Poker Nicknames
Ok, I saw this article on another site and I thought it was great. These are the texas holdem starting hand nicknames. I love the first one. AA - Rockets. Texas holdem is a game played like a religion so you'll often hear people calling starting hands by their nicknames. This nickname list should help you decifer what people are saying when they use poker slang.
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Aces (A,A): Rockets, Bullets, Rat’s Eyes, Snake Eyes, American Airlines, Eyes of Texas
Kings (K,K): Cowboys, King Kong, Jane Goodall, Gorillas
Queens (Q,Q): Canadian Rockets, Siegfried and Roy
Jacks (J,J): Johnnies, Fish Hooks, Good Times
10s (10,10): Dimes
9s (9,9) : Gretzky, German Virgin
8s (8,8): Snowmen, Oldsmobile 88, Dog Balls, Piano Keys
7s (7,7): Sunset Strip, Hockey Sticks
6s (6,6): Route 66
5s (5,5): Presto, Sammy Hagar
4s (4,4): Sailboats, Magnum, Canadian Presto
4s,4c : The Darth Vader – Dark side of the Fours.
3s (3,3): Crabs
2s (2,2): Ducks
K-9 : Pedigree, Canine, Dog, Fido
Q-J : Maverick
Q-7 : Computer Hand
J-4 : Flat Tire (that’s what a jack is for)
J-5 : Jackson Five, Motown
K-J : Lebron James, King James, Kojak
A-2 or A-Q : Little Slick
A-Q: Walking Back to Houston, Big Chick
KQ Suited: Marriage
KQ Offsuit: Mixed Marriage
K-3: King Crab
3-A: Baskin Robbins, 31 flavours!
A-2 : Acey-deucey
A-J : Ajax
A-2-3-4-5: Bicycle; Wheel
10-5 : Stedman’s – named after an old five and dime store. This hand goes by different names depending on where you live in North America. In some areas this is known as Barbara Hutton, the dime store heiress; Woolworth’s
Q-9 : Quinine
Q963: The Clock Hand
A-K : Big Slick, Santa Barbara
Q-3 : San Fransico Waiter
JK Offsuit : Bachelor’s Hand
AA88 : Dead Man’s Hand
Club Flush : Golf Bag
2-2-2: Huey, Dewey and Louie
QQQQ : The Village People
J-6 : Railroad Hand
10-4 : Good Buddy, Broderick Crawford
9-2 : Montana Banana
3-9 : Jack Benny
7-2 : Beer Hand, The Hammer
6-9 : Dinner for Two
9-5 : Dolly Parton – from the movie 9 to 5
3-8 : Raquel Welch. Ahem
10-2 : Doyle Brunson – Named after his back to back wins of the WSOP in ’75 and ’76 with this hand in the hole.
7-6 : Union Oil
10-3 : Weinberg
6-2 : Ainsworth
5-7 : Heinz 57
2-3 : Little Pete
2-4 : Lumberjack’s Hand
4-5 : Jesse James – Named from gun that apparently shot the notorious outlaw
Let us know if you have any other names you'd like to see on the list?
This article is from homepoker.com. Thanks Marc.
