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
Examples of poker in a Sentence
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024
Albini was also an avid poker player, having participated in the World Series of Poker and winning a gold bracelet in 2022 in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 May 2024
Read about the secret poker games opening doors in L.A.’s art scene.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Albini, who was readying the release of the first Shellac record in a decade, also participated in high-stakes poker tournaments with significant success.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
The poker room, which has been closed for nearly four years is re-opening.
—Cary Spivak, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
León sees his efforts to blend country music with música mexicana as a poker match.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024
This poker site offers a wide range of poker rooms and weekly tournaments.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
His hero was celebrity poker player Dan Bilzerian, whose Instagram posts were all about hot women, nice cars and expensive mansions.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Noun
Big Slick began in 2010 as a celebrity poker tournament and party hosted by Riggle, Rudd and Sudeikis.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024
Albini was also an avid poker player, having participated in the World Series of Poker and winning a gold bracelet in 2022 in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 May 2024
Read about the secret poker games opening doors in L.A.’s art scene.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Albini, who was readying the release of the first Shellac record in a decade, also participated in high-stakes poker tournaments with significant success.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
The poker room, which has been closed for nearly four years is re-opening.
—Cary Spivak, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
León sees his efforts to blend country music with música mexicana as a poker match.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024
This poker site offers a wide range of poker rooms and weekly tournaments.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
His hero was celebrity poker player Dan Bilzerian, whose Instagram posts were all about hot women, nice cars and expensive mansions.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Poker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poker. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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