poker face
noun
plural poker faces
: an inscrutable face that reveals no hint of a person's thoughts or feelings
Wright has a terrific poker face—I could see how he was able to keep things a secret right up through publication.—Lawrence Weschler
Work is fun. I can lose myself in it, I laugh a lot, I feel like I'm very much myself here; there's no poker face.—Jerry Useem
especially
: one used strategically during a poker game
… a good "poker face" is considered a prerequisite for a successful gambling career. —Sarah Ferguson
Fifteen-year-old Matthew Siegel says learning to keep a poker face while playing Texas Hold 'em with his grandfather … has served him well at school. —The Wall Street Journal
poker-faced
adjective
… the jurors, uniformly poker-faced through-out the proceedings, were giving no indication of whether they accepted that characterization.
—Lawrence Weschler
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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