In the world, poker ranks third among TV viewers, the first and second ones are football and rally.
The most representative poker tournament was held in the framework of “World Series of Poker”, it was attended by 6,598 players. An American, Greg Merson, succeeded and managed to win $8.5 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.
In 1937, card manufacturers added the fifth suit, in the US it was green, and in the UK – blue. But that brand new suit did not survive, and the card production with it was stopped by the manufacturers.
You get your chips your way, I'll get my chips mine.
There is one significant advantage women have playing poker. Unlike men, women have a very developed intuition. And this sixth sense is the most important female feature in poker.
It never hurts for potential opponents to think you’re more than a little stupid.
Roulette is one of the oldest and most popular casino games.
In one of Hong Kong casinos, the management issues a certificate that the money was won in the gambling establishment, in order the player doesn’t have any problems with the tax authorities.
In order to make the numbers to drop out randomly on the dice, the Las Vegas casino dice are made with the size of no more than five-thousandth of a millimeter.
Gambling games were first mentioned approximately in 2300 BC.
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.
