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Poker History
Poker – Puckering Your Luck
So, do you like to play poker? Ahh!! Come on.
How can you say no to the most famous gambling
game on this planet?
Origin
Poker history is rather debatable. There is a
close resemblance between poker and as-nas, a
Persian game which was played amongst 5 players
with a 25 card deck having 5 suits. Hence, there
is a distinct possibility that Persian sailors
might have taught this game to New Orleans
settlers. However, this dates back to just 17th
century.

The widest belief suggests that poker was
invented by Chinese people around 900 A.D. There
is one more theory which holds the French card
game, “poque”, as responsible for the
origination of poker. French people inhabited
New Orleans in the late 15th century. Their game poque was involved betting and bluffing too.
This was probably the first time when a deck
which consisted of spades, clubs, diamonds and
hearts, was used. It is also believed that
Ganjifa, a card game played by Indians, is
responsible for the origination of modern cards.
Poker history is filled with such confusions.
First written reference towards the game of
poker was made by Jonathan Green in 1834. He
talks about the rules about a game which was
played on the boats of Mississippi river. He
used the term “cheating game” for referring to
poker. This event holds a significant place in
poker history as prior to this; no reference was
ever made about poker.
Hence, there is a lot of confusion regarding
poker’s origin which makes the task of scripting
an accurate poker history a difficult one to
accomplish.
The Name
Various issues over the origin of this name are:
• An 18th century card game played by the
French, poque, is responsible for the name
poker.
• Pochspiel, a German card game, involving
bluffing, is responsible for the coining of
poker.
• Poker may be a derivative of the pukka, a
Hindu word.
• The word “poke”, which is a slang used by
underworld people or pickpockets is responsible
for the name poker.
• The name poker originated from the term “poke”
which was derived from “hocus-pocus”. This term
is widely used by magicians.
Hence, like poker’s origin, its name’s origin is
also not surely known which further makes the
task of finding a definitive poker history a
difficult one.
About Poker
A poker history can never be completed without
including the current scenario. As of now, a
standard playing card deck having 52 cards is
used for playing poker games. There are no
regulating organizations available in the world
for formulating the rules of poker. These rules
are passed by experience and tradition. In most
of the poker games, trading of money is done in
return of chips which are then put into the game
pot. After the game ends, poker chips can be
traded for cashing out the won money.
There are three types of poker games:
• No-limit – There is no limit to the amount
which is bet by players.
• Fixed-limit – There are a couple of betting
amounts.
• Pot-limit – Pot’s current amount including the
current limit is the game’s betting limit.
Before making a bet, it is essential that you
calculate the pot odds which are a ratio between
called bet and amount in the pot.
Poker’s Evolution
Since its origination, poker has continuously
multiplied and changed forms towards becoming
the most popular card game of the world. Some of
its forms are:
• Stud or 5-card draw – This is
considered to be the standard poker. Its
popularity is dipping nowadays though,
especially in various casinos. Here, 5 cards are
given face-down to each player. This is followed
by betting rounds. Each player than discards the
desired quantity of cards after which the house
dealer deals out a similar number to him/her.
Not more than 5 cards can be drawn at a time.
After all the players have drawn their cards,
one more betting round is conducted which is
eventually followed by showdown.
• Texas Hold’ em – This is America’s most
popular game of poker. Large tournaments which
include Poker’s World Series are conducted
wherein this game is played. This game employs
two blinds, a small one and a big one. Player
standing to the dealer’s left posts the smaller
blind, which is usually 50% of the table’s lower
betting boundary. Players standing to mall
blind’s left posts the larger blind which is 50%
of higher betting boundary. Two cards, termed as
hole cards, are given to each player face down,
betting round is held and then dealing of 3
cards is done face up over the table’s centre.
This deal of 3 cards is termed the flop. Cards
which are placed at the table’s centre and are
facing up are termed the board and any player
can use them at showdown. One more card, the
turn, is placed over the board facing up and a
betting round is held. This is done one more
time for placing the river, fifth card, over the
board for creating the most optimum five-card
hand.
• Other poker variations are Omaha, 7-card stud,
Manila, Razz, Stud Poker, and Draw Poker.
Hence, as can be seen that poker history, though
not so definitive, but still it carries with it
a lot of tradition. Start playing poker and be a
part of the poker history.

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