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Poker History and Facts
History
The
history of poker is a matter of some debate. The name of the game likely descended from the French
poque, which descended from the German pochen
( o knock), but it is not clear whether the games named by those terms were the real origins of
poker. It closely resembles the Persian game of as nas, and may have been
taught to French settlers in New Orleans by Persian sailors. It is commonly regarded as sharing
ancestry with the Renaissance game of primero and the French brelan. The English game brag (earlier bragg) clearly
descended from brelan and incorporated bluffing (though the concept was
known in other games by that time). It is quite possible that all of these earlier games influenced
the development of poker as it exists now.
English actor Joseph Crowell described the game as
played in New Orleans in 1829:
played with a deck of 20 cards, four poker players bet on which poker players hands of cards was the
most valuable. Jonathan H. Greens book An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling (G. B. Zieber, Philadelphia, 1843) described the spread of the game from there to the
rest of the country by Mississippi riverboats, on which gambling was a common
pastime.
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Soon after this spread, the full 52-card English
deck was used, and the flush was introduced. During the American Civil War, many additions were made,
including draw poker, stud poker (the five-card variant), and the straight. Further American
developments followed, such as the wild card (around 1875), lowball and split-pot poker (around 1900),
and community card poker games
(around 1925). Spread of the poker game to other countries, particularly in Asia, is often attributed
to the U.S.
military.
The game and jargon of poker have become important parts of American culture and
English culture. Such phrases as ace in the hole, beats me, blue chip, call the bluff, cash in, pass
the buck, poker face, stack up, up the ante, when the chips are down, wild card, and others are used
in everyday conversation even by those unaware of their origins at the poker table. Modern tournament
play became popular in American casinos after the World Series of Poker began in 1970. It was also
during that decade that the first serious strategy books appeared, notably The Theory of Poker by
David Sklansky (ISBN 1880685000), Super System by Doyle Brunson (ISBN
0931444014), and The Book of Tells by Mike Caro (ISBN 0897461002).
Broadcast of poker tournaments for cable and satellite TV distribution, such as with the World
Poker Tour, has added additional popularity to the game, as has the introduction of online poker.
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