poker

Example Sentences

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As Warren Buffett wrote, “If you’ve been playing poker for half an hour and you still don’t know who the patsy is, you’re the patsy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

A few years ago, he walked into the Bellagio during Super Bowl week and headed for the high-limit poker table.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Alex was a beautiful and beleaguered soul, born worried, born romantic, difficult and hopeful and apparently a shockingly good poker player.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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

It might not have been a regulation game, but it definitely had as many emotional ups-and-downs as the poker on TV.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini