Sunday 20 March 2011

What To Do If You Know Absolutely Nothing About Holdem History

By Alex Bannon


No nothing about Holdem history? You dumbass! Any real poker player knows at least a little bit of trivia and history. Come on, read this article now.

In contrast to Texas Holdem's fame, little is known about Holdem history and origins. Although knowledge on where the game comes from cannot help you get a Royal Flush, it can certainly be a source of trivia and make for an interesting topic of conversation. If you want to be a promising pokor player you definitely need to know this stuff.

Poker is believed to have been around for centuries, dating back to the ancient Persians who played a game called Nas that bears suspiciously similar qualities as Holdem. Scholars and historians also present the possibility of the game coming from the Renaissance period, while there are still those who believe that it was the early French settlers who introduced it to us. knowing this and being able to recite it sounds and looks super-cool at the poker table.

What probably makes it more confusing is the fact that the German word 'pochen' means 'to knock'? Texas legislation has officially claimed the game however, declaring it to have originated in Robston, Texas.

All of the Holdem History reveals its evolution from being obscure and unheard of to a widely publicized game started in the late 1960s when two brothers, Jack and Benny Binion bought the rights to a poker convention from Tom Moore.

Moore has previously tried for two consecutive years to launch the Gambling Fraternity Convention but to no avail. The brothers renamed and repackaged this into what we now know as the World Series of Poker today. This was probably the biggest and most important history changing event in the early days of Holdem

The initiative that started as a publicity aid for their casino, the Binion's horseshoe casino ended up as one of the most anticipated gambling events of the decade. Participants have grown a hundredfold over the years.

Around the same time, a man called Doyle Brunson and Al Alvarez both published books about poker. Brunson's book, Super / System details poker rules and strategy while Alvarez' focused more on the convention itself and its players. These books too are the biggest game changing information powerhouses to this day.

All the books on poker literature helped Texas Holdem on its rise to fame but Doyle Brunson's Super System is still considered the foremost authority on Poker today. These events and books make up some of the most valuable parts of Holdem history today. You should memorize these pieces of information in order to be able to recite them in case somebody asks.




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