Saturday, October 3, 2009

History of poker

Poker is the most popular card game at the moment. There are plenty of types of that game. Wide range of rakeback poker skills used during the game mathematical, analytical, psychological, a bit of actor skills and many others make the professional tourneys a real show. Even poker players can be considered as celebrities.

The other thing making poker so popular are outrageous winnings. Chris Moneymaker made $2,5 millions from the only $40 buy-in to the qualifier in 2003. Jamie Gold for example made $12 millions.

The history of that game is the subject of many hypothetical stands. Poker as a word was used for the first time in 1829 in Joe Cowells book: "Diary of 20-30 Years Spent in America as an Actor". One of the theories says that the cheating game was the first documented version of poker.

20 - card poker arrived to the US with French. There was an element characteristic for betting in French version called Poque. I guess from that name has been created an Americanism, which is: poker. The exchanging cards element was added later from the English game called Brag. Poker is a fusion of that two games then.

Seven the best players joined the first edition of the World Series of Poker in 1970 organized by Benny Binion. They are already poker legends: Amarillo Slim Preston, Brian "Sailor" Roberts, Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson, Walter "Puggy" Pearson, Crandell Addington, Carl Canzon i Johnny Moss.

Early 90's XX century is another period of : rakeback poker - online this time. The first poker room was opened by Planet Poker in 1998 and one year later by Party Poker. At the moment there is over 600 websites offering poker online games from Omaha, 5 card 7 card stud by Texas Hold’em.

Poker was always a field typical for the Americans, however European players are getting better. Especially young ones became a real threat to the poker legends. More and more online players take a part in European and World Series of Poker and they win an entire tourney.

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