List of poker hand nicknames

Single Cards

The following is a list of nicknames used for playing cards used in most card games which use the standard 52-card pack. Such games usually require the revealing or announcement of held cards, at which point the nicknames may be used.

Card Name	Initial	Alternative Names	Collective Names
Ace	A	As-Nas, Bull, Bullet, Eyes, Mastercard, Rocket, Spike, Spot, Death Card Pig's Eye Puppy Foot ()	No-Spotter	Whiteskin	Honor Card
King	K	Cowboy, K-Boy, Knight, Monarch, Sergeant, Alexander Charlemagne Charles David Julius Ceasar King Without a Mustache One-Eyed King Suicide King	Court Card, Face Card, Figure, Liner, Paint, Paintskin, Picture, Picture Card, Redskin, Rembrandt, Royal Cards, Picasso
Queen	Q	2-Titties, Bitch, Cowgirl, Dame, Dyke, Lady, Girl, Hen, Joy Girl, Painted Lady, Whore, Argine Black Maria Calamity Jane Helen of Troy Judith Molly Hogan Pallas Athena Rachel
Jack	J	Fishhook, Hook, J-Bird, J-Boy, Jackal, Jackson, Jacksonville, Jake, John, Johnny, Knave, Valet, Eunuch Hector Holger La Hire Lancelot Pam Roland
10	T	Dime, Bo Derek	Spotter	Whiteskin
9	9	Neener, Nina Ross, Niner, Salmon, Curse of Scotland Scourge of Scotland
8	8	Fat Lady, Ocho, Snowman
7	7	Candy Cane, Hockey Stick, Mullet, Walking Stick, The Beer Card The Drinking Card
6	6	A Boot, Sax, Sex
5	5	Five Spot, Nickel, Pedro
4	4	Boat, Four Spot, One Legged Ace, Sailboat, Sharp Top, The Devil's Bedpost
3	3	Crab, Trey	No-Spotter
2	2	Deuce, Dewey, Duck, Swan, The Curse of Mexico

Pocket cards

The following is a list of nicknames for pairs of two playing cards, usually hole cards, used in poker derivatives such as Texas Hold'em and Omaha Hold 'em poker. These nicknames are usually used by the player when announcing their hand or by spectators or commentators who are watching the game.

