Poker Stories :: Poker Facts
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POKER FACTS Evolving from older card games, poker in its modern form emerged in New Orleans in the early 1800s. Before the development of the railways, the main form of transport was by river, across America’s interior. Upwards of 10,000 steamboats serviced cities along the main routes of the Missouri, Mississippi and Ohio rivers: and these boats became popular places to play poker. Many a traveller trying his luck (and it was usually men, although women played too) at the poker table was fleeced by cardsharps. Only a fool will blame us short-sellers On David Einhorn, head of Greenlight capital, a $6 billion hedge fund: “Einhorn proved his gambling credentials when he won $660000 at the World Series poker tournament. His winnings from shorting Lehman Brothers were far higher - £1.7 billion according to informed estimates”. Poker is ‘one of the chief glories of Columbia, and it is pleasant to know that in the development of the game many of the greatest men in the United States have played an honourable part. Nor has royalty disdained poker; Albert Edward has been known to take a hand, while King Kalakaua was and incessant player, but it is reported never went over a two-dollar limit.’ Poker Stories, ed. JFB Lillard, London 1896. ‘Whenever you see a crowd of men sitting around a table in club or hotel engrossed in conversation that is liberally punctuated by explosions of laughter you may be sure that they are either telling the class of stories which may be liberally hinted at as indelicate or else some real or imaginary yarns of incidents at the poker table.’ Poker Stories, ed. JFB Lillard, London 1896. A poker player was hauled up in front of a local justice on the charge of gambling. “So you were playing cards for money?” “No. sir; we were playing for chips” “Well sir: it is all the same thing. You got your chips cashed for money at the end of the game, I suppose?” “No, sir.” “No! How’s that?” “At the end of the game I didn’t have any chips, your Honor.” “You’re discharged,” said the Judge, and he snapped it out so quick that the Sheriff turned pale. Poker Stories, ed. JFB Lillard, London 1896. |
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