why do they call it poker?
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- thompson
where does the name come from?
same thing for "chess" where did that name come from?
discuss
- k0na_an0k0
poker?!? i dont even know her?
- Mimio0
Chess is derived from a midevil French word meaning "check" or "restrain".
- bliznutty0
liquor in the front.
poker in the rear.
- cosmo0
poker i think was a french game.
- cosmo0
Why the fook do they call it 'Texas Holdem' anyway?
- tymeframe0
Holdem n Poker.....fun stuff
- mennik0
7 card draw, deuces are wild.
who's in?
- cosmo0
i'm in for omaha and holdem anyday.
- _salisae_0
getting all intellectual on us - eh, thompson?
so if happiness is a singular incentive toward mediocrity what is the incentive toward greatness?
also:
The origin of the word Poker is well debated. Most of the dictionaries and game historians say that it comes from an eighteenth-century French game, poque. However, there are other references to pochspiel, which is a German game. In pochspiel, there is an element of bluffing, where players would indicate whether they wanted to pass or open by rapping on the table and saying, "Ich Poche!" Some say it may even have derived come the Hindu word, pukka.
Yet another possible explanation for the word poker, is that it came from a version of an underworld slang word, "poke," a term used by pickpockets. Cardsharps who used the 20-card cheating game to relieve a sucker from his poke may have used that word among themselves, adding an r to make it "poker." The thought was that if the sharps used the word "poker" in front of their victims, those wise to the underworld slang would not surmise the change.
There are those who also believe that "poke" probably came from "hocus-pocus", a term widely used by magicians. The game of Poker later evolved to include 32 cards, and eventually the modern day deck of 52, not counting the two Jokers.
- Carty0
poker? damn near killed her.
- JazX0
liquor in the front.
poker in the rear.
bliznutty
(Jan 4 05, 14:04)damnit you stole me joke
- JazX0
The exact origins of poker are unclear. It seems to have originated from a 16th century Persian card game known as As Nas. This game was played with 25 cards with 5 different suits. The game played in a similar fashion to modern 5 card stud and possessed similar poker hands rankings, such as three-of-a-kind. When Europeans began to play the game, they called it 'poque' or 'pochen.' While poker's origins may lie in Europe and Persia, it truly developed in the United States. Poker was first widely played in New Orleans in the early 1800's. Prior to the American Civil War, poker spread quickly from New Orleans to towns throughout the Western frontier. Poker's spread was the result of a general spread of gambling during the era. The West was comprised largely of speculators and travelers, both of whom are groups that enjoyed gambling. Gambling suited the speculator's individualistic and risk-taking traits. Unburdened by family needs and the social stigmas of Southern and Northern culture, travelers were allowed to indulge in this vice for their own entertainment.