Poker  origin

Poker is popular all over the world can be a kind of entertainment can be gambling paper tool. Because of its play different, therefore, better known as the card, six thousand, mother nine, etc., different appellation. The standard name poker is the transliteration of poker.

About the origin of the CARDS can not completely sure, but generally thought to be originated from twelve, thirteen century came out of the southern song dynasty China leaves play. Another is widely recognized by the tarot is it evolution and become. Modern two-dimensional poker patent application in July 2010.
Early poker is likely to be in the 14th century by the end of Egypt to Europe.
15 century usually put the K as is the biggest card, A card is the smallest. Will now A as maximum, 2 as A minimum way possible from the late eighteenth century after the French revolution begin.
"Ghost" brand (JOKER) is an American invention, and then with the poker together back to Europe.
The origin of the poker, has a long history. People only know poker to issue from foreign Europe, actually paper toys, originated in China.
Far ancient ZhouChaoChu, legend young ZhouChengWang in the palace with brother uncle threat had to play a "cut tung YeWeiGui" game. At that time has not yet been invented paper, therefore, with leaves for toys. Tang, song era, Chinese ancestors invented a card, can game, can also gambling, referred to as "leaves play". And a legend general han xin in order to make the soldiers reduce nostalgia, in the army invented a fun card, because its only leaves size, so called leaves play. From the scholars, down to ordinary people, all happy. To the Ming and qing period, "leaves play" card, each pair of 40 pieces, four points. The design on the card, what item, with figures, birds and animals, flowers, birds, insects, fish, etc. After the late qing dynasty to the republic, card ca. 8 cm, about 2 cm wide, people say card. Before and after the founding of the chaoshan area folk still prevailing card gambling, play by simple arrangement type and tend gradually varied, each card painted printed 1 to 10 point of digital, or draw printed on chess "handsome, official, phase, vehicles, and other 32 words, share out bonus, green, black, white and color, a total of 64 pieces, as array type gambling. 2 to 4 were gambling.
About the 13th century, this kind of poker, spread to Europe, after a period of time, card for card evolution, and gradually formed the current common CARDS to become an international card.
The first CARDS number of sheets, are all over. Italian each pair of 78 copies, Germany's each pair of 32 pieces, each pair of 40 a Spanish, French each pair of 52 CARDS. Later become an international playing CARDS every pair of 52 CARDS, plus "harlequins" (Joker, also the prospects of wang or big kid) two, a total of 54 zhang. So far, the card design and color, points and k, q, j pattern, basically finalized the design.
Playing CARDS in four kind of design and color, respectively is spades, red peach, square Angle, the plum blossom. Four kinds of design and color have different call. France says "spear, heart, square, clove leaf," the German said "leaf, heart, fluid, oak fruit", the italians called "sword, COINS, stick, glass".
Then according to the western astronomy calendar, put the card game card unified content, as 54 zhang, four kinds of design and color. So, after long time of evolution, and gradually to the agreement.
Poker play there are many, the most common have bridge, dozen percentage, fishing red point, take the, 21 points, 24 points, etc, by no means an isolated case. Due to the poker card number accord with astronomy calendar, so some poker is the epitome of calendar that reason is:
Poker 54 zhang, said a year with 52 weeks, two deputy brand big cats on behalf of the sun, kitten represent the moon; Peach, heart, square, mei said spring, summer, autumn and winter seasons. Red card on behalf of the day, black card on behalf of the night; Each season 13 weeks and poker each design and color card number is just 13 zhang, 13 CARDS points additive is 364 plus the kitten's a bit, is 365, and general days the same year; If we increase the cat's a bit, that are just leap year the number of days. Poker k, q, j, etc 12 zhang, already said a year 12 months, and said the sun in one year after 12 constellations.
Now the poker has not only paper, there are many other materials. A cloisonne gold plated poker, gold silver do poker, crystal poker, agate poker, ivory poker, like bone poker, horn ox bone poker, bamboo poker, organic glass poker, glass fiber reinforced plastic CARDS... These CARDS were used to collect, rarely used to play. Such as agate poker, ivory like bone poker, horn ox bone poker although have been made into the shape of the mahjong, but when you play poker or play. In addition there are many special CARDS, such as round, Christmas tree, shoes shape, triangle, snow humanoid...
As we have learned, the country's largest poker is tianjin YangXuChao collection of kirin poker, 56 cm long, 36.5 cm wide; The smallest CARDS only little thumb nail so big.