Card Initials	Alternative Names
AA	Alan Alda, Albert Anastasia, Bullets, Eyes, Eyes of Texas, Flying Nazis, Nuts, Pocket Rockets, Needles, Rocky Mountains, Sharp Tops, Snake Eyes, Sticks, Teepees, Two Pips, American Airlines Banditerna Joe Louis Visine
AK	Alex Kurth, Anna Kournikova, Big Slick, Casey Afflecks, Kalashnikovs, King Arthur, Korean Airlines, Kurt Angle, Salt Lake Pair, Santa Barbara, Walking Back to Houston, Big Ugly (offsuit), Barry Greenstein(), Exxon Valdez Mike Haven
AQ	Anthony & Cleopatra, Big Chick, Big Slut, Little Slick, Mrs Slick
AJ	Apple Jacks, Ajax, Blackjack, Ajax, Jackass, Trepasso
AT	Bookends, Johnny Moss, Double-down
A9	Rounders Hand, McDerment
A8	Dead Man's Hand, Asterix and Obelix
A7	Avenged Sevenfold, Slapshot
A6	Asics, Mile High Club
A5	Face, High Five
A4	Plane Crash, Transvestite
A3	Ashtray, Baskin-Robbins, Friday 13th
A2	Acey-Deucey, Arizona, Drinking Age, Hunting Season, Little Slick, Red Dog
KK	Ace Magnets, Brokeback, Cowboys, Elvis Presley, Gorillas, Gorillas in the Mist, Kangaroos, Knights, King Kong, Kinkerbells, Krispy Kreme
KQ	Ferdinand and Isabella, Lucy and Ricky, Royal Couple, Divorce (suited), Marriage (suited), Mixed Marriage (offsuit), Othello (offsuit)
KJ	Bill Fillmaff, Harry Potter, Just Kidding, King John, Kojak, Starsky and Hutch, Tucson Monster, Bachelor's Hand (offsuit)
KT	Big Al, katie, Ken, Woodcutter (offsuit)
K9	Bow-wow, canine, Dogs, Fido, Jesus (Chris Ferguson), Sawmill, Rin Tin Tin, Mongrel (offsuit), Mutt (offsuit), Pedigree (suited)
K8	Kate, Feast, Kokomo
K7	Colombia River, Kevin
K6	Kicks
K5	Knives, Seattle Special
K4	Core, Fork, Forking Idiot, Fork Off (offsuit)
K3	Alaska Hand, Commander Crab, King Crab, Krablar, Sizzler, Thing, Three Kings
K2	Donald, Everest, The Zepik, Big Fritz (suited)
QQ	Bitches, Calamity Jane, Canadian Aces, Canadian Rockets, Cowgirls, Double Date, Divas, Four Tits, Hilton Sisters, Jailhouse Rock, Ladies, Mop Squeezers, Pair of Wire Cutters, San Francisco Wedding, Sigfried and Roy, Snowshoes, Whores
QJ	Quack, Fred and Ethel, Jacquese, Maverick, Oedipus, Pinochle
QT	Cutie, Goolsby, Tarantino, Q-Tip, Quint, Robert Varkonyi
Q9	Quinine
Q8	Face Sitter, Kuwait
Q7	Computer Hand (offsuit)
Q6	Nesquik, Village People, Peanut Butter and Jelly (offsuit)
Q5	Granny Mae
Q4
Q3	Gay Waiter, San Francisco Busboy, Streetwalker, Windsor Waiter
Q2	Daisy
JJ	Brothers, Fishhooks, Hooks, Jaybirds, Devils, Gents, Johnnies, Jokers, Kid Dyne-o-mite, One Eyed Jacks
JT	T.J. Hooker
J9	Scotty NguyenT.J. Cloutier,
J8	Jeffrey Dahmer
J7	Jack Daniels
J6	Jack Talley, Railroad
J5	Bubblegum Soul, Jackson Five, Motown, Rock and Roll
J4	Flat tire
J3	BJ, Happy Ending
J2	Heckle and Jeckle, J Lo
TT	Audi, Binary, Boxcars, Dimes, Dynamite, Shotguns, Tension, TNT, Tintin
T9	Countdown
T8	Golden Dan, Tetris
T7	Bowling Hand, Split
T6	Sweet Sixteen
T5	Dime Store, Five and Dime, Merfs, Mustang, Woolworths
T4	Broderick Crawford, CB Hand, Convoy, Good Buddy, Over and Out, Roger That, Truckers' Special, Trucker, Executive Trucker (suited),
T3	Fast Connection, Rise of the Machines, Weinberg
T2	Doyle Brunson, Terminator 2, Texas Dolly.
99	Barbara Feldon, Flake, German Virgins, Phil Hellmuth Popeyes, Meat Hooks, Wayne Gretzky, Red Balloons
98	Oldsmobile
97	Princess Di
96	Big Lick, Dinner For Two, Good Lover, Happy Meal, Joe Bernstein, Percy (offsuit), Prom Night (suited)
95	Dolly Parton, Hard Working Man, Nine to Five
94	Joe Montana, San Francisco
93	Jack Benny
92	Golf Bag, Montana Banana, Twiggy
88	Back in Time, Dawg Balls, Double Infinity, Octopussy, Piano Keys, Little Oldsmobile, Racetracks, Snowmen, Two Fat Ladies, Wurlitzer
87	RPM
86	Eubie, Henry Bowen, Pacheco Nuts
85	Finky Dinky
84	Big Brother, Orwell
83	Raquel Welch, Sven
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77	Candy Canes, Mullets, Saturn, Sunset Strip, Walking Sticks, Hockey Sticks
76	Philadelphia, Trombones, Union Oil
75	Filipino Slick, Heinz, Pickle Man
74	Cambodian Slick, Ghost Dog, Gilchrist
73	Joe Hachem
72	Beer Hand (offsuit), Hammer (offsuit), W.H.I.P. (Worst Hand In Poker) (offsuit)
66	Boots, Cherries, G.W. (gee-dub), Kicks, Route 66
65	Ken Warren
64	Billion Dollar Hand, The Rabbit, Nintendo
63	Blocky, Jimmy Summerfield (offsuit)
62	Ainsworth, Cowboy Wolford
55	Manatees, Nickels, Presto, Snakes, Speed Limit
54	Colt 45, Jane Russell, Jesse James, Moneymaker
53	Bully Johnson
52	Pick-up, Quarter, Two Bits
44	Canadian Presto, Diana Dors, Dirty Harry, Luke Skywalker, Magnum, Midlife Crisis, Sailboats, Dark Force Darth Vader
43	Waltz
42	Jack Bauer, Lumberman's Hand, Solid Gold
33	Crabs, Socks, Patrick Ewing
32	Aggie Slick, Can of Corn, Little Pete, Mississippi Slick, Polish Big Slick, Hooter Hand (suited)
22	Ballerina, Ducks, Quack Quack, Shoes, Swans

Full Hands

The following sets of playing cards can be referred to by the corresponding names in card games that include sets of 3 or more cards, particularly 3 and 5 card draw, Texas Hold 'em and Omaha Hold 'em. The nicknames would often be used by players when revealing their hands, or by spectators or commentators watching the game.

Card Initials	Alternative Names
AAA	Beatles Reunion
AKQJT	Broadway
AK47	Machine Gun, Assault Rifle
A2345	First Street, Little Minnie, Little Wheel, Pup, Puppy, Spoke, Steel Wheel Bike (suited)
A23	ABC
AA88	Dead Man's Hand
AA222	Marksman
KKKK	Four Horsemen
KKQQ	Mommas and Poppas
KKK	Alabama Knight Riders, Three Wise Men, Ku Klux Klan
QQQQ	Village People
QQQ	Six Tits
JJJ	"Hart, Schaffner and Marx"
JJ55	Rock 'n' Roll, Motown
JJ33	Hookers with crabs
TTT	Thirty Miles of Bad Road, Elk River, Gilroy, Judge Bean, Judge Duffy, San Jose to Gilroy
T8642	Rizlo, Scotch Straight
9966	Dinner for Four
777	21, 21 Miles of Rough Road, Jackpot
77744	Sailing Rednecks
666	The Devil, Lucifer, The Beast, Devil's Area Code, Kotch
65432	Rabbit
555	Washington Monument
444	Grand Jury
3333	Forest, Four Trees
33222	Nits and Lice
3322	Socks and Shoes, Mits and Mites, Mites and Lice, Nits and Lice
222	Huey, Dewey, and Louie

See also

Notes

References

• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
• Rich McComas Holdem Secrets - 400+ Pocket Cards. Retrieved on 2008-08-07..
• MrPokerChips.com - Fun - Poker Hand Nicknames. Retrieved on 2008-08-20..

External links

• Poker Hand Nicknames
• Play Winning Poker - Poker Hand Nicknames
• Beat The Fish - Poker Hand Nicknames
• ReviewPokerRooms.com - Poker Glossary - Card / Hand Nicknames