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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Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Head of Household at the time, poker player and all-around cutthroat gamer Vanessa Rousso chose to blindside her closest ally Austin Matelson by evicting him live on television.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 5 July 2025
Indiana lawmakers on Tuesday took the first step toward legalizing interactive online gambling here in the state, advancing a bill that would allow people to play online poker and other casino games virtually, without stepping foot into a casino.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Shannon Elizabeth Shannon Elizabeth is an actor and poker player from Houston, Texas.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Professional poker player Phil Galfond took to X to discuss how a gambler who earns $200,000 in a year might have $3 million in winnings and $2.8 million in losses.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Head of Household at the time, poker player and all-around cutthroat gamer Vanessa Rousso chose to blindside her closest ally Austin Matelson by evicting him live on television.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 5 July 2025
Indiana lawmakers on Tuesday took the first step toward legalizing interactive online gambling here in the state, advancing a bill that would allow people to play online poker and other casino games virtually, without stepping foot into a casino.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Shannon Elizabeth Shannon Elizabeth is an actor and poker player from Houston, Texas.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Poker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poker. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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