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 | | The card game poker is the most popular of a class of games called vying games, in which players with fully or partially concealed cards make wagers into a central pot, after which the pot is awarded... |
 | | The most commonly played games of the first three categories are five-card draw, seven-card stud, and Texas hold 'em, respectively; each of these makes a good starting point for learning games of the type. |
 | | Such phrases as ace in the hole, beats me, blue chip, call the bluff, cash in, pass the buck, poker or poker face, stack up, up the ante, when the chips are down, wild card, and others are used in everyday conversation even by those unaware of their origins at the poker table. |
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