Illustration of poker
- 1 five of a kind
- 2 royal flush
- 3 straight flush
- 4 four of a kind
- 5 full house
- 6 flush
- 7 straight
- 8 three of a kind
- 9 two pair
- 10 one pair
: any of several card games in which a player bets that the value of his or her hand is greater than that of the hands held by others, in which each subsequent player must either equal or raise the bet or drop out, and in which the player holding the highest hand at the end of the betting wins the pot
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
While red hot pokers can grow to 175 centimeters (5 feet 9 inches) tall, Ethiopian wolves measure up to around 60 centimeters (2 feet) in height and 100 centimeters (3 feet 3 inches) in length.
—Alex Rodway, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
The poker player helped run an organization that placed national radio advertisements to lure bettors in New York and Florida to use their services for sports betting advice, according to court documents.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
The actress has also made a name for herself as a professional poker player with her total earnings from winning tournaments, as of 2019, exceeding $1 million.
—EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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The couple looked lovey-dovey while arriving on the red carpet in Deauville, France.
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Now married for three years, the couple was pictured playing poker during the 2nd Annual AUFA Celebrity Poker Tournament at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Vegas in 2008.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
While red hot pokers can grow to 175 centimeters (5 feet 9 inches) tall, Ethiopian wolves measure up to around 60 centimeters (2 feet) in height and 100 centimeters (3 feet 3 inches) in length.
—Alex Rodway, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
The poker player helped run an organization that placed national radio advertisements to lure bettors in New York and Florida to use their services for sports betting advice, according to court documents.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
The actress has also made a name for herself as a professional poker player with her total earnings from winning tournaments, as of 2019, exceeding $1 million.
—EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Poker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poker. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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