In addition to huge profits and fame, people playing poker, the card game draws and other features. Today I’ll show you some fun information about poker:

- Living in the U.S. each year acquire approximately 70 million decks of cards.

- Suits match estates of people: the peaks – the aristocrats, the diamonds – the merchants, the worms – the clergy, clubs – the peasants. And the kings four historical characters: Peak – King David, Hearts – Charlemagne, Clubs – Alexander of Macedon, diamonds – Caesar.

- With poker were born sandwiches! Since English duke, John Montagu was so passionate poker player, that ordered the food on the table so that it does not distract him from the game. Servants put the meat between the slices of bread and both were first invented sandwiches.

- Approximately 50,000 Americans are playing poker, both in reality and in the online poker rooms.

- 37 U.S. President Richard Nixon earned $ 6,000 playing poker, playing with co-workers. Money Nixon resigned in a PR company when he ran for Congress.

- Homeland mega-popular Texas Hold’em is considered the town Robstown.

- The first mention of poker, dated 1526 year.

- WSOP Main Event in 1985, won the player Bill Smith, who played in an intoxicated state.

- The weak players are called “fish” and strong “sharks.”

- Hoyle poker – is fair game without bluffing and cheating.

- Hand of cards with J 7 is called “Jack Daniels” in honor of the famous whiskey «Jack Daniels Old No. 7 “and two eights – a snowman.