There is a list that is endless when it comes to nicknames for poker hands. As at evodomino, the list seems to keep growing bigger all the time, with players always coming up with new ones. There are some which are obvious while others are amusing, and others tend to be tenuous.
You don’t have to know all of them or even any, as they are just nicknames. But you could see them being used in online poker chats or poker forums or hear them from a live dealer, so it is good to know them.
Pocket pair nicknames
The pocket pair term is utilized in poker games like the Texas Hold’em, where the players are dealt the cards – the hole cards – and the board cards – community cards. A pocket pair refers to when a player happens to have a pair in the hole cards
Each of the pair has the nickname that is associated with it with others having several some of the nicknames of each that are commonly used include the following:
- Pair of aces: The most common name used to describe a pocket pair of aces are pocket rockets or bullets. Several other terms are also used with a varied frequency, and they include the following; American airlines, teepers, snake eyes, admiral Ackbar, batteries, two pips, needles, Alan Alda.
- Pair of Kings:A king card has commonly nicknamed a cowboy. So for a pair of kings, they will be cowboys. Other common nicknames include King Kong, Elvis Presley, Kevin Keegan, Gorillas, Krispy Kreme, Ace Magnets.
- Pairs of queens: Ladies is the most common term used to refer to the queen. Several other derogatory names are also used, such as bitches, Calamity Jane, Hilton Sisters, and Snowshoes.
- Pair of jacks: Jaybirds, brothers, and fish hooks are the most commonly used nicknames for describing a pocket jack pair. Also utilized are Kid Dy-no-mite. Sucker, and The Two Jakes.
- Pair of tens: Having a pocket pair of tens is referred to as dimes. Dynamite or TNT are other terms used along with Tension. It is believed to be due to a pair of ten holding is tense as it has higher chances of overcards.
- Pair of nines: Wayne Gretzky, Phil Hellmuth, Popeyes
- Pair of eights: Pretzels, Piano Keys, Snowmen
- Pair of sevens: Walking sticks, Candy canes, Axes
- Paire of sixes: Kicks, Boots, Route 66
- Pair of FiAckbarnakes, Nickel, Speed Limit
- Pair of fours: Magnum, Sailboats
- Pair of threes: Treys, Crabs
- Pair of twos: Desmond, Ducks, Richard Nixon
Nicknames for hole cards that are combined with an Ace.
There are nicknames for all the combination of hole cards that include the ace. There are several of them for the king and the ace combination, which in most cases, is referred to as the Big Slick, but there are a variety of other nicknames which are also utilized. The following are some of the few examples.
- Anna Kournikova
- Walking back to Houston
- Kalashnikov
- Korean airlines
- King Arthur
Below are some of the listed nicknames that are popular for other combinations which include the Ace.
- The Ace and Queen: Click, Big Chick, Little Slick
- Ace and Jack: Hijack, Armani Jeans, Apple Jacks, Ajax.
- Ace and ten: Johnny Moss, Bookends
- Ace and Nine: Jesus, Rounders Hand, Gimp
- Ace and Eight: Asterix and Obelix, Dead man’s hand
- Ace and Seven: Slapshot, The Sonnert
- Ace and Six: High five
- Ace and five: Desmond, Ducks, Richard Nixon
- Ace and four: Transvestite, Stu Ungar, Plane Crash
- Ace and Three: Thrace, Ashtray, Baskin-Robbins
- Ace and Two: Hunting season, Acey-Deucey
