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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Before the poker room opened this month, American Place owner Full House Resorts released its second-quarter earnings report with record net revenue and operating profit for American Place.
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Kandasamy is a hot commodity in New York: in September 2024, the Singaporean founded Mahjong Palace, a social gaming club that gives mahjong and Cantonese poker lessons.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Aug. 2025
The 36th annual Corvette Crossroads will begin with a Corvette show contest featuring hundreds of the cars on display in Mackinaw City and a poker walk for show participants, the Bridge Authority said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Before the poker room opened this month, American Place owner Full House Resorts released its second-quarter earnings report with record net revenue and operating profit for American Place.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Below, a wine cellar, poker lounge, and speakeasy-style bar offer space to entertain.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Poker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poker. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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