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Texas hold 'em

British  

noun

  1. a popular variety of poker in which each player can use any or all of five shared cards in combination with either or both of two private cards to form the best possible hand of five cards

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Sophisticated wireless technology was also used to deceive the players during the games, most commonly in Texas Hold'em.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

They can’t believe Americans still use credit cards and cash while they use mobile payment for almost everything back home, including settling bets for their Texas Hold’em games one night in Palo Alto.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2018

Younger investors with a Texas Hold’em “all in” attitude could push all of their chips onto the equity table.

From Forbes • Oct. 9, 2014

It is also the reason why everyone went through that period of being sent notifications to play Texas Hold’em.

From The Guardian • Sep. 11, 2014

Scoob watches her flip through it like she does a deck of cards before dealing Texas Hold’em.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

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