Tournament Poker

Categories: Bluffing, Card Game

Mechanics: Betting and Bluffing, Player Elimination, Set Collection

Players: 2–10

Ages: 12+

Playtime: 60 Min

Poker originated in the early 19th century in the United States. R.F. Foster noted in the 1937 edition of Foster’s Complete Hoyle that the game, originally played with a twenty-card pack and five cards per player, was likely derived from the Persian game As-Nas.

The 1970s saw significant growth in poker’s popularity, especially after the World Series of Poker began, making tournament play a common feature in American casinos. Since then, poker has evolved from a niche pastime to a widely enjoyed activity, both in person and online, with numerous professional players and multimillion-dollar tournaments. This tournament set includes everything you need to play poker anywhere:

• Travel bag
• 2 decks of playing cards
• 100 poker chips
• 3 buttons (dealer, small blind, and big blind)
• Instructions