|
|
|
Supreme Being
Group: Forum Members
Last Login: 9/29/2008 7:47:06 PM
Posts: 163,
Visits: 87
|
|
| What is a good age to start someone playing poker, just for fun mind you not betting or anything. I know this has been touched on before, but besides a good age I am looking for any good tips to help teach someone. I'm not the best teacher by far but I have a niece that wants to learn, so I was thinking maybe a book could help her more than I could.
|
|
|
|
|
Supreme Being
Group: Forum Members
Last Login: 6/15/2008 2:36:40 AM
Posts: 125,
Visits: 55
|
|
| I know I started learning at around 5/6 in some capacity. Maybe not everything, but bits and pieces. Any kid that can play most card games can probably learn a bit. But it depends on your stance on children and card games/betting.
|
|
|
|
|
Supreme Being
Group: Forum Members
Last Login: 10/2/2008 12:29:31 AM
Posts: 240,
Visits: 146
|
|
Many people start playing card games before the age of eight in a basic capacity (games like snap and pairs). The more complex games, really you should just judge whether the child is old enough to cope. And whether their hands are big enough to hold the cards  We started out with a half sized deck.
|
|
|
|
|
Forum Guru
Group: Forum Members
Last Login: 6/14/2008 7:08:59 PM
Posts: 51,
Visits: 25
|
|
Playing cards can actually help in math skills and get them thinking for themselves. Teach her the basic rank of hands and sit and play a few hands with her when you can and help her out. A book wouldn't hurt but I'm not sure many were written that a child could follow.
L2P
There are few things that are so unpardonably neglected in our country as poker. The upper class knows very little about it. Now and then you find ambassadors who have sort of a general knowledge of the game, but the ignorance of the people is fearful. Why, I have known clergymen, good men, kind-hearted, liberal, sincere, and all that, who did not know the meaning of a "flush." It is enough to make one ashamed of the species. ~Mark Twain
|
|
|
|
|
Supreme Being
Group: Forum Members
Last Login: 8/14/2008 4:43:00 AM
Posts: 125,
Visits: 62
|
|
Unless you are a "no gambling" type of family, and I doubt anyone her is  , I think it is a good idea to teach kids how to play the different games, strategy, and good betting techniques.
I know my kids will want to gamble when they are old enough so I am teaching them now how to gamble responsibly.
|
|
|
|
|
Supreme Being
Group: Forum Members
Last Login: 9/29/2008 9:34:46 PM
Posts: 235,
Visits: 137
|
|
| I like the idea of teaching even just the basics young and then when they are older they can be more aware. I wonder what is the youngest age ever started on poker or any other card game though?
|
|
|
|
|
Forum Guru
Group: Forum Members
Last Login: 8/11/2008 12:11:56 PM
Posts: 50,
Visits: 43
|
|
| I think kids can play at any age where they can comprehend what's going on, as long as it is for fun with no betting.
|
|
|
|
