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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Jon MacHota, New York Times, 30 May 2025
By 2006, when Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling and Enforcement Act, a law designed to criminalize online gambling in all of its various forms, from poker to sports betting, the NFL had completely abandoned its objections to fantasy.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
Online casino gaming, or iGaming, is available in six states and online poker is offered in Nevada.
—Las Vegas Review-Journal, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Chips and cards are provided, and ongoing open poker play will be available for beginners.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
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The tape is the line of scrimmage and the poker chips have letters written on them to symbolize the different skill position players.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 30 May 2025
By 2006, when Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling and Enforcement Act, a law designed to criminalize online gambling in all of its various forms, from poker to sports betting, the NFL had completely abandoned its objections to fantasy.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
Online casino gaming, or iGaming, is available in six states and online poker is offered in Nevada.
—Las Vegas Review-Journal, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Chips and cards are provided, and ongoing open poker play will be available for beginners.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
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“Poker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poker. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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