One thing we can be sure of is that poker was brought to North America by French explorers, and that it was originally played in Louisiana. Many accounts name New Orleans of 1830 as the place and time where modern-day poker was first played.
Jambo moja tunaweza kuwa na uhakika wa ni kwamba Poker aliletwa Amerika ya Kaskazini na wapelelezi Kifaransa, na kwamba awali alicheza katika Louisiana. akaunti jina wengi New Orleans ya 1830 kama mahali na wakati ambapo Poker kisasa ya siku alicheza kwa mara ya kwanza.