Hoyle ( poker )


Edmond. (1672-1769). English barrister and codifier of rules of games, author, in 1742, of
A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, which set down the rules of the game.
Subsequent editions of the book contained treatments of quadrille, piquet, and backgammon.
Hoyle wrote other books about games, and earned a reputation as an expert on rules.
Over the years, the phrase "according to Hoyle" came to be synonymous with "by the highest authority."
Although Hoyle never wrote a word about poker--in fact, the game was probably not played in
his time his name has nonetheless come to be associated with the rules of poker.
Since Hoyle's death, several rules books on card games in general have had his name in their titles.