A professional poker player, Paul Tsimbler, in 2009, was playing for about 74 hours and 20 minutes with 183 volunteer players, most of whom were also professionals.
Phil Ivey is considered to be the richest and most successful poker player today. His fortune is estimated at approximately $25 million.
For the first time, Texas Hold'em, a type of poker, was played in Robstown, Texas, in the early 20th century. The game was brought to Las Vegas by a group of Texas players, among whom there were Doyle Brunson, Crandell Addington and Amarillo Slim.
Poker is the most popular card game in the world.
Only bad luck can be noticed- your good luck slips away unnoticed.
I think that we are all in the right place at the right time almost every day. It’s the people who are prepared to be lucky who can take advantage of being there.
... How lucky I am. I’ve been hearing that for a lot of years.
The Australians are considered to be the most gambling nation among others – a survey claims that there are a lot of Australians among the players.
Casino chips have beveled edges. This feature is provided in order the croupier could collect the chips.
The first gambling establishments appeared in the Nile Delta.
In the XI century, in China, domino was played with the help of cards. They were made of thick paper that resembled cardboard. That way domino became a factor of card games development in the country.
Make money where money is!
I felt rich having stopped worrying about the balance of my checkbook.
The wealth really changed my life only once when I got an opportunity to do charity.
