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 their own 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, 2 May 2026
After losing the store in a poker game, his son, David Turner Lamme, repurchased it in 1885 for $800, the news outlet reported.
—Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
At Marathon Man’s mega-mansion, the speedster is hosting a poker game with Malchemical (Collins), whose Supe power is emitting a toxic gas.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
Billups, who played with the Clippers for two seasons and later was a member of Clippers coach Ty Lue’s staff before being named head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers in 2021, is charged with rigging underground poker games that authorities said were backed by three of New York’s Mafia families.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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Instructor George Bullette, Senior Center board president, brings years of poker experience and will guide you through basic rules and strategies in a real game setting.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
After losing the store in a poker game, his son, David Turner Lamme, repurchased it in 1885 for $800, the news outlet reported.
—Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
At Marathon Man’s mega-mansion, the speedster is hosting a poker game with Malchemical (Collins), whose Supe power is emitting a toxic gas.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
Billups, who played with the Clippers for two seasons and later was a member of Clippers coach Ty Lue’s staff before being named head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers in 2021, is charged with rigging underground poker games that authorities said were backed by three of New York’s Mafia families.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Poker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poker. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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