Poker hand nicknames are widely used to describe certain combinations of winning poker hands as well various combination during play. Most hand nicknames are used in Texas Hold’em Poker, but there are also some poker hand nicknames in Omaha or 5 Card Draw poker. Sometimes are the poker hand nicknames given based on event from history of poker (10 2 – Doyle Brunson, it was his final winning hand in his both WSOP championships) or because the cards remind of something (JJ – hooks).
Below you can find list of most common as well as rarer poker hand nicknames along with explanation for those more obvious poker hand nicknames. We have divided the nicknames to 6 group according to factors as form of poker or phase of poker game when the hand nicknames are used. Some of these nicknames are used quite often and are very popular, some are quite rare. Poker hand nicknames add even more fun to both lad-based and online poker games.
Poker Hand Nicknames - Poker Cards |
A |
Rocket, Bullet, MasterCard |
7 |
Hockey/Walking Stick, Candy Cane, Salmon |
K |
Cowboy, King Kong, Ace Magnet |
6 |
Boot, Sex |
Q |
Lady, Hooker (if loses), Cowgirl, Dame |
5 |
Nickel |
J |
Johnny, Jackal, Knave, Hook |
4 |
Sailboat, Drunk Man's Ace |
10 |
Dime |
3 |
Trey, Crab |
9 |
Nina Ross |
2 |
Deuce, Duck |
8 |
Snowman, Ocho (Spanish) |
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Poker Hand Nicknames - Starting Hands Texas Hold'em |
AA |
Pocket Rockets, American Airlines, Bullets, Two Pips, Boots |
J5 |
Motown, Jackson Five |
AK |
Big Slick, Anna Kournikova (looks good, wins rarely), Machine Gun, Santa Barbara |
J4 |
Flat Tire (what is jack for) |
AQ |
Little Slick, Big Chick, Big Slut, Mrs. Slick, Doyle Brunson (he rarely plays it), Walking Back To Houston |
TT |
Binary, Dimes, TNT, Boxcars, Dynamite |
AJ |
Blackjack, Ajax, Jackass |
T9 |
Countdown |
AT |
Johny Moss (he started to play poker at 10), Bookends (ends of top straight), A-Team |
T8 |
Tetris |
A9 |
Chris Ferguson (his winning hand in 2000 WSOP), Rounders |
T6 |
Sweet (sweet sixteen), Driver's Licence (you get it at 16 in U.S.) |
A8 |
Dead Man's Hand (held by Wild Bill Hickock when he was shot in 1876) |
T5 |
Five and Dime, Woolworth (five and dime store) |
A5 |
High Five |
T4 |
Highway Patrol (show), Roger That (radio code 10-4) |
A4 |
Transvestite (first you see an ace then 4 looks like an ace but it's not) |
T2 |
Texas Dolly, Doyle Brunson (his winning starting hand at both 1976 and 1977 WSOP), Terminator II |
A3 |
Baskin-Robbins (31 different flavors of ice-cream), Ashtray |
99 |
Wayne Gretzky, german Virgin (Nein-Nein), Phil Hellmuth (winning hand WSOP 1989) |
A2 |
Acey-Deucey, Drinking Age, Hunting Season (aces = bullets, deauces=ducks). Arizona (AZ) |
98 |
Oldsmobile (98 oldsmobile model) |
KK |
Cowboys, Elvis Presley, King Kong, Ace Magnets, Brokeback, Gorillas, Kangaroos |
96 |
Big Lick, Dinner for Two, Happy Meal, Porno, Prom Night (suited), Valentine's Day (suited) |
KQ |
Marriage, Royalty |
95 |
Dolly Parton (movie 9 to 5), Hard Working Man (works 9-5) |
KQo |
Mixed Marriage, Othello |
94 |
Gold Rush, San Francisco (49ers) |
KQs |
Royal Marriage/Divorce |
93 |
Jack Benny (always claimed to be 39 years old) |
KhQh |
Valentine's Day |
92 |
Montana Banana (SF 49ers quarterback), Golf Bag |
KJ |
Kojak, King John, Just Kidding |
88 |
Snowmen, Octopussy, Little Oldsmobile, Infinities, Double Infinity |
KJo |
Bachelor Hand (jack-king off) |
84 |
George Orwell (wrote book "1984") |
KT |
Katie |
83 |
Raquel Welch (still claims to be 38) |
K9 |
Canine, Dog, Sawmill, Unit |
77 |
Hockey Sticks, Candy Canes, Walking Sticks |
K8 |
Feast (king ate), Kate, Monica Lewinski (she ate king) |
76 |
Philadelphia (76ers), Union Oil (gas station Union 76), Trombones (76 Trombones song) |
K7 |
King Salmon |
75 |
Heinz Ketchup (57 Heinz's variettes), Filipino Slick, Dominator |
K6 |
Concubine (king sex) |
74 |
Double Down, Blackjack Hand, Cambodian Big Slick |
K3 |
King Crab, Three Kings |
73 |
Joe Hachem (his winning starting hand at WSOP 2005) |
K2 |
Everest, Donald (king of the ducks) |
72 |
