poker

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Alex was a beautiful and beleaguered soul, born worried, born romantic, difficult and hopeful and apparently a shockingly good poker player.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

A group of young people sheltered under a thatched hut by the side of the road, absorbed in a game of poker.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

I’m not much good at the poker table, but I believe that’s called a tell.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

But as Goldstein’s star rose in the legal world, so did his interest in poker, eventually leading him to games where the stakes at times reached millions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

And then poker finally clarified the Theorem's unfixable flaw.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green