Difference between revisions of "Poker"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(removed myth - edward was asphyxiated, and the poker story invented some 2 centuries later.) |
m |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | Poker is a popular [[card game]] played worldwide and often seen being played in saloons in [[American]] Western [[movies]]. It is probably the most popular form of [[gambling]] in the world. | + | Poker is a popular [[card game]] played worldwide and often seen being played in saloons in [[American]] Western [[movies]]. It is probably the most popular form of [[gambling]] in the world.{{fact}} |
A poker is also the name given to a [[metal]] stick, often ornate, that was used to rearrange (literally poke) coals or wood when fires still burned solid fuels. Since the widespread usage of [[gas]] and [[electric fires]], they are now seen as being more decorative than functional. | A poker is also the name given to a [[metal]] stick, often ornate, that was used to rearrange (literally poke) coals or wood when fires still burned solid fuels. Since the widespread usage of [[gas]] and [[electric fires]], they are now seen as being more decorative than functional. | ||
Revision as of 04:55, July 11, 2007
Poker is a popular card game played worldwide and often seen being played in saloons in American Western movies. It is probably the most popular form of gambling in the world.[Citation Needed]
A poker is also the name given to a metal stick, often ornate, that was used to rearrange (literally poke) coals or wood when fires still burned solid fuels. Since the widespread usage of gas and electric fires, they are now seen as being more decorative than functional.