Hi so I just wanted to ask how many of you started off playing poker. Did you start with micro stakes cash games, sit n go's, small money tournaments, etc. Just curious to know.

Originally Posted by lackingtoast

Hi so I just wanted to ask how many of you started off playing poker. Did you start with micro stakes cash games, sit n go's, small money tournaments, etc. Just curious to know.

For me, it was in prison. We would play for ramen noodle soups. Taught by some really good card players.

For me, started with learning from my family and watching on TV. Then small home games, then playing a live cash game at 21 .

Small tournaments and then low dollar cash games.

As I kid on school, some classmates start playing and introduced me to the game and to Pokerstars. But I just play for a short time, actually I don’t remember what drive me to start playing again, and take it more seriously

I started in a live regional tournament, barely knew the rules. I remember it like it was today. I walked into the room with a dark glasses, everyone looked at me no one knew me, perish that they thought "this guy plays a lot", seriously they looked at me with a very suspicious face.
My tactic was simple, playing with pocket pairs or cards that had pictures. If something like that appears on the table I bet
About an hour later I was discovered.

I have been playing since 2017, at first I played for money but then I fell in love with tournaments and since then only in the

hi hi
i watched boys playing in lounge of education faculty at school
looked so thrilling
i too shy & scared play live so i look on internet, join a place where isnt real monies, was May 2019
i get addicted , then try study much i can to improve

Low cash games with my family at home.

Originally Posted by lackingtoast

Hi so I just wanted to ask how many of you started off playing poker. Did you start with micro stakes cash games, sit n go's, small money tournaments, etc. Just curious to know.

I use to hang out and smoke up with my ex gfs father, when doing this we constantly watched poker on tv. It was about 2004 2005 when they had all to great shows like high stakes poker and what not. I was instantly hooked, found the game extremely interesting and complex and just wanted to learn hoping one day to be a top player. Over time i lost a bit of hope of ever being that, still dream about it but my main goal is to not be a losing player and have my own little successes over time. Still working on it but I have accomplished the not losing everything I play for part of it, hopefully in time and immense effort I will be one of the tops. Never stop dreaming and always keep improving and you'll be fine.

Hi.
I started playing poker three years ago and I started with freerolls. I think freerolls are the best option for beginners.
Good luck.

Play money!

I did that on and off for a year or two. Then I put my own money into it and good Lord, the adrenaline rushes got me hooked.

My poker game started online on virtual dollar tables. Since half a year, I learned to play like that, and then I switched to freerolls.

Originally Posted by lackingtoast

Hi so I just wanted to ask how many of you started off playing poker. Did you start with micro stakes cash games, sit n go's, small money tournaments, etc. Just curious to know.

I started playing around 2013, playing intermittently when I had free time. First I started playing for conditional chips, then I switched to freerolls, after which I earned the first 0.02 US centsента and a ticket to the Sunday million with a face value of $ 215 US. In the Sunday game, a million entered the prize pool and won approximately $ 250

WATCHed it on tv then started playing an app game and little by little got hooked

Originally Posted by Stevendewitt7

For me, it was in prison. We would play for ramen noodle soups. Taught by some really good card players.

Damn that's pretty badass.

Originally Posted by KingSize

I started in a live regional tournament, barely knew the rules. I remember it like it was today. I walked into the room with a dark glasses, everyone looked at me no one knew me, perish that they thought "this guy plays a lot", seriously they looked at me with a very suspicious face.
My tactic was simple, playing with pocket pairs or cards that had pictures. If something like that appears on the table I bet
About an hour later I was discovered.

Hahaha, that's funny. I remember that was also my strategy at the beginning stages. Thanks for sharing dude.

Originally Posted by Nikolay Nakhaev

I have been playing since 2017, at first I played for money but then I fell in love with tournaments and since then only in the

May I ask why you were drawn into tournaments?

Originally Posted by KristaK

hi hi
i watched boys playing in lounge of education faculty at school
looked so thrilling
i too shy & scared play live so i look on internet, join a place where isnt real monies, was May 2019
i get addicted , then try study much i can to improve

Yeah I got addicted too haha. I am currently studying as well to get better.

Originally Posted by Tmoney999

I use to hang out and smoke up with my ex gfs father, when doing this we constantly watched poker on tv. It was about 2004 2005 when they had all to great shows like high stakes poker and what not. I was instantly hooked, found the game extremely interesting and complex and just wanted to learn hoping one day to be a top player. Over time i lost a bit of hope of ever being that, still dream about it but my main goal is to not be a losing player and have my own little successes over time. Still working on it but I have accomplished the not losing everything I play for part of it, hopefully in time and immense effort I will be one of the tops. Never stop dreaming and always keep improving and you'll be fine.

I respect your mindset dude. I also wish to make poker my living because it's such a beautiful game. I hope it goes well for you

Originally Posted by lontrus

Play money!

I did that on and off for a year or two. Then I put my own money into it and good Lord, the adrenaline rushes got me hooked.

Oh yeah the addiction to the game is both awesome and sucks sometimes haha.

Originally Posted by lackingtoast

May I ask why you were drawn into tournaments?

