Where did you learn to play?

[masiado]

I learned to play poker through my friends and my cousins.

 

[bluffnjokers]

I learned at party poker oooooooh the good old days....when it was legal....how i miss them

 

[whitebobo]

I started playing 5 card draw with myaunt uncle father and mother. THen I started freerolls at Absolute Poker when they had one every half hour. After that I played for real money on a South African site, 3 Piggs Poker. Very profitable, but only accept South Africans

 

[Bill924]

Got invited to play with friends in local club.(had onlyplayed 3 card brag before)and had little idea on hand rankings,betting etc. Now play 4 or 5 live comps each week and on line whenever I can. (Much prefer live poker but find on line also enjoyable)Hope to see you soon on one of the freerolls.

 

[Jepulator]

poker I use to play with pennys as a kid, as for nl holdem, I first watched poker on TV, then got into the online thing a couple years ago. I started off just playing freerolls everywhere i could, as many at a time as my eyes could handle. after donking it up for a couple weeks i started realized there was a fold button hahaha.

My first real money wins were in 2000 person 7 stud H/L freerolls....5 hours later 8th place for $2 woooo hooo followed up by another 8th place for $2, a 9th place for $1 and a 7th for $3 hahaha you'd never seen someone sooo happy to win so little. I think this is what taught me patience...lol

 

[cdwace]

I was first introduced to poker as a child by my uncle. Didn't really play much again until the wsop was on tv. Now I play online at FT, Ultimate, and Absolute, as well as live about once a month and a weekly home game

 

[BuggyX]

my grandfather showed me how to play poker 30 years ago, was playing private with my mates and still do, but since 3 years i do online poker and have lots of fun with it

 

[edge1128]

i learned to play at home with my friends live games alot of practice tho til we were any good

 

[Theblueduce]

I am self taught picking up what I can here and there (and always looking for more education on the subject)....One of the reasons I joined this site. I bought David Skalansky's book on Texas Hold Em back in the early 80's (I think....lol showing my age).....and have been hooked ever scense.

 

[headtrip13]

I Learned on a free game site and would switch between, blackjack, roulette and Poker, this was in year 2000 I was pretty bad, then bougth an Xbox game and practiced. Finally got a comp and signed up to pokerstars and Fulltilt and played freerolls, bought some books and moved to cash and have been playing since online and at the casino.

 

[kevin2311]

i learned to play from friends and family ata young age

 

[henriquetnn]

I learned to play on the Internet even in the PS and then the Titan, I was playing until he could earn some cashed in some freerolls, then started to play SNG, which gave me too well ...​

 

[Committed]

I learnt to play poker at a young age, with family. I then learnt to understand the game much better online. Online poker is great for just starting out. I also learnt many different varieties of poker online. Such as & card stud, omaha, 3 draw. I wouldn't have learnt these varieties without the online poker.

I think the best way to get started on poker is to learn the basics of the game with friends or family, then understand and expand your mind of the game in online poker rooms. You can learn really quick, it's easy, and a lot of fun.

 

[juz2swt]

I learned as a kid my father always had home games mostly was stud and chicago h/l

 

[djhomeskillet]

on poker pages... 8 or more years ago.

 

[SchlomoSmack]

I learned playing kids on the playground at school. First it was flipping quarters, then it was shooting dice, and finally poker came into view. Soon I was back alley gambling and hanging out on Riverboats. Who would have thought?.......Oh, yeah I always was a mean POG player....

 

[HardTheJoker]

I learned over 20 years ago when I was a child; maybe, 6, 7, or 8 years old. I picked up the hand ranks from that card that comes with the jokers with a new deck. Some one, maybe my father, showed me how to play once, and I played by myself after that. Poker was still kind of taboo back then, and I don't think my mother thought it was appropriate if I played. So, I didn't have too many people to play with until I found out my extended family played.

In my teenage years, I had a lot of older friends and disposable income- so I played more and more with them. After that though, I kind of went through a dry period where I wasn't playing as often.

Then, the Texas Hold 'em revolution happened. And, EVERYONE is playing poker everywhere.

I didn't get on-line though until a few years ago. It's a different experience, but I've found that I can focus and improve my "odds game". There are few distractions. I don't have to focus on the player. Just my hand and the board.

 

[ruth99]

I learned at the kitchen table with pennies 38 years ago. I don't even know if they wrote books about poker back then...

 

[fckmerunnin]

i learned to play online with real money and still get my ass kicked so i dont think it matters to start with play money or real well could be i just suck lol

 

[MissThang101]

i learned to play poker in 1967 in a small town in florida. jus for fun at first then it went from a few pennies to a few bucks you know. after all theses years im still waiting in that big win

 

[LOCDOGZ8788]

i started playin poker with my father when i was 6 or so... he was a truck driver so we were always on the road together int he summertime and when we would be at a plant or something waiting on a new load he would break out the deck of cards and that is how the game started for me... so i owe it all to my dad... lol

 

[Errant Dog]

I started playing a little less than a year ago, when I would watch my roommate play online. With the help of some friends, I started playing play money and learning the game, and never looked back.

 

[nevertrust0]

i just kinda tought my self to learn to play and still learning new things everytime i play. i started online poker play chips then went to freerolls.

 

[26justbeingme]

Learning how to play cards well i actually grew up in a family that loves to play card games and therefore i catch on to the game very easily..in addition to that i took a card dealing class.

 

[fabricioendler]

I learned at home with my Cousin and others of my family.

Regards

Fabricio