| 单词 | poker game |
| 例句 | “After lights-out, a couple of the guys are going to sneak in here for a poker game. That’s why. We always play poker here on Sundays. Twenty-dollar buy-in. Do you know how to play poker?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Maybe if you hurry with that seven-layer dip . . . And maybe if the kid apologizes for interrupting my poker game.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It was a cruel kind of scorekeeping, stacking up human lives like chips in a poker game. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She was interviewing him in our apartment, in the middle of a poker game, and there was a young blond lady sitting next to him, patting his hand. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Didn’t see her until it was too late. I live in 115. When I came back after the poker game, I found the door open and the lights on. I found her.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Besides his trips to the grocery store and his clockwork poker games, Gramps's comings and goings were mysteries to me. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z As I drank, more slowly this time—bolting the first glass had made me slightly sick—I looked at Henry’s solitaire poker game. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Gabe took a break from his poker game long enough to watch me lug my mom’s bags to the car. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I could tell that when my mother agreed to host my dad’s poker game at the house, she didn’t really want to. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Big blackjack and poker games went on in there around the clock. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A year later, Odessa made national news again when someone made the fateful mistake of accusing an escaped convict from Alabama named Leamon Ray Price of cheating in a high-stakes poker game. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, all the consequences had to be performed in the middle of the night since just playing the poker game after lights-out would get the guys into a lot of trouble. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z On Hula Lane, a family was dressing for Mass. At the officers’ club at Wheeler Field, men were leaving a poker game. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Some nights she played pinochle for money or ran a poker game at Mother Smith’s or stopped at Slim’s for a few drinks. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Shady won it in last night’s poker game. Want to take it for a spin?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Since that time he has withdrawn, no longer joins his men for the poker games he once loved, for which he was famous. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m really sorry I interrupted your incredibly important poker game. Please go back to it right now.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Freeman brought in the necessities and she earned extra money cutting poker games in gambling parlors. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve never been more moved by Stanley’s anguished remorse after his drunken outburst of abuse after the poker game. | 'A Streetcar Named Desire': Small Space, Big Egos: Something Will Explode 2010-06-18T23:18:00Z Ambler died March 28, 2019, after he was driving home following a poker game with friends, according to the report. ‘Save me’: Texas man’s in-custody death raises key questions 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z Entrepreneurial editor Harold Ross secured funding for the New Yorker from a backer who played in the same poker game at the hotel. Geek out over New York’s impressive array of specialty bookstores 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z An American Olympic-hero-turned-double-agent, Weston is a character plucked from a different era, and this subplot seems less about a national security threat than like a six-figure poker game. ‘Designated Survivor’ Season 1, Episode 7: Whac-a-Mole 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Tommy talks his way into the nightly poker game with the banker he’s supposed to befriend, but their budding friendship inspires no disclosures. Review | The hero of a new thriller learns a hard lesson: Never trust the FBI 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z He'd invite us to his dressing room for cocktails after the show or even the odd poker game. Richard Griffiths by James Corden: goodbye Rizzo – we miss you already 2013-03-29T20:30:01Z After a few wisecracks about poker games and old age, investigations editor Walter V. “Robby” Robinson, played by Michael Keaton, notes that the Globe’s enigmatic new top editor is arriving in a few days. Perspective | ‘Spotlight’ made Marty Baron a star. It also made him my friend. 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z My two older brothers had been raking in extra cash with paper routes, pool and Ping Pong competitions, and poker games ever since I could remember. My bad baby-sitter years 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z He thought my concerns were overblown, even when one of the bar-based poker games he frequented in Madison, Wis., got held up at gunpoint. Please Take My Son’s Wallet 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The lure this time is "RewardVille," a show of appreciation aimed at getting players even more absorbed in their online farms, cities, crime rings and poker games. With rewards, Zynga hopes to get you (more) hooked 2011-03-21T10:29:10Z “But on some level, that can be good, too, because a lot of this is a poker game.” Noah Hawley Keeps Changing Lanes 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z The ruling doesn't affect poker games among friends, even if money is involved. Swiss crack down on Texas hold 'em matches 2010-06-02T11:31:00Z A profile in People magazine said that Mr. Van Patten’s only vices were twice-weekly poker games and regular visits to the racetrack. Dick Van Patten, Father on ‘Eight Is Enough,’ Dies at 86 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z In addition, despite his “seemingly mystical abilities,” Postle rarely plays in any other poker games outside Stones, the suit says. When a poker commentator suspected a player of cheating, she called this lawyer 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Perhaps this appealed to businessmen enjoying a little flutter at the contemporary art poker game. A Dreary Sense of Duty Reigns at Auctions 2010-07-02T16:30:00Z So if Ali, as her boss accuses, "doesn't connect" sufficiently with men, she's the one excluded from the boy's club bonding of the staff's secret poker game. The cosmic joke's on her: The antiheroine's journey through a cursed universe 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z “It’s like a poker game,” Mr. Petersen said, rattling off a number of factors at play. 2010-02-02T11:17:00Z A posse of University of Montana frat brothers find a backroom poker game and then take their hobby global with an online poker business. I like my imagined literary nemesis 2013-06-01T22:30:00Z It's a poker game with a difference: that difference being the appearance of game characters including Claptrap from Borderlands 2, Ash from Army of Darkness and Sam from the Sam and Max games. 20 best iPhone and iPad apps this week 2013-05-24T14:21:06Z These milder ways of celebrating might include a catered lunch, golf outing, scotch tasting, pickup basketball, shooting pool or a poker game, Mr. Dulac said. The Bro-dal Shower. Good, Clean Fun for Grooms. 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z The answer, it turns out, is that in those poker games, we see a microcosm of patriarchal society. Jessica Chastain: ‘It’s about dividing women and I’m not going to be a part of that’ 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z A drug addict and criminal, Molly develops a brash, increasingly combative personality while running underground high-stakes poker games. ‘The messier, the better’: The righteously angry women who dominate this year’s Oscars 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z “We have nine people in this poker game.” Perspective | Gene Weingarten: I declare these jokes groundbreaking 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z He joined the Army in 1946 and was stationed in Germany, winning his first camera in a poker game. After a Storied Career, a Nonagenarian Photographer Returns to New York 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z "I was told that I didn't understand this player's poker game, or that I didn't understand poker that well." When a poker commentator suspected a player of cheating, she called this lawyer 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z The young, impertinent Adams was often called a maverick, a western accolade, referring to the rancher Sam Maverick who let the unbranded cattle he won in a poker game roam free on the open range. America's composer 2010-06-19T23:01:00Z There are happy hours being held on Google Hangout, and poker games taking place over FaceTime. True Tales of Quarantined Socializing 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z “We placed our order. Been there just five or six minutes, and Larry realizes he has a poker game at Steve Martin’s and leaves. And I’m eating alone, stuck with a $400 check.” Richard Lewis is not as miserable as he appears. But he’s still miserable. 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z For years, Bloom organised high stakes poker games for Hollywood's elite at which hundreds of millions of dollars would change hands. Aaron Sorkin to adapt poker memoir 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z In fact, if drinking were like a poker game, $16 seems to be the point beyond which most bars and customers would fold. Gulp. How’d we get to the $22 cocktail? 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Intrigued by the seedy world she enters, Margaret is drawn into a dodgy poker game. Review 2010-09-16T23:33:00Z After a poker game at his home, he corners Marnie, who threatens to slap him. Review: ‘Marnie’ Stays in the Shadows in Nico Muhly’s Opera 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z And on opening night, he got a look at the Met orchestra’s well-dressed, long-running intermission poker game. A Night (and Many Days) Backstage at the Metropolitan Opera 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z The smile “was like a tell in a poker game. A smile of someone enormously pleased with himself.” Perspective | ‘Nothing ever ends’: Sorting through Rumsfeld’s knowns and unknowns 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Taken in 1925, it depicts an intense young Zuni man with brilliant black eyes, wrapped in a blanket and looking very much as if he has narrowly lost a high-stakes poker game. Photographer Edward S. Curtis’s Southwest 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Earlier this week, it was reported that Major League Baseball plans to investigate allegations that Rodriguez participated in high-stakes underground poker games. Alex Rodriguez's Poker Scandal: Why Athletes Love Gambling 2011-08-05T10:30:00Z Every senator, representative, lobbyist and aide — including many historical figures — arrives with a résumé that gets dutifully unfurled over the ever-dwindling action, mostly meetings, hearings and poker games. Review | Jake Tapper’s new political thriller is at its best when it’s most bonkers 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z By the time Shepherd bought the town, three years after the mill closed, there were Thursday night poker games on the street, "and by Sunday afternoon, they were all drunk and shooting." North Carolina gets ready for 'Hunger Games' fans 2012-03-21T16:09:14Z Liang gets too drunk at his poker games with the other Chinese fathers in the neighborhood. In This Debut Novel, a Chinese Immigrant Keeps His Sleepwalking Sister’s Secrets 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z And they have an occasion to commemorate: 2014 is apparently the centenary of the poker game at which the comedian Art Fisher coined the nicknames by which the brothers became known . ArtsBeat: Elephants and Pajamas: It’s the Marxfest of Course 2014-04-03T16:59:21Z Our narrator joins a poker game in which the players wear adult diapers, so they never have to leave the table. Daniel Galera’s ‘Blood-Drenched Beard’ 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z They bonded over a late-night poker game; he proposed marriage just weeks later. Cate Blanchett: ‘I used to be very socially awkward’ 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Robertson