Texas hold 'em

British

noun

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

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Poker, with its emphasis on probabilities and decision making under pressure, remains so central to Susquehanna’s culture that its monthslong training program includes weeks of Texas hold ’em.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023

Drop "poker" in a Google Trends search box and you'll see that the Texas hold 'em boom lasted for about three years, from 2004 to 2006.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2022

By age 19 Esfandiari was playing no-limit Texas hold 'em at his local casino.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2022

He must be a ringer in charades, an easy mark in Texas hold ’em.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2022

I’ll sometimes play Texas hold ’em with my wife, but she always wins, because she’s smarter than me.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2021

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