poker

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There’s also a built-in fee, like a bookmaker’s vigorish or a poker rake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

And whatever their failures are, that ends up being their ruling attribute to their poker game, as it were.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Cahillane, a 6-foot-tall marathoner who sports a shock of white hair and a practiced poker face, was a seasoned food executive, fresh off the successful breakup of another food company: Kellogg.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

Just beyond it is a large pile of poker chips.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen