poker

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Over more than two decades as a professional gambler, Tony Bloom made his fortune playing high-stakes poker, wagering on soccer and cricket, and honing an approach so coldblooded that he was nicknamed “The Lizard.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Annie Duke was at one time among the world’s most successful poker players, winning the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions and the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship.

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

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

Sometimes he called home to tell our mother not to wait up for him because he’d be playing poker with his buddies.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English