writes about the night he and Mr. Helm got guns and pulled socks over their heads, intending to rob a high-stakes poker game. Robbie Robertson of the Band Tells All in ‘Testimony’ 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Ray Liotta, who frequently shows up in movies like this one, shows up as the guy who oversees the ill-starred poker game. Movie Review: ‘Killing Them Softly,’ With Brad Pitt, From Andrew Dominik 2012-11-29T16:13:01Z He played in a weekly poker game for very low stakes. Time off the bench: The social lives of Supreme Court justices 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z In summer, they host a bimonthly poker game, to which all are welcome. Blue Hill, a Literary Enclave, Grows in Downeast Maine 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z I’ve always loved stories about gamblers: Walter Tevis’s “The Hustler,” and the film adapted from it, and Don Carpenter’s several novels and stories with pool and poker games, and the Dostoyevsky book, and some others. This Week in Fiction: Jonathan Lethem on the Poignance of Backgammon 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Much of the art was preserved, but three paintings by old masters somehow ended up in a poker game won by an American tank commander, Maj. Returning the Spoils of World War II, Taken by Our Side 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z GM Lisbon is called away from a high-stakes poker game to a case at the Museum of Natural History, where a missing university student has turned up squirrelled away in a case of flesh-eating bugs. TV highlights 22/03/2013 2013-03-22T07:00:07Z Still, he plunged in, telling his girlfriend “just think of it like I’m going to a weekly poker game.” ‘Of Dice and Men’: the lure of Dungeons & Dragons 2013-08-22T21:09:02Z As well as telling the story of gang violence after a poker game is hijacked, Dominik's third feature paints a bleak picture of the U.S. economic and political landscape. With kids, career, no time to direct, says Brad Pitt 2012-05-23T18:23:58Z On the surface, its modern amenities attract wealthy men in the coal business, but to a select few it's the high-stakes poker game that's meant to do so. 'A Hanging at Cinder Bottom' is an engaging, clever con 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z He had been involved in a late-night poker game in nearby Hillsboro and got tired driving back to Austin, so he pulled over to take a nap. The Texas Tribune: When It Comes to Marijuana, Willie?s Punishment Seems to Vaporize 2011-04-03T08:00:04Z These poker games went on for hours, fueled by coffee, cigarettes and neighborhood gossip. The ‘Inn’ Is Out at the Beatrice, but History Still Holds Sway 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Aaron Sorkin is set to step behind the camera for the first time, to adapt the memoir Molly’s Game, about a former skier who wound up managing the world’s most exclusive poker game. Aaron Sorkin to make directorial debut with poker drama Molly's Game 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Case File: In first-season episode “An Echolls Family Christmas,” Veronica investigates who took the winnings from a poker game and finds plenty of violence, romance and holiday cheer. Clued In: The Top 10 Television Detectives 2012-05-04T10:45:35Z You might as well join a poker game and then complain when another player successfully bluffs you. Is "Boston" Rob Mariano the best "Survivor" player ever? 2011-05-16T13:17:00Z The second part of the book is an extended poker game. Now You See It: A Magician’s Memoir Promises Truth and Other Lies 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z A wordless poker game acted out to Beethoven, for example, has its comic appeal, but the synchronization was just as impressive for demonstrating Kovacs’s experimentation with sound and image. That Kovacs Touch: Comedy?s Lunatic Fringe 2011-05-06T23:24:49Z “Whether he won them in a poker game or not, they were stolen property.” Returning the Spoils of World War II, Taken by Our Side 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z But much of the second season revolves around a happy event: the imminent wedding of Murray Hill's Fred Rococo, casually announced during a poker game. Why we all love "Somebody Somewhere" star Jeff Hiller: "Everybody feels like they're the outsider" 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Nelson, 75, is a close friend of Mr. Kartsotis’s from Maui, where both have houses and play in a regular poker game that includes Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson and Willie Nelson. Shinola Takes Its ‘Detroit Cool’ Message on the Road 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Key scenes include all-male poker games full of comic lines and wonderful opportunities for sight gags, sometimes overdone, but funny nonetheless. 'Odd Couple' at Village: bluster, but missing some of the bite 2012-02-23T21:29:04Z It’s a poker game, a schmoozefest, a knife fight over technicalities and punctuation. What was COP26? A slog, a spectacle — and, for one youthful delegation, an opportunity. 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z As we waited for some stragglers to arrive, he dealt us a poker game. What Having A ManServant Is Like 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z I preferred bridge, and it wasn’t until I started playing a weekly poker game in my mid-20s that I started to see the possible complexities. Surviving at the Poker Tables: Colson Whitehead Talks About 'The Noble Hustle' 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z I believe I saw him beat Colson Whitehead in a poker game a few years ago. A Poetry Collection That Squints Hard at the Culture, in Pain and in Joy 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Paul is the golden child, handsome, athletic and charming, but with a weakness for whiskey and high-stakes poker games. Fly-Fishing in Montana, Where a River Still Runs Through It 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z We are first introduced to your character at a poker game, but who is hosting the game? Goldie: 'Melinda Messenger is like a small, really powerful monkey' 2013-03-08T15:16:16Z Eric keeps making excuses to shorten how long he’s in town, begging off to play in poker games or attend to possibly fictional work calls. Filmmaker Dustin Guy Defa likes the mess of family tensions. But he's ready to grow up 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z If competition between the global tech giants is a series of high-stakes poker games, he is the quiet man who runs the casino. The Chip Titan Whose Life’s Work Is at the Center of a Tech Cold War 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Those getaways can serve as an incubator, a place where in between all the trash talk and poker games, things are getting done. Golf has long been about making connections. That won’t change in an LIV-PGA Tour world 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Men at a poker game trade jokes about their wives. Tim Robinson and the Golden Age of Cringe Comedy 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z And some teens have weekend poker games where hundreds of dollars are won or lost, often fueled by money from parents. As legal gambling surges, should schools teach teens about risk? 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z "This isn't getting Al Capone for tax evasion; this is getting Al Capone for illegally serving alcohol at his underground poker game. It's minor, but it's also obvious," Mystal writes. Expect a "scorched-earth defense": Legal experts weigh in on Trump indictment 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z After retiring from professional tennis in 1999, the six-time Grand Slam champion worked as a coach and television pundit while also engaging in a wide range of investments and celebrity poker games. Boris Becker returns to limelight after months in prison 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z She has continued to play in high-profile poker games, though not on “Hustler Casino Live.” The poker scandal is still under investigation. The results likely won’t please anyone 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z One friend had had a birthday in mid-October, and the group managed to organize a party — a poker game on the top floor of the dorm, looking out over the darkened city. Op-Ed: Kyiv's answer to Putin's drones is resistance and resilience 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Teresa Svincek is a teacher at a suburban Maryland school outside Washington, where many of her students are “heavily into sports betting” and weekly poker games. As legal gambling surges, should schools teach teens about risk? 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z And then she told some story about winning a bird in a poker game.” It's a 'rad time to do this job': Brandi Carlile on Joni, inclusion and the joys of playing loud 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z While stationed in Allied-occupied Germany, he became a cartoonist for the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, and, by his account, he won his first camera, a professional-grade Rolleiflex, in a poker game on the base. William Klein, innovative street and fashion photographer, dies at 96 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Instructors at Haas encouraged poker games because they forced students to measure risk and evaluate outcomes quickly, with money on the line. How a Wall Street bromance ended with pal wearing a wire 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Fred Gaudelli, the longtime football TV producer, once said the pair helped create the modern draft spectacle by transforming the event from “a sleepy little meeting into a live poker game.” The enduring value of the NFL draft’s most famous and misunderstood chart 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Still, they caution that Putin is uncharacteristically playing a poker game with an unpredictable ending. For Putin, invasion is the latest in a long string of failures in Ukraine 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z “It’s a poker game at the moment. But a very dangerous poker game.” Ukraine tensions spike as West accuses Russia of lying about troop withdrawal 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z "Two wannabe chancellors" and "Let the poker game begin!" declared a couple of headlines on the widely read Bild newspaper website on Monday morning. German elections usher in political change with a small 'c' 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Seniors were known to “flock to the top-floor restaurant with the department’s store’s permission for early morning bridge and poker games,” the article says. Is the new Academy Museum haunted by ghosts? 