The origins of poker are not very well known, but is considered to be a very old game. There are several theories about the origins but the most popular is the game of poker according to which was born around 900 in a Chinese domino game played by kings.Another theory is that poker comes from the Persian game called “As Nas” which used 25 cards with 5 suits. Also, German and French theories suggest that poker is a game descended from “Pochspiel” and “Poque”, especially if the name so similar.
Although the exact roots of the game remain unclear, it is well known that poker today dates from the first or second decade of the 19th century when French settlers in New Orleans have brought this game on U.S. land.Until 1834, when this card game actually got the name Poker was a game of 20 cards. Then he was replaced with 52 game cards, one played today. During the Civil War, poker was played very soldiers and at that time were made many changes and additions, appearing as variables such as draw poker, stud poker (5 card version), and the straight.

In 1970 the first World Series of Poker tournaments have become so popular in American casinos.Today, poker is very well-defined laws. He has become a sporting event, with competitions and tournaments around the world. Each week of the year, somewhere in the world to play a poker tournament.

Online poker was a huge success and led very popular poker game, turning the business into a million dollars. The first online poker room was Planet Poker in 1998, followed by Paradise Poker in 1999 which quickly became the leader in online poker. In 2000, Dutch Boyd, a renowned poker player, Poker Spot launched the first online poker room that offered tours. But his success was quickly overshadowed Poker Spot financial problems, the inability to collect money to pay players and prize winners. Poker Spot was gone so quickly. But this failure is not repeated again due to innovation in payments processing, developing e-cash payments is such as PayPal, Neteller.

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