Hold'em Hand Slang
7 years ago11 Apr
First off, you're probably wondering about that strange feature picture. Look at the hand he's holding. Do you know what that is? 2 black aces and 2 black eights is the dead man's hand, named after the hand that Wild Bill Hickock was supposedly holding when he was shot dead.
Following from my previous look at poker hand nick-names, I thought Iād bring you a new selection and also a test; we want to see how well you know your hold'em hand names!
But before we kick off, here are some of the readerās versions which were posted in the comments section last time ā minus (some of the) less printable ones! They're pretty hilarious.
Skip Napier, a poker dealer at Rivers Casino, gives us ā6-4 = Big Shirley, cause she's 6'4" and ugly as hell!ā
Michael Warrington added to our list, reminding us that although AK is āBig Slickā, AQ is often referred to as āBig Chickā! Charley Rouse then got in on the act trying to claim 69 is āBig Lickā! Canāt quite get my head (or tongue) around his reasoning though ;)
Charles Mitch Semon took us away from the female theme with 3-8, which is known as the ā38 specialā, though if you can blast through the opposition with those cards youāre a better poker player than me!
Mitchell Marx hit the target with his 4-7, "I call it A K (AK47)" and speaking of hits, when J5 (Jackson 5) wins, then according to Robert Crake from Lincoln in England the game has gone āMotownā.
OK, time to test you out on some of the others ā check your answers at the bottom and see if youāre a poker hand nickname āKingā or just a āseven-deuce offsuitā in disguise!
A7 is known as a āSlapShotā becauseā¦
- It is a hockey reference as sevens are sometimes called hockey sticks and aces are bullets?
- It came from the movie SlapShot, when Paul Newman won a poker game against the Hanson brothers, Jack and Steve, with this hand?
- If you win with this hand you have to slap your opponent then buy him a shot of bourbon?
Q7 is known as the ācomputer handā becauseā¦
- The first time a computer beat a human at poker heads-up, Q7 was the winning hand?
- Computer calculations have told us that this is the average hand in poker?
- In C++, a computer programming language, typing in Q7 brings up a hidden poker game on your screen?
J3 is known as J-Lo becauseā¦
- In Deuces Wild poker, the 3 is the lowest card to go with the Jack?
- It is named after the pop star J-Lo, the 3 because of its similarity to her big butt?
- Texan poker pro Jay Lowe won the 1976 Main Event with this hand?
97 is often referred to as the āPersian Carpet Rideā becauseā¦
- It appears in a card game in ā1001 Arabian Nightsā featuring Ali Baba and the 40 thieves?
- It is Antonio āthe Magicianā Esfandiari's favorite hand?
- The famous rollercoaster it is named after opened in 1997?
32 is called the āMississippi Slickā becauseā¦
- As the worst non-pair starting hand it is the opposite of AK (Big Slick, the best non-pair starting hand)?
- It was named after the oil slick which trapped several Mississippi River boats in 1932?
- It refers to the counting method, ā3 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi, 1 Mississippiā¦here I come!ā in childrenās games?
The hand 44 is known as āDiana Dorsā in the UK becauseā¦
- The English actressā name rhymes with "All the Fours" as in the game of Bingo?
- She won her first tournament by playing this hand four times at the final table?
- Her bust was an incredible 44 inches?
A2 is often called āHunting Seasonā becauseā¦
- It begins officially on August 2nd?
- It is a bullet with a duck?
- It sounds similar to the Latin āEt tu..?ā which Julius Caesar said as he was stabbed to death?
AQ is referred to as āDoyle Brunsonā becauseā¦
- He won his Main Event bracelets in 1976 and 1977 with this hand?
- It is an ironic reference because he doesnāt actually like to play these two cards?
- His wifeās name is āQueenieā and he is the āAceā part of the hand?
The cards 66 are often called āCherriesā becauseā¦
- They resemble the fruit hanging from the cherry tree?
- Red āCherryā Longhorne took down the Main Event with this hand in 1966?
- There are 66 different varieties of cherry in the world?
The hand 99 is named after āBarbara Feldonā becauseā¦
- She reportedly had 99 lovers during her acting career?
- She continued to play poker until she was 99 years old?
- She starred as āAgent 99ā in the āGet Smartā TV show?
OK, letās see how well you got on with these, some of which may have been very tough unless you know your poker nicknames inside out.
1-a / 2-b / 3-b / 4-b / 5-a / 6-a / 7-b / 8-b / 9-a / 10-c
9+ Excellent ā you obviously know your way around poker history!
6-8 Good ā but you need to work on those unusual handles!
3-5 Decent ā but thereās something lacking in your poker knowledge!
0-2 Really? Come on people! Even guessing should get you a higher score!
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