So you want to teach your kids to be the next poker superstar. With the rise of pokers popularity there is a boom in the number of new players trying to be the next poker star. There is a good money to be made playing poker if you're good enough. Some of the major tournaments pay outs are in the millions. Right now Texas Holdem is the hot poker game and The major Texas Holdem tournaments are broadcast on tv. The best way to learn poker is to master each important area of the game before you ever play. So if you are newbie or wanting to teach your kids to play poker here is list of games to teach you the finer points of poker. 1. I Doubt It (aka BullShit)- If you are playing with kids you might want to call it "I Doubt It" but most people know it by "BullShit" This game will help you learn the fine art of bluffing and reading other people's tells. It's best to play with 5-7 people. While playing the game watch each player carefully most people will do something just a little different when they are lying. This is there tell. If you can pick up on these minor changes in there mannerisms you will be able to tell when there bluffing. Your goal is not to change your mannerisms. Stay seated in the same position throw out the game. Play your cards the same way every time and take the same amount of time to play your cards every time. Just do the same thing every time don't change your routine in anyway. If you can bluff at this game you can bluff at any poker game. There are alot more chances for some one to pick up on your tells playing this game. 2. War - This is just for the kids. Playing this game will teach them the rank of the cards A,K,Q,J. 3. Brag - This game will start to teach you and/or your kids the winning hands in poker such as; Flushes, straights, 3 of kinds and so on... After you and/or your kids have mastered the skills in the above games it's time to move on to a real poker game. I would recommend starting with a easy poker game like "5 Card Stud". If you're playing with your kids start out betting candy or something that will get them into the game like time. That right time, time playing there video games or playing on the computer. They can bet time cleaning, taking out the trash or washing the dishes. Below are some of the poker terms used in this article and while playing poker - "Know The Lingo" Bluff "Bluffing" - or pretending to have better cards than you actually do - is a fundamental strategy of the game. A player who bluffs usually bets higher than his/her cards warrant. The desire of the bluffer is to scare the other players out of the hand by making them think he/she is holding phenomenal cards. Aggressive play An "aggressive" player is one who bets high early and forces others to abandon their comfort zone. He or she frequently bets the maximum limit and stays "in" until the end. Depending on your skill level, aggressive play can be a quick way to cough up a lot of cash. Conservative play A "conservative" player usually bets the minimum and is quick to fold if the cards are not in his or her favor. Conservative play can be a good way to keep more money in your pocket, but many times will not win you big pots. Why? Because if people know that you're a conservative player, they'll bail any time that you bet more than the minimum. A conservative player is often susceptible to the trickery of the bluffer. Action To those in the dating game, this word refers to gettin' busy. To poker players, it denotes the amount of betting going on at a given table. In a casino, you may hear a professional player say, "I'm leaving, there's not enough action at this table." That means that not enough money is being risked. Tell A "tell" is a mannerism that you inadvertently repeat that lets the other players know how good your hand is. No one EVER wants other people to know their tell, but everyone has one. When you lie, you inadvertently give little clues. A player may wipe his brow when he has a good hand, trying to contain excitement. Another player may grit her teeth when she has a low hand, a nervous reaction to the bluff she's about to make. Whatever it is, you should always try to figure out what the other players' tells are, and you should always try to hide yours. Try to play as stoically as possible, eliminating the possibility that someone will discover your tell. Practice that poker face.
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