Do you need to be an expert to play poker?

Alex Houngan

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You’re absolutely right! Poker is a game that anyone can learn and enjoy without being an expert. While skill and experience help in the long run, beginners can still have fun and even win at lower stakes. The key is to keep learning and improving over time!
 
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I think poker is like downhill skiing. You need to know the basics to make sure you don't break your leg, just as you need to know poker rules. refining your skiing and poker requires time, but you can have fun and enjoy the learning along the way. keep at it and learn from experience, and before you know it, you'll be schussing down the Hahnenkamm in Kitzbuhel and playing in the wsop.
 
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Poker is a game of skill. In my opinion, you need to understand what and where to bet.
 
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I don't think it's necessary, a lot of people are just playing for fun, and this is the biggest mistake that prevents them from properly tuning in to a productive game. Setting goals for yourself and achieving them can already mean that you are an expert.
 
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I play poker because I love it. That's why I don't need to be an expert
 
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Nope 😁 all You need to do it îs just to be able to learn from experience and continue adapt to the game 🤙
 
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You don't need to be an expert to just play poker. You need to be an expert in this field if you want to make a living playing poker and be one of the 5% of players who play in the plus. Poker is the same field of activity as any sport or any job. There are no miracles here, if a person wants to win more than lose, then he needs to work hard, read a lot of different information, analyze his game and much more. You can learn to play poker, but even to win at low limits, you need to spend a lot of time and put in a lot of effort. You need to understand what dispersion is and how to deal with it. But if we are talking about just playing for fun, then in this case all this knowledge is not needed, you can just play and enjoy regardless of whether you win or lose.
 
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You don't have to be an expert if you're playing at a hobby level.
 
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Not at my home game!! Just bring lots of $$$:sneaky:
 
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I don’t think so because you don't need to be an expert to play poker. Poker is a game that you can learn to play, and you can start playing at low stakes.
That's how everyone started, you just have to learn something else.
 
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Hi :)
I will say more. You can start with our CardsChat freerolls. This will save you money and allow you to get a good understanding of the basics of the game.
Good luck :)
 
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Depends on which limits you want to play. If freerolls - nope
 
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Whether you're an expert, a professional or a beginner, poker can be great fun for you in any case. Of course, professionals will have more chances for good results, but think that once upon a time, even the most famous professionals were beginners :)
 
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It depends on your goals. I just like to play poker.
 
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No, you don't have to be an expert to play poker because it just takes several minutes to learn. Tho not everyone wins in poker.
 
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Definitely not. That's the fun of poker, anyone can play. The basics of the game are very easy to learn. And if you only want to have fun playing, I don't see the need of studying poker.
 
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To play poker? Absolutely 100% no. To understand what you are doing, what your opponents are doing and to get real pleasure from the game - 100% absolute yes!
 
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To be an expert, you have to put a lot of energy into it, like everything else in life.
You have to be careful that this life is not for everyone. One of my friend tried this level and got burned out after a while. So to really be an expert, you have to have that kind of mentality.
 
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not at all anyone can play, longevitty requires skill though
 
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To make money maybe but not for leisure.
 
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to win on a regular basis yes.
 
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I don’t think so because you don't need to be an expert to play poker. Poker is a game that you can learn to play, and you can start playing at low stakes.
In order to become an expert, you must first become a beginner :)
It can be compared to the birth of a child who first learns to walk and then starts running :)
Don't be afraid to try something new, and don't be afraid to make mistakes, our mistakes can become a springboard for our progress.
 
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Well, being an expert certainly helps if you want to be successful :D
 
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You have to play profesional! But sometimes u need luck either
 
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