There are many different names given to the 2 pocket cards that you are dealt in Hold'em and Stud. The reason behind the names can be obvious, obscure, or rude (Don't blame me I didn't make them up). Here are a few "Nick Names".If you don't know why they are called what they are, e-mail us. If there is a ? beside the name it means I don't know why it is called by that name. If you know one we don't or if you know a different variation send it in and if it isn't too rude, or odd we will include it.
A-A American Airlines, Bullets, Pocket Rockets
K-K Cowboys, King Kong, Horsemen
Q-Q Ladies, Dames, Double Date, Canadian Aces, Snow Shoes,
Siegfried and Roy (R), Four tits (R),
J-J Fish Hooks, Dy no mite (JJ from TV show "Good Times")
9-9 German Virgin (nein nein), Wayne Gretzky, Barbara Feldon (agent
99 on TV's "Get Smart")
8-8 Snowmen, Fat Ladies, Dog Balls, Race tracks
7-7 Sunset Strip (from television show "77 Sunset Strip"), Walking
Sticks, Hockey Sticks
6-6 Route 66
5-5 Speed Limit, Presto (if you win with this hand you are supposed to
yell "Presto")
4-4 Sail Boats, Magnum
3-3 Crabs ? Forest (treys)
2-2 Ducks (Deuces), Pocket Swans (because the curve of the swan's
neck looks like a 2 )
A-K Big Slick, Machine gun (when accompanied by a 4-7 AK-47)
A-Q Big Chick, Mrs. Slick, Little Slick, (called Doyle Brunson by some
because he rarely plays it)
A-J Black Jack, Jack-ass, Ajax
A-10 Johnny Moss, Book-ends They are on either end of a 10-A straight.
A-8 Dead man's hand - The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he
was gunned down).
A-3 Ash tray
K-Q Royalty, Marriage (suited), Divorce (unsuited)
K-J Kojak, King John
K-10 Katy - King Ten often abbreviated to K-T
K-9 Canine, The Dog
K-3 King Crab
K-2 Steep Climb - K2 is the second peak of the Himalayan Karakorum
mountain range, and the 2nd tallest peak in the world. (So There)
Q-J Maverick
Q-10 Q-tip
Q-9 Quinine
Q-7 Computer Hand - Q-7 was said was determined by a computer to be
the worst "playable" hand in poker (still a poor hand).
Q-3 Gay Waiter (A queen with a tray (trey)) Also San Francisco bus-boy
J-K (off suited) Bachelor's hand. DON'T ASK
J-5 Motown, Jackson 5
J-4 Flat tire (What's a jack for?)
10-8 Golden Dan (Biblical reference, Daniel 10:8)?
10-4 Good Buddy, Over and out -both are CB radio talk.
10-2 Doyle Brunson (The hand that Doyle Brunson seems to like using
to win the WSOP Main Event).
9-8 Oldsmobile (after the car of the same name)
9-5 Dolly Parton - From her movie and Song, "9 to 5"
9-2 Montana Banana ? Some say it is named after the bill that legalized
gambling in Montana.
7-10 Split - a 10 pin bowling term 7-10 split
7-6 Union Oil (Union 76 oil company),
7-2 The Hammer (I can only assume it is sarcasm) It is the worst
starting hand.
6-9 Big Lick, Dinner for two, Prom Night (if suited)
6-3 Blocky?
5-10 Woolworths (five and dime)
5-7 Heinz - Heinz 57 varieties
4-5 Jesse James, Colt (after the Colt 45 revolver)
4c-4s Darth Vader (dark fours)
3-A Baskin-Robbins -Baskin Robbins slogan was 31 flavours.
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K-K Cowboys, King Kong, Horsemen
Q-Q Ladies, Dames, Double Date, Canadian Aces, Snow Shoes,
Siegfried and Roy (R), Four tits (R),
J-J Fish Hooks, Dy no mite (JJ from TV show "Good Times")
9-9 German Virgin (nein nein), Wayne Gretzky, Barbara Feldon (agent
99 on TV's "Get Smart")
8-8 Snowmen, Fat Ladies, Dog Balls, Race tracks
7-7 Sunset Strip (from television show "77 Sunset Strip"), Walking
Sticks, Hockey Sticks
6-6 Route 66
5-5 Speed Limit, Presto (if you win with this hand you are supposed to
yell "Presto")
4-4 Sail Boats, Magnum
3-3 Crabs ? Forest (treys)
2-2 Ducks (Deuces), Pocket Swans (because the curve of the swan's
neck looks like a 2 )
A-K Big Slick, Machine gun (when accompanied by a 4-7 AK-47)
A-Q Big Chick, Mrs. Slick, Little Slick, (called Doyle Brunson by some
because he rarely plays it)
A-J Black Jack, Jack-ass, Ajax
A-10 Johnny Moss, Book-ends They are on either end of a 10-A straight.
A-8 Dead man's hand - The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he
was gunned down).
A-3 Ash tray
K-Q Royalty, Marriage (suited), Divorce (unsuited)
K-J Kojak, King John
K-10 Katy - King Ten often abbreviated to K-T
K-9 Canine, The Dog
K-3 King Crab
K-2 Steep Climb - K2 is the second peak of the Himalayan Karakorum
mountain range, and the 2nd tallest peak in the world. (So There)
Q-J Maverick
Q-10 Q-tip
Q-9 Quinine
Q-7 Computer Hand - Q-7 was said was determined by a computer to be
the worst "playable" hand in poker (still a poor hand).
Q-3 Gay Waiter (A queen with a tray (trey)) Also San Francisco bus-boy
J-K (off suited) Bachelor's hand. DON'T ASK
J-5 Motown, Jackson 5
J-4 Flat tire (What's a jack for?)
10-8 Golden Dan (Biblical reference, Daniel 10:8)?
10-4 Good Buddy, Over and out -both are CB radio talk.
10-2 Doyle Brunson (The hand that Doyle Brunson seems to like using
to win the WSOP Main Event).
9-8 Oldsmobile (after the car of the same name)
9-5 Dolly Parton - From her movie and Song, "9 to 5"
9-2 Montana Banana ? Some say it is named after the bill that legalized
gambling in Montana.
7-10 Split - a 10 pin bowling term 7-10 split
7-6 Union Oil (Union 76 oil company),
7-2 The Hammer (I can only assume it is sarcasm) It is the worst
starting hand.
6-9 Big Lick, Dinner for two, Prom Night (if suited)
6-3 Blocky?
5-10 Woolworths (five and dime)
5-7 Heinz - Heinz 57 varieties
4-5 Jesse James, Colt (after the Colt 45 revolver)
4c-4s Darth Vader (dark fours)
3-A Baskin-Robbins -Baskin Robbins slogan was 31 flavours.
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