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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Christopher Gerlacher, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
So, while the 2023 World Chess Championship was under way, in Astana, Kazakhstan—the first one held after Carlsen declined to defend his title—Carlsen was in Los Angeles, playing poker instead.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
The tribes’ suit alleges that the gambling halls scattered across California are illegally offering card games such as black jack and pai gow poker that cut into the tribes’ gambling revenues.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
Events will include live music, an ice fishing contest, poker run, raffles, bonfire, kids activities, winter yard games and more.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
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Finally, live dealer video poker feature prominently in PayPal casinos’ game libraries.
—Christopher Gerlacher, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
So, while the 2023 World Chess Championship was under way, in Astana, Kazakhstan—the first one held after Carlsen declined to defend his title—Carlsen was in Los Angeles, playing poker instead.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
The tribes’ suit alleges that the gambling halls scattered across California are illegally offering card games such as black jack and pai gow poker that cut into the tribes’ gambling revenues.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
Events will include live music, an ice fishing contest, poker run, raffles, bonfire, kids activities, winter yard games and more.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Poker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poker. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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