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Well, it is but it’s also more of a high-stakes poker game. Throwing strikes: Track athletes outline job in simple terms 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z He watched the poker games but was hesitant about joining. Beyond sobbing girls and screaming homers, Angels see an unseen side of Shohei Ohtani 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z High school sports coaches and administrators get back to playing friendly poker games now that COVID-19 restrictions are being lifted. Sondheimer: Fully vaccinated, group of retired coaches resume poker games 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z The poker game now being played between political rivals to form Germany's new government will be watched with interest abroad as well as at home. German elections usher in political change with a small 'c' 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z “This is a poker game, and I’m shoving my chips to the middle of the table,” Fassel said, his words as unwavering and decisive as his sharp jawline. This speech made Jim Fassel a legend in New York and ended with a Giants Super Bowl 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z Think of an exclusive poker game where the minimum bet is close to $1 million. Remy Cointreau upbeat on outlook as annual profit beats forecasts 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z Think of an exclusive poker game where the minimum bet is close to $1 million. European stock traders place their blockbuster bets in the dark 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z Think of an exclusive poker game where the minimum bet is close to $1 million. Analysis: With popcorn and tweets, AMC's Aron rides retail investor wave 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z To get a sense of how difficult it is to fully embrace obvious hopelessness, I'm reminded of the time I "went broke" in a high-stakes poker game in Las Vegas. Embracing hopelessness: Getting over our faith in reason is the only path forward 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z In a poker game, you get dealt cards. Perspective | How to avoid taking your contractor to court 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z He also felt comfortable resuming a monthly poker game with fully vaccinated friends, he recently tweeted. Is it finally safe to get back to normal, pre-COVID-19 life? Here's what experts say 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Think of an exclusive poker game where the minimum bet is close to $1 million. European stock traders place their blockbuster bets in the dark 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z The party with the weaker report folds, just like in a poker game. Want to take your contractor to court? It’s rarely worth it | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Immediately after much of the United States went on lockdown last March, Myki offhandedly invited me to play a poker game with his college friends in the midst of one of our first catch-up conversations. He Sought Refuge in Online Poker: ‘This Is Never About the Cards’ 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z The party in the case with the weaker report folds, just like in a poker game. Perspective | How to avoid taking your contractor to court 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z If somebody behaves in a sexist way towards me, it’s like I’m playing a poker game with them and they’re showing me their hand. COVID, sexism, age-shaming trolls — nothing will stop Justine Bateman 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z The win marked the largest jackpot on a progressive poker game in the history of the casino’s parent company, Caesars Entertainment. Gambler scores $1.1M jackpot on progressive poker game 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Their meetings, first at the only British pub in town and later at a private poker game, are rich in atmosphere. Review: Helder Guimarães peers into 'The Future' for more Zoom magic. The view is fuzzy 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Shaver’s songs evoked dusty back roads, rural isolation, bar fights, knock-down drag-out marital squabbles and money lost at poker games, as well as the near-destitution of his youth and his own lofty ambitions. Billy Joe Shaver, singer-songwriter who inspired outlaw country, dies at 81 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z No more meals with the other residents or his regular poker games with his friends. To pass the time in a pandemic ‘prison,’ seniors get creative 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Police said Silva used the cash and chips to gamble in high-stakes poker games and was tracked to a parking garage in Aria were she was arrested. Suspect arrested in $1M theft from Las Vegas poker champion 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z A police report says that Latimer threatened a friend with a gun and hit him with the weapon following an argument at a poker game. Washington receiver Latimer placed on Commissioner Exempt list 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Convinced that his newfound friend is a good-luck charm, a gambling addict takes the man on a road trip to a high-stakes poker game in New Orleans. Movies on TV this week: 'The Godfather' and 'GoodFellas' 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Ambler died March 28, 2019, after he was driving home following a poker game with friends, according to the report. ‘Save me’: Texas man’s in-custody death raises key questions 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z “You have a big poker game going on,” he says. Junior researchers hit by coronavirus-triggered hiring freezes 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z I lost my regular poker game at Hollywood Park Casino in suburban Los Angeles when the world shut down. Perspective | Being forced to play poker online serves as another reminder of why we need human contact 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z My late wife, Posh, won her in a poker game before realizing, “Hey, this dog’s a wolf!” Chris Erskine: I've fallen for my coronavirus quarantine captors. Especially the furry one 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z But flicking through the endless abject horror of my news feed, the thing I found myself missing the most intensely was my Sunday night poker game. How a Hollywood poker game keeps the camaraderie — and trash talk — going on Zoom 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z To stay sane, some people are using video chats that I mentioned earlier to digitally hangout with friends for after-work happy hours, birthday parties, and poker games. 5 ways tech can help you stay sane while you stay home 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z And I’m going to play a lot more poker than I’ve been able to in years, especially now that my poker game has discovered how to play together online through a Zoom meeting. How LeAnn Rimes, MGK and more are entertaining themselves in quarantine 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z If Democrats do end up in a tested convention those delegates will be the ante to get into a very high-stakes poker game. Five scenarios for New Hampshire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z She recommends less social media, more sleep and maybe a regular poker game with the gals. Opinion | Oh no. I just realized I’m no longer Jo from ‘Little Women.’ 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z My father’s masculinity was shaped by my grandfather’s, shaped by poverty, shaped by military service, shaped by bars and poker games and the freedom of not feeling responsible to be home with his children. Becoming a Man 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z He told the story: Ten years earlier, he’d been in a locker room playing an intense poker game. Perspective | Diamonds really are forever: Stories of rings that were lost then found 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z A man who was recently accused of cheating at the poker game Texas hold ’em was thought to have a bone phone concealed in his hat. What New York City Misses by Not Doing Hearing Tests on Students 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z Frederiksen, of Derby, was convicted in May of lying to FBI investigators about participating in an illegal cash poker game while he was still a trooper. Conviction, sentence of retired Kansas trooper thrown out 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z The bar at the end of the course, the Black Hole, hosted live bands, karaoke and poker games. ‘We thought it would be here forever’: Maryland golf course to close after more than 60 years 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z This time it was Trump’s turn for a surprise move, raising the stakes in this real world version of the poker game. Take Five: Trade war whiplash and other market themes for the week... 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Molly Bloom runs the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested by the FBI. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 28 - Aug. 3, 2019 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z No, the best part is when Nellie tells the story about one of his buddies dying in his man cave during a poker game. Don Nelson says he played poker around a dead guy (yep) and smokes a lot of weed in wild "Real Sports" interview - Golf Digest 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z As a Los Angeles Lakers fan, she likely would bet on basketball, but she said she couldn’t foresee sports gambling supplanting her favorite video poker game. Handful of US states are poised to legalize sports betting 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z He researched this argot tirelessly, filling notebooks with expressions overheard in bars, at poker games, and elsewhere. Nelson Algren’s Street Cred 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z He dispensed the money through poker games, racking up intentional losses that allowed the Nationalists to save face while winning the money they needed for arms and food. Dan Pinck, memoirist of espionage behind the lines in wartime China, dies at 94 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z After receiving a license to kill, British agent James Bond enters a high-stakes poker game with Le Chiffre, a man who finances terrorist groups. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 28 - Aug. 3, 2019 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z “This is not a poker game,” she said. Theresa May Tried to Lead Britain to a Brexit Compromise. Was It Too Late? 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z H. L. started out as a dishwasher, learned to play poker, won his first oil lease in a poker game, and went on to become one of the richest men in America. How I made millions on Jimmy Carter’s Soviet grain embargo 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z You can see why he tends to win his legendary dominoes and poker games. Willie Nelson: 'I don’t believe in closing the border. We have a statue that says: Y’all come in' 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z “I live three blocks from the biggest poker game in the country which has allowed me to finance all my activities,” he says. 'No regrets': world's biggest election loser runs for 96th time in Canada 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z In response to questions on whether he plays in regular or periodic poker games, he responded, “like many Americans, I have occasionally played poker or other games with friends and colleagues.” Dianne Feinstein Refers a Kavanaugh Matter to Federal Investigators 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z “But if that’s its fate, I mean, there will be other poker games for me to play. … Don’t cry for me. I’ll be fine.” A club of their own: The story of a secret poker society started by pioneering African Americans 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z But he was not part of the poker games that a few of the lawyers sometimes held, one colleague recalled. The Partisan Battle Brett Kavanaugh Now Regrets 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z Playing a dangerous global poker game, Trump promptly threatened to raise that figure to at least $200 billion. The entropy wars: Five financial uncertainties of 2018 (so far) 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z In the interview with CNBC, the president described the tit-for-tat threats on China as a poker game, saying the trade conflict was “the right thing to do for our country.” Trump Blasts Fed, China and Europe for Putting U.S. Economy at a Disadvantage 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Imagine Facebook as a continuous poker game with billions of players. How to Beat the Zuckerberg Casino 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z He played in regular poker games with reporters and desk editors. ‘He was just there. Always’: Bob Blethen, gregarious soul of The Seattle Times, dies 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z After a poker game acquaints her with a pair of soldiers, a teasing playfulness also emerges. The Actors Co-op production of 'Violet' might make you believe in miracles 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Then he stumbles into a truly baffling analogy, comparing an integrity fee with the rake that is collected by casinos from their poker games. Analysis | Sports gambling ‘integrity fee’ supporters are not doing themselves any favors 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z "It's like watching a poker game," Snyder said, "and to my surprise, I've come to the conclusion that Moon is the one who took the greatest risk." South Korea's President Moon heads for Washington to help keep Kim and Trump summit alive 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Prosecutors say that while Frederiksen was still a patrol trooper he was filmed taking part in an illegal cash poker game in 2014. Former Kansas Highway Patrol trooper found guilty of lying 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z The company provides web and mobile games including Texas Hold’em and Big Two Poker, and gets over 70 percent of its revenue from online poker games. Shares of China internet poker game firms drop on reports of ban 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z At least seven other people were charged for running or taking part in illegal poker games in Wichita, bookmaking and tax-related crimes. Wichita bookie sentenced in illegal gambling probe 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z At least seven other people were charged for running or taking part in illegal poker games in Wichita, bookmaking and tax-related crimes. Wichita bookie sentenced in illegal gambling probe 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z The good news for Indy is most analysts expect as many as four quarterbacks to go in the top 10 and could make their pick a key chip in the NFL’s annual poker game. Colts’ confidence in Luck’s recovery prompted trade 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z The players are close friends — practicing, playing doubles, even trash-talking through spirited poker games together. From a Low Point, John Isner Finds a Way to New Heights 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Trump's not going to bluff his way to winning this poker game with China, not when Trump's "tell" is a White House staff in full panic contradicting everything Trump tweeted earlier. Trump Doubles Down on Potential Trade War With China 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z South Korea is at the centre of this poker game which is now at a critical moment. Is North Korea just playing the US? 