More morale rivalry good rewards if successful
I like to go far, where many opponents mean that I can defeat large MTT fields and even get little money as yet

I saw how my friend was playing, and I had such a terrible desire to learn how to play poker, I sat with him near the computer and he explained the game to me a bit, then I started to learn combinations, registered for pokerstars, at first I played spin without special skill end and go, and mtt, when I lost two, three small amounts, I realized that my level of play is weak, I started going through and studying poker school, and then I started to watch streamers.

My first experience was when my brother conned me out of all my pocket money when I was about 14 years old. He was a bit skint and I'd just received my monthly allowance, so he offered to "teach" me how to play poker. Well me £20 disappeared pretty quickly and I was left devastated that I'd lost my whole months allowance in about an hour or so.

I decided then that I was going to learn to play poker and get good at it. I've played my brother many times since then and I think it's fair to say that I now prefer playing against him than he does against me!

Originally Posted by lackingtoast

I respect your mindset dude. I also wish to make poker my living because it's such a beautiful game. I hope it goes well for you

Yes its a beautiful game for sure but can rear its ugly head up at times. Mostly when losing, other than that its quite fun, meet a lot of cool people if you play live and stuff to, they all have a story that's for sure. I play quite tight now a days and try not to lose as much as I have before in the past, it's working out nicely, my only problem now is i guess bankroll management, I'm good at it now a days but I always take a shot at some stakes i'm not really bankrolled to play in because i feel I good enough to play there. If I stop doing that things would be great and I would just slowly make a profit daily, but I love the gamble of moving up stakes a little to much still, if i tone it down it would be great.

sit n go's short stack strategy =) Came across in his time at the school of poker

Originally Posted by Stevendewitt7

For me, it was in prison. We would play for ramen noodle soups. Taught by some really good card players.

a cruel fate led on the right path

I started to play a lot of freerolls and played at very low limits in order to raise a bankroll and learn good game skills, now I understand the game very well and can play both in good tournaments and in cash games at high stakes and to win something, poker is good for me a game where you can spend time and try to win and raise a bankroll!

Started playing serious poker tournament on pokerstars site when there were available many free tournaments like texas holdem, stud, razz, badugi etc. And could win ticket to weekly tournament.That's how i started experience with poker.

i play poker fun also tae little money. Many players become millioner to play. But these players dont know stragy. I think all poker type same luck and mind.

Hello.
I started playing poker almost two years ago. In the first year, I lost my bankroll about 10 times. Now, in the last few months I have been playing freerolls and my bankroll is gradually increasing.

A friend of mine recommended online poker. At first I only played for play money.

I started playing poker with micro stakes cash games, but I started to lose and started playing freerolls.

6 years old watching my dad play with his friends in the basement on Tuesday nights. Come to think of it that's the way I learned to play pool as well. I sure miss those days. : )

I started on sit and go at PKR a long time ago in 2006, I fell in love on that site, was very cool, nowadays i play only tournaments

I saw some poker shows on our tv and after that i start to play poker. Usually i played the freerolls basically, also tryed to play some cash games without any success.

I learnt it from friends, a lot of play, and begin to watch poker on video ect

My friend introduced me this game and I started playing since that

I started to play home games with my friends LIVE and then I decided to try online poker, that's basically my story

I'm acquainted with poker and my first playing in poker be in online game "the king of poker" the ten years ago and I see tv show " ЗВЕЗДА ПОКЕРА" in russian tv channel.

Hi! I started playing poker about three years ago for play money. Later I learned about freerolls and when I already had money won I started playing tournaments on microlimits ....

Starting playing cash games and small tournaments with friends at shcool after watching Moneymaker win the main event.

I don't remember which year, (I do not want to). Free poker capital was offered by a poker site. I was very happy when I got it and started playing cash games at Full Tilt Poker. First Cash Game, then Sit & Go, finally MTT.

I have been playing poker for about two years now. I started playing in 2017 and started with freerolls. Since then, I have not actually stopped playing. I really love this game and it is my favorite hobby.

I played at school. We played for matches ))) After that social network poker and then real poker. Dafapoker was my 1st room♥

Micro stakes cash for me. I started at the very lowest stakes, 1c/2c. I slowly worked my way up the stakes by playing and studying every single night and then turned pro.

I have begun from the play money.
I thought "It could win easily more than I thought."

I did the real money in the next.
A house is "party poker".
By setting in those days, when I win,
"Congratulations!" The indication which says so and a fanfare were called off.
The joy of that case isn't forgot even now.

sat down on my uncle's computer chair at the age of 16... pokerstars



that's all she wrote

11 years old cousin was babysitting me one saturday night... He played poker with dominos pizza owners every week... I watched four times the different games one of the owners gave me a hoyle handbook... studied different games cribbage etc.. so stopped playing go fish and started playing friends for cash.... after that month i joined into the games with the dominos crews by time was 12 was taking down 100 a night in those games. I had a real knack and was very lucky most of the time I played....

On line micro stake cash games into micro lvl SnG. Took a break, now am looking to take a shoot at micro lvl MTTs.

My friend was playing and he knew Im good in maths so he was often giving me some excersice to calculate odds or something. Once when he was visiting me, he said he is going to play small live tournament and asked me if I would like to go with him. It was over 10 years a go and since then I'm playing time to time.