Some Poker Fallacies and Facts

Poker Fallacies

Red is universally considered as a lucky color for Poker players to wear while playing on final table.
Dirty clothes worn during a previous poker victory are considered lucky by players.
Sitting cross legged during a game is considered as ‘crossing your luck’.
Many players, for example Phil Hellmuth like to dress up grandly before entering a WSOP tournament. This is supposed to bring luck.
Some players keep specific card guards as lucky charms during a tournament. For instance, Sam Farha likes to keep an unlit cigarette with him during game play.
Players change their eating habits during tournaments. For example, Johnny Chan always keep an orange with him.

Do you know that the word poker actually originated from a German word ‘Pochen’ which means to bluff and also considered to be derived from a French word ‘Poque’ which is a card game.
Do you know that the 4 kings of a standard deck of card represent great rulers of the past namely King David of Israel, King Charlemagne of France, Alexander the Great and Roman Caesar Augustus.
Do you know that the four suits of cards represent the four class system of France?
Do you know that the US President Warren Hardings advisory board was earlier popular as ‘The Poker Cabinet’ because they used to play poker with him twice in a week.
Do you know that US President Richard Nixon funded his first campaign through his winnings from poker.