The history of poker is highly disputed to this day, but it is fair to say that it's origins lie in card games played during the European Renaissance, and poker games have been noted to have been played from the early 1800s in New Orleans, USA.

Today the game of poker has come a long way, particularly now that the premier backgammon online website, and community Backgammonmasters.com has added poker to it's line up of great internet games.

The history of backgammon itself is very old, with records indicating that the ancient Egyptians played a game called senet which closely resembles modern backgammon, but I now digress....

Getting back to the focus of this post which is online poker Backgammonmasters.com has introduced their game with the fantastic opportunity of real money game play for no rake, this means that the house will take no commission.

For those who may wish to hone their poker playing skills without risk of losing any money, they also provide fun mode games.

Backgammonmasters.com has been positively noted in the press for it's high standards, exceptional graphics, friendly gaming community, large payout competitions, and their recent charitable works.

This is definitely a wonderful opportunity for online game players, and reason to say when it comes to poker games, wow, we certainly have come a long way since the old card rooms in southern Louisiana at the turn of the 19th century.

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