Nicknames For
Texas Holdem pokerBelow is a listing of some of the more common and some not so common names for starting poker hands. Some of the younger players probably will not understand the reference to terms like Broderick Crawford (The star of the 60’s show Highway Patrol who used 10-4) or Woolworths (which was a big chain of 5 and 10 cent stores in days past.) Depending upon where you live there might be other local terminology used for the starting hands.
AA: Pocket Rockets; Bullets; American Airlines KK: Cowboys; King Kong QQ: Ladies, Whores, Siegfried & Roy JJ: Fishhooks; hooksTT: Dimes99: German Virgin; Barbara Feldon (Get Smart Agent 99) 88: Snowmen; Doggie Balls; Piano Keys77: Sunset Strip66: Route 6655: Speed Limit44: Magnum; Sailboats33: Crabs22: Ducks
AK: Big Slick; Santa BarbaraAQ: Big Chick; Walking Back to HoustonAJ: AjaxA8: Dead Man’s handKQ suited MarriageKQ offsuit Mixed MarriageKJ: KojakK9: Fido Canine What a DogK3: Commander Crab; King CrabQJ: MaverickQT: Quint; VarkonyQ7: Computer hand Q3: Gay Waiter; San Francisco Busboy (queen with a tray) J5: Motown; Jackson FiveJ4: Flat ties (what’s a jack for?) T5: Woolworth's; Five and DimeT4: Broderick Crawford; Convoy; Good BuddyT2: Texas Dolly98: Oldsmobile69: Big Lick; Dinner for Two95: Dolly Parton92: Montana Banana 76: Union Oil57: Heinz45: Jessie James; Jane Russell39: Jack Benny38: Raquel Welch29: Twiggy
