Most card games have several variations. When it comes to the most popular card game, Poker, you will find that it also has several variations. Poker games are as popular online as it is offline. In fact the online games are more popular because you do not have to move on to the casino rooms to play the game. You get all the charms and thrills of the poker games when you play the game online.
There are several variations of the poker game. Whether you play online or offline you can play any of the forms of the game. For instance you can play the game of Draw Poker. Each of the players will receive five cars as usual in the five card draw. They will receive nine if it is a nine card draw. All the cards are hidden. A specific number of times are fixed for which they can replace the cards. After the specific number of times of card replacements is over, the hands are compared and best hand gets the pot.
Historians world over differ widely on the subject of origin of the poker game. One of the theories that have been widely accepted in the gaming circle is that the game is a descendant of the French Poque that itself descended from the German card game named Pochen. The meaning of the term pochen is to knock while in its Dutch version it means “to brag”. However till date there is no consensus opinion about the origins of the popular card game.
Reasons for such difference is that while the game of poker might have descended and originated from the above named French or German versions, it has close resemblance with others as well. For instance the Persian game of “as nas” closely resembles the game of poker in its rudimentary form. The game was brought by the Persian sailors who visited the French settlements in New Orleans. It is also believed that the game has resemblance with the Renaissance game called “primero” in the French circles. The game was called “brelan” and the English version of the game is without doubt a descendant of this form of the French game.
Reasons for such difference is that while the game of poker might have descended and originated from the above named French or German versions, it has close resemblance with others as well. For instance the Persian game of “as nas” closely resembles the game of poker in its rudimentary form. The game was brought by the Persian sailors who visited the French settlements in New Orleans. It is also believed that the game has resemblance with the Renaissance game called “primero” in the French circles. The game was called “brelan” and the English version of the game is without doubt a descendant of this form of the French game.
