Poker Hand Names

We’ve compiled a list of poker slang terms sometimes used for poker hands below. If you know of any more you feel should be added to this list, get in touch and we’ll be happy to add them.

First you’ll find a list of hand names for hole cards, then you’ll find a list of ‘made hand’ names you may come across as you’re playing online. Need something a little more in-depth then check our our poker dictionary.

Hole Cards

A-A	Pocket Rockets, American Airlines, Bullets, Two Pips
A-K	Big Slick
A-Q	Little Slick, Big Chick, Mrs. Slick
A-J	Blackjack, Ajax, Jackass
A-T	Johnny Moss, A-Team, Bookends
A-8	Dead Man’s Hand (hand held by Wild Bill Hickock’s when he was shot.Two pair, aces and eights)
A-3	Baskin-Robbins
A-2	Acey-Deucey, Drinking Age
K-K	Cowboys, Elvis Presley, King Kong, Ace Magnets
K-Q	Marriage, Royalty
K-Q suited	Royal Marriage
K-Q unsuited	Mixed Marriage
K-J	Kojak, King John
K-9	Canine, Dog, Fido
K-8	Kokomo
K-7	King Salmon, Columbia River
K-3	King Crab, Alaska Hand
Q-Q	Cowgirls, Ladies, Four Tits, Bitches
Q-J	Maverick (the theme tune of the TV show mentions “living on jacks and queens”)
Q-T	Q-Tip
Q-9	Quinine, Goolsby
Q-7	Computer Hand
Q-3	Gay Waiter, San Francisco Busboy (“Queen with a tray”)
Q-3 suited	Posh Gay Waiter
J-J	Fishhooks, Hooks, Jokers, Johnnies
J-T	Cloutier (as in: T. J. Cloutier)
J-7	Jack Daniel’s
J-6	Railroad Hand
J-5	Motown, Jackson Five
J-4	Flat Tyre, what’s a jack for??????
T-T	Dimes, TNT
T-5	Five and Dime, Woolworths
T-4	Over and Out, Roger That, Good Buddy, Broderick Crawford
T-3	Weinberg
T-2	Doyle Brunson, because in the 1976 and 1977 World Series he won with this hand
9-9	German Virgin (no, no)
9-8	Oldsmobile
9-6	Big Lick, (reverse number 69)
9-6 suited	Prom Night
9-5	Dolly Parton (as in her hit song from the film), full-time job
9-4	Gold Rush (gold rush of 49)
9-2	Montana Banana
8-8	Snowmen, Infinities, Double Infinity, Two Fat Ladies
8-6	Maxwell Smart (as in Agent 86 in Get Smart)
8-5	Finky Dink
8-3	Raquel Welch
7-7	Hockey Sticks, Candy Canes, Walking Sticks
7-6	Trombones (as in the song “76 Trombones”), Union Oil
7-5	Heinz, (as in 57 varieties)
7-4	Double Down
7-3	Joe Hachem (the hand he won the main event of the 2005 world series with)
7-2 offsuit	The Hammer (the worst possible starting hand) Beer Hand (you should drink a beer rather than attempt to play these cards)
7-2 suited	Velvet Hammer
6-9	Joe Bernstein
6-6	Route 66
6-3	Blocky
6-2	Ainsworth
5-7	Pickle Man
5-5	Presto, Nickels, Speed Limit
5-4	Moneymaker, the winning hand at the World Series in 2003 for Chris Moneymaker
4-5	Jesse James
4-4	Sailboats, Midlife Crisis, Darth Vader (clubs and spades – sounds like ‘Darce Force’)
3-9	Jack Benny
3-5	Bully Johnson
3-3	Crabs, Hooters
3-2	Can of Corn
2-9	Twiggy
2-4	Lumberman’s Hand
2-2	Ducks, Swans, Sleepers, Quack Quack
6-6-6	Kotch
4-4-4	Grand Jury

Made Hand Names

Bicycle	Straight, Ace to 5
Bobtail	Outside straight draw
Big Bobtail	Outside straight flush draw
Book	Four of a kind
Broadway	An ace-high straight
Case	Four of a kind
Double belly buster	A two way inside straight
Duplicate	In lowball games, two cards of the same rank
Flush	A hand with five cards of the same suit
Four flush	Four cards to a flush
Four of a kind	Four cards of the same rank
Four pips	Four of a kind,(aces)
Golf bag	Flush of clubs
Full Barn	Another name for a Full House – Three cards of one rank and two of another
Full boat, Boat.	Another name for a Full House – Three cards of one rank and two of another
Full house, House	Three cards of one rank and two of another
Gutshot	An inside straight draw
Kicker	Side card to a pair or better
No pair	A hand with unrelated cards
One pair	A poker hand containing one pair, plus three other unmatched cards
Puppy feet, Puppy toes, Pups	Flush of clubs
Quads	Four of a kind
Rainbow	A flop with three different suits
Rolled up	In seven card stud, three of a kind on the first three cards
Royal flush	A straight flush topped by an ace. (A-K-Q-J-10)
Set	Three of a kind when holding a pocket pair that matches one of the board cards
Slot machine	Sevens (7-7-7), three of a kind
Smooth	A term to describe hand with strong supporting cards.
Steel wheel	Straight flush
Straight	In sequence, five cards of mixed suits
Straight flush	In sequence, five cards of the same suit
Three of a kind	Three cards, same ranking
Three wise men	Three kings
Trips	Three of a kind when one of your pocket cards matches a pair on your board
Wheel	Straight, Ace to 5

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