Today we have two types of poker games, one that has been played in this world since centuries now, and one that had found its place in this world only a few years ago. In poker, 5 cards are used in the game. The players have to bet on the person that is holding the best combination of cards. Normally more than two players are involved in poker. A player can either bet or raise the stake. Well lets us discuss about the history of poker first and after that we will move towards online poker history as well.
There have been different stories about the origin of name of Poker. However, the origin is still unclear. Two main conceptions are that either this name came from a German game pochspiel or from French game Poque. Some people believe that it originated from a Hindu word and few people say that it got evolved from term hocus pocus.
Bluffing is commonly used in poker game. A player holding a set of cards will never expose his/her cards to others and will pretend to have different cards then he/she actually has. This is called bluffing. Though not only bluffing game is played in poker but usually games, like bluffing, are associated with poker.
The online is just 13 years old. It was 1998 when poker online first poker game came online. Although 2002 is considered as the milestone year in poker history. Just after one year, World Poker Tour got launched on a travel channel of America and that was the time when online poker got its boost in the history. There was a competition for online poker as well that was held in 2003 and it was a real hit competition. Due to its availability and competitions it became more popular among individuals and more people started getting into that game. There was a time when poker was played in casinos only but today the due to great online poker history, you can play this game while sitting in your house.
As a matter of fact, the history officially started in 1998. It was the time when first poker room got opened in the world. At that time there were so many shortcomings in online poker game that were sought out with the passage of time. Today, there are thousands of websites that are offering online poker services. You can play poker on any of your favorite websites. All that you need to do is to become their member. This membership can either be free or you may have to pay some membership fee to become their member. People from all over the world visit these websites to play poker and so can you.