POKER - The best Card Game

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Poker is a classical game of cards, played all over the world in many variations. In most cases, your goal is to have the best five-card poker hand.

One of your main challenges will be to understand why the other players bet the way they do, or why they don't bet.

For over 1000 years the game of poker has evolved across a wide spectrum of civilizations. Some attribute the origins of the game to the Sung Dynasty of 10th century China, while others mark its beginnings with a Persian game called "As Nas" dating back to the 16th century. Throughout its history, the game has varied considerably, however the basic concepts of psychological strategy and card ranking have always featured along the course of its evolution.

The version of the game that is most closely linked to its contemporary form is Poque, which hails from 17th century France. The game made its way across the Atlantic with a group of French settlers who eventually founded the city of New Orleans. From there, it spread along the route of the Mississippi River during the 18th century and flourished in the United States during the 19th century when the country began its westward expansion. For this reason, the history of poker is commonly associated with America's "Wild West"

Since that time, there have been three prevailing versions of the game: 5 Card Stud and 7 Card Stud , Texas Hold'em, Omaha and Omaha Hi-Low. Texas Hold'em began its rise to cult status during the 1970's when it appeared as the feature game in the World Series of Poker. Today it is by far the most popular of the three and is regularly played in leading online poker rooms, as well as in land-based casinos throughout the world.