One believe, that poker occurs from the ancient German poker game included procedure of trade, elements of a bluff and an opportunity of a pass: " Ich poche " - I give in. Adherents of the French, Chinese and American hypotheses oppose supporters of the German poker version. Anyhow, for the first time the word "poker" appears all the same in the American sources concerning to first half XIX century. Wide layers of the population of New Light had a good time "whisky", "gin" and "rum" pokers. " Alcoholic " versions saloon entertainments in due course have found the general name " gin remik ". The term "remik" became a collective name for a lot of the gamblings based on a principle of a set and the announcement of combinations. The Chinese version most authoritatively looks. According to it, the disputable entertainment has appeared in Celestial as a result of evolution of a local dominoe nearby 900 of our era. Other version says, that poker occurs from the Persian poker game “as nas”: In XVII century ancestors modern players gathered in the company on five person and tested success by means of a pack from 25 cards of 5 colors. One more theory is based on French poque - the descendants of the gals who have based New Orleans about 1480, played the marked game included a bluff and poker system of rates. It is considered, what exactly then for the first time has been used a poker pack consisting from spades, diamonds, hearts and clubs.