This list of poker playing card nicknames has some nicknames for the playing cards in a 52-card deck, as used in poker.
Poker hand nicknames The following sets of playing cards can be referred to by the corresponding names in card games that include sets of three or more cards, particularly 3 and 5 card draw, Texas Hold 'em and Omaha Hold 'em. The nicknames would often be used by players when revealing their hands, or by spectators and commentators watching the game. With TV and web broadcasting of Poker tournaments, nicknames became much more popular all over the world.
Card initials Alternative names flush Golf Bag (set of clubs), Puppy Feet, Puppy Prints (from the design of the club) flush Well-Dressed, Decked Out flush Valentine's Day, All My Hearts, Heart-breaker (if it loses) flush Laborers, Digging Deep, In The Hole (if it loses) J4o Pure Bluff Catcher, Flat Tire J4s Bluff Catcher, NOT PURE AA235, 2358K Fibonacci A3579, 3579J, 579JK What Are The Odds 2357J, 357JK All The Primes 2468T, 468TQ, 68TQA Even Stevens AAAAK Knights of the Round Table, Monty Python and the Holy Grail AAAA Team Rocket, Thunderbirds, Musketeers AAAKK Windsor Castle, The Penthouse, Updown Court, The Pinnacle, Bran Castle (amongst some of the world's largest and/or most expensive buildings and/or mansions) AAA Athos, Porthos and Aramis AAKK Big Slick Did the Trick (a rhyme, if the appropriate two-pair hand is formed from the AK starting hand (aka Big Slick); poker professionals will tend to bet aggressively with this hand) AAQQ Aqua AAJJ Jackasses (play on "Jacks and Aces") AA88 Dead Man's Hand AKQJT Broadway (off-suit), Royal Flush (suited) A3A6 Austin 3:16 (after WWE wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin) A23 ABC A4A42 Square root of 2 AA23 Princess Leia A6A8T Golden Hand (from the Golden Mean) AK47 After the AK-47 assault rifle developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov KKKK Four Horsemen, Kings of LeonAAAKKK DUPLEX (Any two cards can be used. Basically two sets of trips. Instead of a 5-card hand called "Full House" you have a 6-card hand which makes a "bigger full house" or Duplex) KKKAA The Nativity (the Biblical story in which the Three Wise Men visit Joseph & Mary to witness Jesus Christ's birth) KKKQQ Buckingham Palace KKK Alabama Knight Riders, Three Wise Men, Christmas Special, Ku Klux Klan, Keane KKQQ Mommas and Poppas, ABBA, Double Date, "Aerosmith" (based on the song title, "Kings and Queens"), The Ice Breaker KQJT9 Off-Broadway (off-suit), Hail to the King (suited) QQQQK Elvis in Vegas, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy QQQQJ Bachelor's Dream QQQQ Village People, Magnolias, Scrabble Player's Dream, The Joy Luck Club QQQ Six Tits, Daisy Hand QAAAK The Duck QQ33 San Francisco waiters (Queens and Treys) QJT98 Honeymoon in Vegas (if it wins, based on a scene from the movie of the same name)JA55Jackass, Jazz JJJJQ The Strip Club JJJJ8 Riewoldt On A Roll (after AFL Richmond full-forward Jack Riewoldt) JJJJ5 Neverland Ranch JJJ55 Jackson Five JJJ "Hart, Schaffner and Marx" JJ55 Rock 'n' Roll, Motown JJ33 Hookers With Crabs JT987 Convenience Store Straight, Honeymoon in Vegas (if it loses, based on a scene from the movie of the same name) TTTT Larry (after Larry Fortensky, Elizabeth Taylor's eighth husband), Shotgun TTT Thirty Miles of Bad Road, Elk River, Gilroy, Judge Bean, Judge Duffy, Judge Judy, Judge Wapner, San Jose to Gilroy (approximate distance in miles between the two cities), Dallas to Fort Worth (ditto), Judas (his pay was "thirty pieces of silver") TT Fingers n' Toes (ten of each), Dubs Dimes, Duff McKagan, Top Titties TJAAT Golden String TT33 Hot Waitresses (Tens with treys) TK42A Star Wars, Stormtrooper (Why aren't you at your post?) T8642 Rizlo, Scotch Straight 9988 Oldsmobile, Nickname originates from the Oldmobile model 98 series, which was produced from 1941 to 1996. 