Historical clue formulations

• Knows just when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, maybe — 2025-07-27
• Plays the wrong way — 2023-12-22
• Peeks at a classmate's paper, say — 2023-03-28
• Deals from the bottom or marks cards, say — 2023-01-23
• Mountebanks, less formally — 2019-12-27
• Clip joint figures — 2004-01-30
• Scam artists — 2001-06-03