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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Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
When the first phase is complete, Jeff Babinski, American Place’s vice president and general manager, said the 200,000-square-foot building will house more than 1,200 slot machines, over 60 table games, restaurants, a food hall, a sports book and a poker room.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The festival's lineup features performances by 10 bands, including '80s cover groups, country, folk rock/Celtic, rock and pop sounds; a poker run; campground parade; bonfire; costume contest; a pig roast and vendors, the website says.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
This is his story I t was a round of poker, fittingly, that upended Mathew Bowyer’s life in spectacular fashion.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
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After a poker game involving John Constantine and Jason Blood (alter ego of Etrigan the Demon) goes off the rails, average citizens suddenly start killing people, believing their victims to be demons.
—Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
When the first phase is complete, Jeff Babinski, American Place’s vice president and general manager, said the 200,000-square-foot building will house more than 1,200 slot machines, over 60 table games, restaurants, a food hall, a sports book and a poker room.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The festival's lineup features performances by 10 bands, including '80s cover groups, country, folk rock/Celtic, rock and pop sounds; a poker run; campground parade; bonfire; costume contest; a pig roast and vendors, the website says.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
This is his story I t was a round of poker, fittingly, that upended Mathew Bowyer’s life in spectacular fashion.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Poker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poker. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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