who doesnt start with good ol 5 card draw? as far as i knew that was POKER, i didnt know about anything else till my friend taught me 7 card stud in middleschool. He was vietnamese and his familiy had a tradition of huge poker games during get togethers..he taught us their house rules and it went from there. we were under 13 but had weekly house games
it was lots of fun, we also ended up getting into blackjack, dice games, and all sorts of action, but 7 card stud was our most legitimate game. i admit not really getting into holdem untill a few years ago when it became somewhat of a fad/craze. its hard to play other stuff now, holdem has a way of taking you over as the one and only gamble. probably a goodthing though as it keeps me away from that darn roulette wheel!!! that thing will kill ya!!!