Poker refers to two meanings: one refers to cards; The second refers to a game played with cards, called a poker game, such as Texas Hold'em.

A deck of playing cards has 54 cards, of which 52 are straight cards and the other 2 are decks (King and King).

The 52 cards are divided into a group of 13 cards, and each group is represented by four suits of spades, hearts, clubs, and diamonds, and each group of cards of suit includes 1-10 (1 is usually represented as A) and 13 cards marked with J, Q, and K.

Poker is a paper tool that is popular all over the world for entertainment and gambling. Because of its different gameplay, it is commonly known as solitaire, Wan Liu, Ma Jiu, etc., and the titles are different. Its standard name, poker, is a transliteration of poker.

The origin of playing cards is not entirely certain, but it is generally believed to have evolved from French tarot cards.

It is likely that early playing cards were introduced to Europe from Egypt in the late 14th century.

In the 15th century, it was common to think of the king as the highest card and the ace as the lowest. The current approach of treating A as the largest and 2 as the smallest probably began after the French Revolution in the late eighteenth century.

THE JOKER WAS AN AMERICAN INVENTION THAT WAS THEN BROUGHT BACK TO EUROPE ALONG WITH POKER.

The origin of poker has a long history. People only know that poker came from foreign Europe, but in fact, paper toys originated in China.

As far back as the beginning of the ancient Zhou Dynasty, legend has it that the young King Cheng of Zhou played a game of "cutting tung leaves for gui" with his younger brother Shu Yu in the court. At that time, paper had not yet been invented, so leaves were used as toys. During the Tang and Song dynasties, China's ancestors invented a kind of solitaire, which could be used for both games and gambling, called "leaf play".

There is also a legend that in order to reduce the nostalgia of the soldiers, the general Han Xin invented a kind of card for entertainment in the army, because it is only the size of a leaf, so it is called a leaf play. From the literati to the common people, they are all happy to do it.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were 40 cards for each deck, divided into 4 categories. There are many items on the card pattern, including people, birds, animals, flowers, birds, insects, fish, etc. From the end of the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, the solitaire was about 8 centimeters long and 2 centimeters wide, and it was called the playing card.

Before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chaoshan folk also prevailed in card gambling, the way of playing gradually became more diverse by the simple permutation, each card is painted and printed with 1 to 10 points of the number, or painted and printed on the chess on the "handsome, Shi, phase, car and other 32 words, dividends, blue, black, white 4 colors, a total of 64 cards, as a permutation gambling. 2 to 4 people to gamble.

Around the 13th century AD, this card game was transmitted to Europe, and after a period of time, the card evolved into cards, and gradually formed a universal playing card, becoming an international card.

The number of the earliest playing cards varies from place to place. 78 in Italy, 32 in Germany, 40 in Spain, and 52 in France. Later, it became an international poker deck with 52 cards per deck, plus two "Jokers" (also known as big and small kings or big and small ghosts), a total of 54 cards. At this point, the suit, points and K, Q and J patterns on the playing cards are basically finalized.

There are four suits of playing cards, which are spades, hearts, square corners, and clubs. The four suits have different names. The French call it "spear, heart, square, lilac leaf", the German "leaf, heart, bell, acorn", and the Italian "sword, coin, stick, wine glass".

Later, according to the calendar in astronomy, Westerners unified the content of this card game card, which was set to 54 cards and four suits. In this way, after a long period of evolution, it gradually converges.

There are many ways to play poker, the most common ones are bridge, playing percent, fishing red dots, shooting hundreds, 21 points, 24 points, etc., and so on. Since the number of cards in poker is in accordance with the astronomical calendar, there is a saying that poker is the epitome of the calendar, for the following reasons:

There are 54 playing cards, which means that there are 52 weeks in a year, and the two decks represent the sun and the kitten represents the moon; Peach, heart, square, and plum represent the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The red card represents the day, and the black card represents the night; The number of cards per suit in 13 weeks of poker is exactly 13, and the value of 52 cards adds up to 364, plus a little kitten, it is 365, which is the same as the number of days in a normal year; If you increase the cat a little more, it will be exactly the number of days in a leap year. There are 12 kings, queens, and jacks in playing cards, which indicate that there are 12 months in a year, and that the sun passes through 12 constellations in a year.

The four suit colors are spades (also known as sunflower fans), hearts (also known as hearts), plum blossoms (also known as grass flowers), and squares (also known as step bricks or squares). Spades and clubs are black, while the other two are hearts and diamonds are red. Thirteen cards per suit, numbers one to ten, English letters J, Q, K. Cards from one to ten are represented by the number of suits, while J, Q, and K are represented by the face card.

One is that these four suits represent the four main industries of the society at that time, among which spades represent spears and symbolize soldiers; The plum blossom represents the three-leaf flower, which symbolizes agriculture; The square pieces represent the bricks and tiles used by the craftsmen; The hearts represent red hearts and symbolize priests.

Another theory is that these four suits are derived from the patterns of ancient European divination utensils, among which spades represent olive leaves, symbolizing peace; Plum blossoms are clover, which means lucky; The square piece is in the shape of a diamond, which symbolizes wealth; And the red heart is in the shape of a red heart, which symbolizes wisdom and love.

There are many ways to play poker, and the common ones are generally two or more people.

Solitaire.

Solitaire, as the name suggests, is to connect different genres or types of things up and down in a continuous way, and can extend down like a long dragon without limit. It's like an infinite stage, where every participant is the protagonist.

Arch pig.

The number of participants in the game is generally four, and the game is usually played with a deck of playing cards with the big and small cats removed. Generally when someone gets a positive or negative score, it is considered a victory or a defeat, and the winner or loser will be rewarded or punished accordingly.

The arch pig evolved in the process of circulation, and can be played with two cards, so the general arch pig is also called "arch single pig", and the corresponding two-card play is called "arch double pig".

Stud.

The five-card permutation, the number of points and the suit determine the winner. At the start of the game, each player is dealt a hole card, which is face down; When the second card is dealt, the bet amount is determined by the higher hand, and the others have the right to "call", "raise" or "forfeit". When the five cards have been dealt, each player turns over all the hole cards to compare.

Fried goldenrod.

Players win or lose with three cards in their hand, and players can compare their cards to up to one other player at a cost equal to twice the current single bet.

When there are only two players left, you can compare the cards regardless of the first round. The game requires a test of the player's courage and intelligence.

There are still a lot of poker ways to play, many of which I can't play, and today I learned that poker can still be played like this.