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An indication of how popular Texas Holdem poker has become is the frequency that your favorite TV shows, dramas and sitcoms, feature scenes where the characters are playing a game of Texas Holdem poker. These scenes often include all members of the family sitting around the table playing poker. This has resulted in the softening of the image of poker. Once seen as a corrupter of family values, poker has been given some measure of legitimacy as a family activity, not quite the same as a family sitting around the table playing Monopoly, but no longer a completely evil activity either.
If your family is like most families in North America and other nations around the world, it can now be reasonable to assume that you have at least a set of poker chips and a deck of playing cards for the purpose of playing Texas Holdem poker in your home. From a family perspective, home is the best place for family members of all ages to become introduced to the game of poker. If your kids are interested in learning to play poker, then it is best that they should begin by playing in a risk-free home environment under your guidance for fun with only poker chips at stake. Many professional poker players indicate that they began their poker careers playing poker at home with a trusted parent or grandparent who taught them how to play. They learned how to play in a risk-free and comfortable learning environment where their best interest was foremost in the thoughts of their teachers. As a result they have developed superior poker skills and a healthy respect for the pitfalls of playing the game.
It is also important that when your children start playing poker with their friends that this also occurs at home where you can monitor to ensure that play remains a fun activity. Including your children's friends, with their parent's permission of course, in your home poker activities has some significant benefits for you as a parent. Not only will you know where your children are and what they are doing but you will get to know their friends and be able to establish a rapport with them. By having the opportunity to observe the values and motivations of your children's friends your may have better understanding of what sorts of activities your children will engage in while unsupervised in the community with their friends.
It is quite simple to begin to teach and learn to play Texas Holdem poker at home. The basic requirement is a poker chip set. Poker chip sets usually include the basic poker supplies that you require to begin playing Texas Holdem poker that is, 300 or 500 poker chips, two decks of playing cards, a dealer button and big/small blind buttons. The chip set also has a convenient carrying case that provides secure organization, storage and transportability for you poker supplies. Additional poker accessories are also available that can add to the organization and atmosphere of your home poker game. These accessories might include a timer, a poker table top and a card shuffler which is particularly useful if younger children are involved. If your children are expressing an interest learning how to play Texas Hold'em poker, then you would be well advised to take the initiative and make their poker learning a risk free, positive experience. Go out and buy the basic poker supplies that you will require to accomplish the task and set up learning environment that you control to make sure your children learn how to play poker in manner that conforms to your family values and expectations.
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