Poker Hand Names

Make sure to improve your poker slang by using some of these poker hand nicknames and talk the talk at the tables!

Pocket Pairs

AA

Bullets, Pocket Rockets, American Airlines

KK

Cowboys, King Kong, Ace Magnets

QQ

Ladies, Cowgirls, Bitches

JJ

Fishhooks, Hooks, Jokers

TT

Dimes

99

Popeye’s, Balloons, German Virgins

88

Snowmen

77

Hockey Sticks, Mullets

66

Route 66

55

Presto

44

Sailboats

33

Crabs, City Park

22

Ducks, Swans

Unpaired Hole Cards

AK

Big Slick

AQ

Little Slick

AJ

Jackass, Blackjack

AT

A-Team, Johnny Moss

A3

Ashtray

A2

Hunting Season

KQ

Royalty

KJ

Kojak, King John

K3

King crab

Q7

Computer hand

JT

Cloutier

J5

Jackson Five, Motown

T2

Doyle Brunson

96

Big Lick

95

Dolly Parton

72

The Hammer, Beer Hand

Other Hands

Bicycle

Straight, Ace to 5

Book

Four of a kind

Broadway

Any Ace high straight

Double Belly Buster

A two way inside straight draw

Flush

A 5 card hand of the same suit

Four of a Kind

4 cards of the same rank

Golf Bag

Flush of clubs

Full House or Boat

Three card of one rank and two of another

Gut shot

An inside straight draw

Kicker

Side card to a pair or better

Paint

Any face card

One Pair

A hand containing one pair and three other unmatched cards

Quads

Four of a kind

Rainbow

A flop with three different suits

Royal Flush

A straight flush, Ace to 10

Set

Hitting a three of a kind while holding a pocket pair

Straight

In sequence, five card of mixed suits

Straight Flush

In sequence, five card of the same suit

Nuts

An unbeatable hand

Three of a kind

Three cards of the same ranking

Trips

Hitting a three of a kind while holding a pocket pair

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