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Don't know if this is of interest to you Mobsters, but here's a little history on the beginning of poker.
Similar game started by Chinese back in 969 A.D. Spanish "Primero dates to 1526. (refered to as "Pokers Mother" French "Poque" and Germans "Pochen" 17th & 18 th century. Jonathon Green "The Cheating Game" in 1834. 5 Card Draw during and around Civil War times. 7 Card Draw shortly before and 40 years after WWII. Hold'em referred to as "Cadillac of Poker" rose in the 1970's and was featured in WSOP.
It's a brief out line of our favorite game for those who are interested. Just thought it'd be a nice post, maybe not to some. Good Luck to all and Good Day!
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oh very interesting Greenmohave please keap posting history of poker wath interesting me most is some historykale poker hands and the story behind of the hands thanks for the post and sorry for my english
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I read somewhere that Texas Hold'em was invented in the the early 1900:s, by a bunch of cowboys (seven, I think they were, but I'm not sure) that couldn't all be in the pokergame, because there wasn't enough cards. Thus the five community cards..
Edit: No, they where probably not 7, since there would have been enough cards for them. 15? Not that it matters.
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I'd love to see more post's on poker's history, I've read some, there's always something more you could add though. Use to read the history section in poker player magazine they were running for a while. Love little stories like about A8 being the dead man's hand because Wild Bill was shot dead with it in his hand Aces full of eights in a 5 card draw game.... I'm such a history buff, love it almost as much as poker....almost
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I would love to hear some more about pokerhistory. I'm ashamed to say i don't know anything about it , i also like history (hoodi)but i never read anything about pokerhist. More post about it will be appreciated
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I'm gonna have to find some articles on it, or maybe I'll just do some research and write a couple of my own! This should definately be a regular thread!
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Whereever it originated and however it originated im soooooooooo glad its here today.But lets not forget Mr Moneymaker for his win in the world series of poker main event after qualifing from a sattalite tourny on the internet and creating this Boom that we are living and enjoing now.
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Wasn't sure if anyone would read / reply. Maybe this will turn out to be a topic we can have regular posts on. I never knew how the "Deadman'sHand" got it's name. Interesting info hoodi. Also, thanks to you all! Always nice to get replies like this. Good Luck to you all!
