Edgar Bruce 
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| 14 Sep 2006 8:12 AM |
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How did everyone first get involved in the game & what did you do to develop your poker playing strategy. I know many people read books or other reference materials. I personally just learned from playing online & watching other people play. If you have read books to learn the game let us know if you found them helpful or not.
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Red Rover
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| 17 Sep 2006 1:32 PM |
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My first experience with poker was playing texas hold em with a few co workers. They took it easy on me since I had never played before. After that night I got hooked. I watched the tournments on tv and found sites that I could play online. I read some things, mostly at different websites, but I never bought a book or anything. |
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vicki h
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| 18 Sep 2006 5:47 AM |
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I learned to play as a kid by watching my father and a couple of his friends play. They didn't mind a kid who stayed quiet at the table LOL. In those days, they were playing stud rather than hold'em tho. |
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pokerone
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| 23 Sep 2006 6:36 PM |
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I learned to play from my dad as well. They had weekly poker nights and on the times that they came to our house I would watch. When I got older my dad let me sit in on a few hands and I have been playing ever since. |
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| 24 Sep 2006 8:48 PM |
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I learned from my dad, but he wasn't much of a gambler. He just taught us how to play. We also learned from playing Yahtzee. It is pretty much the same thing only with dice. I have also learned a lot by losing money on partypoker. |
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sportbetter
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| 25 Sep 2006 8:14 AM |
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I learned because on a weekend with my dad when i was little the roads were snowed in and we had to stay up in the mountains another day.
Well, to play real cards there was only one other human: me. He taught me the rules but thought i didn't understand, because I got a straight five card draw nothing wild. The look on his face was hysterical. |
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Felicisimo Silabay
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| 25 Sep 2006 6:45 PM |
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I learned by watching it on tv and by playing online occasionally.
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purplemonkey
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| 25 Sep 2006 7:42 PM |
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I learned mostly from watching tournaments on tv. I love to watch the world series of poker and the celebrity poker shows. I play often on party poker. It helped me to learn which hands beat other hands. |
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wondering
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| 05 Nov 2006 11:05 AM |
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I learned how to play from a friend of mine that was crazy about poker, but really learned to play through trial and error online
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MoneyM8
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| 25 Mar 2008 8:23 PM |
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I first started playing draw poker when I was in my early teens. We used to play for change and cigarettes. I eventually started playing Texas Hold'em. I basically learned Texas Hold'em from reading and watching videos, playing online. |
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stewz1
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| 26 Mar 2008 10:46 AM |
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seen a few games on tv and thought i would give it a go.not learned much so far.knowing how to play and how i do play are to different things.hope to get them matching at some point.every hand is a new lesson |
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tomr
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| 10 Sep 2008 2:25 AM |
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You just have to play a lot. Find the right site to play one ( so the site with the most fish on it:D ). Now I found the weakest site and I won last month 2k and got 1k rakeback. So it is just a manner of finding the right site and play until you are rich:D
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MoneyM8
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| 11 Sep 2008 7:30 PM |
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[QUOTE]tom wrote
You just have to play a lot. Find the right site to play one ( so the site with the most fish on it:D ). Now I found the weakest site and I won last month 2k and got 1k rakeback. So it is just a manner of finding the right site and play until you are rich:D
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I think it takes a bit more than just finding a site with a lot of fish and playing until you are rich 
You do have to play a lot of hands, but reading poker books, tutorials, learning bankroll management and watching how the poker pros play to learn tips will go a long way to helping you play better poker. |
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| ~MoneyM8 - "Praying to the River Gods, while I do the River Dance." |
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WaffleStomp
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| 22 Oct 2008 9:24 PM |
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I learned poker from my father when I was around 12 or 13. |
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patmurphy
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| 12 Apr 2009 10:58 AM |
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i watched an episode on tv and i got so obsessed that i started playing every video game possible and now i play mostly online |
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Step
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| 19 Apr 2009 11:40 AM |
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I learned to play in High School from a friend. After winning a few home games I began to read up on the game and now play a lot online.... Mostly on Full tilt. |
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DaBears57
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| 19 Apr 2009 12:12 PM |
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I had a friend tell me the basic of Texas Hold'em. It sounded interesting and he told me about how the World Series of Poker was currently on TV. So later I started watching it and it looked like fun. |
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royalroneill
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| 03 May 2009 11:48 AM |
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i just learnt myself by playing online  |
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FunSeeker
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| 04 May 2009 6:05 PM |
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GREAT Question!
I learned to play when I was very young....playing with my dad and my uncles and my brother....I played em all....except we hadn't heard of holdem' way back then....lots of 5 card stud, etc. and most names I can't even remember now...I've been playing holdem for last couple of years. |
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THAT'S POKER! .....
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torciB
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| 02 Jun 2009 12:00 AM |
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My friend told me the basis of Texas Holdem.
I have studied strategy of game in one of online poker school. |
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