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The Last Poker (also known as the "Last Poker Tournament" or "The Lord's Poker") was a card night held by Jesus of Nazareth and his twelve foremost Disciples at the House of the Rising Sun in Jerusalem the day before the Last Supper (just after which Jesus was crucified). The Last Poker thus marked the end of a little-known gaming tradition developed by Jesus during the years of His ministry throughout Judea. Between 30 A.D. and 33 A.D., while wandering between towns spreading the Good News of everlasting life, Jesus realized that it was no easy task to save adulteresses from being stoned to death or to feed thousands of people with just a few loaves of bread and some tiny fish. Jesus thus started using weekly, low-stakes Poker games every Wednesday night to help Himself and His 12 Apostle

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  • The Last Poker (also known as the "Last Poker Tournament" or "The Lord's Poker") was a card night held by Jesus of Nazareth and his twelve foremost Disciples at the House of the Rising Sun in Jerusalem the day before the Last Supper (just after which Jesus was crucified). The Last Poker thus marked the end of a little-known gaming tradition developed by Jesus during the years of His ministry throughout Judea. Between 30 A.D. and 33 A.D., while wandering between towns spreading the Good News of everlasting life, Jesus realized that it was no easy task to save adulteresses from being stoned to death or to feed thousands of people with just a few loaves of bread and some tiny fish. Jesus thus started using weekly, low-stakes Poker games every Wednesday night to help Himself and His 12 Apostle
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  • The Last Poker (also known as the "Last Poker Tournament" or "The Lord's Poker") was a card night held by Jesus of Nazareth and his twelve foremost Disciples at the House of the Rising Sun in Jerusalem the day before the Last Supper (just after which Jesus was crucified). The Last Poker thus marked the end of a little-known gaming tradition developed by Jesus during the years of His ministry throughout Judea. Between 30 A.D. and 33 A.D., while wandering between towns spreading the Good News of everlasting life, Jesus realized that it was no easy task to save adulteresses from being stoned to death or to feed thousands of people with just a few loaves of bread and some tiny fish. Jesus thus started using weekly, low-stakes Poker games every Wednesday night to help Himself and His 12 Apostles regain their strength; in the words of the Lamb of God: "Man cannot live by bread alone; he needs a good game of cards every now and then, too." (Harrah's 12:44.) The devotion that Christ paid to Poker attracted many people of faith but made enemies of certain power-brokers who saw Jesus as a threatening, political radical. During His Sermon on the Monte Carlo, Jesus preached from the casino rooftop that, "the winning Poker hand is mightier than the sword!" (MacGyver 49:92.) Jewish and Roman leaders began to see Christ as a deified proponent of violent revolution. They were wrong, but there was a grain of truth under their worries. Christ's dedication to Poker, His love for humanity, and His heralded reign over the Kingdom of God in the world to come were an astounding combination. Jesus quickly earned the title, "King of Hearts, and King of Kings" amongst his followers. On the night of The Last Poker, Apostle Judas Iscariot, Roman mobster Pokerus Pirate, and a group of Jewish elders finally reacted to Christ's rising popularity and influence by conspiring to arrest Him on trumped-up Poker charges and ban Him from playing Poker for the rest of His life. The Last Poker had a lasting impact both on modern-day Poker and on Christianity. It was that very night that Jesus handed down his Ten Commandments of Poker, many of which remain basic Poker etiquette to this day (i.e., "Thou Shalt Not Splash the Pot," and "Thou Shalt Not Bet Out of Turn"). The Last Poker also presaged Christ's impending betrayal by Judas Iscariot when Judas won a pot worth 30 pieces of silver by dealing Jesus the first-ever "Dead Man's Hand" from the bottom of the deck. Finally, it was during The Last Poker that Jesus taught His followers how to play the card game known today as "Euchre", which Jesus requested the Apostles play in remembrance of Him.
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