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: any of several card games in which a player bets that the value of his or her hand is greater than that of the hands held by others, in which each subsequent player must either equal or raise the bet or drop out, and in which the player holding the highest hand at the end of the betting wins the pot. Noun The card in a round of betting for which only one new card is dealt or revealed. The street number identifies the number of cards each player has at that point in a stud game or the number of board cards that have been revealed in a community card game. EXAMPLE: 'Fourth street was the Jack of spades.'

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pok·er 1

(pō′kər)n.
One that pokes, especially a metal rod used to stir a fire.

pok·er 2

(pō′kər)n.
Any of various card games played by two or more players who bet on the value of their hands.
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[Probably from French poque, a card game similar to poker popular in the 18th century, probably from German pochen, to knock, pound, boast, brag (as in (ich) poche, (I) knock, bet (said while rapping the table when opening in the German card game Pochspiel)); akin to German poch, interjection imitative of a knock.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

poker

Street (ˈpəʊkə5th street poker) n
1. (Tools) a metal rod, usually with a handle, for stirring a fire

poker

(ˈpəʊkə) n
(Card Games) a card game of bluff and skill in which bets are made on the hands dealt, the highest-ranking hand (containing the most valuable combinations of sequences and sets of cards) winning the pool
[C19: probably from French poque similar card game]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pok•er1

(ˈpoʊ kər)
n.
2. a metal rod for poking or stirring a fire.

pok•er2

(ˈpoʊ kər)
n.
a card game played by two or more persons, in which the players bet on the value of their hands, the winner taking the pool.
[1825–35, Amer.; perhaps orig. braggart, bluffer; compare Middle Low German poken to brag, play, Middle Dutch poken to bluff, brag]
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Poker

A metal rod about two feet long with a handle on one end and a right angle bend on the other. Pokers were used to stir burning wood or coal in stoves.
1001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn’t Know by W.R. Runyan Copyright © 2011 by W.R. Runyan
Noun1.poker - fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
fire hook, stove poker, salamander
2.poker - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
draw poker, draw - poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; 'he played only draw and stud'
high-low - poker in which the high and low hands split the pot
penny ante poker, penny ante - poker played for small stakes
straight poker - poker in which each player gets 5 cards face down and bets are made without drawing any further cards
strip poker - poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing
stud poker, stud - poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt
raise - increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); 'I'll see your raise and double it'
poker face - a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player)
jackpot, kitty, pot - the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
ante - (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
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pokerildrager
hiilihanko
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火かき棒
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kutáčpoker
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bài poke

poker

1[ˈpəʊkəʳ]N (for fire) → atizadorm, hurgónm

poker

Street2[ˈpəʊkəʳ]N (Cards) → pókerm, póquerm
to have a poker face → tener una caraimpasible, tener una cara de póker
see alsostiffA3
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

poker

5th Street Poker

[ˈpəʊkər]n
(= card game) → pokerm
I play poker → Je joue au poker.poker-faced [ˈpəʊkərfeɪst]adj → au visageimpassible
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

poker

: poker dicen
(= single dice) → Pokerwürfelm; (= set of five) → Pokerwürfelpl
poker face
poker-faced
adj → mit einem Pokergesicht orPokerface; (= bored) → mit unbewegterMiene
pokerwork

poker

1
n (for fire) → Schürhakenm, → Feuerhakenm

poker

2
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

poker

1[ˈpəʊkəʳ]nStreet (for fire) → attizzatoio

poker

2[ˈpəʊkəʳ]n (Cards) → pokerm inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Street Poker Definition Games

(ˈpəukə) noun
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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

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Street Poker Definition Meaning

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