Poker Lessons

le-dub

I want to learn how to play poker/ texas holdem and i was wondering if anyone can suggest any good websites or that. I think i really need to understand how and when to play.

Any suggestions??:)

henbane

[post=3562490]This would make a good start[/post]. If you need to learn the absolute basics, try google.

Mr. Flibble

Download a poker client and play at the fake money tables if you are completly new to the game. It will get you used to the structure of the game - how the blinds work etc. It doesn't matter if you lose all your chips quickly as you can just press a button and get more.

Mellor

I'd agree with the play money approasch for learning the basics, structure, ranking of hands etc. But you can't really get good practice as its all-in on any two cards.

Dey were Sooted

www.tilteddonkey.com have online tutorials which might be of interest to you .

Legend_DIT

I've actually considered running live classes in the "Basics of Texas Hold'Em" - putting up a notice for complete beginners who wish to learn....

I would merely start by showing the complete basics such as hand rankings, and the actions in a hand...

Extra-curricular things could be:

Class Trip to Fitz freeroll and perhaps
End of course game by all the students with the winner actually recouping their class fees and more - thus serving as a motivation to learn the most so as to have taken the class at a profit....

Homework could be to read this forum and comment on a particular hand they found interesting for next time.....

While I realise people can learn from other methods - I'd be looking to create a friendly atmosphere of no more than 6 people in a social setting to help remove the intimidating factor of sitting down at a table where you don't know what you're doing... (I seem to do that ALL the time ! )

I've spoken to a few people who said they'd be interested in this... Anyone know if there is something similar around, or have any criticisms of my idea?

ditpoker

Legend_DIT wrote:

I've actually considered running live classes in the "Basics of Texas Hold'Em" - putting up a notice for complete beginners who wish to learn....

I would merely start by showing the complete basics such as hand rankings, and the actions in a hand...

Extra-curricular things could be:

Class Trip to Fitz freeroll and perhaps
End of course game by all the students with the winner actually recouping their class fees and more - thus serving as a motivation to learn the most so as to have taken the class at a profit....

Homework could be to read this forum and comment on a particular hand they found interesting for next time.....

While I realise people can learn from other methods - I'd be looking to create a friendly atmosphere of no more than 6 people in a social setting to help remove the intimidating factor of sitting down at a table where you don't know what you're doing... (I seem to do that ALL the time ! )

I've spoken to a few people who said they'd be interested in this... Anyone know if there is something similar around, or have any criticisms of my idea?

probably best not to let aodea (anto) see this post! LOL this could work in theory, not sure about in practice.
In DIT the socs officers were insistent that we try and provide lessons to people who want to learn how to play poker... its the type of thing that i think SHOULD be made easily available and if possible free of charge, as such a college setting would be ideal. I.e. if next year the weekly game is at 4pm on thursdays, then the tables/chips etc should be upstairs from say 2.30pm for an hour long lesson that people can come to if they want, and if no-one shows you can have a 1euro turbo rebuy crapshoot satalite to the big 5 euro game!!!

ditpoker

Legend_DIT wrote:

I've actually considered running live classes in the "Basics of Texas Hold'Em" - putting up a notice for complete beginners who wish to learn....

I would merely start by showing the complete basics such as hand rankings, and the actions in a hand...

Extra-curricular things could be:

Class Trip to Fitz freeroll and perhaps
End of course game by all the students with the winner actually recouping their class fees and more - thus serving as a motivation to learn the most so as to have taken the class at a profit....

Homework could be to read this forum and comment on a particular hand they found interesting for next time.....

While I realise people can learn from other methods - I'd be looking to create a friendly atmosphere of no more than 6 people in a social setting to help remove the intimidating factor of sitting down at a table where you don't know what you're doing... (I seem to do that ALL the time ! )

I've spoken to a few people who said they'd be interested in this... Anyone know if there is something similar around, or have any criticisms of my idea?

probably best not to let aodea (anto) see this post! LOL this could work in theory, not sure about in practice.
In DIT the socs officers were insistent that we try and provide lessons to people who want to learn how to play poker... its the type of thing that i think SHOULD be made easily available and if possible free of charge, as such a college setting would be ideal. I.e. if next year the weekly game is at 4pm on thursdays, then the tables/chips etc should be upstairs from say 2.30pm for an hour long lesson that people can come to if they want, and if no-one shows you can have a 1euro turbo rebuy crapshoot satalite to the big 5 euro game!!!

nicryan

Legend_DIT wrote:

Class Trip to Fitz freeroll and perhaps
End of course game by all the students with the winner actually recouping their class fees and more - thus serving as a motivation to learn the most so as to have taken the class at a profit....

remember the freeroll on thursdays is on at 7....NOT 8:30.....


Nic

Dub13

There used to be a chap who did lesson's in the Fitz,I remember seen notices around the club about the "course".Not sure if he still does them.

ollyk1

Dub13 wrote:

There used to be a chap who did lesson's in the Fitz,I remember seen notices around the club about the "course".Not sure if he still does them.

I believe he was a published poker author too.....:rolleyes:

Hitman Actual

Dub13 wrote:

There used to be a chap who did lesson's in the Fitz,I remember seen notices around the club about the "course".Not sure if he still does them.

I think Mark Strahan ran them. :eek:

Not sure if they're still going on.

ollyk1

le-dub wrote:

I want to learn how to play poker/ texas holdem and i was wondering if anyone can suggest any good websites or that. I think i really need to understand how and when to play.

Any suggestions??:)

free lessons at my home game anytime. The only real way to learn.

5starpool

ollyk1 wrote:

free lessons at my home game anytime. The only real way to learn.

Money back guarantee? You clean up again last night Olly?

califano

ollyk1 wrote:

free lessons at my home game anytime.

Or anytime you happen to be at a table with Ollyk1.

The Shane Warne of poker spin!

Culchie

5starpool wrote:

Money back guarantee? You clean up again last night Olly?

It was only right that the taxi driver and the hostess with the mostess got paid.

5starpool

rounders123 wrote:

Or anytime you happen to be at a table with Ollyk1.

The Shane Warne of poker spin!

Nice bowling Shane... (nasal voice engaged)

ollyk1

5starpool wrote:

Money back guarantee? You clean up again last night Olly?

No. But I'm hopeful I can break even against an absolute beginner.....:p

rounders123 wrote:

The Shane Warne of poker spin!
Today 15:28

LMAO Talking absolute sh1t is what my game is all about. I'm trying to run Dev close for WSOP speech play event!

It was only right that the taxi driver and the hostess with the mostess got paid.

I guess we could be generous and say that's why I decided to donkey it up and claim the bubble....it wouldn't be true but....:)