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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Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
According to the American Alpine Club, the route’s name refers to the highest hand in poker, because, just like gambling, successfully summiting requires luck, risk, and investment.
—Outside, 31 Jan. 2026
He's also competed as a professional poker player in numerous tournaments around the world.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
The hotel has 496 rooms including 14 suites, plus six on-site restaurants, two pools, a golf course, a spa and a casino with more than 1,400 slot machines and 62 poker tables.
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COAMs, regulated by the Georgia Lottery, are video poker-style arcade machines commonly found in gas stations and convenience stores.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
According to the American Alpine Club, the route’s name refers to the highest hand in poker, because, just like gambling, successfully summiting requires luck, risk, and investment.
—Outside, 31 Jan. 2026
He's also competed as a professional poker player in numerous tournaments around the world.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
The hotel has 496 rooms including 14 suites, plus six on-site restaurants, two pools, a golf course, a spa and a casino with more than 1,400 slot machines and 62 poker tables.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for poker
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“Poker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poker. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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