POCKET NICKNAMES
Something unique to Texas Holdem Poker is that each player receives two hidden hole cards at the beginning of each hand. Through the years, poker players have had a little fun and gave names to just about every two card combination in the game. Some names are pretty clever, some very obvious, and others have been downright vulgar. Remember, poker players, not school girls, graced these cards with their current nicknames. So instead of being named “Puppy Dogs” or “Rose Petals”, cards are called such things as “Jackass” and “Gay Waiter.” Whether these names humor you or not, these names have become a part of the vernacular of Poker and will probably be here to stay.




Pocket Cards
Nicknames
A A
Pocket Rockets, Bullets, American Airlines
A K
Big Slick, Anna Kournikova, Big Ugly (offsuit)
A Q
Big Chick, Little Slick, Rocket Queen, Mrs. Slick, Big Slut
A J
Jack Ass (Our Signature Hand), Ajax, Apple Jacks, Blackjack
A 10
Book Ends
A 9
Rounders Hand
A 8
Dead Man's Hand
A 7
Slapshot, Red Barron
A 6
Mile High
A 5
High Five, Lincoln, Honest Abe
A 4
Transvestite
A 3
Ashtray, Baskin-Robbins
A 2
Acey Deucey, Hunting Season, Arizona, Barely Legal
K K
Cowboys, Gorillas, King Kong, Kangaroos, Ace Magnets, Kamikaze
K Q
Marriage (suited), Mixed Marriage (offsuit), Royal Couple
K J
Kojack, Bachelor's Hand (offsuit)
K 10
Katie, Woodcutter (offsuit)
K 9
Canine, Dogs, Fido
K 8
Kate, Kokomo
K 7
Columbia River, Kevin
K 6
Kicks
K 5
Knives
K 4
Forking Idiot, Fork
K 3
King Crab, Sizzler
K 2
The Mountain, White Men Can't Jump, Donald Duck
Q Q
Ladies, Canadian Aces, A Good Time, Bitches, Four Titties
Q J
Quack, Maverick, Oedipus
Q 10
Q-Tip, Cutie
Q 9
Quinine
Q 8
Kuwait, Face Sitter
Q 7
Computer Hand
Q 6
Foreplay (queue sex)
Q 5
Granny Mae
Q 4
Fork You, Bitching, Housework
Q 3
Gay Waiter, Windsor Waiter, San Francisco Bus Boy
Q 2
Daisy Duck
J J
Fishhooks, Jaybirds, Brothers
J 10
JT, TJ
J 9
Braggars, Jeanine
J 8
Jeffrey Dahmer, Jacket
J 7
Jack Daniels, Dice
J 6
Railroad
J 5
Jackson 5, Motown
J 4
Flat Tire
J 3
Lumberjack, J-Lo, Jennifer Lopez
J 2
Jack Shit, Jew
10 10
TNT, Dynamite, Dimes
10 9
Countdown
10 8
Tetris
10 7
Bowling Hand, Split
10 6
Sweet Sixteen
10 5
Dimestore, Woolworth's, Nickels & Dimes, 5 & Dime, Homosexual
10 4
Over & Out, Good Buddy, Trucker's Hand, Roger That, CB Hand
10 3
Fast Connection
10 2
Doyle Brunson, Steering Wheel, Terminator 2
9 9
Popeyes, Prince, German Virgins, Meat Hooks
9 8
Oldsmobile
9 7
Grapfruit
9 6
Big Lick, Big Love, Prom Night (suited), Good Lover, Happy Meal, The Dirty
9 5
Dolly Parton, Office Hours
9 4
San Francisco
9 3
Jack Benny
9 2
Montana Banana, Twiggy
8 8
Snowmen, Time Travel, DeLorean, Fat Ladies, Piano Keys
8 7
RPM, Tahoe
8 6
Maxwell Smart, Eubie
8 5
Ochocinco, Chad Johnson
8 4
Big Brother, Orwell
8 3
Raquel Welch, 38 Special
8 2
Tadpole
7 7
Hockey Sticks, Mullets, Axes, Candy Canes, Sunset Strip
7 6
Trombones, Union Oil, America's Birthday
7 5
Heinz 57, Pickle Man
7 4
Double-Down, AK-47
7 3
Dutch Waiter, Swedish Bus Boy
7 2
Beer Hand, W.H.I.P. (Worst Hand in Poker)
6 6
Route 66, Cherries
6 5
Bus Pass, Retirement
6 4
Billion Dollar Hand, The Question, Revolution
6 3
JFK
6 2
Bed & Breakfast
5 5
Nickels, Snakes, Speed Limit, Double Nickels, Sammy Hagar
5 4
Colt 45, Jesse James
5 3
Juggernaut
5 2
Bomber, Pick-Up, Quarter, 2-Bits
4 4
Sailboats, Dark Force/Darth Vader (spades & clubs), Magnum
4 3
Waltz, Books
4 2
Lumberman's Hand, Lumberjack's Hand
3 3
Treys, Crabs
3 2
Jordans, Michael Jordan
2 2
Ducks, Quacks, Swans, Dueces