Here are the answers to part four of my four part series on Hold ‘em poker hand nickname trivia. It covers some of the poker hand nicknames for hands without a face card.
T 9 “Countdown” Because countdowns usually start at ten…nine…
T 4 “Broderick Crawford” This comes from the television series Highway Patrol where he used to say 10-4 all the time. Also “Over and Out” or “CB hand”
T 2 “Doyle Brunson” Because Doyle won the 1976 & 1977 WSOP main events holding T2 each time.
9 8 “Oldsmobile” The Oldsmobile 98 model that was bigger than their 88 model.
9 5 “Dolly Parton” Dolly Parton starred in the movie “9 to 5″.
8 6 “Maxwell Smart” Because he was Agent 86 in the television series Get Smart.
8 4 “Orwell” Because George Orwell was the author of the book “1984″.
7 T “Bowling Hand” The 7-10 split in bowling is one of the toughest splits to pick up.
7 8 “RPM” One of the very first record formats was a disc that spun 78 revolutions per minute.
7 6 “Union Oil” Named after the Union 76 gas stations or “Trombones” named after the song “76 Trombones” from the movie movie “Music Man”.
7 2 “The Hammer” or “Beer Hand” This is considered the worst starting hand in holdem. It’s called the beer hand for a few reasons. One of which is, only a person full of beers would play this hand.
5 T “Woolworth” Because Woolworth’s was known as a five and dimes store.
5 7 “Heinz” Because the Heinz company 57 varieties of condiments.
4 5 “Colt 45” or “Jesse James” Because Jesse James was thought to have been shot with a .45.
2 4 “Lumberman’s Hand” A common piece of lumber is a two by four.
I hope you got them all!
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