Online Poker Games

Poker is probably the most famous card game in the world. The origin of the word Poker is a well debated question but 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 and in this game 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.

Originally poker was played by those'Cardsharps' who used the 20-card cheating game to relieve a sucker from his poke, (again another reference as to where the name poker came from). The game of Poker later evolved to include 32 cards, and eventually the modern day deck of 52, not counting the two Jokers.

Poker is played more than any other card game in the world and has grown into a sporting event in itself, with competitions and tournaments all around the world. Tournaments take place almost every week of the year somewhere in the world. Poker has evolved through the years, from the backroom games to the present day casinos around the world. It has a rich history including the Wild West period in the United States where every saloon had a Poker.