On the Job Training May Not Be the Best Way to Learn to Play Poker While the experience you acquire through doing is invaluable, a little knowledge prior to beginning is beneficial. Once in the game, you also want to be competitive. So is the same with learning to play poker.

However, when you start going into online and live poker rooms, the stakes become much higher. Learning to play poker can be compared to learning to drive. All teens have been in a car and assume they can drive. Do we just turn our teens loose on the streets in a vehicle as soon as they turn 16. All participants are expected to have basic knowledge of the game and the rules. And while the consequences of not playing poker well and not driving well do not have the same consequences, we can draw similarities. However, experience has taught us that classroom education, follo by behind the wheel education and practice are best.

Sure, you've seen it on television and played around the kitchen table.