poker player

collocation in English

meaningsofpokerandplayer

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poker
noun
uk
/ˈpəʊ.kər/us
/ˈpoʊ.kɚ/
a game played with cards in which people try to win money from ...
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player
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpleɪ.ər/us
/ˈpleɪ.ɚ/
someone who takes part in a game ...
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(Definition ofpokerandplayerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A broken finger will likely have more significance for a professional pianist than for a retiredpokerplayer.
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Compare the proponent of the design argument to thepokerplayerwho accuses the dealer of having fixed the deck on a particular hand.
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That is surely a unique full house for any politicalpokerplayer.
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He has been a successful recreationalpokerplayerfor over 25 years.
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Wynne is also an exceptionalpokerplayerand a grandmaster of hearts.
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Following on from being a backgammon player, he became a semi-professionalpokerplayerin 1993.
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He is also a cutthroatpokerplayer, who apparently never loses.
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Both in college and graduate school he was a professionalpokerplayerand did active financial trading for his own account.
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He is also a cricket commentator and a professionalpokerplayer.
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His skills in probability reportedly made him an excellentpokerplayer.
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He was a legendarypokerplayer, at one point winning over $470,000 in a game with an oil baron, a steel magnate, and an entertainer.
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An onlinepokerplayercan play at home and thus incur no transportation costs to get to and from the poker room.
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He has been an amateurpokerplayerfor many years.
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He is an avid golfer andpokerplayerand also plays banjo and guitar.
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Most of his years as apokerplayerhave been spent playing cash games.
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In earlier days, he was known as a good high stakespokerplayer.
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Before becoming a software developer, he was a professionalpokerplayer.
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Apokerplayerwho is doing well (playing successfully, winning) is said to be running good.
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He is primarily an onlinepokerplayer, with more than $500,000 in online tournament winnings at present.
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He also became a prominentpokerplayer, often playing poker all night long.
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