History

Texas Hold 'Em, or simply Hold 'Em, was invented in in Robstown, Texas.

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It was created in the early 1900s, where it spread through Texas, but wasn't introduced to Las Vegas until 1967, by a group of Texan gamblers. The game that we play today originally was split into two games: hold 'em and draw poker. Hold 'em is very close to what we play now, and draw poker uses only two bets, instead of four. In Las Vegas, hold 'em was being played in the Golden Nugget Casino, but it didn't attract any wealthy people, so the game grew very slowly.

Eventually, an event that later became what is now known as the World Series of Poker was established in 1969. Participants played many variations of poker, including Texas hold 'em. After its first year, no-limit Texas hold 'em was played as the main event.

In later years, variations of Texas hold 'em were prohibited in California, but Texas hold 'em remained legal, mainly because it was based more on skill than only luck.

It wasn't until the 2000s when Texas hold 'em passed 7 card stud as the most popular form of poker. This is thought to be because of wide-spread television and internet coverage.