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www.celebpocker.com – Knowing where the game of poker started is difficult to pinpoint, as the game has been developed and has evolved for centuries. We can however look at the earliest recordings of a similar game being played and map it’s progress from there.

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The earliest recordings of a game which is close to the poker we know today are from the writings of Chinese emperor Mu Tsung, who apparently played a game called ‘domino cards’ with his wife around 1,000 years ago. Fragments of painted pieces of stone have also been discovered, which might have been used in some sort of game with rankings for the best combination’s.

Centuries after this, a game is recorded to have been played by the Persians called ‘As Nas’. This game was clearly recorded as having 25 cards and being played with some sort of hand rankings for the best combination’s of cards. For me, this is the first real form of poker.

The game eventually evolved towards the game of today in France, after different versions of card games began spreading through Europe. This french card game was called ‘Poche’ and used different symbols depicting suits, with the hearts, spades, clubs, and diamonds being accepted as the norm.

From there, French settlers in Canada brought the game with them, and after the founding of New Orleans, the game sprung forth there too. From here the game spread to the rest of America, as people travelled up and down the Mississippi on riverboats, playing what was now known as ‘Poker’.