It is believe that that a similar game to poker was invented first by the Chinese before A.D 969.when Mu-tsung emperor is reported that he played "domino card" on new years eve with his wife.
In the 17 & 18th centuries, A german game named (Pochen) and a French game (Poque) become both very popular, both games have developed from the Spanish game "Primero" which was invented in the 16th century.
Primero is a game which dates back to 1526, it's a so called "mother of poker" because it's the first confirmed version of a game that is related directly to the modern day poker..jpg)
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