Where did you learn to play?

I also learnt to play online, I like most played in free play money games to start and also agree that is a bad way to learn. Now I play online mostly and with friends sometimes.

i learned to play poker through one of those free lean poker booklets in a set up chips i bought.

Learn how to play on your own, so that its not influenced by other peoples' playing styles.

Then once you understand the rules of the game and how to win, then play and develop your own strategy and game play. If you play with someone elses strategy straight off the bat you may feel awkward or uncomfortable.

Finally, after you have a descent basic understanding of basic strategy, then read up on major players books such as Supersystem, Caro's book of poker tells, and many many others to add bits and pieces to your poker game.

All the Best!

i played my first holdem game live with 18 strangers. talk about being nervouse, for one i knew one guy and did not understand holdem at all. After that night the next day i down loaded a poker sight, deposited 50 dollars, played like a donk for about 6 months. Then I realized I needed to learn some strategy so I bought book on nl holdem read it about 20 times and I noticed my game improve right away. I also noticed that i was winning money more often. Since then I read every book on poker that I come across (alot are repetitive) and watch poker on tv and read threads on card chat which by the way sometimes are very helpful(thanks) I also started playing all kinds of poker games stud, razz, omaha,etc. Different games help your over all skills in my opinion. POKER RULES

i started playin for fun yrs ago now i play online and homegames i taught myself basicaly

I learned to play from my friends , we play almost every week .

I learned from my grandfather who played cards a lot , I started with 5 card draw and 7 card stud and then limit holdem lol, when I got older I played hearts and gin and blackjack too, when I got online oh there was no stopping me lol , now I play omaha hilo or hi and nlhe and razz the most , also I like stud hilo and HORSE , it's real easy to find a hearts or gin game online anytime too , yeah I have a slight card addiction lol

I learnt how to play poker about 5 years ago,on a free/play site called QOGS.
Apparently,QOGS was a software company,and the QOGS poker site,was a way for them to advertise their products.
They had 1x$30 freeroll every night,with between 200,and 300 entrants.
After about one year,some players were complaining that they had not received their checks through the post.This became more,and more frequent,and eventually the site closed down.
Not only did I learn to play poker on this site,it also made me very wary of small time poker rooms.

i learned to play at a won.net site . after making a billion in play chips i started on poker sites . wish i could say i made the same lol

I played online game. Acutally have never played on real table with friends. Hope that day would come soon.

I learned how to play cards by watching my grandfather and my dad play at various home games when I was young. Rough crowds at some, Mom hated it when Gramps took me but I loved it. Still do, except the crowds are not so rough anymore. Atleast not from my new prospective.

to be honest - I learned to play poker via the many freerolls you can find on the differnt networks. That also ment I signed up at a lot of pokerrooms which means today I cant receive extra bonusses from signing up from a good affiliate

I started by watching the explosion of poker shows in the last few years, then moved to playing monthly home games and occasional $50-100 buy-in tourneys. I mostly enjoy the mid limit cash tables online now, but i do play sng's now and again.

brother/online

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

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

My dad.

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

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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.

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

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

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.

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 Full Tilt Poker and Pokerstars now.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

I'm going to learn play poker here!

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.

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.

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!

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.