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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Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
As a result, everyone from professional poker players to young gamblers using an app to bet on football are screaming foul and viewing the change as a 10% penalty of sorts.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 12 July 2025
And one that included a poker table and even an early video game console.
—Scott Huver, People.com, 10 July 2025
Offscreen, Cho is a competitive poker champ, having played since the early 2000s.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 9 July 2025
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Chips and cards are provided, and ongoing open poker play will be available for beginners.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
As a result, everyone from professional poker players to young gamblers using an app to bet on football are screaming foul and viewing the change as a 10% penalty of sorts.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 12 July 2025
And one that included a poker table and even an early video game console.
—Scott Huver, People.com, 10 July 2025
Offscreen, Cho is a competitive poker champ, having played since the early 2000s.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for poker
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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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