The History of Poker

       The poker game is the most popular and loved playing cards on the planet,the texas hold'em game being the most played.

       Where does the name of poker came, when this game was born, who invented the game of poker?....are just some of the questions that we try to find an answer.

Origins of Poker

       The origins of this wonderful game is lost.There are a number of contradictions in terms of the inventor and the location where the game was born.
       According to popular belief,the beginning of poker game was in China 900 years before Christ,when the Chinese invented the game of dominoes, now also very popular. (considered by some as a precursor Poker).

Name of poker

       The origin of the name of poker it is not very clear.

       According to experts, the origin of the name is derived from the French game poque.

       According to others, the name poker is drawn from the German game called pochen.

The appearance of Poker

      Maybe first official account of a poker game belongs Joseph Crowel.

    It seems that poker was exported to America by European immigrants.Crowell tells the first poker game held in New Orleans in 1829.

      Along time, poker has undergone changes over the changes,during years playing dozens of variants, most of them was invented during the Civil War.Poker, on current form, appeared in America on ships that were crossing the Mississippi River.

       Great poker enthusiasts, people who have never hidden the passion for this wonderful game were U.S. President Harry Truman and writer Mark Twain.

Evolution

       Since the appearance, the game of poker has spread worldwide, in an extraordinary pace.Over the time is appeared a number of varieties of poker the most known being Omaha, 5Draw, 7 Stud, and of course, Texas Hold'em.

       Now poker has become a large and extremely profitable industry;annual poker revenue reaching billions of dollars.