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poker face

 

n.
A face lacking any interpretable expression, as that of an expert poker player.

pokerfaced pok'er·faced' ('kər-fāst') adj.

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A visage lacking any expression that can be interpreted, as in Whenever Betty attended one of her children's performances, she managed to keep a poker face. This term alludes to the facial expression of a poker player who is expert at concealing his feelings about his hand. [c. 1880]

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The physical way (facial) in which a poker player represents them self at a poker game.

SoundPoker Says: Most poker faces are thought of as emotionless and stern. A player may wish to play with a poker face in order to make it hard for their opponents to figure out what cards they may or may not have.

See Also: Advertise, Loose, Position, Tell, Tight

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - med pokerfjæs

Français (French)
adj. - au visage impassible, impénétrable (un regard)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - mit unbewegter Miene

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανέκφραστος

Italiano (Italian)
impassibile, imperscrutabile, faccia da poker

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cara-de-pau

Русский (Russian)
с каменным лицом

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de cara inmutable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - uttryckslös, oberörd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
无表情的, 一本正经的, 不露真情的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無表情的, 一本正經的, 不露真情的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무표정한, 무관심한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ポーカーフェイスの

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ללא הבעה, בעל פני פוקר‬


 
 
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