On May 17th 1792, the New York Stock Exchange was formed. It was born from simple origins: the Buttonwood Agreement was named because 24 brokers signed a piece of scrap paper under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street.
Today, its trading floor has a continuous auction format which demands precise human interaction and rapid, expert judgement from its traders: in other words, it’s poker with a health plan.
Sadly, the history of poker is harder to trace, and not just because it is hard to find 24 players who will gather under a tree (that’s outside, for Christ’s sake!) and nod in agreement. Some say it has its origins in the Persian game ‘As Nas’, others hold that it was born in France and named ‘Poque’.
Whatever mysterious circumstances led to the game being hatched, players have been matched and dispatched for centuries. However, on May17th, 2008, Jukka Juvonen managed to avoid the ultimate curse and won the Latvian leg of the Olympic Open Championship at the Voodoo casino.
The event was part of the four weeks of tournaments hosted in four different countries across Eastern Europe. The series will now move to Lithuania before climaxing in Poland. Such an undertaking has clearly involved some handshaking, negotiation and deal-forming: it was done by brokers, not players. However, unlike the Stock Exchange, this institution can open its floor to someone who is not employed by a member firm. It is a club for those who don’t want to join a team and therefore it is perfect for poker.
Results from Olympic Open Championship – Latvia
Today, its trading floor has a continuous auction format which demands precise human interaction and rapid, expert judgement from its traders: in other words, it’s poker with a health plan.
Sadly, the history of poker is harder to trace, and not just because it is hard to find 24 players who will gather under a tree (that’s outside, for Christ’s sake!) and nod in agreement. Some say it has its origins in the Persian game ‘As Nas’, others hold that it was born in France and named ‘Poque’.
Whatever mysterious circumstances led to the game being hatched, players have been matched and dispatched for centuries. However, on May17th, 2008, Jukka Juvonen managed to avoid the ultimate curse and won the Latvian leg of the Olympic Open Championship at the Voodoo casino.
The event was part of the four weeks of tournaments hosted in four different countries across Eastern Europe. The series will now move to Lithuania before climaxing in Poland. Such an undertaking has clearly involved some handshaking, negotiation and deal-forming: it was done by brokers, not players. However, unlike the Stock Exchange, this institution can open its floor to someone who is not employed by a member firm. It is a club for those who don’t want to join a team and therefore it is perfect for poker.
Results from Olympic Open Championship – Latvia
1. Jukka Juvonen – FIN – €8,350
2. Valdis Muiznieks – LAT – €4,640
3. Aleksandrs Karlins – LAT – €3,155
4. Timurs Sahnovs – LAT – €2,405
2. Valdis Muiznieks – LAT – €4,640
3. Aleksandrs Karlins – LAT – €3,155
4. Timurs Sahnovs – LAT – €2,405
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