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poker

[poh-ker] / ˈpoʊ kər /


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Winning a poker hand doesn’t mean you played it well.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

She’s appeared in Maxim and cleaned up in poker tournaments when that was a thing.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

Boss, the former professional poker player, has made more than $668,000 on Kalshi, mostly on sports bets, according to his public profile on the platform, since he started taking trading seriously about three months ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

“You sit down at the poker table and play the cards you were dealt.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Besides his trips to the grocery store and his clockwork poker games, Gramps's comings and goings were mysteries to me.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour




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