straight poker

American

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.

Etymology

Origin of straight poker

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

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

From Valley of Wild Horses by Grey, Zane

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

From The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I by Hendrick, Burton Jesse

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.

From A Miscellany of Men by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

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