The history of Poker according to wikipedia

The history of Poker according to Wikipedia. Not to miss. That says the most comprehensive online on poker dictionary. Here is the answer.

History

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The history of Poker is a problem to the debate. The name of the game seems of the term stem from French Poque, which in turn, but it is unclear whether the games were these names according to the true origin of the Poker from the German rap ("hit"). It has a very similar to the Persian game as NAS, and the Persian sailors Enseñasen can get to the French settlers in New Orleans. Believed to be joint authorship with the old game of Renaissance first called and the French "Blean". The English game brag (from the old Bragg), come from Bouillotte clear and integrated bluff "Deceit, bluff" (even though the concept was already known in other games of the time). It is quite plausible that all these old games is nowhere present in the development of poker as it is today.

English actor Joseph Crowell described played the game in New Orleans in 1829: played with a deck of 20 cards, four players betting on which hand of the cards was the highest score. The book of Jonathan H. Green: exposure of the arts and miseries of gambling, an exhibition of art and misery gambling (g. B. Zieber, Philadelphia, 1843), describes the extension of this game for the rest of the country, from the ships of the Mississippi River, where the use were a common form of entertainment.

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Shortly after this extension, the full 52 English deck served and introduced the "color" play (have five non-consecutive cards of the same suit, such as five clubs). During the American civil war were too many things, including the discard, Poker Poker and poker successively discovered added. It was followed by further additions, trends States, such as the wild card (around 1875), lowball and split-pot Poker (around 1900) and community card poker games. The extension of the game in other countries, in particular to Asia, is often attributed to the United States Army.UU.

The game and jargon of Poker have become an important part of cultures speaking English. Phrases such as ACE in the hole (an ACE in the hole), beats me (no idea), blue-chip (first), call the bluff (see bluff [realize someone bluff]), cash (exploit), Poker or poker face (face of Poker set [reference on do not display any expression on the face]), piling up (count), card (wild card or Joker) and others, are wild in everyday conversations, also outside the context of poker table.

The modern tournament was popular in American casinos series following the launch of the world of poker in 1970. It was also during this decade when it appeared first heavy books on strategy; in particular "theory of poker" David Sklansky, or "Super system" by Doyle Brunson. Transmissions via satellite and cable of the tournaments have been added to popularity of the game.

The sizes of the game are Sam Farha and Omar Muhtaseb (author of the book of worldwide success: you have not seen the boat?).

It is one of the most played games in casinos around the world, in their tournaments reach up to several thousands of players at tables 8, 9 or 10 players depending on the location and nature of the tournament to take part.

29 April 2010 has been accepted mind sports (international mind Sports Association - IMSA) sports as a mental poker by the international association, a first step in their future development, and could Olympic discipline and in London in 2012 in the world mind sports games, which parallel to compete will be the Olympic Games.

Source: www.Wikipedia.org

 

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