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Poker Hand Names (Holdem Hand Nicknames)
Poker hand names can add a bit of confusion to the game for new
players. After all, it’s tough enough to learn the starting value of poker hands
and how to play them properly without having to learn all their corresponding nicknames!
This page is not designed to bombard you with every single nickname you might encounter
at the tables. It is merely intended to be a jump start for learning the most common
poker hand names you’ll hear while playing texas holdem.
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Common Starting Hand Nicknames |
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Hand |
Nickname |
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AA |
American Airlines, Rockets, Bullets
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KK |
Cowboys
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QQ |
The Hilton sisters, Ladies, Siegfried and Roy
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JJ |
Fishhooks (or hooks)
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88 |
Snowmen (after the shape of the letter eight)
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77 |
Walking/Hockey sticks (after the shape of the letter seven)
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55 |
Speed Limit
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33 |
Treys |
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22 |
Deuces, Ducks |
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AK |
Big Slick (highly common nickname) |
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AQ |
Big Chick
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KJ |
Kojack
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Q7 |
Computer hand (because computer simulations deem this to be the exact middle of
all starting hand values)
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Q3 |
Gay Waiter (Queen with a trey)
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J5 |
Motown (after the Jackson Five)
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T2 |
The Doyle Brunson (after the hand Doyle won back to back World Championships with)
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96 |
Big Lick (sexual connotation, 69)
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95 |
Dolly Parton (after her song/movie “9 to 5”)
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72 |
The worst hand in poker (statistically the worst hand at a full table) |
Other common post-flop poker hand names to be aware of...
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An ace to five straight is commonly referred to as a “wheel”.
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An ace to ten straight is commonly referred to as “broadway”.
There are literally dozens of hand nicknames out there. If you play in home games,
you will probably encounter some that aren’t common on the internet (such as a hand
named after a local player). However, this basic list should be all you need to
at least understand the strange lingo you sometimes hear as a beginning poker player.
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