Hye there, have u played poker before? I mean like really playing it, using chips and stuff.

When I say playing poker, if you are playing the usual card games (e.g 5 cards, B2, etc. ), then it is NOT POKER.

Poker is more exhilarating and adrenaline pumping. You would feel the rush whenever you wanna place a bet, call other`s bet or maybe when you wanna call a bluff.

The thing is, you might say that poker is just a game of chance. well, it`s not entirely true since you also have to acquire the capability to bluff and read other people`s mind/body language. experienced player could tell the difference if someone is bluffing or not.

But I`m not gonna explain all about it since I`m supposed to present the fun facts about poker! ;)

Playing cards were invented in China.(I`m not sure about this) 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, and more are playing every day. Dead mans hand is Aces and Eights Getting dealt 10, 2 is referred to as Doyle Brunson because he won back to back World Series with the hand. 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 there gambling debts. Due to French Influence, Spades represent Royalty, Diamonds represent Merchants, Clubs represent the peasants, and hearts represent the clergy. Edmond Hoyle lived to be 97, but diesd 150 years before Poker was invented. Playing cards were introduced in Europe in the 1300's. 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. Groucho Marx got his name from carrying his poker money in a "grouch bag." Former President Richard Nixon won $6,000 playing poker in his first two months in the U.S. Navy during WWll. That's equal to roughly $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, for which he won. *Fun facts were quoted from several websites *Cartoon is the copyright of the respected owner