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z I lost three months' income on the turn of a card in a poker game. Why are most problem gamblers men? 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z “Molly’s Game,” a movie about his sister’s life of running high-stakes underground poker games for Hollywood celebrities, athletes, business tycoons and the Russian mob, was recently released. Fort Collins native finds success after Olympic heartbreaks 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Armed only with steely defiance, Molly Bloom is soon running a notorious poker game that makes her millions of dollars, triggers an FBI investigation and endangers her life. How Jessica Chastain Is Changing the Hollywood Game 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z Also separately charged Thursday in a criminal complaint with two counts of lying to the FBI about a poker game was retired Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Frederikson. Indictment: 2 Wichita police officers obstructed justice 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Flax admitted in his plea to running several illegal poker games in Wichita. 2 Wichita men plead guilty to federal gambling charges 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z And this wasn't just some weekly poker game with some friends. New Yorker writer morphs into a poker champ while penning book about learning to become a poker champ - Golf Digest 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z The two had met in the early 2000s, when she began hosting underground poker games for the entertainment industry elite in the hotel’s private bungalows. How Molly Bloom went from 'poker princess' to the 'movie heroine' of 'Molly's Game' 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Wikstrom leaves his wife, quits his job, wins a lot of money in a poker game and buys a restaurant called the Golden Pint. ‘The Other Side of Hope’: an honest, humorous take on refugee crisis in Finland 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z While cleaning up after poker games at our house is not my idea of a great time, it’s worth it to get the summer vacation I want. Tips from Negotiation Experts for Truly Happy Holidays 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z “The dirty secret of New York City politics is that race hangs over us like cigar smoke at a poker game but no one wants to talk about it.” ‘A Slap in the Face’: Pick of White Man to Lead Council Draws Fire 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z In “Molly’s Game,” Jessica Chastain plays Molly Bloom, who organized one of the richest private poker games in America, seating movie stars, business billionaires and other hotshots. Aaron Sorkin Takes On A Tough Script: His Own 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z She was good at running the poker games. How Molly Bloom went from 'poker princess' to the 'movie heroine' of 'Molly's Game' 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z He ran into Chayefsky at a poker game in New York City, where the two cemented a friendship that carried them through a decade of celebrated films. Howard Gottfried, who produced 'Network' and 'Altered States,' dies at 94 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z But instead, she ended up setting up exclusive high-stakes poker games for Hollywood's elite. The 'incredible story' of poker princess Molly Bloom 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z Eventually, the former champion skier decided to try her hand at hosting her own poker game. Aaron Sorkin, ‘West Wing’ creator and director of ‘Molly’s Game,’ calls D.C. a great place to film 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z “The video-poker machines that Paddock played often attract locals who are not seeking the excitement and rowdiness of live poker games,” said Scott Roeben, who runs the Vital Vegas blog. Las Vegas shooter made video poker his job 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z She got the gig, part of which included helping him organize weekly celebrity poker games at the Viper Room. How Molly Bloom went from 'poker princess' to the 'movie heroine' of 'Molly's Game' 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z On this date in 1907, the Yuma police stopped all poker games in saloons in the city and the towns of Bisbee, Globe and others were considering taking the same action. Today in Arizona History 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z The poker games in college also got heated. In the Presidents Cup, Charley Hoffman joins the team he's waited his whole life to be part - Golf Digest 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z Moving to Los Angeles, she helps run an underground poker game for Hollywood actors and elites, which she then turns into her own thriving business. Molly’s Game is proof that Aaron Sorkin directs exactly like he writes 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z The film tells the real-life story of Molly Bloom - a woman who set up exclusive high-stakes poker games for an underground network of film stars and business tycoons. Toronto Film Festival: 7 screenwriting tips from Aaron Sorkin - BBC News 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z James, too, has been largely mute on the poker game involving Gilbert and Griffin. For David Griffin, a Cavaliers Architect, the Future Is Uncertain 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Arthur said he won the money in a poker game. Alabama inmate fights to halt execution, ‘won’t give up’ 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z In Saigon, the South Vietnamese capital, he started a weekly poker game that continued in Washington for 30 years. Washington-area obituaries of note 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z The film marks Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut and tells the true story of Molly Bloom, the young woman who organized some of the most exclusive, highest-stake poker games in Hollywood history. STX will adapt 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' with Elton John 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z It is a poker game featuring two inscrutable players with a long history — and a new, inscrutable third participant. Putin and Merkel: A Rivalry of History, Distrust and Power 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z According to the report, an officer was fired over an incident at an off-duty poker game, in which he was accused of menacing people while armed and threatening to shoot a witness. Report: Portland officer fired over threats at poker game 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z For poker games involving more than two people, the possibilities become seemingly incalculable. How computers were finally able to best poker pros 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z An unusual poker game is taking place in Pittsburgh, pitting human players against an artificial intelligence program. AI takes on humans in marathon poker game - BBC News 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Clayton, who played for an Elmira minor league hockey team, told police he came home from a poker game to find his wife dead on the floor. Trial set for ex-hockey pro accused of hiring wife’s killer 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z In a poker game, for instance, beating out fellow gamblers for a big pot meant you were “scooping up” the winnings, or “scooping out” your opponents. Newspaper Rivalry Bred the Modern Use of ‘Scoop’ 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z They watched football, baseball, basketball, hockey, horse racing, NASCAR, rowing, rugby, soccer and volleyball — even Little League championships and poker games. The rise of sports TV costs and why your cable bill keeps going up 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z The way a poker game is “a macrocosm of life – every new hand is your fate and you can play with your fate”. The return of Yello: ‘America thought we were black guys rapping’ 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Other audience members testified that playing with Monopoly money as suggested would not replicate the stressful environment of a live poker game. Council OK not in the cards for Umatilla poker dealer school 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Through an open door we saw a group of migrant laborers squatting around a poker game. Around the world in an iPhone 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z He had many friends and a weekly poker game for small stakes. My Grandfather Smuggled Drugs to Help My Grandmother 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z In theory or in a poker game, this strategy is appealing. Not the Candidate of Peace 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z According to prosecutors, witnesses told FBI agents that Silva provided alcohol to the poker game participants, all of whom were younger than the legal drinking age. Stockton mayor denies that any minors were at strip-poker game or he gave booze to kids 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z It was like a poker game, and if you lost it would’ve been death. Whiskey, beer and guns: How business decisions are made at the ‘West Texas Investors Club’ 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z It’s like he said, you know you make a deal before you go into a poker game. Read Clinton's Speech Criticizing Trump's Business Record 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z No one uses the word “possession,” but it’s the preacher who’s sent for, in this case Anderson, a man whose faith does not prevent a regular, and very boozy, poker game. Cinemax drama 'Outcast' shifts apocalypse from zombies to demons 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Trump treats foreign policy like a poker game – he wants to keep allies and adversaries alike guessing. Not the Candidate of Peace 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z “Word soon spread that a bored senator could find a first-rate poker game two or three nights a week, not to mention a good meal,” Dean wrote. Obama might call Kalorama home — just like these five presidents before him 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Furthermore, the Tolchins wrote, “Smoke-filled rooms, bourbon-and-branch-water rites and all-night poker games exclude women from the fellowship and cronyism that seal the bonds of power.” Susan Tolchin, scholar who focused on role of women in politics, dies at 75 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z It’s actually more of a poker game, with little risk for the track. California Chrome trainer plans to race the horse in Southern California for the rest of the year 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z “A poker game,” said former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele, summing up the turbulence. Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney join list of Republicans who won’t back Trump 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z It’s similar to a casino raking a dollar out of every pot of a poker game — eventually all the chips go down the hole and all the people literally have nothing left. The quest to fund stadiums with public money has gone one tax too far 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z During a short film revolving around a poker game, I kept turning from screen to screen to see the different footage that was being shown on each of the three screens. Why J.J. Abrams is betting on 'immersive cinema' with Star Trek Beyond 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z He said he's supporting Donald Trump, as one of the patrons looks up from his video poker game and nods in approval. Marco Rubio returns to his roots in Nevada - BBC News 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z A high-stakes political poker game is being played in the backrooms of the Capitol over the seemingly motherhood-and-apple-pie issue of building and renovating schools. California Editorial Roundup 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z He organized a poker game with conservative clerks, and in the courtyard, he participated in the weekly happy hour, with alternating chambers taking on catering duties. As Supreme Court Clerk, Ted Cruz Made Death Penalty His Cause 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z "At one point we got into a poker game with Smokey Robinson, who also was booked there," she said. Linda Ronstadt, whose backing band was the hub for the Eagles, remembers Glenn Frey 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z The day Donald Trump called and asked for a one-on-one meeting in the winter of 1988, Tom Barrack was a relative newcomer to the high-stakes poker game of New York real estate. What Donald Trump’s Plaza Deal Reveals About His White House Bid 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z It was there that she began hosting poker games in the Viper Club, which she continued to run for eight years before being arrested by the FBI. Aaron Sorkin is going to direct his first movie 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Just ask yourself whether you are as likely to report the $100 won at a poker game as you are your weekly paycheck. If the I.R.S. Is Watching You, You’ll Pay Up 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z A poker game in Deadwood, Dakota, went very badly wrong for Hickok. Smashed Hits: Ace of Spades - BBC News 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The story is well known among his friends, neighbors, acting students and the regulars at a longstanding Friday night poker game. A Chimney’s Poignant Surprise: Letters Santa Missed, Long Ago 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Defense attorney Ray Schlather says his client was miles away at a poker game when his wife was killed. Ex-NY hockey player pleads not guilty in wife’s slaying 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z “I mean honestly, when you say will it hurt us, it could, it may, or, look, it’s a chess game, it’s a poker game,” Mr. Trump replies. The Presidency as the Art of the Deal 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z All your skill does in either a fantasy league or a poker game is improve your odds, but it’s still chance, and that’s gambling.” Montana 1 of 5 states to prohibit online sports gaming 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Artist Tom Sanford met with Mr. Gitler and, at a weekly poker game, mentioned the bird paintings to his Hamilton Heights neighbor Mark Jannot, vice president for content at the National Audubon Society. Retracing Audubon’s Steps, Painting His Birds Anew 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Think of it like someone who plays a $5 Saturday night poker game with friends sitting in on a high-stakes game against pros. Q&A: What’s Going On With Daily Fantasy Sports? 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z He just turned in a 201-page script for "Molly's Game," which he said focuses on Bloom's heroic decision to protect the privacy of the public figures in her poker game, despite pressure from prosecutors. 'Steve Jobs' gets as much attention for Aaron Sorkin as for Steve Jobs 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z On this date in 1907, Yuma police stopped all poker games in saloons in the city and the towns of Bisbee, Globe and others were considering taking the same action. Today in Arizona History 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z The Senate Standing Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering meets Wednesday to review legislation that would authorize, license and tax Internet poker games. NY lawmakers to review proposal to allow Internet poker 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z The Greek drama has been interpreted as a high-stakes poker game, with each of the players trying to maximise their chance of winning. A Point of View: Why Greece and the eurozone aren't playing games - BBC News 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z “It’s a little like a poker game; who’s going to show their cards first, who’s going to put their money on the table?” New Jersey lawmakers to hear from Amtrak exec on tunnel woes 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z "A poker game is currently being played. I think there will be a number of candidates, one from Europe," Belgian D'Hooghe told Dutch broadcaster NOS. Race to succeed Blatter is 'poker' game: FIFA executive member 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Or in the indifference of Afghan elites, grown wealthy on American military contracts, calmly losing thousands of dollars in Texas hold ’em poker games. Years after invasion, the U.S. leaves a cultural imprint on Afghanistan 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z He describes his encounters, particularly those with public figures, as a kind of “poker game”, coming to them as he does with his own set of preconceptions and expectations. How comedian Marc Maron got legions of fans wondering WTF 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Three of the paintings, which originated from an art gallery in the Germany city of Dessau, were won by an American soldier in a poker game, who later mailed them to his wife. Five paintings missing since World War II returned to Germany 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z “They want to basically change the table stakes in a poker game,” said Greg Kidd, an angel investor in several companies Andreessen later funded. Andreessen Horowitz, Dealmaker to the Stars of Silicon Valley 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z He compares the issue to gambling — your home poker game might be illegal, but isn’t likely to cause violent crime or draw government attention in the way a full-scale gambling operation might. Can Washington’s Gift Economy in Marijuana Work? 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Johnston says under state law, video poker games are for entertainment only. Maine VFW post commander faces gambling charges 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z He gambled away his monthly disability pay in poker games and racked up credit card debt. Army veteran's guilt over surviving Iraq is a wound that won't heal 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Draghi, 67, is perhaps the shrewdest player in this bureaucratic poker game. Greek Debt Standoff Awaits a Decisive Move 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z It's Vegas, baby, so statuesque, sequined showgirls in flamingo pink repeatedly strut their stuff, and giant playing cards swoop around the stage during a poker game. Review: Hiccups in getting hitched in 'Honeymoon in Vegas' 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z It’s Vegas, baby, so statuesque, sequined showgirls in flamingo pink repeatedly strut their stuff, and giant playing cards swoop around the stage during a poker game. Review: ‘Honeymoon in Vegas’ a winning combo of fun, songs 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z A high stakes poker game in which the ultimate prize is power - that is what the row about TV leaders election debate has now become. Leaders in Commons row on TV debates 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Even at the margins, it could also give countries faced with future bailout negotiations a heftier bargaining chip in what often amounts to the poker game of debt and reform talks. UK, Greek election anxiety may see Brexit feed Grexit 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z “It’s a poker game right now,” said Steve Keen, an economist and debt specialist. Greek Debt Standoff Awaits a Decisive Move 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z And I brought my poker chips, so we’re going to start having poker games later this week. Broadway actors on their roles in ‘Diner’ 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z In a back room, a poker game was in full swing. Why the word 'redskin' matters 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z She went on to graduate work at Yale, where a poker game led to her doctoral dissertation on the magical thinking of otherwise logical people. What if Age Is Nothing but a Mind-Set? 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z The European Commission started legal action against Sweden on Thursday for failing to change its rules on online betting and poker games which it said breach EU law on the free movement of services. EU Commission sues Sweden over online betting, poker laws 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Many are turning to bowling and poker games. CGA--A Better Fundraising Mousetrap 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z An analysis commissioned by MGM estimated that New York residents bet as much as $110 million in illegal online poker games. From 2,500 Miles Away, an Online Gambling Push for New York 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Having seen multi-player video poker games in action at the convention, Yarbrough got into the game but realized it was tough to compete as a distributor. Forbes 400 Newcomer: From A Single Foosball Table To A Billion-Dollar Gaming Empire 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Reagan’s secretary of state, George Shultz, pronounced the private bargaining “the highest stakes poker game ever played.” Harry Truman, Five-Card Stud and the Cold War 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z The two cases concern licensing for online betting and for poker games. EU Commission sues Sweden over online betting, poker laws 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z A young woman who deals poker games a few steps from the boardwalk said she planned to go to Charlotte, N.C., possibly to return to school. Uncertainty for Workers Losing Jobs at Atlantic City Casinos 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Taking actions to prevent costly employee lawsuits is a little like a poker game. Practical Tips To Help Management Avoid Costly, Preventable Employee Lawsuits 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z OK, not gambling in the very strictest sense of the word, but certainly the part of, say, a poker game where players keep raising the stakes hoping their competitors will back down. Will Witching Hour Do The Trick For Target? 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Police say the suspected shooter was one of two masked men armed with rifles who robbed the high-stakes poker game on July 17. Police: Man who robbed poker game arrested 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z As he slaps his manuscript onto a table, a woman wearing a white pearl necklace and a flower in her hair looks up from her poker game. Longtime Southern California poet takes his act to Vegas 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z "It’s a card game and State of Law plays a poker game very well," an official from the premier's alliance said. Iraqi army presses Tikrit assault as lawmakers scramble to fill posts 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z "It’s a card game and State of Law plays a poker game very well," said the official from the premier's alliance. Iraqi parties pursue talks that could oust Maliki over insurgency 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z “It was like a giant poker game and I wasn’t even sitting at the table,” said a Senate campaign manager quoted in the report. Soft Money’s Squishy Political Influence 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z “If she pulled up a chair to an all-male poker game, nobody would dare not deal her in.” Glass Ceilings in Statehouses in the Northeast 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z All those elements of deception and evaluation unfold like hands in a poker game, and the good general managers are able to piece it all together to form the best picture of the market. NFL draft will unfold like a highly competitive game of poker 2014-05-07T04:06:30Z On Fridays, he played a regular poker game he’d begun with friends 40 years ago. Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Manzur's Lonely End 2014-05-04T22:51:37Z I mean, some people would say marriage is one long poker game against each other but I would say in the Mitchell sense, it wouldn’t be a good idea. How Europe’s First Female Poker Champ Made History and Learned to Compete With the Guys 2014-04-23T10:31:28Z If you want to play in the GOP poker game, those are the table stakes. Americans Flunk Science—Again 2014-04-22T19:59:50Z “They are going to have to work hard. I think it’s a poker game. He lost a few hands, but in the end, he can win the game.” Political Memo: De Blasio Betting On Pre-K to Succeed 2014-03-31T01:17:53Z No poker game would be complete without bluffing, and the NFL draft has no shortage. NFL draft will unfold like a highly competitive game of poker 2014-05-07T04:06:30Z “Are you here for the poker game?” the front-desk clerk asked several visitors as they arrived one recent night. New York Legislators Economize to Stretch Their Per Diem Pay 2014-03-26T20:59:26Z Baltimore and Dallas have used them to break up poker games. Paramilitary police: Cops or soldiers? 2014-03-20T16:01:14Z Conventional thinking going back to Descartes, or Socrates, or Plato, produces dialogues where ideas are dealt by participants rather like cards in a poker game. Let's think about ideas 2014-03-12T00:30:37Z He regularly hosted poker games at the castle, attended by a who’s who of the New York political establishment. Long Island Developer in Stable Condition as Police Search for Gunman 2014-02-25T17:25:32Z “I won’t let my family come here, because this is no place for children,” he said before turning his attention back to the poker game on his cellphone. Mong La Journal: A Border City on the Edge of the Law 2014-02-25T04:12:36Z Mr. Melius would regularly host poker games at the palatial estate; the games were attended by a who’s who of the New York political establishment. Owner of Opulent Long Island Castle Is Shot in Head by Gunman 2014-02-24T22:54:53Z President Assad has been accused of playing a diplomatic poker game, and as the mission nears stalemate, suspicions are growing that the deal was a shrewd ruse designed to buy time and avert military intervention. Syria stalls on chemical weapons 2014-02-04T05:08:55Z That’s bad news for defenses, akin to being forced to show your cards in a poker game. NFL Coaches Are Too Chicken for Their Own Good 2014-02-02T10:45:57Z Pretty soon, VandeHei was playing in a regular poker game with some well-connected Republican staffers and dating Autumn Hanna, an aide to Texas GOP Congressman Tom DeLay. Can <em>Politico</em> Take Manhattan? 2013-12-05T11:00:19Z I am reminded of a home poker game I once went to in which one of the players was cheating blatantly and repeatedly. Couch Slouch throws the flag on college football, part two 2013-09-15T23:18:57Z The Washington Post published a picture of the senior Republican - an advocate of military intervention in the Syrian conflict - playing a poker game. McCain played phone game in Senate 2013-09-04T12:25:27Z We would play poker games too - sometimes at my house, sometimes at Hockney's - we did a lot of things together and it wasn't so commercial. Art dealer Kasmin reflects on 1960s 2013-09-03T01:28:47Z We’re not even showing our full hand right now so it’s like a poker game right now. Biggs' 10 thoughts after Bears-Raiders 2013-08-24T12:44:00Z If reports are true, then Hahn is using all his leverage in this poker game, and good for him. Hahn's poker game with Peavy 2013-07-29T14:15:00Z In between, Mr. Sterner makes money as an actor and singer, and loses some of it at Friday night poker games, on lottery tickets and Atlantic City trips. Character Study: Piano Man of a Silent Screen 2013-07-06T03:48:46Z One person described the discussions as like a poker game. Should the UK worry about Huawei? 2013-06-06T18:07:07Z He's also been investigated for participating in illegal poker games. A-Rod's future with Yankees is uncertain 2013-06-06T07:05:12Z One operation, prosecutors say, was led in part by the scion of a New York art dealing family, Hillel Nahmad, which hosted poker games for celebrities and financial titans in New York and Los Angeles. Tokhtakhounov Says Criminal Charges Are Just a Misunderstanding 2013-06-01T15:58:57Z To highlight the difference between recognizing motor intention and real mind reading, imagine being in a high-stakes poker game. A Skeptic Considers the Hype Over Brain Cells Linked to Complex Behavior [Excerpt] 2013-05-31T14:15:00.327Z At roughly the same time, some of the people who helped organize the poker games were taking in breathtaking wagers on college and professional sports. F.B.I. Tapes Give Glimpse Into World of High-Stakes Gambling 2013-05-18T02:45:28Z He was accused of being part financier, part money launderer and part bookmaker in a network that organized poker games and sports betting operations and drew hundred-thousand-dollar wagers from celebrities and billionaires. Helly Nahmad Gallery Owner Indicted in Gambling Case 2013-05-17T02:30:02Z Some people approach credit like a poker game, with the mentality that you can’t lose money if you don’t play your cards. 7 “Smart” Credit Tips That Aren’t 2013-05-06T16:01:30Z When that failed to happen, negotiations with the tug's owner became "like a poker game". WI 'pirates' welcome hostage victim 2013-05-02T17:12:24Z Dozens of people were charged Tuesday in what investigators said was a Russian organized crime scheme that included illegal, high-stakes poker games for the rich and famous. Digest: Mob scheme lures rich and famous; Bush faulted for torture policy 2013-04-17T01:24:10Z This was risky gardening, a poker game in which the bet was the fate of newborns and yet Heinz F. Eichenwald placed his bet. A Wild Bet: Can inoculating newborns with innocuous strains of bacteria save them from deadly ones? 2013-04-11T13:15:00.733Z PokerStars and Full Tilt for years appeared to flout the rules, continuing to take bets from America, which was said to account for almost half of global demand for poker games. Ray Bitar, Full Tilt Poker founder, strikes deal with US prosecutors 2013-04-09T19:40:28Z "What we are seeing here is a high-stakes poker game for the future of the Middle East," said one Gulf-based Western diplomat on condition of anonymity. Rising power Qatar stirs unease among some Mideast neighbors 2013-02-12T13:05:10Z Italy’s Billion-Dollar Gambling Epidemic The economic crisis in Europe is driving people to slot machines and video poker games. Italy’s Billion-Dollar Gambling Epidemic 2013-01-28T09:45:00Z He talked about what made camp life fun: poker games he said were led by British colleagues, and soccer matches that sometimes pitted the British against the Romanians, and sometimes the expatriates against the Algerians. Algerian Attack Puts Focus on Worker Security 2013-01-23T02:19:10Z Professor Cain recommended some lower-stress social events, like a bipartisan White House poker game with Congressional leaders. Common Sense: Negotiation Experts Consider How to Reach a Budget Deal 2013-01-18T15:24:46Z It’s a vicious big bind in the technological poker game of packaging up small changes as the next big thing. Do We Still Need CES? 2013-01-06T14:00:02Z He held Monday night poker games in the garage, which Nina always helped prepare. Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek 2012-12-20T20:56:48Z All are accused of participating in an illegal gambling business that operated poker games, took sports wagers, used an illegal gambling website and laundered illegal gambling proceeds. Tulsa notifies NCAA, launches probe into AD 2012-11-28T23:31:08Z Zynga Poker, where players win virtual currency as opposed to real cash, is the world's largest online poker game. Zynga's weak pivot to mobile, loss of casual gamers turns serious 2012-10-06T05:21:12Z The Eureka offers one-stop shopping on all of your various needs for lodging, food and fun, and the casino has the only poker game in town. Away Game: Leaving Las Vegas 2012-09-19T04:00:00Z That said, knowing the math means you can acquire this kind of knowledge much more quickly, and those skills can give an edge in very rare situations that don’t often occur in a poker game. Knowing When To Fold `Em: The Science of Poker 2012-08-27T14:15:03.053Z After his spectacular performance in Beijing, Phelps took long stretches away from swimming, gained weight and even dabbled in Las Vegas poker games. Phelps Breaks Olympic Record for Medals 2012-08-01T00:36:59Z It launched a poker game early on iOS but it was too early. Live: Zynga CEO Mark Pincus At GamesBeat 2012-07-10T16:40:52Z The idea here is to offer more than just an easy way to set up blackjack and poker games on the Web. Betting On Betting: Gaming Play Betable Raises Big Seed Round 2012-07-09T16:00:43Z Whistleblowers told the Guardian about poker games, a "cow eating club" and sackings inside the structured capital markets business inside BarCap. Bob Diamond's resignation: the late exchanges that led to his demise 2012-07-03T20:03:30Z At one point, a guy he met at a regular Friday poker game at T.G.I. Alex White, Professional Snitch 2012-06-30T03:17:16Z It’s been like watching amateur night at a high stakes poker game. LinkedIn Stock: the Lone Pro in the Amateur-Hour Industry of Social Media 2012-06-05T14:54:26Z This story also validates another one of my theories of life — the best poker games are either in train cars or hotel suites. Couch Slouch: What is the world of sports coming to? 2012-05-27T22:29:54Z Welcome to another edition of Fantasy Fix, where we've decided a poker game with Jason Dufner wouldn't be a good idea. PGA Tour: Fantasy Fix: Wells Fargo Championship 2012-05-01T04:00:00Z He got as near as possible, for when three or four men put their heads together and whisper animatedly, it usually means a poker game or something worse. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z The company offers poker games, word games, and board games. Zynga Worth A Gamble, Chicago Bridge Looks Ironclad 2012-02-18T20:44:44Z We have the world’s largest online poker game and the most social online poker game we’ve been running for four years. Zynga Finds Online Gambling 'Very Interesting' [Earnings Call] 2012-02-14T23:32:34Z He watches the Senate as he watches the faces of his antagonist in a poker game. Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z He told friends he would no longer be around for their weekly poker games, and said goodbye to his teachers. The iEconomy: Apple?s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China 2012-01-26T01:00:16Z A spokesperson told All Things D: Zynga Poker is the world’s largest online poker game with more than 7 million people playing every day and over 30 million each month. Zynga Stock Rising: Their Ace in the Hole 2012-01-24T20:47:27Z Poker is the world’s largest online poker game with more than 7 million people playing every day and over 30 million each month.” Zynga Wants to Get Into the Online Gambling Game 2012-01-23T15:41:23Z The auctions look more like a low-end poker game than the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Foreclosure Auctions in Phoenix Show a Raw Form of Capitalism 2012-01-14T19:21:21Z In one corner of the room an exciting poker game seemed to be in progress. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z The poker game was going on near him. History of 'Billy the Kid' 2011-11-19T03:00:22.640Z Talks collapse and talks resume, and the poker game continues. N.B.A. Players Weigh Stern?s Latest Ultimatum 2011-11-12T03:28:32Z America was founded on the principle of taking risks — dauntless, courageous inventions and ideas, not Wall Street poker games. Dot Earth Blog: A Student's Call for a Learning Revolution 2011-11-04T19:20:58Z He started focusing on building a poker game. Why Zynga's Marc Pincus Tried To Buy CNet [Startup School] 2011-10-30T15:39:33Z "It's a poker game until Wednesday," one negotiator said. Sarkozy yields on ECB crisis role, pressure on Italy 2011-10-24T01:59:56Z A back-and-forth contest develops with each player upping the ante, like a poker game. The Best Pricing Strategy 2011-10-11T15:00:00Z Theres a fello stands behind the guns and yells things all day like it was a poker game. No title 2011-09-30T02:00:20.710Z He made the recordings while helping the FBI investigate claims of lawmakers being bribed by gambling interests to pass a bill legalizing video poker games. Ala senator apologizes for calling blacks ?aborigines?; heard on corruption trial recordings 2011-09-28T00:50:12Z As an example, Pincus cited in the Zynga poker game the problem when people fold their hand of cards. Why Zynga's Marc Pincus Tried To Buy CNet [Startup School] 2011-10-30T15:39:33Z No matter how hard they might play elsewhere, no poker game mattered more than when the gamblers around the table were their fellow quants. How Math Whizzes Helped Sink the Economy [Book Excerpt] 2011-09-22T21:45:00.253Z Just about midnight both men simultaneously decided upon a bluff—and it's not often that men happen to do this in a two-handed poker game; when they do, something always drops. