Many of the features of modern Poker, such as the draw and some versions of different hands, as well as the straight and the flush originated in the earlier forms of the British game Brag or Bragg. Brag’s modern form differs greatly from modern day poker, however.
Mengi ya sifa za Poker kisasa, kama vile kuteka na baadhi ya matoleo ya mikono mbalimbali, kama vile sawa sawa na kuvuta asili ya aina ya awali ya mchezo wa Uingereza Brag au Bragg. Brag ya aina ya kisasa hutofautiana sana kutoka Poker kisasa siku, hata hivyo.