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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Fairley was not named in the poker indictment.
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This list includes a deluxe poker set, golf balls, tackle bag and cozy robe, just to name a few options.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
The couple received a complimentary hotel suite, scored tickets to see the band Boston and won thousands of dollars playing video poker.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Fairley was not named in the poker indictment.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
His San Diego poker buddies planned games around his visits.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
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“Poker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poker. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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