Who is responsible for you being a poker player? (12 Viewers)

[surfik]

James Bond and definitely Rounders

likewise

 

[tallsbutler]

My dad

 

[buzzmonkey]

My earliest poker memory is playing 5 card draw with my dad as a little kid using toothpics or candy or something, with a deck of Scooby-Doo playing cards.

 

[1AAACEHOLE]

My brother got me started playing Texas Holdem. Daniel Negreanu was my favorite player. Always thought of myself as having the same ability to guess what people had. Lol

 

[acezag]

A rinky dink casino spread 3-6 limit in my college town. My first poker experience was winning a tournament there with my buddies. Followed by raking the giant stacks of $1 chips in a typical 3-6 game. Hooked after that.

 

[Phoe9x]

One of the earliest stories I hear about myself is being driven to kindergarten by my mom, and I was playing on one of those handheld poker games when all of a sudden the game yells out “Ladies and gentlemen, a royal flush!” And my mom yells out “Are you kidding me?!? I’ve been playing that for so long and you get one?” And a few minutes later, the game plays that same sound bite and I start giggling.

Turns out I found the settings and that would play whenever you adjusted the volume. Anyways, we would host a family hold’em tournament pretty frequently. My dad’s side of the family are big gamblers.

 

[wickedwonka121]

Great grandparents. And subsequently grand parents. Playing different forms of poker was a regular pastime at family functions, dealer's choice. Everyone made sure to bring plenty of change for the card table.

 

[amadeusstyle]

Wow... its so interesting.

Perhaps its because I don´t live in the US or perhaps the poker players i had relationship with, came from somewhere else (mainly ex chess, magic, or other competitive game or sports players), or just because I haven't make this question frequently . But it´s a surprise for me how diverse the life experiences, character narratives, games, movies or whatever moved you to play poker.

 

[FordPickup92]

Poker was something important to somebody I cared greatly for, so they taught me. It was a big part of bringing family together, and it became a passion for both of us.
Now it's just a hobby and an occasional past time for me.