poker face

Example Sentences

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After Billups played in another rigged poker game in late October 2020, according to court filings, he was wired a payment of $50,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

It is perfectly legal in California to organize a poker game so long as the host doesn’t take a cut of the winnings.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

If the Old Firm was a poker game, Celtic are holding a royal flush and Rangers a pair of twos.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024

Some say it was lost during a poker game or sold to pay off debts, Aguttes said.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

They’re sometimes used in a skeptical or sarcastic way, to indicate that what’s quoted isn’t meant seriously: Unde Oscar's regular Friday-night "volunteer work" turned out to be a poker game.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner