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Texas Holdem Cards Combinations
A,A,8,8 Dead Man's Hand. So called as it was the hand Wild Bill Hilcock thought he was lucky to win with during a game in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, (now South Dakota) on August 2, 1876. Unfortunately for Bill the hand was not so lucky. Opponent Jack McCall was so angry at being beaten he shot him dead.
A,A When they land in your hand the American Airlines should see you flying high. Also known as the Pocket Rockets; Bullets; Needles; Eyes; Eyes of Texas
A,K,4,7 Machine Gun; AK-47
A,K Big Slick; Santa Barbara, Walking Back to Houston
A,Q Little Slick or Big Chick.
A,J No prizes for guessing why this is called Blackjack. Though Dutch players often call it Ajax.
A,10 Johnny Moss
A,8 Dead Man’s Hand. Originally referred to two pairs of black aces and eights.
A,3 Ashtray. Lost? Americans call the three a trey. Some also claim the hand stinks and your money will go up in smoke if you play it too often.
A,2,3,4,5 [suited] Steal Wheel
A,2 Acey-Deucey; Little Slick;Hunting Season
K,K,K,K The Four Horsemen, Sergeants from K Company
K,K,K Alabama Night Riders; The Three Wise Men
K,K Why is it that when you saddle up to ride the Cowboys home an ace always seems to hit the flop? Gorillas; King Kong; Sergeants from K Company; Cold Turkey; Pocket Kongs; Kangaroo
K,Q Marriage; Royal Couple
K,J Who loves you baby? It’s Kojak! King John; Tucson Monster
K,10 Katy; Katie
K,9 Called the Canine, unless it’s suited in which case you’re holding a Pedigree Canine. Unsuited-Mongrel. Saw Mill.
K,8 Kokomo
K,7 Columbia River
K,3 Alaska hand; King Crab
Q,Q,Q,Q Stenographers; Village People
Q,Q,Q Three fates; (vulgar usage) Six Tits
Q,Q Originally known as the Ladies the two queens have more recently been referred to as legendary Las Vegas showmen Siegfried and Roy. Jailhouse Rock.
Q,J Maverick; Pinochle
Q,10 Goolsby, Robert Varkonyi
Q,9 Quinine
Q,7 Computer Hand
Q,6 Off suit it’s known as Peanut Butter and Jelly. Nope. We have no idea why either.
Q,5 Grannie Mae
Q,3 The Gay waiter. Well, it’s a queen with a trey. Geddit? Also known as a San Francisco Busboy. English players sometimes refer to it as the Windsor Waiter.
J,J,J Hart, Shaffner, and Marx
J,J,5,5 Rock and Roll, comes from Jackson 5
J,A Jack Ass
J,J Fishhooks; Hooks; Jaybirds
J,6 Railroad hand
J,5 Motown. The spiritual home of the Jackson 5!
J,4 What else could it be other than the Flat Tyre? Well what else is a jack for?
10,10,10,10 Tension
10,10,10 Elk River; Gilroy; San Jose to Gilroy; Judge Bean; Judge Duffy; 30 miles; 30 days in the county jail; 30; 30 days; 30 dirty miles; 30 miles of bad road; 30 miles of railroad track; 30 miles of rough road; Tension
10,4 Broderick Crawford, Over and Out, Roger That, The Good Buddy
10,3 Weinberg
10,2 Only a few players enjoy the status of having a hand named after them and Doyle Brunson is one. Often called the Godfather of modern poker, Brunson has won a record equalling 9 World Series of Poker titles, including two world championships – both with 10 2.
9,9 pothooks; Popeye's; Phil Hellmuth
9,8 Oldsmobile
9,6 Joe Bernstein
9,5 Know as the Dolly Parton after her famous song 9 to 5. Hard Working Man.
9,4 Joe Montana Banana
9,2 The Montana Banana. A combination of the law that legalized gambling in Montana (Proposition 92) and the fact that if you play the hand you’re likely to slip up.
8,8,8,8 Snowmen
8,8,8 Snowmen
8,8 Little Oldsmobile; Snowmen; Pocket Snowmen; Dawg Balls; Racetracks; Wurlitzer; Fat Ladies; as starting cards Mighty Wurlitzer
8,6 Eubie
8,5 Finky Dink
8,3 Raquel Welch;Sven
7,7,7 21 miles; 21 miles of railroad track; 21 miles of rough road
7,8 78 RPM: the speed old records used to play at before 45 and 33. 78 revolutions per minute.
7,7 Hockey Sticks; Saturn; Mullets; Sunset Strip
7,6 Trombones; Union Oil
7,2 Argued by many to be the worst hole cards in Texas Hold’em it’s called the Beer Hand. Presumably as you must have been knocking back the pints to play it too often.
6,6,6 The Devil, Satan, The Beast, Lucifer
6,6 Route 66, Kicks
6,9 Joe Bernstein, Dinner for Two, Big Lick, The Good Lover
6,4 The Rabbit
6,3 Blocky
6,2 Ainsworth
5,10 Dimestore; nickels and dimes; Woolworth. The original five and dime shop in America.
5,7 Known as Heinz. There may well be 57 varieties but ultimately only one outcome if you push your chips in too often with this hand.
5,5,5 Washington Monument
5,5 Presto, Speed Limit
5,4 Jesse James
5,3 Bully Johnson
4,4,4,4 Sailboats
4,4,4 Grand Jury; Sailboats
4,5 Called the Jesse James after the legendary Wild West man whose preferred shooter was the Colt 45.
4,4 Diana Doors; Magnum as in Magum.44 and Sail Boats after the shape. We particularly like the name for the 4 Spades and the 4 Clubs – Darth Vader or Dark Fours – as in force!
4,2 Lumberman's hand
3,3,3,3 treys; Forest; Trees
3,3,3 Forest; nine; treys
3,9 Jack Benny
3,8 Raquel Welch
3,3 Crabs; treys
3,2 Little Pete, Hooter Hand; Mississippi Slick, Can of Corn
3,A Baskin Robins
2,2,2 Huey, Dewey & Louie; Quackers
2,9 Twiggy
2,2 Quackers; Ducks or Pocket Swans
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