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z The initial games on Plus include a poker game made by Zynga. Google?s social network gets more serious about Facebook rivalry as it adds games to mix 2011-08-11T23:18:35Z But when asked after a workout if he would not discuss the poker games, he said "yep" and walked to his car. A-Rod not talking about poker investigation | Baseball Notebook 2011-08-05T03:45:15Z But when asked if he would not discuss the poker games, he said "yep" and walked to his car. A-Rod declines to discuss MLB poker investigation 2011-08-04T21:40:37Z In 2005, the Yankees and baseball officials warned A-Rod to no longer participate in underground poker games, according to the New York Daily News. Alex Rodriguez: usually bluffing, rarely a safe bet 2011-08-04T16:34:01Z I never yet sat into a poker game with a man that had consumption in one stage or another of it that he didn't make me smoke a pipe for a spell. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z Major League Baseball plans to interview Rodriguez as it investigates allegations the Yankees star took part in illegal celebrity poker games. Alex Rodriguez will be interviewed by MLB in investigation into illegal poker games. 2011-08-04T00:36:18Z I’m not sure the evidence for Clinton’s bargaining skills is particularly strong, but suppose she was simply better at the poker game aspect of the presidency than Obama. Would President Hillary be a stronger leader than President Obama? 2011-08-03T14:01:00Z "A little poker game?" said I. "Table stakes," corrected Waddles. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z This time it’s about poker, specifically his possible participation in at least one illegal high-stakes poker game. Alex Rodriguez: usually bluffing, rarely a safe bet 2011-08-04T16:34:01Z He was already out $11,000 in this poker game, and he wanted that money back. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z In between, the investor with a restless mind started a company to build rockets and beat a team of pros at Texas hold ’em in the world’s richest poker game. His hedge against risk? Bank deposits 2011-07-10T02:25:28Z He roused up some of the idle breeds and started a poker game, which soon broke up, owing to a financial deficiency among them. Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life 2011-07-07T02:00:27.303Z It is like sitting in a poker game with a man who draws four to a deuce, makes an ace full, wins the pot, and then wolfs because it wasn't four aces. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z On a recent Friday night, Mr. Kowalski sat with his friend Walter Sipser, 49, in the loft space over the club’s main room, trying to get a poker game off the ground. | Williamsburg: A Clubhouse for Anglers, Banjo Included 2011-06-24T22:16:12Z I saw him lose over $3,000 in a four-handed poker game with friends in one of the parlors of the old St. Charles Hotel between the hours of 6 and 9 o'clock one evening. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z So they laid their plans, very mysteriously, and when the big poker game began that night there was no one else in on the plot. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z The answer may help determine whether online poker games should be covered by a law that prohibits Americans from gambling over the web. Gambling: Poker-faced 2011-05-19T11:03:06Z He stuck in the poker game for two days not daring to leave the building. The Boy Grew Older 2011-05-10T02:01:01.027Z Lawyers for the owners have likened the slotlike and video poker games, with names like Cobra Cash and Fruit Paradise, to the Monopoly prize cards offered by McDonald’s restaurants. Worries About ?Convenience Casinos? in Florida 2011-05-06T15:39:27Z I'm putting you next now, because I don't make it a business to do pals in a poker game. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z He drew out a money-order ring that he had won in a mountain poker game, and flashed the stone in the sun. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z And when, over a poker game, some player seems to enter into a pleasant conversation, the other players know that even that is a bluff—a blind to cover up some diabolic plot. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z He went up the stairs to the same room which he had visited the fortnight before when he rushed away from the poker game. The Boy Grew Older 2011-05-10T02:01:01.027Z He plays daily, claiming to have earned about $200,000 over the past six months in a type of head-to-head poker game that's not offered in live games. What's next move for online poker? 2011-04-19T00:31:00Z "I had so much luck in a poker game I once sat into that I've never played draw since," said a civil engineer who helped to build several of the railroads west of the Missouri. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z As a senator, Mr D’Amato famously played a regular poker game that featured lobbyists. Foreign Money Fueled Failed Bid to Push Online Poker 2011-04-18T23:39:15Z I asked Mr. Roberts about the famous poker games on the river boats. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z During his junior year, he began playing in local live-action poker games held in the kitchens and living rooms of people whom he describes as “not really friends.” The Youth Issue: Online Poker?s Big Winner 2011-03-25T12:00:00Z "The poker games goes on," the person said. Liberty edges ahead in Kabel BW auction: sources 2011-03-19T14:51:43Z As Coulter fills his whiteboard with explanations, he's also playing the poker game. TPG: The Private Equity Operators 2011-02-17T22:00:00Z The whole country," said his lordship, "is nothing but one gigantic poker game. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z Sally understood from the midget, “Pitty Sing,” that a nightly poker game attracted the men to the privilege car and that fist-fighting and even gun-play was no uncommon break in the monotony. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z One or two poker games had started, and little groups were looking on. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z At a table near a side window men of both races were engaged in a poker game. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z Tannenbaum once used his quantitative skills at blackjack tables and poker games, but now, consumed even more with football, he plays chess. Son of New England Follows His Binder to Success With Jets 2011-01-15T02:05:03Z You folks start a poker game, if you want to, I’m going to sit around for a while.” Lola 2010-12-24T03:00:35.720Z For all his cocky weaknesses – noted here by me – I'd still bet on Master George to clean out Governor King in a poker game, if not this year, then next year. WikiLeaks reveals that Mervyn King just is a humble patriot of austere convictions 2010-12-01T11:50:00Z He joined an events committee that came up with the idea of Tuesday night poker games. City Room: Hey, Some Friars Members Are Younger Than the Jokes 2010-12-01T15:08:00Z He says his office often gets a flurry of calls early in the week following a weekend of sports betting, casino visits, poker games, lottery scratching or Internet gambling. Consults: Ask About Gambling Addiction 2010-10-22T16:26:00Z Just as it is not relevant how you acquired the money you used to pay for your share of the tickets: borrowed, inherited, won in a poker game. The Ethicist: Insuring an Ex-Employee 2010-10-03T01:20:00Z One time, after going broke in a poker game against a wealthy antiques dealer, Devilfish wonders how to raise more stake money and sit back down. Devilfish: The Life and Times of a Poker Legend by Dave Ulliot 2010-08-27T23:04:00Z In all, 56 separate tournaments involving different poker games and stakes will be played this year at the World Series of Poker before the main event begins. Chance looms at World Series of Poker main event 2010-07-03T15:48:00Z Derivatives got us into the mess and Wall Street’s biggest banks are still wielding them like giant poker games. Three reforms the White House shouldn't oppose 2010-05-10T13:11:00Z And “If you replace all the business activities with poker games, this reads exactly like an account of a gambling addiction.” Why Small-Business Owners Raid the College Fund 2010-04-26T11:00:00Z Kabul offers Thai cuisine, Turkish, Balkan, Italian, French, Persian, several steakhouses, a Martini bar with a DJ and a Mexican cantina with high-stakes poker games. Kabul Nightlife: Thriving in Between Suicide Bombs 2010-04-13T17:10:00Z The poker game outlined on Talking Horses yesterday by Will Hayler has played out as follows. Talking Horses special: Grand National meeting, day two live on our daily horse racing blog 2010-04-09T11:13:00Z If it's a small chit in the great poker game of life, I'm OK with Obama using it to gamble with the other side. Mulling Obama On Offshore Drilling 2010-04-02T11:00:00Z “The evidence is that both of you felt disrespected,” Morin told Arenas of the dispute over a few hundred dollars’ debt from a poker game. Arenas sentenced to 30 days in halfway house 2010-03-26T21:05:00Z The two players brought the guns after a dispute over a poker game on a flight home from a game in December. Wizards' Gilbert Arenas gets probation in guns case 2010-03-26T20:32:00Z It’s as if borrowers are playing in a poker game in which they are the only ones who think bluffing is unethical. 2010-01-23T19:48:00Z The poker game had broken up; the players were on their feet. The Land of Strong Men Usually a poker game is a picture of peace. Last Words But he felt as if he'd drawn a wild card in a poker game. Uniform of a Man The poker game had been in progress for more than an hour when Captain Evans entered the parlor. The Star Lord In an hour the man is buried and the poker game is open again. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure A quartet stuck to bridge, but the rest embarked on a poker game. The Land of Strong Men And yet sometimes in a poker game things happen. Last Words He was built along the lines of a necktie rack, weighed slightly more than a used napkin, and was as shy as the ante in a crooked poker game. The Double Spy All his life he had trusted his judgment, and it had rarely failed him—barring accidents like that unfair poker game. The Star Lord Only the week before he had committed the crowning indiscretion of giving up a poker game at the Everards' to go shooting with Neil. The Wishing Moon The heat had smothered the poker game in the basement and except for the Judge and the waiter the club house was deserted. In the Heart of a Fool After losing for a time Weir refused to continue in the poker game, although he was drunk. In the Shadow of the Hills At that instant the poker game broke up, and the men gathered at the bar. The Law-Breakers Billy had arisen from his chair, for he had a poker game waiting for him at the Kidders’ Club, when the telephone bell rang. