The owner and CEO of cell phone retailer 24 Hours Wireless, Elias Daher is dedicated to offering the latest mobile devices to his customers. When he isn’t working, Elias Daher enjoys playing poker.
While historians do not agree on a single origin for the card game poker, many believe that it evolved in the United States from the French card game Poque. This game rose to popularity in France during the 17th century. Players rank a variety of hands according to value in a way that is similar to modern poker. Poque also includes features of poker, such as betting and bluffing.
Other historians trace the origins of poker back to 16th century Persia or 10th century China. Resembling both Poque and poker, the Persian card game As Nas consists of rounds of betting on a series of ranked hands. While the ancient Chinese game Mahjong employed domino-like tiles, this betting game blends strategy and luck, much like poker.
