Where did you learn to play?

They had roaming charity casinos here in Toronto. I started as a dealer and then turned into a poker player.

i learned sitting at my brothers kitchen table with about 5 to 6 other guys. they won alot of money from me and then i started to sit back and watch them and now i can take their money. same group still gets together every weekend and the money goes back and forth and we have a great time

i learned to play on party poker. and if u can beat the play money there u can probably beat the $15/30 game on pokerstars. there are so many mine fields on party poker, it just made me a better player.

i actually learned to play on a site which i forgot the name but they had play money tournys i won first one i ever played and ive been hooked like a fish since...was a fish then but not no more......dragon

I started playing poker many years ago. But the games I was used to were not the "Pro" games I play here. I'm used to games like Baseball,7 card no-peek,Burn the cross and of course the most nasty game I ever played.... 2 card guts.

keep it up and rub it in when u woop them.....dragon

I first played when my brother came home on vacation. That was Christmas of 2004. Been learning lots and getting a little frustated. Good days and bad.

ive always wanted to move in close proximity to a casino and learn to be a dealer .....but not sure if ide ever have money if i lived that close lol....dragon

omg those are the same games we started with now we play hold em only.....but i miss them other games sometimes like acey ducey or omaha......dragon

first off, rounders got me interested. i already knew how to play from certain filipino poker games. once the world series of poker became a hit then a lot of my friends got into it. never really started playing online until this past year. which led to me tryna play money on paradise poker then eventually real money.

i started learning not to long ago when my friends taught me in holiday in prague and i play for fun mostly.

only really play holdem but hopefully ill learn a few other variations soon - if any1 wants to suggest the most exciting variation then tell me!

From my Dad and brothers they used to take my alawonce all the time you learn fast wiht out your coke and chip money lol

I learnt to play online at Paradise Poker. Fairly quickly - I decided I liked no-limit more than limit. And I had my fair share of abuse confessing I didn't know all the lingo (what does pocket pair mean )

Pacific poker for me. It was hell/

Won $1000 in one week, lost it in an hour. Went to Party Poker and won $1500 there then moved to noble and won $2000 in two weeks

Paradise. a couple of guys at work showed my the site at work 5 years ago. We used to play at the office all the time.

I learned to play by watching my husband in tournaments. Then I would watch him play online and ask questions as he played

I learned to play texas hold'em on partypoker ...with the play money..

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.

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.

Oh, watching the WSOP. Did play money at Party Poker for a couple months. Then to Ultimatebet 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.

I learnt to play in Everest Poker, in free tournaments for real money
It´s well for learning.

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.

learnt to play at home playing draw and stud poker

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

holdem poker from my wife. she is a dealer at Caesars Indiana.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

I learn to play at freerolls of bet365... A good friend recomanded this site after he schoole me one night...

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

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.

I have always loved to play cards of any kind, but online poker is fast and easy

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.