Poker 101 Class and Tournament

Socially Superlative
April 26, 2010

Last night I experienced the beauty of Texas – Texas Hold ‘Em, that is.
Urban Girl Squad hosted a Poker 101 class at the Manhattan Bridge Club just off Columbus Circle, where about twenty New York City women gathered to learn the art of poker.

Although I had known nothing, and I mean nothing about the rules of poker, there was something about the game that always intrigued me. And yes, this interest developed long before Lady Gaga decided to sing a song about her poker face.

Experts, including Simon Feil from Poker At Your Place, who teaches beginner classes every Sunday evening at the same location, ran the two-hour class. After brief introductions, the Texas Hold ‘Em games began.

Despite being given a cheat sheet and fake money to gamble with, a lot of what was going on was a bit over my head. This is understandable considering the time constraints of this multi-leveled this card game.

Luckily, the environment was friendly and almost all of the other attendees were just as clueless as I when it came to knowing the value of their hand. It bonded us in a way, and the atmosphere certainly was not as strained as it would be at an actual casino, losing real money.

After a few rounds and some helpful critiques from our instructor I started gaining insight into the logic behind some of the decisions we were all making. By the end of the night I was thoroughly enjoying myself and left with an urge to keep working on my p-p-p-poker face.

- Megan Eileen McDonough

Photo via Urban Girl Squad.

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