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Step 1
Learn the game itself. You have to learn the concept of the game before you get confident. You need to know the basics of how to play, as well as what it takes to win. Practice with friends, family, and even online. Just make sure you do not play for money until your are confident in your game. You do not want to waste your money.
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Step 2
Read the books. There are tons of books on how to play poker. Each book is going to have a different strategy on how to win at poker. It is important to learn the different strategies because even though you may not use them in your game, others may try and bluff you by using these strategies and you want to be aware of what they are doing.
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Step 3
Watch the game being played. Poker is all over the television, as well as you can find it being played in any casino almost 24 hours a day. You can even find some bigger poker tournaments on DVD to be purchased, so you can study each and every hand played. This will teach you a lot about real life poker.
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Step 4
Practice playing in free tournaments or at home with friends and family. You can never have enough practice because it is only going to make you better at the game. Analyze every hand and watch how people play with so many different styles. Sometimes observation can be the best practice for a poker player.
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Step 5
Learn different styles of play. You want to know how to muck, as well as how to and when to bluff at poker. If you cannot do these things at first, continue to play and you will find easier ways to do these things as you practice more. Professional poker players live and breathe poker, and if you want to win at poker and be successful like them, you need the constant practice.
