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Poker’s
journey and development into the world’s
king of card games has left many people pondering
the question, “Where
did it all begin?” Tracking the history
of poker has proven to be a daunting task.
There are several different theories on how
and where poker began. The most widely accepted
theory is that poker was not born or created,
but rather that it evolved.
One popular
theory in the evolution of poker dates
back to 900 B.C china when Mu-Tsung is
believed to have played a form of “domino
cards” with his wife. Others will argue
the game is of Persian origins, stemming
from a game called “as nas” which
required a 5 suited deck of playing cards.
Not fond of
Persia? How about the belief that poker
developed from the French game “Poque”.
This game only dates back to the late 1400’s,
but it is said to be the origins of the diamonds,
clubs, spades and hearts used in today’s
modern card games.
There is also mention that poker may stem
from the German game pochspiel, or the Indian
game ganjifa, which had produced card fragments
dating back to the 12 th or 13 th century.
As you can see, tracing the family tree of
poker has proven to be harder than pulling
a royal flush.
The American
history of poker tends to be a little more
consistent. The game started on Mississippi
river boats and was a compliment to 3 Card
Monty. Refereed to as the “cheating
game”, this early version of poker
was played with a 20-card deck that only
contained aces, kings, queens, jacks and
tens. This game is played with 2 to 4 people.
Each player was dealt 5 cards and the best
hand won. Early poker could have been developed
by card sharks. The name poker is an extension
of the word poke, a slang word used by pick
pockets.
From the riverboats, the game migrated via
wagon and train routes. As it traveled, new
games such as stud, draw and the straight
poker became popular. Europeans added the
joker sometime around 1875 and wild cards
were born.
The next major
chapter in the evolution of poker came
in 1910 when the state of Nevada made it
illegal to run a betting game. The attorney
general of California declared poker a
game of skill. Anti-gambling laws couldn’t
stop the masses from playing this widely
popular new game. The one exception was stud
poker. Stud poker was still illegal because
it was viewed as a game of total chance.
The growing popularity of poker and the California
decision prompted Nevada to reverse its decision
in 1931. Casino gambling was legalized and
the rest is history.
Poker, just
like America, can be referred to as a great
melting pot. The truth is no one really
knows exactly where poker originated. Like
most great things, the whole is much bigger
then the sum of its parts. As long as there
are decks of cards, there is no doubt poker
will continue to grow and change. That’s the beauty of “dealer’s
choice”. Any player with a deck and
an imagination could create the next chapter
in the history of poker.
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