Where did you learn to play?

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

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.

I learned playing poker with friends and schoolmates a very long time ago.
And I'm improving my skills nowadays with local low price tournaments and sit'n'gos.
I love this game very much.

Learned the expensive way in Los Angeles card clubs (no micro-limits/free play). Commerce and Bicycle club mostly.

i started to play online .. first site i guess was poker .com

i learned at pure play poker

I play online, do not read books dedicated and try to use the instinct, I like the freeroll

I started playing online poker in poker rooms...then after loosing for a while i downloded poker school online to increase ny skills and started to win....something..lol

Playing for change with buddies. Online only makes me worse at live play

I learned to play in smoky back rooms but I really refined my style of play on Ful Tilt. Playing online I had to adjust to not being able to look at players to spot weakness in their game. I have begun to play more statistically sound poker.

while betting at a sportsbook i read about their poker room and freeroll. Didn't know much about it, and that first game someone told me about cardschat and i came here, (cause I needed it). This is the first forum i joined and started playing more frequently then in the freerolls. But Ny state where i lived closed the door on my deposit options so for a while i couldn't play in a lot of games anywhere. Then all the cardschat sites closed on us in all the states which was bad. Used to play a titan alot and noble. Kinda liked those sites. But I love full tilt so im glad i can play this freeroll from cards chat. Thanx cardschat.

I saw poker on TV, and then I started to play on Full Tilt Poker and never turned back.

i learned to play at work

Jungle & Vegas24/7 & of course my friends & helpful tips from the net

with televion and at the bar with son friend

I just watched people om ladbrokes poker... played free games took me a week to kinda master it, and realized, its not just learning to play.. but a lot of skill by tricking people ect ect..

Been playing poker since I was about 16 with family. Never heard of hold-em till playing with friends about 2yrs ago. Thought it was great game. Got computer 2yrs ago and checked out online games search. When I found holdem was thrilled. Played with playmoney. Got addicted. Its now my favorite passtime. Probably on line 8hrs a day playing. Good thing I'm a retired housewife lol.

I learned to play poker and other card games when I was about 8 or 10 years old (umpteen dozen years ago). Just a hop, skip, and jump to holdem. Really enjoy playing.

i learned to play in the pub funniest is i had beginnersluck that evening over € 200 i've won that eve

I started after watching some EPT videos on TV.
So, I saw Poker - Online Poker Games at PokerStars - Play Texas Holdem and tried there.
At the beginning I tried on play money tables, and I begin to win most of the times.
So, I tried to play on freeroll for real money and after winning a few $, tried to play on 2-4 cents tables.
But I can't stand loosing with better hand against crap cards, so I decided continue with my freerolls and just play for fun

That's all

Good luck all

my hubby taught me how to play at home.

i learnt playing bye going around tables and watching.its pretty neat to learn on your own.

i learned to play poker online at partypoker with free money ringgames. Besides i read some poker books and i love to watch the pros on tv. My first Real-Money poker account was at Poker4ever, where i build up my bankroll. With the money I won there i deposited to other sites like carbon...
I also cashed out money

hello,

I learned to play online also. but i need some pointers. seems i am always getting beat by a really bad hand that someone decides to play.

Well I learned to play poker at a local bar. A bunch of us would get together on Tuesday nights and play all different kinds of games for usually 1-2. As I got better I took my talents to the casino and also excelled there. Now I for the most part play on-line. Yankeenut23

I learned to play on the old site, Dynamite Poker. I first registered on the site to watch my brother play and chat with him. But, I started entering the freerolls and got hooked. This was back in 2003.

i'm learned playing online

Got swept by the whole Moneymaker poker frenzy. It was right when the sport really started to garner national attention. Would play every weekend with buddies in 5 and 10 dollar tournies along with .25/.50 cash games. Picked up on Sklansky's and Harrington's books and its been uphill ever since then.

I learned to play 5card draw and stud poker from my grandmother when i was a kid.About 10 years ago i learned to play hold,em from a couple freinds of mine during home games.I actualy honed my hold,em skills playing the Xbox game wsop.

had my brother write the order of a winning hand......for example 2 pair beat one pair, straight beats 2 pair etc.. it has been a great pasttime now that i am retired.

I learn to play poker with the boys around the block and family playing penny poker. Sometimes just for fun to pass time away. Tne poker we played was not holdem it was 5 and 7 card stud, Hi and Lo Chicago etc. I learn the game of holdem from watching the TV. Then decided to try my game online a couple months ago. I love it but need to learn the finer points of tournament play. I get close to final table then push too much or play to tight and dont make it. It is a great game of discipline.

I LEARNED TO PLAY GRADUALLY MY WHOLE LIFE FROM MY FATHER AND UNCLES BUT I WAS NEVER ALOWWED TO PLAY UNTIL I TURNED 18. 4 WHAT REASON I DONT KNOW WHY.

well i learned to play with my grand pa when i was real young. i was like 5 when i would visit and we played all the time. the good ol days.

I started playing after watching the WPT and WSOP about six years ago. I'm going to Vegas for the first time in August.