poker
UK[ˈpəʊkə(r)]US[ˈpoʊkər]
n
a metal rod with a handle, used for stirring an open fire or for moving logs or coal in a fireplace
n
a card game for two or more players in which the players bet on the value of the hands of cards dealt to them
Etymology
the word 'poker' for the fire tool originates from the verb 'poke', meaning to prod or push, which itself comes from middle low german or middle dutch 'poken'. the implement is named for its function of poking the fire. the card game's name, first attested in the early 19th century, is of uncertain origin but is likely a nominalization of the same verb 'poke', perhaps from an earlier underworld slang sense or from a now-obsolete german card game name 'pochspiel', which involves elements of bluffing. the two distinct meanings of 'poker' are therefore homographs that converged on the same spelling from related verbal roots, one describing a tool's action and the other a game's characteristic action.
Analysis
this word is a simplex form. it is a loanword and its modern spelling does not transparently contain separable, meaningful morphemes from its source language.
Examples
he used the poker to rearrange the burning logs in the fireplace.
they spent the evening playing a friendly game of poker.
a good poker face is essential for bluffing in the card game.