Lady Luck: Poker 101 for Women

Classroom

Ever want to sit at the poker table but don't really understand how the game is played? Come learn from two semi-professional poker players on how to play the game and put anyone in their poker place.

Many people assume that poker is a "men's game" but that's not true. Join us as we host a class geared specifically for women. This class is geared towards the beginner poker player, and features an integrated curriculum which includes a live lecture, Q&A and interactive gameplay.

In this class, we will go over the following:

Texas Hold 'Em Gameplay
Rules & Etiquette
Poker Lingo
Hand Values
Basic Poker Strategies
Handling Overly Aggressive Opponents
Chip Tricks
Secrets Behind Winning Professional Players

Prerequisites: This class is geared towards females only and designed for beginners. No prior knowledge of poker is necessary. We will also follow up with an intermediate class in the near future.

Bonus: The first 2 people that buy a ticket the class will receive a free DVD titled "Final Table Poker with Phil Gordon" (Value: $30)

Co-Teacher: Mirza Nagji

Mirza Nagji is an experienced tournament and cash game poker player, currently living in NYC. Since he started playing small stakes poker with friends when he moved to New York at the age of 22, he has excelled at the game and currently plays in the largest buy-in tournaments and big money cash games in the world. Although only an occasional player, Mirza has accumulated over $250,000 in tournament winnings over the past 5 years - his most recent result being the runner up at the 2010 Borgata Summer Open Championship event for a prize of over $100,000. He's played with some of the biggest names in the poker world and has proven himself as a profitable and knowledgeable player.

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Project Guide by Michael Karnjanaprakorn

CEO/Co-founder of Skillshare

Michael Karnjanaprakorn is the founder of World Series of Good, which encourages poker players to donate a percentage of their winnings to charity. In 2010, the WSOG raised over $150K from top poker players such as Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon and Joe Sebok, which was also covered by ESPN. Mic... view full bio