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective “According to what I hear, the play came up along of a poker game.” When the West Was Young I figure I should have taken him up on his offer a few months back to join in his poker games. Less than Human And somehow he lost all desire to continue his poker game in the store. The Twins of Suffering Creek Once a man dropped dead in a poker game when he had staked his last blue chip and drawn a royal flush. Rim o' the World When I reached the club I found Brooke there, sitting in a poker game and quite as well as usual. The Crevice He sat up and groped for his watch, then remembered he had pawned it after the poker game. The Hoofer When night came they camped and rested; amusing themselves for a while with a poker game. The Trail of a Sourdough Life in Alaska For the moment the poker game was stopped, a fact which was wholly due to the interest of the steely eyes of Wild Bill. The Twins of Suffering Creek Presently he left the poker game which he had been watching and shuffled up to Pan. Valley of Wild Horses “No telling how long a poker game might last.” Red Men and White I heard he was trying to buck a poker game, but Keith's secretary heard that too and I imagine attended to it. Rimrock Trail And Carlsen rattled on during the meal in high good spirits, rallying Rainey about his poker game with the hunters, joking Lund about his shooting, talking of the landfall they expected the next day. A Man to His Mate Then he told, with a good deal of amusement, the episode of the poker game and the discomfiture of the captain. That Girl Montana He took up a position, presently, behind one of the poker games, with his back to the wall, so that he had command of the room. Valley of Wild Horses With a barely perceptible sense of relaxing tension, the poker game was resumed, for which Buck was devoutly thankful. Shoe-Bar Stratton It had been his desperate need of money that had made him sit in last night’s poker game. Crooked Trails and Straight They had tried their hand at faro, with unfortunate results, and they had sat in for a short session at a poker game where Dud had put too much faith in a queen full. The Fighting Edge Did you ever hear of anybody paying back borrowed money except in a poker game? The Jucklins A Novel The chef grunted and got up from the poker game which was raging. Lady Luck But as it was not necessary for a poker game in Calexico to be so modestly retiring, Reedy's choice of an office must be attributed solely to his love of quiet and unostentation. The Desert Fiddler Yet next morning he paid off two thousand dollars he owed from a poker game.” Crooked Trails and Straight The poker game is automatically suspended, a hand half dealt. The Fighting Edge Grove Evans, with a dinner engagement at the club and a place bespoken in a quiet poker game afterward, squirmed in his chair and cursed Wyat Carp silently. Little Lost Sister Some good bits of battle descriptions there are, of the “Red Badge of Courage” order, but one cannot make a novel of clever descriptions of earthworks and poker games. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays "Owe you thirty-five plunks for last night's poker game," said Snorky, raising his voice sufficiently. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World It was right after the big poker game. Crooked Trails and Straight I might accidentally drop into a good warm poker game and need it. Frank Merriwell's Son A Chip Off the Old Block He felt his club appointment slipping away from him and the poker game owed him two hundred dollars. Little Lost Sister He was glad to be relieved, for a poker game at which he wanted to sit in would soon start at the Gulch Saloon. Hidden Gold One day while describing the poker games and his relatives, he intermittently expressed his fantasies which he projected on to a sweet cheerful 65-year-old community volunteer. Humanistic Nursing A dozen saloons and poker games were running the night long, and in those days little money was deposited in the paymaster’s bank. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia "It's like a poker game; you never know what kind of hand you will hold in the next deal." Land of the Burnt Thigh "Yes, an' got in a poker game at Mariposa, and didn't get back for four days." Shadows of Shasta "This is a poker game, ma'am," the dealer said to her, quietly. That Sweet Little Old Lady One or two folks finally did allow me to set in a poker game with them when I ast. The Man Next Door He was a stranger, and he inquired of me if I knew of a good, big poker game. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi He smiled often in keen enjoyment of his shady reputation and kept adding to his unpopularity by steadfastly refusing to be drawn into poker games which bore evidence of having been arranged for his benefit. The Lady Doc "This is a poker game, ma'am," the dealer said to her quietly. Brain Twister Cards were being riffled briskly at a poker game near the door, and a little knot of men were in a corner playing California Jack. Kid Wolf of Texas He refused an invitation to sit in at a poker game that was being organized in the farm hands' house and wandered idly about the premises. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! Poor Bill is now dead, and Waddell, who is still living, would, if asked, laugh and say that he had long ago learned not to hunt up poker games on steamboats. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi He moved from saloon to saloon haranguing the patrons upon the curse of wealth, encouraged in his socialistic views by the professional gamblers who presided over the poker games and roulette wheels. The Lady Doc There is Wylie Bill, the funny man, Who was full of funny tricks, And when he was in a poker game He was always hard as bricks. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads How about all that money in that poker game down in Mariposa? Kid Wolf of Texas There were also poker games, bridge games, and other forms of seaside sports, all of which contributed to the gaiety of life in the Indian Ocean. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country Frequent, I have sot in a poker game, and it sure is queer how things will turn out. Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers The back room at the White Camel, where poker games were nightly in progress, also afforded Ramon frequent diversion. The Blood of the Conquerors The food was bountiful; stewed chicken for breakfast, turkey for dinner, fried chicken for supper, and at night a poker game in the barber shop. Watch Yourself Go By “Give him a bit of mistletoe and he’d call his gods right down into my demi-tasse and scare the poker game into fits.” The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story In days gone by, at roulette or faro, or in frontier poker games, he had learned to play with big chances against him and, compared to them, Wall Street was safe. Rimrock Jones The tenderfoot in the mining town was watching a poker game for heavy stakes, when he saw the dealer give himself four aces from the bottom of the deck. Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers I reckon Het wasn't too much overcome to keep 'er from shufflin' 'er cards in her little poker game with you. Dixie Hart Great quantities of liquor were being consumed at the hotel bar, poker games were in full blast, and there was a cemetery handy. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California "Did you want me for anything in particular—or just to get up a poker game?" asked Elliot suavely. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North He believed that before the poker game began some one of the party would drop around to see that all was quiet and regular in the camp. Steve Yeager If that's a simple and plausible coincidence, so's dealing ten royal flushes in succession in a poker game. The Edge of the Knife We had parted in the Texas Panhandle five years before—an unexpected, involuntary separation that grew out of a poker game with a tough crowd. Raw Gold A Novel Mr. Bell—the writer, you know—got in a poker game. Operation: Outer Space The next time he had big luck in a poker game, instead of spending his money in a spree, he bought a brand-new suit of store clothes. Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories In this country cattle are like chips in a poker game. Steve Yeager It is a long story about a big poker game, and to tell it properly one must know the exact words. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' "Yes, he won all the Beaucaire property, including the slaves, in a poker game on the river, the night Beaucaire died." The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War It belonged to the more talkative of the two gunmen he had surprised at the pretended poker game. The Big-Town Round-Up But at last there was a big poker game behind a barn—six bucks down from Pyramid Lake with five dollars apiece, and it was too much for Johnson. Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories A poker game was on at the club and Cunningham sat in. Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story "If she wouldn't let me go, she mustn't let you!" called Curly, from his poker game, under the trees. The Enchanted Canyon When the poker game was resumed Ambrose retired with his prize to the farthest corner of the shack. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest The place was deserted at this hour, but from a room hard by came the sound of voices, hoarse laughter, and the rattle of chips that told a poker game was still in progress. The Definite Object A Romance of New York A poker game between four rale poker players an' a man that didn't know th' game but had sharp finger-nails was already started in th' smokin'-room. Mr. Dooley Says As it happened, I drew the diamond ace and the joker, making ace, king, queen, jack, and ten—and this poker game is hereby done broke up. Copper Streak Trail He wanted to get away from town, and poker games, and whisky, and the tumult it brewed. The Uphill Climb It's in a poker game; an' the barkeep brings the dealer a cold deck onder a tray whereon he purveys the drinks. Wolfville Nights It is like a royal flush in a poker game. The Dollar Hen A brisk rivalry existed between the solicitors for Ellsworth and Wichita, every man working faithfully for his railroad or town, and at night they generally met in social session over a poker game. Reed Anthony, Cowman As soon as supper was over and the first guard had taken the herd, the poker game opened, each man being given ten beans for chips. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days Think we never set into a poker game in our lives? The Phantom Herd There were no poker games in Patmos, and a discouraged prospector happened along at the right moment, which accounts for it. Casey Ryan Once in a poker game in our rooms, when a crowd of New York classmates tried to run him out of a hand by the sheer weight of coin. Friday, the Thirteenth She knew enough of cards to realize that a stiff poker game was on the board when she had watched one hand dealt and played. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest You see, I was right in the middle of a little poker game that hung on uncommon long. Alcatraz At Jersey City a poker game was started by one of the delegates. Edison, His Life and Inventions He had been up late the night before at a poker game. The Round-Up A romance of Arizona novelized from Edmund Day's melodrama It was the moment of moments that men wait weeks for in a poker game. Burning Daylight The only two lawyers in town is Windy and Mart, which has been in the poker game theirselves, the same as always. Danny's Own Story He is introduced to the poker game at Chamberlin's and finds that he can hold more big hands and get more of them beaten than in any place he ever saw in his life. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 They telephoned, "I don't think I'd better come out; afraid the dampness might start my toothache," or "Guess can't make it tonight; Dave wants me to sit in on a poker game." Main Street He seated himself at his desk and wrote rapidly: We, the undersigned, exonerate Edwin Brigham of cheating in the poker game in Hampden Scarborough's rooms on Saturday evening, February 20, 18—. The Cost A man said he had so much, and even in a poker game his appeasement was accepted. Burning Daylight We'd be all right and have our horses and wagon now if you'd only stuck to business and not got us into that poker game. Danny's Own Story I remember leaning my elbows on a low window-ledge and watching a poker game going on in the room of a dive. The Mountains An intermittent chatter over a poker game was going on in the next tent, and outside a man was strolling up the company street singing a current bit of doggerel about "K-K-K-Katy." The Beautiful and Damned He feels discriminated against and dealt a poor hand in the great poker game called life. Moral Deliberations in Modern Cinema I'm like the player in that poker game. Burning Daylight Doctor Kirby, he had got into a poker game at Smith's Palace Hotel the night before, right after the show. Danny's Own Story I have sent out a sheriff with a bulldog to ascertain if he can find the whereabouts of the party who started this poker game, I do not know when I have felt so bored. Remarks In these the almost continuous poker games took place. The Biography of a Rabbit The trainers come into town in the evening to stand around and talk and maybe get into a poker game. Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories He remembered back to his poker games with Jack Kearns, and laughed aloud. Burning Daylight You may mix up in a poker game, or try the dance hall's lure But you're fighting off a feeling, that the old cures cannot cure. Rhymes of a Roughneck After sipping up a couple of slow ones, the guys propose a little poker game. The Sorrows of a Show Girl |
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