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robert cook · Post by **robert cook** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:23 am

Guys, in the quiz machines message board, if you want to post about word up please do so in one of the word up threads. ditto if you want to post about trivia10 golden showers, bullseye, wwtbam, hangman or whatever else. If there is no thread already then start a new one.

How often do we hear the word poker, talking to friends and acquaintances when they tell us another story about how an unknown player won vertgame a few million in a casino, or when some friend excitedly tells how he won his first $ 100 and very glad. And if anyone knows anything of you, what history had to go through this card game to appear before us in the guise in which we see it now? The history of poker has its roots deep into the centuries. The first mention of this card game, according to historians, dating back to the 10th century AD, and it originated in China at a time when the Sung dynasty ruled. vintagesnapsandscraps Other chroniclers say that this game originated in 16 century AD and is derived from the Persian game "Ace of us."

A more advanced version of the game, close to today's poker was first introduced in the XVII century in Europe - in France. In various countries of Europe the name of this game differently: in Italy and Spain - is Primero, France - la prime, Germany - Pochen. Participants could be heard www.vipcasinolive.com playing not five, as is usual in modern poker, but for three cards, and combinations are possible are as follows: three equal, couples, flash. Later in the poker has become such a thing as a bluff, which was used extensively as a basic strategy among poker players. Soon poker crossed the ocean and sunk to the United States of America. It happened at a time when colonization was active. The first foci of this card game have been seen in Louisiana in 1829, and after poker has spread throughout the United States. wristballsdirect
In 1834, poker began to play with a deck of 52 cards. In this historical period were the following possible combinations: four identical cards - «high», three identical cards and a couple - «full house», three identical cards, two pairs, one pair and high card - «high card». Suits have also had a different effect on value. Each time the change occurred and add the possible wttmarathon combinations: five consecutive cards - «strait», five cards of the same suit - «flush». Since that time, there are several major variations of poker: 5-tikartochny Stud and 7-mikartochny Stud, Texas Hold'em, Omaha and Omaha Hi-Lo - these types of poker came to us today. Throughout its history of poker often underwent changes in the rules and strategies of games, but the general meaning of Poker has always remained the same - it is winning the pot or out of the game with smaller losses. www-url.info

As for the word "poker" that, according to some assumptions, it can come to us from the slang slang cheaters from the word «poke», who used his talking among themselves not to raise suspicion.
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Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 8:09 am

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:34 am

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WaterGate · Post by **WaterGate** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:54 am

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Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 10:19 am

Heh-heh! http://www.ienjoytheoccaisionalgameofwordsoup.org

cool · Post by **cool** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 11:24 am

'Guys, in the quiz machines message board, if you want to post about word up please do so in one of the word up threads' or alternatively PM Quizmaster.