Beer Hand, The Hammer, Velvet Hammer (suited), WHIP (Worst Hand in Poker) |
QQ |
Cowgirls, Ladies, Lesbians, Hookers (if they lose), Four Tits, Canadian Rockets, San Francisco Wedding |
66 |
Route 66, Kicks |
QJ |
Maverick (from TV show theme song, OJ (killer) |
64 |
The Rabbit |
QT |
Q-Tip, Quint, Hot Babe, Robert Varkonyi (winning hand in 2002 WSOP) |
63 |
Blocky, JFK (last year he was president) |
Q9 |
Quinine (drug) |
62 |
Ainsworth (British poker player) |
Q8 |
Kuwait |
55 |
Presto, Speed Limit, Nickels |
Q7 |
Computer Hand (based on older computer calculations break-even hand) |
54 |
Jesse James (shot woth colt 45), Colt 45, Moneymaker (his winning starting hand in 2003 WSOP) |
Q6 |
Village People |
52 |
Bomber (B-52 Bomber), Quarter (25 cents) |
Q3 |
San Francisco Busboy (queen with tray), Gay Waiter |
44 |
Sailboats, Midlife Crisis, Magnum, Luke Skywalker |
Q2 |
Daisy (idea behind this one of poker hand nicknames is that Daisy is queen of the ducks) |
4c4s |
Darth Vader |
JJ |
Fishhooks, Hooks, Jokers, Johnnies, SHIP (Shittiest Hand in Poker) |
43 |
Waltz |
JT |
Cloutier, Morgan |
42 |
Willie Mays, Jack Bauer, Lumberman's Hand, Hitchhiker (from movie Hitchikers Guide to galaxy) |
J9 |
TJ Cloutier (flopped three straight flushes with this starting hand) |
33 |
Crabs, Hooters |
J7 |
Jack Daniel's |
32 |
Can of Corn, Michael Jordan, Mississippi Slick, Hooter Hand (minimum measurement for their uniform) |
J6 |
Railroad Hand |
22 |
Ducks, Swans, Sleepers, Mini me |
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Poker Hand Nicknames - Omaha Specific |
AK47 |
Assault Rifle |
Four Pair |
Noah's Ark |
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Poker Hand Nicknames - Made Hands |
A2345 |
Wheel, Steel Wheel (suited) |
23456 |
Rabbit |
Four of a Kind |
Quads, Book, Case |
Three of a Kind |
Trips, Set |
AAAA |
Four Pips |
AAA |
Beatles Reunion |
KKKK |
The Four Horsemen, Rodeo |
KKK |
The Three Wise Men, The Alabama Night Riders |
QQQQ |
Village People |
QQQ |
Six Tits |
3333 |
Forest, Four Trees |
TTT |
Thirty Miles of Bad Road |
Full House |
Full, Boat |
777 |
Slot Machine |
QQQ33 |
San Francisco Waiters |
666 |
The Devil, The Beast, Satan, Lucifer, Devil's Area Code |
33322 |
Nits and Lice |
222 |
Huey, Dewey and Louie |
222AA |
Marksman (Ducks and Bullets) |
AA88 |
Dead Man's Hand |
Flush (d/h) |
All Pink, Pink |
KKQQ |
Mommas & Poppas |
Flush (c/s) |
All Ble, Blue |
KK99 |
Pair of Dogs |
Flush of Clubs |
Golf Bag, Puppy Feet |
JJ55 |
Rock and Roll. Motown |
Flush of Hears |
Valentines |
9966 |
Dinner for Four |
Four Flush |
Arcansas Flush |
2233 |
Socks and Shoes |
TJQKA |
Broadway |
AA |
Aces and Spaces |
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Poker Hand Nicknames - The Flop |
Three Dif. Suits |
Rainbow |
3 Low Cards |
Rags |
2 Dif. Suits |
Two Tone |
3 Sevens |
Jackpot |
3 Face Cards |
Paint |
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Poker Hand Nicknames - Draws |
Outside Straight Draw |
Bobtail |
Inside Straight Draw |
Gutshot, Belly Buster |
Outside Straight Flush Draw |
Big Bobtail |
Double Inside Straight Draw |
Double Gutshot, Double Belly Buster |
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Joe Hachem
WSOP 2005
Final Winning Hand |
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Restrictions: United States |
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Chris Moneymaker
WSOP 2003
Final Winning Hand |
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Restrictions: United States |
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Chris Ferguson
WSOP 2000
Final Winning Hand |
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Chris Freguson |
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Doyle Brunson
WSOP 1976&77
Final Winning Hand |
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Doyle Brunson |
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Phil Helmuth Jr.
WSOP 1989
Final Winning Hand |
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Phil Helmuth |
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Poker Hand Nicknames by Casinator.com |