Poker is a card game.
Poker is an English term that, in our language, translates as póker (a word accepted by the Royal Spanish Academy ) or póker . It is a popular game that is developed with playing cards , whose origins are unclear.
There are those who believe that poker is a derivation of the game as nas (of Persian origin), which would have arrived in New Orleans ( United States ) through settlers from France . The actor Joseph Crowell already explained, in 1829 , what the rules of poker were like in the aforementioned North American region.
poker goal
The objective of poker is to put together the highest possible combination from the cards received. The game starts with five cards for each player. The highest play is the straight or imperial flower , which consists of collecting five consecutive cards of the same suit from 10 to ace . This is followed by the straight flush (five cards in a row of a certain suit), four of a kind (four cards of equal value), full house (three equal cards plus two other equal cards), the flush (all cards of the same suit, although not consecutive), the straight (five consecutive cards beyond the suit), the trio (three cards of the same value), the double pair (two pairs of equal cards), the pair (two equal cards) and the high card (the player who has the highest card wins).
In recent years, the practice of poker has experienced a great boom among the non-professional sector, which is why citizens meet in their own homes with their friends to play a few games of this card game. This, in turn, has meant that, for example, in Spain the number of television programs that revolve around it has grown and whose clear objective is to make their viewers aware of tricks, techniques and even the keys to being a good player.
It is common for poker players to place bets.
Qualities of a good player
In this last aspect, it must be emphasized that a magnificent poker player is one who, above all, has a great capacity for concentration and also has iron discipline, which will mean that he knows when to withdraw on time and when to bet decisively.
These qualities have been analyzed by experts in the area of psychology and health who have determined that good poker players are characterized by having magnificent skills and abilities to succeed in the area of business and mathematics.
Poker variants
There are various variants of poker, such as Texas hold'em (the most popular version in casinos, in which the order of the bet does not vary as the rounds go by), Omaha hold'em (each participant is awarded four cards, of which he can barely use two, and five cards classified as community, of which he will take three to reach five) and others. It should be noted that poker has grown a lot thanks to the possibility of playing over the Internet .
In addition to all the above, we have to emphasize that in recent years one of the songs that has achieved the most success around the world has been "Poker Face" , which translated into Spanish would be titled "Cara de Póker" . The controversial singer Lady Gaga , due to her peculiar style, has been the one who has elevated this electropop composition about gambling and sex to the list of best sellers.