In 1829, it was Joseph Crowell who was the first to refer to this game, but it was Jonathan Green, in his book “An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling” (1843), that first called the game Poker.
Katika 1829, ilikuwa Joseph Crowell ambaye alikuwa wa kwanza kutaja mchezo huu, lakini ilikuwa Jonathan Green, katika kitabu chake “An Mfiduo wa Sanaa na Miseries ya kamari” (1843), kwamba kwanza iitwayo Poker game.