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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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025
There came a time when just stepping into a car dealership felt a bit like walking into a high-stakes poker game: Everyone had to prepare themselves for a bluff or a hidden card up someone’s sleeve.
—David Boice, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Many times in the U.S., the bets are informal, made with poker buddies or neighbors.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 4 May 2025
The player sat at an Ultimate Texas Hold’em poker table at the Golden Nugget, the casino said in an April 29 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Beatrix sits Charlie at a poker game with three scary-looking men, warning her to tread carefully.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025
There came a time when just stepping into a car dealership felt a bit like walking into a high-stakes poker game: Everyone had to prepare themselves for a bluff or a hidden card up someone’s sleeve.
—David Boice, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Many times in the U.S., the bets are informal, made with poker buddies or neighbors.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 4 May 2025
The player sat at an Ultimate Texas Hold’em poker table at the Golden Nugget, the casino said in an April 29 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Poker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poker. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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