One thing we can be sure of is that poker was brought to North America by French explorers, and that it was originally played in Louisiana. Many accounts name New Orleans of 1830 as the place and time where modern-day poker was first played.
Isang bagay na maaari naming siguraduhin ng mga ito ay na ang poker ay nagdala sa North America sa pamamagitan ng Pranses explorers, at na ang orihinal na ito ay nilalaro sa Louisiana. Maraming mga accounts pangalan New Orleans sa 1830 bilang ang lugar at oras kung saan ang modernong-araw poker ay nilalaro muna.