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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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
In the meantime, online wagers are taking off, after the quiet launch of the country’s first sports betting site, TrueWin, and poker, roulette, and slots platform Dream Island, AGBI reported.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Pérez was a broke college student but a decent dorm-room poker player, and bought some of his first pieces — including a Man Ray lithograph — with his winnings.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
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, 29 Nov. 2025
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Starting as a celebrity poker tournament in 2010, the event has raised more than $30 million for the children’s hospital.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
In the meantime, online wagers are taking off, after the quiet launch of the country’s first sports betting site, TrueWin, and poker, roulette, and slots platform Dream Island, AGBI reported.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Pérez was a broke college student but a decent dorm-room poker player, and bought some of his first pieces — including a Man Ray lithograph — with his winnings.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
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, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Poker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poker. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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