Many opinions exist as to the true origin of poker and it is commonly admitted that he did not really direct ancestor, but rather that its present form comes from elements of several older games. And part of its basic principle (card game set), we consider that its origin is very ancient.

As for the origin of the word "Poker" (also highly controversial topic), it is more likely that it originates from the French game Poque called upon its introduction in America of the "French Poque" and that the players were called Poqueurs.

Thus, when the first French settlers arrived in Louisiana (from 1682), they carried in their luggage on the game Poque which began to spread in New Orleans and grew gradually throughout the country. In the early nineteenth century, thanks to the steamboats that plied the Mississippi game began to spread to the interior.

Initially it was played with 20 cards (like the Nas) and included a map of each type from 10 to Ace. For example, suites and the colors did not take place before 1837, when the 52 cards has been adopted.

The first real bang took place during the Civil War (1861-1865), who introduced this game to the Yankees soldiers during their advance in Confederate territories (Southerners) and many of them devoted themselves to their new passion in the trenches. Then a few years later at the Cimarron, the foolishness of poker captured throughout the U.S. and you could find a saloon with a poker table in all cities of the East Coast to the West Coast.

The biggest bang media began in 1970 when the creators of the World Series of Poker Texas Hold'em chose to designate the world champion of poker. Until the '80s, Texas Hold'em is played not only in no-limit, and then the casinos (to reduce loss of some players) began to develop the betting limit (Limit Poker) and imported the English auction (Pot Limit).

The history of Poker and the twentieth centuries:

The game's popularity continued to grow during the twentieth century, especially in America where were the first organized poker tournaments. The prestigious tournament first played in the United States were the World Series of Poker, who initially experienced a modest success, however, throughout the 80s, this tournament has gained more and more notoriety and poker players from all countries are now fighting for first place. With the incredible growth in popularity of the game of poker industry grew Poker (books, articles, guides with the rules of poker).

The movement experienced an impressive growth in the 90s this time because of technology. From the earliest days of the Internet, poker players took advantage of various resources available via the Web, but it was not until the late twentieth century that the poker rooms and online casinos have come and proposed to Players can play online with money.
Online casinos offer poker players the opportunity to play safe by offering them a choice of sites poker tables and casino. This way, players get the best offers and promotional bonuses and maximize their chances of success.

Today, Texas Hold'em has become the fastes growing poker game in online..