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[[File:HTfS Majestic poker.png|thumb|400px|Fireteam Majestic playing No Limit Hold 'em poker | [[File:HTfS Majestic poker.png|thumb|right|400px|Fireteam Majestic playing No Limit Hold 'em poker]] | ||
'''Poker''' is a [[ | '''Poker''' is a [[Human]] card game of chance and skill which originated some time during the early 19th century in the [[United Republic of North America|United States]]. The game had many variations but all forms of poker involve betting as an intrinsic part of play. The main aim of the game was for players to wager on the strength of their set of cards, called ''hands'', in relation to cards held by their opponents and any shared or ''community'' cards on the table. An alert player could increase their chances of winning by observing opponents and judging by their expressions and actions the value of the cards they held. | ||
''Texas hold 'em poker'' or ''hold'em'' is a popular variation of the the game where community cards were used by all players to make the best hand. Each player is dealt two private cards, and then five community cards are dealt face up in three stages. Players seek the best five card poker hand from the combination of the community cards and their own two starting cards. | |||
Some [[UNSC]] | Some [[UNSC]] service men and woman were fond of poker or sought to pass the time by playing similar gambling card games.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''pages 241 & 369''</ref> A [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] stationed aboard {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} named [[Sal]] started a tradition of playing poker every night in the mess hall. This tradition was so important to the crew that even after Sal was killed in combat, they continued to leave a seat open for him.<ref>[http://www.graemedevine.com/graemedevine/Spirit_of_Fire/Entries/2009/3/2_Poker_Game.html '''Spirit of Fire''': ''Sal, Poker Game'']</ref> | ||
Judging by Professor [[Evan Phillips]]'s expressive reactions to predicaments, [[Vasily Beloi]] concluded that he would not make good poker player.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 132''</ref> | Judging by Professor [[Evan Phillips]]'s expressive reactions to predicaments, [[Vasily Beloi]] concluded that he would not make good poker player.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 132''</ref> | ||
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[[Edward Buck]] often played poker with the members of his team, [[Alpha-Nine]]. During their [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]] training, the team would bust out a deck of cards and play poker on top of [[Michael Crespo]]'s footlocker. Buck would also play with [[Hideo Wakahisa]] but he considered him to be a lousy card player. On one occasion, Buck also noted that he never would have wanted to play poker against someone as intimidating as Sgt. [[Avery Johnson]].<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''pages 83, 132, and 134''</ref> | [[Edward Buck]] often played poker with the members of his team, [[Alpha-Nine]]. During their [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]] training, the team would bust out a deck of cards and play poker on top of [[Michael Crespo]]'s footlocker. Buck would also play with [[Hideo Wakahisa]] but he considered him to be a lousy card player. On one occasion, Buck also noted that he never would have wanted to play poker against someone as intimidating as Sgt. [[Avery Johnson]].<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''pages 83, 132, and 134''</ref> | ||
[[Fireteam Majestic]] had a tradition of getting together for poker night. Sometime following the [[Battle of Ealen IV|death]] of | [[Fireteam Majestic]] had a tradition of getting together for poker night. Sometime following the [[Battle of Ealen IV|death]] of fireteam leader [[Paul DeMarco]] on [[Ealen IV]], [[Gabriel Thorne]] found rest of team Majectic playing Hold 'em poker and saw they had wagered over DeMarco's [[keepsake]], the looted energy sword recovered from [[Gek 'Lhar]] during the [[Requiem Campaign]]. [[Tedra Grant]] had won DeMarco's sword in a game against Spartan [[Jones (Spartan-IV)|Jones]] of [[Fireteam Bailey]], only to later lose it to [[Carlo Hoya]]. Thorne expressed that the weapon was a tribute to DeMarco for having saved his life and requested to have a shot at playing for the sword. Hoya yielded to his request when the rest of Majestic agreed that they all deserved an equal chance, and he asked [[Roland]] to start a new game. Thorne stopped Roland and replaced their virtual [[holotank]] cards with his own deck of physical playing cards that he inherited from his grandparents. As Hoya dealt the deck and revealed the community cards, Roland alerted the team to an emergency distress call. Before the Spartans left their interrupted game, Thorne unveiled his winning hand, a pair of kings, and claimed the sword of his fallen friend.<ref>'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''', ''[[Fireteam Majestic Poker Night]]''</ref> | ||
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