Fun Poker Facts
The earliest known game of Texas Hold’em was played in Robstown, Texas, in the early 1900s. The game was brought to Las Vegas by a group of Texan gamblers and card players, including Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson, Crandell Addington, and Amarillo Slim.
Playing cards were invented in China.
A fifth suit was added in 1937 but never caught on because people had to buy all new decks.
At least 65,000,000 Americans regularly play poker.
In the 1800s, 2,000 to 2,500 riverboat gamblers played poker on American Waterways. By contemporary accounts, no more than four of these poker players were honest all the time. A straight beat a flush at this time.
Las Vegas Casinos are not legally obligated to pay off their gambling debts.
Due to French influence, Spades represent Royalty, Diamonds represent Merchants, Clubs represent the peasants, and hearts represent the clergy.
Playing cards were introduced in Europe in the 1300s.
When Columbus landed in 1492 in North America, his men plucked wide leaves from trees, drew pictures on them and played cards.
Historians generally agree that Bill Hickock was a lousy poker player.
Former President Richard Nixon won $6,000 playing poker in his first two months in the U.S. Navy during WWll. That is roughly equal to $42,640 in 2004 dollars. He used that money as well as more poker winnings to finance his run for the U.S. Congress in 1946, which he won.
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