In planning poker, members of the group make estimates by taking half in numbered playing cards face-down to the table, as an alternative of speaking them aloud. The playing cards are revealed, and the estimates are then discussed. By hiding the figures in this method, the group can keep away from the cognitive bias of anchoring, the place the first number spoken aloud sets a precedent for subsequent estimates.

 

Example: Bluffing In Poker

 

Original Poker, a recreation in which four players obtained five cards each from a 20-card pack and vied as to who held one of the best hand, evidently originated in the New Orleans a while between 1810 and 1825. Its gaming milieu was that of French-speaking maritime gambling saloons, especially those of the Mississippi steamers. Its name suggests that its first players felt they were continuing the tradition of enjoying a sport referred to as Poque in which one mentioned Je poque to open the betting.