How poker started?

Question

Do you know the history of poker?

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker#Histo...

read this it has the history of poker

Answer 2

The history of poker in the USA is a lot more well known . Poker travelled from New Orleans by steamboat up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The game then spread via wagon and train. Modifications such as stud poker, the draw, and the straight became popular, during the Civil War. European influence of poker ended when the joker was introduced as a wild card in 1875.



By the 1830s, a 52-card deck we know today was in general use, and poker rules were slowly becoming standardized as rule books were written.