Where did you learn to play?

I learned how to play poker growing up all my life. We played as a family. I started playing Texas Holdem online and now sometimes play with my family. Online is a great place to learn but I am sure casino play would be very different.

Saw the head'up finel in Barcelona on TV and went on-line the next day. Until then I played a couple of times with friends.

I really think it was a mistake to start with high stakes money games since I bumped in some experienced palyers and lost a lot.

well, now i'm on my track.

i just started 8 months ago playing with mates, i'm obbsessed now, play online at uni with mates and have made quite a bit at the local casino (Canberra Casino - one of the worlds worst casinos!)

I learned how to play draw/stud poker when i was 4 years old from an uncle who passed away a few years ago.

I started playing at Pokerstars with its play money.....i think i hurt my game with this because you see how many bad beats there are in just 1 hand......ive gotten better though

i started to play on party poker for play money with a friend of mine. Then we started playing 1 on 1.

I bassically learned the skill aspect of the game when I was watching it on espn but my grandfather tought me the basics

I learned to play with a home game. My first time I lost 60 bucks. I then went online to learn how to play better. I have also read a few books.

my old man started teaching me cards when i was 4 years old and i can now play every card game except bridge which sux as a game anyway.

first game i learnt to play was poker then black jack.

I learned to play in home games many years ago but really learned to play well playing in freeroll tournements. I usually place in the top 10 - 15% of players. Getting better too. Hope I do as well in the freerolls here.

I learned to play texas hold'em on line too. I am recently playing for real money not doing that great not bad either . I have been playing for 3 months . Should I go back to play money for a while? Or hold out a little longer because everything takes time to learn Thank you for any help

Online i would say im still learning.Would love to find local players for small Torney

I saw the wsop on espn.that sparked my interest in the game and then countless hours of play with free money chips.

I used to watch poker on TV with my dad and then one day after the tournament was over on TV he asked me if I wanted to play with him. Haven't stopped playing since.

i learned to play poker from my grandmother sounds funny i started out with cribbage and worked my way up

I got hooked on poker when I saw the classic, "Rounders".
After that I read some articles on how to play, watched the WSOP and played alot of freerolls.
Then I started to play for "real" when I won like 20 bucks from a freeroll at Expekt. Then to get to know some more stuff about the game I bought the book Poker handboken, poker handbook in english(Good book for starters, the only poker book in swedish).Then I played some more and then I wanted to learn more about the game so I bought the book "Hold'em Poker; For advanced players" (great book).
And now im playing and still learning stuff about Texas hold'em.
Have also started to play some 7stud, 5stud and Omaha.

FUNNY when i was about 6 in my buddys basement at a real poker table STILL REMBER IT !!!!

I learnt to play by watching the WPT on tv as well as many other shows that have been filling our screens over the last 6 months

So i suppose you could say that i blame it all on tv

iANft

Hi started to play poker at around age 6.Parents would host poker paarties
every week end would watch and learn.Played first time at age 8 penny antes.
From there i learnt chess cribage black jack many games.My first online expirence was at party poker dont care for that site but thats another story.

I learned the game from my grandmother but really learned good game play from killer freerolls online.

I learn to play every time I sit down at my computer, or in a home game. I never play poker when I don't take something new away from the table. An ongoing lifetime process.

playing at home games. and also talking to my buddy. he lent me a book, and i skimmed thru it. and then just picked up my own strategy thru playing. now i have been testing out the stuff on freerolls online.

ive been succesful in the home games.

I learned at pokerroom......Hit and miss in Nov 2004. Played in tournyments with at least one person getting mad at me for doing something stupid at every table. Ssince I am a strong believer in learning from your mistakes. it has helped me some. ...................... As you can see when I play with you all in the freeroll tnys I still have a lot to learn ... ..LOL

But I should note that I have won a few tournyments (7). So I must getting a little better - lol

But they have far apart and only on the days where I remembered to take off my Stupid cap....LOL

I learnt to play online and started of straight away with the penny tables with real money. Ive learnt to play by myself and poker is sort of a side income for me now.

Hi all,


I learned to play poker over many years of watching my parents play poker at home with friends. I just watched peoples playing habits and followed the cards that came with each persons move. After a few years of begging moms to let me play with them, I finally got the chance to play a game with everyone and whipped their butts. From then on, I have been playing anywhere from 3 - 12 hours a day playing poker. 90% online now, but must get those sit downs with friends 3 times a week.

They say practice makes perfect, but in poker, there is no perfect, just a lucky river. lol

Cheers
TDP05

Learned to play poker as a kid from my dad (im 32 now), did not learn texas holdem until probally 97 or so at a home game. My favorite poker games are Omaha and Holdem.

g/l

While surfing the internet one day i came across paradiepoker and started playing play money there,then i noticed freeroll cash tournaments and i joined a omaha hi/low tournament with around 2500 in, i came in around 151st and never had a clue what i was doing,.but i was instantly hooked to the game.Now i play sit n go,s nl holdem and always looking for the nice freerolls.

I've been playin with my family since I was in kindergarten. I remember playin a lot of draw, 7 card stud, and baseball poker. I didn't learn how to play hold em till I was in high school though.

My family played card games a lot, so I learned 5 card draw when I was a little kid (don't remember exactly what age). We just played for chips or pennies. I only learned holdem this year from watching Celebrity Poker Showdown on TV. Now I'm turning into an online poker junkie.

oh BTW


Also i played online talked to people and tv.

also when i was a teen at school we would get registered then skip the rest of school and go to the park and play 3 card brag for money all day.


Dam i loved them days.

Online ... learned from my mistakes


Where is the FUN with FUN money .... thats what I ask you

I learned to play as a kid. At all my family get tothers we play a lot of games. Cards, domino's and "Murder" (a marble and dice game) were the ones we played most often. I didn't really get interested in it until I went to the house of one of my friends and they had a tournament going on about 2 years ago. I have been rehooked ever since.

I began playing poker when I was about five. My brothers and I would use my moms buttons and pennies and play for hours. I just started playing texas holdem about two years ago. I play everyday, to keep on top of my game. Well hope to see u at the tables!



Steff

My fahter tought me the great game of poker. He tought me when i was 6 and i have loved the game since