The Online Poker Guy

Here are the answers to part one of my four part series on Hold ‘em poker hand  nickname trivia.

A A  “Pocket Rockets” or “Bullets” or “American Airlines”  
 
K K  “Cowboys” or “Ace Magnets” or “King Kong” 

Q Q  “Ladies” or ”Hilton Sisters” or “Sigfried & Roy”

J J    ”Hooks” or  “Fishooks” or “J-Birds”

T T  “Dimes” 

9 9  “Phil Hellmuth” Because he won the World Series of Poker main event in 1989 with this hand. “German virgin” since nein in German means no, or “Wayne Gretzky” for his jersey number or “Barbara Feldon” because she was Agent 99 on the television sitcom, Get Smart.

8 8  “Snowmen” or “Dog Balls” Because they look like the number “8″ or “Piano Keys”, because there are 88 keys on a piano or or “Little Oldsmobile” because the Oldsmobile 88 was a model that was smaller than their flagship model.

7 7  “Hockey Sticks” “Walking Sticks“ Also “Sunset strip” from the television series 77 Sunset Strip.

6 6  “Cherries” Because of the similarity to the shape of the number 6 or “Route 66” from the television series Route 66.

5 5  “Presto” or “Speed Limit” or “Double nickels”

4 4  “Sailboats” because of the shape of the number 4. They are also called “Magnum” for the .44 caliber handgun.
 
3 3  “Crabs” or “Treys”

2 2  “Ducks” 

I hope you got them all! Look for my next post where I’ll cover poker hand nicknames for starting hands with an ace or a king in them.

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