when and where the poker game started ?

Answer 1

at my house back in the 1970's I think

Answer 2

I agree with poqery ... gambling has been around probably longer than actual civilazation ,card games at least a few centuries but the modern variations of poker, its the rules & other idiosyncracies surronding the game were developed in the frontier towns & cowboy trails  in America

Answer 3

That's actually quite a tough question. There are many theories as to how the game started and where it draws its influence from for example Persian As-Nas, French Poque, German Pochen and even, Irish Poca all the way back to a Chinese game of domino cards way back in the first millenium.

So ignoring where it may have taken its influences, most people would agree that the modern game developed during the 19th century in the USA