Thursday, December 1, 2011

Whats in a name

I found a list of a nicknames for poker hands. Some are self-explanitory, some I don't get. Nevertheless I'm going to spend the next week memorizing them so they roll effortlessly off my tongue. Its going to be intimidating.

AA  Rockets; Bullets; American Airlines
KK  Cowboys; King Kong
QQ  Siegfried & Roy; bitches
JJ   Fishhooks; hooks
TT   Dimes
88  Snowmen; Doggie Balls
77  Sunset Strip
66  Route 66
55  Speed Limit
44  Magnum; Sailboats
33  Crabs
22  Ducks


AK  Big Slick
AQ  Big Chick; Walking Back to Houston
KQ suited Marriage
KQ offsuit Mixed Marriage
KJ  Ko jak
K9  Fido; What a Dog
K3  Commander Crab; King Crab
Q7  Computer hand
Q3  Gay Waiter (queen with a tray)
J5  Motown; Jackson Five
T8  Golden Dan
T5  Woolworth's; Five and Dime
T4  Convoy; Good Buddy
T2  Texas Dolly
98  Oldsmobile
96  Big Lick
95  Dolly Parton
7T   Split

and of course:

Q8 Day Job  (If you play Q8, you better keep your day job)

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