poker

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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

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

From Salon • 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

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

“You know it was the stove,” the mother said as she reached for the poker to push the wood back from the door.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong