poker game

Noun
  1. Any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand (synset 100495779)
    associated with:
    • raise - increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
    • 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
    is a type of: card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
    subtypes:
    • draw, draw poker - poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
    • high-low - poker in which the high and low hands split the pot
    • penny ante, penny ante poker - 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, stud poker - poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt
    same as: poker

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