If you play or watch Texas Hold’em at all, you’ll start hearing people announce they’ve got “Big Slick” or “I’ve got snowmen!”
They’re not being literal — they’re talking about the hole or pocket cards they’ve been dealt in the lingo of poker.
Learn the slang for poker hands so when you hear these nicknames while playing Texas Hold’em, you’ll know what everyone is talking about. Think you already know all the poker lingo? Prove it by acing the poker slang quiz!
A-A – American Airlines, bullets, pocket rockets A-K – Big Slick, “Walking back to Houston” A-J — Ajax K-K – Cowboys K-Q – Marriage K-J – Kojak K-9 — Canine Q-Q – Dames, divas, ladies, the Hilton sisters, Siegfried & Roy Q-J – Maverick, Oedipus Rex Q-7 — Computer Hand Q-3 – A San Francisco Busboy (a queen with a trey – har har) J-J – Jokers, hooks J-9 – T.J. Sponsored Links Hand Probability & Stats Detailed Stats & player profiles while you play. Get a Free license. www.PokerSharpener.com Wingman Hand Calculator Wingman is a free hand calculator to calculate winning percentages www.PokerWingman.com Texas Holdem Strategy Discover the Secrets to Winning More at Texas Holdem Poker. Honest-Poker-Reviews.com Cloutier. J-5 – Jackson Five, Motown 10-5 – Five and dime 10-2 – Doyle Brunson. (He won two World Series of Poker titles with this hand.) 9-9 – Meat hooks 8-8 – Snowmen, Octopuses 7-7 – Hockey Sticks, walking Sticks 7-2 – The Hammer 5-5 – Nickels, presto, speed limit 5-4 – Jesse James, for his Colt .45 4-4 — Sailboats 2-2 — Ducks
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