he he I learned play Texas Hold'em poker on one website, but i didnt remember it. I just player for some free money. I didnt understand how to play poker but i tried. Then i started to play in normal poker site and there i learned how to play. In the beginning i didnt understand hands. Which is stronger,weaker etc. Then one friend a little bit helped me and then i started to play normal and everything was clear for me.

 

[Artitatt]

By trial and lots of errors at the play money tables at party poker in the beginning. Then I branched to different poker sites and am still learning, but I'm better than I used to be.

 

[jillnwes]

My Son taught me

I would take all my kids to Bingo when they were 18 and to the casino when they were 19.
My son taught me to play poker. Him and his friends would come over and we would sit for hours and play.
Kept him off the streets as well as his friends!

 

[KidMoe]

At a friends house, I had no idea what the hell was going on. Afterwards I downloaded party poker and played the free money games for a couple of days. Then I got bored of that and started playing live about a year after that. Took the real money online plunge and thats where I am now.

 

[Graver69]

re Where did you learn to play?

learned playing online at pokerstars only freeroll
Graver69

 

[scottmr48]

I learned to play cards at friends houses losing a lot of $ in the beginning not knowing about odd and outs and everything else that goes w playing poker

 

[markkaz]

My wife would occasionally watch the WTP on Saturday nights a few years ago. I would sit down and watch it with her. She watches much more TV than I do. However, she is usually on her laptop and more focused on that than the TV.

When I watch TV, I watch and listen to every detail. I would watch the show with her and pay attention to details. I found the game to be quite interesting and started watching other poker shows. I would Tivo the overnight stuff so that I could watch it when I had 'TV Time'.

I started playing real cash games at Commerce in 2007. I also started playing
free games at Full Tilt in 2007. This year, I'm playing more at The Bicycle Casino but I still go to Commerce. I started playing cash online at PokerStars a few months ago.

I digressed but in order to answer the question, I learned a little bit by watching TV at first. I learned that position is very important by playing cash games. I learned how seemingly good hands pre-flop can really turn into squadoosh real quick by playing lots of hands of the free version at Full Tilt.

I am still learning tournament play by playing cash tourneys at Pokerstars and by reading message boards. My online tourney records don't look so good but I'm ahead because of the cash games online. However, I am improving my tourney play through reading the boards and by experiencing the online tourneys.