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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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This is the last post in the four part poker hand nickname trivia series. In this post I’m including starting hands that don’t include a face card.

Poker hand nicknames for hands without face cards:

T 9  “__________”   

T 4  “_______  _______” or “______ _____ _____” or “____ _____”

T 2  “_________  ___________”

9 8  “___________” 

9 5  “_________ _______”

8 6  “_______ _________”

8 4  “_________”

7 T  “__________ _________”

7 8  “_____”

7 6  “__________ _____” or “__________”

7 2  “______  ______” or “_____ ______”

5 T  “___________”  

5 7  “_________” 

4 5  “______ ________” “________  _____”

2 4  “____________  __________” 

Look for the answers in my next post. Good luck!

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

Hands with a queen:

Q J  “Maverick” Taken from Maverick TV show theme song, “Livin’ on jacks and queens…”

Q 9  “Quinine” Because queen 9 sounds like Quinine.

Q 7  “Computer Hand” Calculations tell us that this is the average hand.

Q 3  “San Fransisco Busboy”   “Gay waiter”

Q 3 suited  “Posh Gay Waiter”

Hands with a jack:

J 7  Jack Daniel’s (Jack Old No. 7)

J 6  “Railroad Hand” (supposedly, repeating “Jacks and sixes” sounds like a train on its tracks)

J 5  “Motown” The “Jackson Five” released their albums through the record company ‘Motown’.

J 4  “Flat Tire” Answer to the question “What’s a jack for?”.

I hope you got them all! Look for my next post where I’ll cover poker hand nicknames for starting hands without a face card in them.

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This is the third post in the four part poker hand nickname trivia series. In this post I’ll include hands with a queen or a jack in them.

Hands with a queen:

Q J  “___________” 

Q 9  “___________” 

Q 7  “___________ __________” 

Q 3  “_____ __________ ________”  “______ ________”

Q 3 suited “_____ _____ _____”
 

Hands with a jack:

J 7  “______ ________”

J 6  “_________ _____”

J 5  “_______” or “__________ _________”

J 4  “______ ______”

Look for the answers in my next post. Good luck!

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

Hands with an ace:

A K  “Big Slick” or “Anna Kournikova” because it looks great but hardly ever wins.

AK suited  “Big slick in a suit”

A Q  “Big Chick” or “Little Slick”

A J  “Blackjack” or “Ajax” or “Jackass” 

A T  “Johnny Moss” Named after legendary poker player Johnny Moss.
 
A 8  “Dead Man’s Hand” “Wild Bill” Hickock held two pair, Aces and Eights, when he was fatally shot.

A 3  “Baskin Robbins” because of their 31 different flavors of ice cream. (an Ace is also a 1, making 31 for 31 flavors)

A 2  “Hunting Season” Aces are known as bullets and twos are known as ducks, therefore, hunting season.

Hands with a king:

K Q  “Marriage” or “Divorce” if it doesn’t hold up.

K J   Suited “Kojak” 
 
K J   Offsuit “Kojak” or “Bachelor’s Hand” because it is literally jack king off.

K T  “Katie”
 
K 9  “Canine” Because K9 sounds like Canine or “What a Dog” or “Fido”

K 8  “Kokomo” or “Kate” (Kate” for phonetic reasons)

K 3  “King Crab”

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

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This is the second post in the four part poker hand nickname trivia series. In this post I will include hands with an ace and hands with a king. Obviously, I didn’t include every possible combination, nor did I include every possible nickname for the hands listed. I went with hands that weren’t so obscure that almost no one could solve them. Such as, what is the poker hand nickname for the A9?  See the bottom of this post for that answer.

Even at that, I think you will find these very challenging and if you get them all, you should probably be on the pro tour.  (assuming you can play and don’t just know trivia)

Hands with an ace :

A K  “____ ______” or “_______  ____________”

AK suited “____  ________  ___ __ _______”

A Q  “______ ________” or “________ ________”

A J  “_____________” or “__________” or “______________” 

A T  “_________ _________” 

A 8  “_______ _____ ______” 

A 3  “____________ ___________”

A 2  “_______ _________”

Hands with a king:

K Q  “__________” or “__________” if it doesn’t hold up.

K J Suited “________”
 
K J Offsuit “_________” or “_________  _________” 

K T  “________”
 
K 9  “__________” or “_____ __ ______” or “______”

K 8  “___________”  or “______”

K 3  “______ ______”

The A9 is called the “Jesus/Chris Ferguson” because Chris beat TJ Cloutier at the final hand of the 2000 WSOP main event holding A9 against Cloutier’s Ace-Queen.

Look for the answers in my next post. Good luck!

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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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Do you know the nicknames of the main poker hands? This post is the first of a four part series on Hold ‘em poker hand nickname trivia. This first trivia quiz will cover the nicnames for the poker hands as they apply to wired pairs.

I listed the first one that probably everyone knows just to get the ball rolling. Then I put a corresponding blank for each word that’s needed for the rest. Following posts will include poker hand trivia for hands with a king, a queen, or a jack in them, as well as those starting hands without face cards. Good luck!

A A  “Pocket Rockets” or “_________” or “_________  ________”

K K  “__________” or “_______ _______” or “______ ________”

Q Q  “______” or “_______  ________” or “_____ ___ ____”
(Hint: I stayed away from the really derogatory nicknames.)

J J   “_______” or “__________” or “__ - ______”

T T  “________” 

9 9  “_____ ________” or “_________  _________”
or “_________ __________” or “_______  _________”

8 8  “_________” or “______  ______” or “_________  ________”
or “______  ___________”

7 7  “_________ _________” or “___________  _________“
or “________ _______”

6 6  “___________” or “___________  ____”

5 5  “____________” or “________ ________” or “______ _____”

4 4  “___________” or “_____________”
 
3 3  “________” or “________”

2 2  “_______” 

See if you can get them all. I’ll have the answers in my next post.

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