Appropriate Age for Learning Poker (1 Viewer)

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I started playing poker at a very very young age. Mainly 5-card draw to begin.

My mom has been after me to teach my daughter to play poker for quite some time now, but I’ve been hesitant to teach her to play. I don’t know why, but I’ve been trying to have her focus more on school and other things.

I’m curious to know when do most people find learning poker age appropriate, and also what do you think are the advantages or disadvantages to learning at a young age.
 
I started playing poker at a very very young age. Mainly 5-card draw to begin.

My mom has been after me to teach my daughter to play poker for quite some time now, but I’ve been hesitant to teach her to play. I don’t know why, but I’ve been trying to have her focus more on school and other things.

I’m curious to know when do most people find learning poker age appropriate, and also what do you think are the advantages or disadvantages to learning at a young age.
My daughter started learning at 5. Now at 9 she sometimes plays with us online and holds her own. Because she took down a tournament once she's actually a winning player among the group, but it's getting close to break even. She played mixed games with us last night for an hour and lost like $8 at .25/.50 (If you've ever been on with "CatPantsJr", that's her). My son plays too at 7, but he's a total maniac.
 
I started playing poker at a very very young age. Mainly 5-card draw to begin.

My mom has been after me to teach my daughter to play poker for quite some time now, but I’ve been hesitant to teach her to play. I don’t know why, but I’ve been trying to have her focus more on school and other things.

I’m curious to know when do most people find learning poker age appropriate, and also what do you think are the advantages or disadvantages to learning at a young age.
It’s a decision making card game.
What age do you let your kids play monopoly or chutes and ladders?

You don’t have to gamble. Then you say “what’s the point then?”
What’s the point of any of the millions of board and card games that don’t use real money?
 
6 and asks to play everyday. Asked to play twice yesterday. It’s still new and exciting, after awhile it will just be one of his regular games like Pokémon, ticket to ride, or monopoly.

I will say he does get excited about the “money” concept, but just as much as he does to yell “Ante Up” or take down a pot and laughingly yell “look how many barrels I have”.

If anything, this has been a great game for him. Because you just can't win every hand, he's had to deal with losing wayyyyyy more than normal. While in another game we might play for 30 minutes or an hour and then he loses, in this he has to deal with losing every 2-3 minutes and resetting.

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I agree that if you treat it as “play money” like monopoly, any age is appropriate.
As long as they can get the strategy aspect of it, they’re good to go.
The discipline, however, can take a lifetime. :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:
 
I have 4 kids. The youngest is now 18, but she started playing poker @ probably 5 or so. When the kids were little we always played at micro stakes so no one lost more than a few dollars.. Sometimes when she was first starting I would stake her. She played like a maniac when she was really little and has since learned to be a little more reasonable.

All of my kids now play at least well enough to break even in a 1/2 nl game in a card room/casino.

I think the answer depends a little on how serious everyone wants to be. With small kids I think the key is to keep it fun by keeping it really small. Limit is another way to make it work for those that are less skilled.

If you start them at like 5 then don't worry about teaching too much. Just some basics and keep it fun. As they get older (say 10 or 12) then if they have a decent attention span you can get into it a little deeper.

By the time they are 15 or so they can handle some deeper thinking concepts

Keep it fun with the little ones
 
My kids are six and four and I can’t them interested quite yet. I’m trying though.
 
Yeah, I’m good with any age. But always play money. My kids are 16 and 19 and one of them is getting really interested in poker, but I just wouldn’t play real cash with them, not even for pennies
 
I've played off and on with my son (12 now) for about 3 years. We've only played HU but I would like to get him playing some some full ring or SNGs at some point. I try and teach him some basic things as we go but I'm starting to think he could benefit from a beginner poker book. Any suggestions? Reddit says Theory of Poker and all books on GTO!! Maybe in a few weeks... :cool
 
I figure the appropriate age is when they'll sit down and listen.

I have 3 boys. My 11yo started playing when he was 9. He plays mostly with my 8 yo, who started at 6. My 11yo runs the game and passes out the chips, deals, etc. I gave him a rank of hands card to look at, which is how I learned. He will miss a flush or straight every now and then.

We play video games as a family and a friend gave me a Diablo 3 poker set. So he asked me if he could use it whenever he wants. I pretty much gave it to him. Recently he opened it and showed me the chips are already divided for the next game. I was pretty impressed with that.

I haven't had success with this plan, but worth trying: Have a family tournament. Winner gets a full size candy bar. 2nd and 3rd split a candy bar, etc.

I started playing with nickels, dimes, and quarters when I was 17. Got two friends to play and it was a cheap night of entertainment. My parents didn't mind because they knew I was in someone's garage and not out drinking or getting into trouble.
 
I've played off and on with my son (12 now) for about 3 years. We've only played HU but I would like to get him playing some some full ring or SNGs at some point. I try and teach him some basic things as we go but I'm starting to think he could benefit from a beginner poker book. Any suggestions? Reddit says Theory of Poker and all books on GTO!! Maybe in a few weeks... :cool

I like Phil Gordon's, Little Green Book. It does assume you have some basic knowledge though.
 

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