I went to a bar last night with my friends. We had a great night, and we talked about everything in our lives. Of course, the main topic of the conversation is poker. And guess what, we had all night argument on how and when the poker started? Can you believe it?
The next day, I still have the hangover about poker’s origin. Therefore, I have decided to find information on the internet about the poker’s history and here is what I have found.
- According to a popular belief, Chinese invented domino, this game became a popular and considered by some to be the precursor of poker.
- According to some specialists, the origin of the name comes from the French poque and pochen from the German.
- Another intriguing piece of speculation is that the word poker originates from the expression hocus-pocus that commonly used by magicians.
- In the modern era, poker started with the inaugural World Series of Poker in 1970 and has grown into the massive event of today.
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