Thursday, April 05, 2007
Even a 9 Year Old Can Win at Poker
First off before I go any further I don't think kids should gamble. I myself have told my kids they shouldn't gamble or make bets. My son Billy watches me play cards a lot, online and in my home games. Once and a while there was a site I played poker and they had other casino games such as roulette and when I wanted a break from poker I would let him pick the numbers or red black. We had a lot of fun on that site, but they are gone like many that don't operate in the U.S.
My friends will even play for fun with my son when they get knocked out of the game. But he not allowed to play for money. My friends respect my wishes of course. I've told Billy he can't play for money until he has a real job with a paycheck, something to lose. I feel some of these young kids(18 to 20 year olds) playing online or at the casino shouldn't be playing with their parents money, college funds. If they have a real job or had a real job and won a big tournament I'm fine with that. But I do know some young guys using their parents credit card to play poker when they should be using the money only for an emergency. That's my rant.
So to the story. Last night I just sat down on Fulltilt to play a $2 tourney, I don't think I played a hand yet but one guy was knocked out. My phone rings and a friend needs to get picked up at the airport. So Billy and Stephinie are the only one's home with me, and we are babysitting Alexander(my grandson). So I let Billy play, I've taught Stephinie, Billy, and Sabrina all to play Hold'em. Billy has watched me play countless hours. Once again the great thing about online I can stay home and play, also why I have a home game every week instead of going to the cardroom 30 minutes away. I love my kids. And they have reaped the rewards of me winning like movies, dinner's, vacations, and special treats, so they don't mind I play and really like it when I play big games.
So I go pick up my friend and drop her off at her son's. So I'm driving home and thinking where did the little guy place. I come in the door and ask him and he took 3rd place. I give him a high five and a way to go! Now he wanted to play another $2 tourney and I told him no of course. But I was very proud of him taking 3rd place and he told me all about the game.
All the poker guys say he will be a world champion someday. My hope is first he play football in the NFL and then poker.
My friends will even play for fun with my son when they get knocked out of the game. But he not allowed to play for money. My friends respect my wishes of course. I've told Billy he can't play for money until he has a real job with a paycheck, something to lose. I feel some of these young kids(18 to 20 year olds) playing online or at the casino shouldn't be playing with their parents money, college funds. If they have a real job or had a real job and won a big tournament I'm fine with that. But I do know some young guys using their parents credit card to play poker when they should be using the money only for an emergency. That's my rant.
So to the story. Last night I just sat down on Fulltilt to play a $2 tourney, I don't think I played a hand yet but one guy was knocked out. My phone rings and a friend needs to get picked up at the airport. So Billy and Stephinie are the only one's home with me, and we are babysitting Alexander(my grandson). So I let Billy play, I've taught Stephinie, Billy, and Sabrina all to play Hold'em. Billy has watched me play countless hours. Once again the great thing about online I can stay home and play, also why I have a home game every week instead of going to the cardroom 30 minutes away. I love my kids. And they have reaped the rewards of me winning like movies, dinner's, vacations, and special treats, so they don't mind I play and really like it when I play big games.
So I go pick up my friend and drop her off at her son's. So I'm driving home and thinking where did the little guy place. I come in the door and ask him and he took 3rd place. I give him a high five and a way to go! Now he wanted to play another $2 tourney and I told him no of course. But I was very proud of him taking 3rd place and he told me all about the game.
All the poker guys say he will be a world champion someday. My hope is first he play football in the NFL and then poker.
// posted by Harthon @ 7:25 AM 
