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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Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
The Marysville player won a three-card poker jackpot with an ace, king and queen of spades at 2 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, on a side bet, the casino said.
—Don Sweeney
april 2, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Varieties for the South: 'Blue by You', 'Mirage' Kniphofia
Botanical Name: Kniphofia
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Soil Type: Average, well-draining
Soil pH: 6 to 7.5
Also known as red hot poker, this fun perennial with spiky, exotic-looking flowers brings plenty of drama to the garden.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
In his first mission as 007, Bond engages in a high-stakes poker game with bankrupt terrorist Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) but falls tragically in love with Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), the British treasury agent bankrolling his game.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
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Noun
There, he got sucked in — to blackjack, poker, roulette.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
The Marysville player won a three-card poker jackpot with an ace, king and queen of spades at 2 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, on a side bet, the casino said.
—Don Sweeney
april 2, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Varieties for the South: 'Blue by You', 'Mirage' Kniphofia
Botanical Name: Kniphofia
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Soil Type: Average, well-draining
Soil pH: 6 to 7.5
Also known as red hot poker, this fun perennial with spiky, exotic-looking flowers brings plenty of drama to the garden.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
In his first mission as 007, Bond engages in a high-stakes poker game with bankrupt terrorist Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) but falls tragically in love with Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), the British treasury agent bankrolling his game.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Poker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poker. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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