noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
strip poker
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
game
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I won him in a poker game , taught him to sing.
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At least, point us to that supermodel poker game .
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Above all, what is clear is that this has become a poker game only for those with the steadiest of nerves.
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Laurent got in a poker game one night at Goodlett's house and got into Goodlett for about $ 5,000.
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Intervention is not like a poker game where you can fold early; having gambled, you have to stick it out.
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Through the years, Jose prospers until he is shot after winning a lucrative poker game .
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The events of 1971 assume the proportions of a small-town poker game in comparison to the speculation of February and March 1973.
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In any market, as in any poker game , there is a fool.
player
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The poker player puts together a winning hand.
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It was not quite so predictable that he would become one of the most addicted poker players in town.
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Like two poker players , each raises its level of hormonal bidding, until one of them feels outbid, and folds.
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He did not have to tell his wife he was a grafter, just a lucky poker player .
■ VERB
play
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The game is played to normal poker rules: five cards are dealt and each player bets loadsa cash.
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Patrons can play certain kinds of poker and other games.
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Best of all, her father was six blocks away, playing poker at Harry Reilly's.
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Going in the opposite direction, she passed through the lounge and saw the diehards, all men, still playing poker .
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That could prove difficult for Chelsea, a fun-loving girl who likes ballet dancing, volley ball and playing poker .
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He drew a chair up to the bed and played one of the poker hands.
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My godfather took me to dinner here and we played poker afterwards with a few of the members.
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A few blocks west, the owner of a card room watches two customers quietly play low-ball poker .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Albert, normally poker faced, wore a look of pure dismay.
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Consider analogies with another human game, poker .
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Jen and I went to the back, where they were playing quarter slots and video poker .
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She picked up a brass poker and stirred up the fire which already burnt brightly in the grate.
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That could prove difficult for Chelsea, a fun-loving girl who likes ballet dancing, volley ball and playing poker .
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The children squealed with delight when Karen tallied up the poker chips and announced that Jennifer and Bryan had the highest scores.
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Through the years, Jose prospers until he is shot after winning a lucrative poker game.
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With his poker and torch he sought out the noise.