poker

Example Sentences

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But when you’re iterating so quickly in poker — hand after hand, decision after decision — it gets into your bones in a way that reading about it doesn’t.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Casual traders “have no chance. Systematically,” said Michael Boss, a former professional poker player and a statistician by training.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

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

From Salon • May 4, 2026

Everyone says I've got a bit of a poker face - so they never know how I'm feeling and stuff.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

I asked, using the iron poker to scratch an itch in the middle of my back.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan