poker

Fireplace stirring rod

Poker is a card game where players bet on the strength of their hands, combining skill, strategy, and bluffing.

Texas Hold'em dominates casino and tournament play: a poker tournament, poker night with the guys.

A poker face reveals no emotion—useful for concealing a weak hand or any hidden reaction.

Separately, a poker is a metal rod for stirring a fire.

strategy

fold

Bend onto itself

check-raise · position · equity · range · GTO · overbet · three-bet · four-bet · squeeze

cardgame

deck

Ship's flat surface

  • handGrasping body part
  • flopComplete commercial failure
  • turnRotational movement

river · blinds · ante · pot · showdown · all-in · nuts · kicker · suited · draw

gambling

casino

Facility for wagering

bankroll · highroller · odds · wagering · betting · house · high-stakes · rake · tilt · variance

fireplace

hearth

Fireplace floor area

  • embersSmoldering fire remnants
  • flamesVisible burning combustion
  • logsCut wood sections

stoke · kindling · coals · ash · grate · tongs · prodding · stoking · fireside · chimney

bluffing

bluff

Calculated false front

  • tellConvey information verbally
  • deceptionIntentional misleading of others
  • feintDeceptive mock attack

stone-faced · read · misdirection · acting · posturing · represent · semi-bluff · float · trap · leveling

tool

rod

Thin rigid stick

  • ironElement twenty-six
  • metalHard conductive solid
  • prodJab to spur action

jab · stoke · prong · hooked · pointed · stirring · prodding · wrought-iron

variants

Omaha

Largest Nebraska city

  • studUpright wall framing
  • drawCreate with pencil
  • razzPlayful verbal teasing

HORSE · lowball · hi-lo · PLO · open-face

Categories
Opposites
fireplace tools

pokertongs

Hinged grasping utensil

shovel · ash shovel · coal scuttle · bellows · fire screen

card game characteristics

pokerbridge

Structure spanning an obstacle

chess · Go Fish · go · checkers · War

EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION (poker face)

pokeropen book

One easily understood

expressiveness · transparency · emotiveness · candor · readable

Phrases
Family

poke, poked, poking, pokes, poker-faced, pokers, poker face, poker chips

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG