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straight poker

noun

one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of straight poker¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

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"Then let's get right down to straight poker."

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We throw the bluff with a fine, straight poker face.

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He points out, very kindly and clearly, how silly it is of people, if they want a straight poker, to put it into a chemical combustion which will very probably heat and warp it.

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Let us abolish fire," he says, "and then we shall have perfectly straight pokers.

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