Rabbi Shimon on Instagram: "Texas Hold ’Em gets its name from where it was popularized and how the game is played. The “Texas” part comes from the game’s rise in Texas poker rooms in the early 20th century, especially in Robstown, before spreading to Las Vegas in the 1960s. When Texas gamblers brought it west, the name stuck as a marker of origin, separating it from older poker variants like five-card draw and stud. “Hold ’em” refers to the core mechanic of the game: players are dealt two privat