Learn to Play Poker

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Fast Facts

1. Poker was said to have come from the French and Persians that came to New Orleans¹
2. The French card game that involved betting and bluffing was called poque¹
3. The Persian game taught to the French settlers was called as and uses card decks with five suits¹
4. The game was used by con men to relieve their victims of their "poke" or cash¹
5. The word "poker" was first mentioned in writing in 1834¹
6. Became popular in the 1800s, during the American "Wild West" period¹
7. Benny Binion held the first World Series of Poker in 1970¹

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