9966 Dinner For Four, Dubs Sixtyniners 999 Extra Virgin (99 is "German Virgin") 888 Television Subtitles 77744 Sailing Rednecks 777 21, 21 Miles of Rough Road, Jackpot, Slot Machine 7733 Queens of the Stone Age (after their song 3's and 7's) 75432 (off-suit) Kansas City, Sympathy Hand (it is the worst hand possible)6677 Monzo Cosmo (after his song "Sixes and Sevens") 6667J Devil's Convenience Store 666 The Devil, Lucifer, The Beast, Devil's Area Code, Kotch 65432 Rabbit, The World Trade Center Straight 555 Washington Monument, Pork Chop Sandwich, Movie Call (All bogus numbers start with "555") 5432A First Street, Little Minnie, Little Wheel, Pup, Puppy, Spoke, Steel Wheel (suited), Steel Wheel Bike (suited), The Bicycle 4444A Hole-In-One 4444 Yacht Club 444 Grand Jury 49 Full Cup (Joke from the TV Series Friends, where Chandler and Joey play "Cups") 36TJK The Royal Sampler (from a joke on The Simpsons) 3333T Teddy, EJ, Mr Football (after AFL/VFL Footscray/Western Bulldogs legend Ted Whitten), 1961 (if it loses) 3333 Forest, Four Trees, The Magic Numbers 3322 Socks and Shoes, Mits and Mites, Mites and Lice, Nits and Lice 3A4A5 Pi27A82 Euler 2222 Mighty Ducks 222AA Marksman 22233 Tent (smallest full house), Mites and Lice, Nits and Lice 222 Huey, Dewey, and Louie
Texas hold 'em pocket card nicknames The following is a list of nicknames for pairs of two playing cards, usually hole cards, used in poker derivatives such as Texas hold 'em and Omaha hold 'em poker. These nicknames are usually used by the player when announcing their hand or by spectators or commentators who are watching the game.
Ace higher card Card initials Alternative name Explanation AA Alan Alda An alliteration, Alan Alda was the star of the television version of M*A*S*HAlbert AnastasiaAn alliteration, first mob boss killed gangland style in 1957American Airlines ( or )So called due to the commercial airline's acronym and logo, AA (the aces are of different colors to mimic the AA logo)Apollo 11So called due to it being the first mission to the moon while ace is considered 1, or because the hand "AA" means "11"Banditerna ()Swedish for "the Bandits" Batteries AA like a AA battery commonly used in portable electronic devices Big Smoke AA is a strong pre-flop favorite ("smokes") over Big Slick (AK) or any other two-card hand.BulletsLooks like bullets, possibly a reference to the Dead Man's Hand, two pair of aces and eights, suggesting that Wild Bill drew a third bullet in the back, which filled his hand in deathEyesProbably from snake eyes in diceEyes of TexasFrom the song, probably an elaboration on diceFlying NazisProbably because an A looks like a plane, and the Nazis had the most successful flying "aces" in their air forceJoe Louis ()Two black eyes, what you will get in the ring if you fight Joe LouisPocket RocketsLooks like rocketsNeedlesLooks like needlesRocky MountainsLooks like mountainsSharp TopsSharp on top, see also A4Snake EyesFrom dice snake eyes is the outcome of rolling the dice in a game of craps and getting only one pip on each dieSquirrelProbably named because the hand is "the nuts". Possibly also a reference to the phrase "Even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while"SticksLooks like sticksTeepeesLooks like teepeesTwo PipsA pip is a mark indicating the suit or numerical value of a playing cardVisine ()Two red eyes, it gets the red out AKAnna KournikovaInitials; also looks good, but never wins.Annalise KeatingInitials;Barry Greenstein()From 5th annual Jack Binion World Poker Open in Tunica MS, as per Hooter HuonBig SlickIt is a slippery hand that one can easily lose a fortune overKalashnikovDue to the name of a gun designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov, AK-47.Big Ugly (offsuit)Imitating Big Slick, but "Ugly" if offsuitExxon Valdez () Since it has a lot of black in it.King ArthurNamed after the legendary British leader.Korean AirlinesNamed after the South Korean national flag carrier, although its IATA code is KE.Mike Haven ()Mike played two pre-flops all-in in a row with these cards to win the final table, coming from behindSalt Lake PairNo explanation found. The "pair" refers to the cards being well matched, rather than of equal value.Santa BarbaraDue to a big oil spill off Santa BarbaraWalking Back to HoustonGamblers who played this hand too strongly were often left with no getaway money. Other sources state that its name was derived because the old time poker players would play this hand so well that they would leave their opponents walking back to Houston AQAntony & CleopatraA for Antony and Cleopatra his queen. Named after the lovers and Shakespearean worksBig ChickImitating Big Slick(AK)Big SlutImitating Big Slick (AK). Hands involving Queens are often derogatory, especially if they do not win.Doyle BrunsonIn his book, Doyle said he would never play AQ, and busted out of the 2008 WSOP Main Event holding AQ offsuit.Little SlickImitating Big Slick (AK)Mrs SlickImitating Big Slick (AK)Rocket QueenA song made popular from Guns N'Roses AJArmani JeansAJ is the acronym used by the brand Armani JeansThe Unraren/aApple JacksBackronym of AJAjaxNamed after the foam cleaner due to the phonetic similarity between "Ajax" and "Ace-Jack", or "A-Jacks"BlackjackNamed after the card game in which AJ (Or an Ace with a picture card or 10) is the highest possible handFoamy CleanserAjaxHijack As in "High-Jack"JackassImitative of "Jack-Ace"TrapassoLikely to be named after the American football player A.J. Trapasso ATBookends2 ends of the highest straightJohnny MossIt has been speculated that Johnny Moss is associated with this hand because he began playing poker at the age of 10WarthogReference to the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft, nicknamed the "Warthog" A9Rounders HandFrom the movieMcDerment () A corruption of the last name of Mike McDermott, the character played by Matt Damon in the movie Rounders, whose fortune rode heavily on this hand.Jesus (Chris Ferguson)Chris Ferguson beat T. J. Cloutier at the final hand of the 2000 WSOP Championship event holding A9 against TJ's AQ A8Dead Man's HandSee Dead man's handAsterix and ObelixInspired by characters from René Goscinny's The Adventures of Asterix. Asterix represents the Ace due to the matching initial with Obelix representing the 8 due to their similar shape.A7SlapshotNicknamed Slapshot as a hockey reference as sevens are sometimes called hockey sticks and aces are bulletsThe SonnertNamed after poker player Bengt Sonnert for his success with it in the World Series of Poker Europe 2008 A6Mile High ClubAirplane and sex (Aces are often nicknamed after planes due to their shape, "six" in German is pronounced as sechs similar to "sex")Tennessee Ernie FordSinger of Sixteen Tons A5High FiveAn Ace is high, combined with a five gives us a high fiveSolver's Favorite Hand (suited)Prevalent 3-bet bluff by poker solvers. A4Plane CrashAces are synonymous with flying (e.g., 'Flying Nazis', 'Pocket Rockets' and 'American Airlines') probably due to the shape of the 'A', a '4' is like an 'A', but with a missing 'wing', hence Plane CrashStu Ungar Ungar won the last of his three World Series of Poker Main Event titles in 1997 with this hand, making a straight.Fake AcesSince a 4 looks a bit like an A, the A4 can be called fake aces.Ilia MalininThe first figure skater to successfully jump a quadruple Axel (abbreviation: 4A) in a competition.QuadgodNickname of Ilia Malinin (see above). A3AshtrayImitates Ace-treyBaskin-RobbinsNicknamed Baskin-Robbins because of their 31 different flavors of ice cream.ThraceA portmanteau of "Three" and "Ace", also named after the historical and geographic area in southeast Europe Thrace A2Acey-DeuceyFrom the game Acey DeucyRiewoldt Playing number of St. Kilda Captain, Nick Riewoldt (12)Hunting SeasonAces are known as bullets and twos are known as ducks, hence hunting seasonLittle SlickImitation of 'Big Slick' (AK)BrutusImitates "et tu". From William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. As Brutus stab Caesar, he exclaims “Et tu, Brute?”. AxGeorge StraitNamed after his Ace In The Hole Band and his song "Ace In The Hole"
King higher card