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HOLDEM POKER HAND SLANG
The following refer to hole (pocket) cards:
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A-A: Pocket Rockets, American Airlines, Bullets, Two Pips
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A-K: Big Slick, Machine Gun (AK-47), Anna Kournikova ("looks great, but doesn't always play well")
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A-Q: Little Slick, Mrs. Slick, Catch of the Day, Doyle Brunson (see note at bottom)
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A-J: Blackjack, Ajax, Apple Jacks, Jack Ass, Apple Juice,Pheonomanal
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A-10: Johnny Moss, Corners
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A-8: Dead Man's Hand (by analogy with Wild Bill's aces and eights)
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A-3: Baskin-Robbins (plays off the number 31: 31 Flavors)
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A-2: Michael Jackson (Big hand touching little hand), Hunting Season (bullet and duck)
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K-K: Cowboys, Penn and Teller, Elvis Presley, King Kong, [Brokeback Mountain] (two red kings = two bleeding cowboys)
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K-Q: Marriage, Royalty
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K-Q suited: Royal Marriage
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K-Q offsuit: Mixed Marriage,Fork and Spoon
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K-J: Kojak, King John
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K-J offsuit: Bachelor's Hand (play on words: "Jack-King, off"), Bill Fillmaff
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K-9: The Animal, Canine, Sawmill
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K-8: The NY Heart Attack (a NYC player died holding this hand, April, 2005), Kokomo
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K-7: Columbia River
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K-3: [[Seafood] hand (King Crab)
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K-2: Steep Climb, Dr. Shakeoff
Q-Q: Ladies, Siegfried & Roy, Snowshoes, The Hilton Sisters, Dykes -
Q-J: Oedipus, Maverick
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Q-10: Q-Tip,Varkonyi (named after Robert Varkonyi, 2002 World Series of Poker main event champion, who rather liked this hand)
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Q-9: Quinine
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Q-7: Computer Hand (according to a computer simulation, the median hand between generally profitable versus generally unprofitable Hold'em starting hands)
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Q-3: Gay Waiter, San Francisco Busboy ("Queen with a trey|tray")
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o Q-3 suited: Posh Gay Waiter
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J-J: Fishhooks, Hooks, Jokers, Kid Dynomite (after J. J. Evans), Jay Birds
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J-T: Cloutier (play on name: T. J. Cloutier)
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J-8: Dahmer (Jeffery Dahmer ate Jack)
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J-7: Jack Daniel's
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J-6: Railroad hand
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J-5: Jackson Five, Motown, Redmond Special
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J-4: Flat tire (play on words: "What's a jack for?")
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10-10: Rin Tin Tin
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10-8: Rosary (a Buddhist and Catholic rosary have 108 beads), Hail Mary
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10-7 offsuit: Negreanu (offsuit only) (Negreanu has said that this hand is his favourite hand as "it can make two flushes")
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10-5: Five and Dime, Woolworth (deprecated)
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10-4: Good Buddy, Over and Out and Roger That (play on radio code 10-4)
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10-2: Doyle Brunson (see note at bottom)
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9-9: Barbara Feldon, Wayne Gretzky, German Virgin ("nein, nein" means "no, no" in German)
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9-8: Oldsmobile
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9-6: Big Lick, Porno, Dinner for Two, Good Position, Sit On MyFace (play on number 69)
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9-6 suited: Prom Night ("Sixty-nine suited")
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9-5: Dolly Parton (she sang Workin' 9 to 5)
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9-4: Gold Rush, San Francisco (play off the number 49)
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9-3: Jack Benny (deprecated: Jack Benny always claimed to be 39 years old)
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8-8: Little Oldsmobile, Snowmen, Infinities , Dogs Balls
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8-3: Raquel Welch, T n A
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7-7: Walking Sticks, Sunset Strip, Hockey Sticks
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7-6: Philadelphia, Union Oil
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7-5: Pickle Man, Heinz, ketchup (play on number 57 found on bottles)
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7-4: Double Down, Blackjack hand
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7-3: Hachem (named for Joseph Hachem, winner of World Series of Poker, 2005 who won the $7.5 million prize with this hand when he flopped a straight)
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7-2: Beer Hand
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7-2 offsuit: The Hammer!, Teddy Lee, Jamaican Air, The Spanish Inquisition
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7-2 suited: Prom Night Teddy Lee
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6-6: Route 66, Pocket Buddies, England (Football World Cup winners in 1966)
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6-5: Retirement, Jägermeister
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5-5: Presto, Speed Limit
It is traditional to exclaim "Presto!" while revealing the pocket fives if the hand wins. -
5-4: Jesse James, Colt 45 (both play off the number 45), Moneymaker (winning hand of Chris Moneymaker, 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion)
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4-4: Sailboats, Midlife Crisis
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4-3: George W. Bush (the 43rd President of the United States)
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4-2: Lumberman's hand, Bill Clinton (the 42nd President of the United States), Garcia, Jr. (supposedly favored by General Garcia)
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3-3: Crabs, Larry Bird, Hooters
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3-2: Michael Jordan (he wore number 23), Can of Corn, Hooter Hand, Mississippi Slick
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2-2: Ducks, Swans, Sleepers
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A-Q is called the "Doyle Brunson" because Brunson rarely plays this hand. 10-2 is also called the Doyle Brunson because he won the World Series of Poker with it twice in a row (1976 and 1977).
In addition, two types of hands are called "blackjack hands":
Hands which are naturals in blackjack: any ace with any face or ten.
Hands whose numeric total is 11: 9-2, 8-3, 7-4, 6-5. (In blackjack, such hands are very good for players.)
Hands whose numeric total is 11: 9-2, 8-3, 7-4, 6-5. (In blackjack, such hands are very good for players.)
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