Nicknames for Different Poker Hands
Individual Cards
| Ace |
Bullet; Rocket |
| King |
Cowboy |
| Queen |
Lady; Dame; Dyke |
| Jack |
Knave; Hook; Fishhook |
| 10 |
Dime |
| 9 |
Niner |
| 8 |
Snowman; Fat Lady; Ocho |
| 7 |
Hockey Stick |
| 6 |
Boot |
| 5 |
Five spot |
| 4 |
Sailboat; Sharp Top; Four spot |
| 3 |
Trey; Crab |
| 2 |
Deuce; Duck |
Holdem - Paired Starting Hands
| AA |
Pocket Rockets; Rockets; Bullets; American Airlines |
| KK |
Cowboys; King Kong; Gorillas; Kangaroos; Krispy Kreme |
| QQ |
Ladies; Hookers; Siegfried & Roy |
| JJ |
Fishhooks; Hooks; Jokers; Jay Birds |
| TT |
Dimes; Tension |
| 99 |
Gretzky; Popeye's; Phil Hellmuth |
| 88 |
Snowmen; Fat Ladies; Dog Balls; Race Tracks |
| 77 |
Hockey Sticks; Sunset Strip; Mullets |
| 66 |
Route 66; Kicks; Cherries |
| 55 |
Presto; Speed Limit |
| 44 |
Magnum; Sail Boats |
| 33 |
Crabs; Treys |
| 22 |
Ducks; Pocket Swans; Deuces |
Holdem - Unpaired Starting Hands
| AK |
Big Slick in A Suit(suited); Big Slick; Walking back to Houston |
| AQ |
Little Slick; Big Chick; Doyle Brunson |
| AJ |
Blackjack; Ajax; Jackass |
| AT |
Bookend; Johnny Moss |
| A8 |
Dead Man's Hand |
| A5 |
High Five |
| A3 |
Ashtray; Baskin and Robbins |
| A2 |
Hunting Season; Acey-Deucy |
| KQ |
Marriage(suited); Mixed Marriage |
| KJ |
Kojak; King John; Tucson Monster |
| KT |
Katie |
| K9 |
Fido; What a Dog; Canine |
| K8 |
Kate |
| K7 |
Columbia River |
| K3 |
King Crab |
| QJ |
Maverick; Oedipus |
| Q7 |
Computer Hand |
| Q5 |
Granny Mae |
| Q3 |
Gay Waiter |
| J5 |
Jackson Five; Motown |
| J4 |
Flat Tire |
| T8 |
Tetris |
| T7 |
Bowling Hand |
| T5 |
Nickel and Dime; Woolworths |
| T4 |
Broderick Crawford; Convoy |
| T2 |
Texas Dolly |
| 98 |
Oldsmobile |
| 96 |
Big Lick; Dinner for Two |
| 95 |
Dolly Parton |
| 94 |
Joe Montana Banana |
| 92 |
Montana Banana |
| 87 |
RPM |
| 84 |
Big Brother |
| 83 |
Most feared hand in hold'em |
| 76 |
Union Oil |
| 75 |
Heinz |
| 72 |
Beer Hand |
| 54 |
Jesse James; Colt |
Miscellaneous Hands
| A23 |
ABC |
| KKK |
Alabama Night Riders; Three Wise Men |
| TTT |
Thirty Miles of Bad Road |
| 222 |
Huey, Dewey and Louie |
| AK74 |
AK-47 |
| AA88Q |
Dead Man's Hand |
| AKQJT |
Broadway |
| A5432 |
Wheel |
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