Hand Nicknames
The colorful language of poker starting hands.
Pocket Rockets/Bullets/American Airlines/Batteries
Pairs
A
♠
A
A
♥
A
Cowboys/King Kong/Ace Magnets
Pairs
K
♠
K
K
♥
K
Ladies/Dames/Cowgirls/Hilton Sisters
Pairs
Q
♠
Q
Q
♥
Q
Fishhooks/Hooks/Jokers
Pairs
J
♠
J
J
♥
J
Dimes/TNT/Audi
Pairs
10
♠
10
10
♥
10
Phil Hellmuth/Wayne Gretzky/German Virgin (Nein/Nine)
Pairs
9
♠
9
9
♥
9
Snowmen/Octopuses/Piano Keys
Pairs
8
♠
8
8
♥
8
Walking Sticks/Hockey Sticks/Sunset Strip
Pairs
7
♠
7
7
♥
7
Route 66/Kicks/Cherries
Pairs
6
♠
6
6
♥
6
Speed Limit/Presto/Nickels
Pairs
5
♠
5
5
♥
5
Sailboats/Magnum/Midlife Crisis
Pairs
4
♠
4
4
♥
4
Crabs/Treys
Pairs
3
♠
3
3
♥
3
Ducks/Desmond/Quack Quack
Pairs
2
♠
2
2
♥
2
Big Slick/Anna Kournikova/Walking Back to Houston
Broadways
A
♠
A
K
♥
K
Big Chick/Little Slick/Mrs. Slick
Broadways
A
♠
A
Q
♥
Q
Blackjack/Ajax/Apple Jacks
Broadways
A
♠
A
J
♥
J
Johnny Moss
Broadways
A
♠
A
10
♥
10
Ashtray/Baskin-Robbins
Misc
A
♠
A
3
♥
3
Little Slick/AC Doocy/Hunting season
Misc
A
♠
A
2
♥
2
Marriage/Royalty/Divorce (if folded)
Broadways
K
♠
K
Q
♥
Q
Kojak/Harry Potter (JK)
Broadways
K
♠
K
J
♥
J
Canine/Dogs/Michael Jordan
Misc
K
♠
K
9
♥
9
Maverick/Oedipus Rex
Broadways
Q
♠
Q
J
♥
J
Quentin Tarantino/Q-Tip
Broadways
Q
♠
Q
10
♥
10
Motown/Jackson Five
Misc
J
♠
J
5
♥
5
Doyle Brunson
Famous
10
♠
10
2
♥
2
Dolly Parton
Famous
9
♠
9
5
♥
5
The Beer Hand/W.H.I.P (Worst Hand In Poker)
Misc
7
♠
7
2
♥
2
Big Lick/Dinner for Two
Misc
6
♠
6
9
♥
9
King Crab
Misc
K
♠
K
3
♥
3
The McDermott/Rounders Hand
Famous
A
♠
A
9
♥
9
Dead Man's Hand (A8 of clubs/spades)
Famous
A
♠
A
8
♥
8
Slapshot
Misc
A
♠
A
7
♥
7
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Misc
A
♠
A
6
♥
6
High Five
Misc
A
♠
A
5
♥
5
Fake Aces/Stu Ungar/Plane Crash
Famous
A
♠
A
4
♥
4