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        • Poker Hands

        Throughout the history of poker, slang names have been created to describe certain poker starting hands, below is a comprehensive list of poker hands slang:


        23

        		Michael Jordan / Mississippi Slick

        24

        		Lumbermans Hand

        25

        		Quarter / Two Bits

        34

        		Waltz

        38

        		Raquel Welch

        39

        		Jack Benny

        45

        		Jesse James

        49

        		Gold Rush / Joe Montana

        4K

        		Fork

        53

        		Bully Johnson

        65

        		Ken Warren

        57

        		Heinz

        510

        		Woolworths / Five And Dime


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        62

        		Ainsworth

        63

        		Blocky

        64

        		The Rabbit

        69

        		Big Lick

        72

        		Whip / The Hammer

        73

        		Joe Hachem

        74

        		Double Down

        76

        		Trombones / Union Oil

        78

        		RPM

        710

        		Bowling Hand

        84

        		George Orwell

        85

        		Finky Dink

        86

        		Mexico / Henry Bowen

        8J

        		Jeffrey Dahmer

        92

        		Montana Banana / Twiggy

        95

        		Dolly Parton

        98

        		Oldsmobile

        102

        		Texas Dolly

        103

        		Weinberg

        104

        		Over And Out

        108

        		Tetris

        109

        		Countdown

        10J

        		Cloutier

        J4

        		Flat Tyre

        J5

        		Jackson Five

        J6

        		Railroad Hand

        J9

        		TJ Cloutier

        Q3

        		Gay Waiter

        Q5

        		Granny Mae

        Q6

        		Peanut Butter And Jelly

        Q7

        		Computer Hand

        Q8

        		Kuwait

        Q9

        		Quinine

        Q10

        		Cue Tip / Quint

        QJ

        		Maverick

        K2

        		Everest

        K3

        		King Crab

        K7

        		King Salmon

        K8

        		Kate / Kokomo

        K9

        		Canine

        K10

        		Katie

        KJ

        		Kojak

        KQ

        		Marraige

        A2

        		Acey Deucey / Little Slick

        A3

        		Ashtray / Baskin Robbins

        A4

        		Transvestite

        A5

        		High Five

        A8

        		Dead Mans Hand

        A9

        		Jesus

        A10

        		Johnny Moss

        AJ

        		Blackjack / Ajax

        AQ

        		Big Chick / Little Slick

        AK

        		Big Slick


        Pocket pairs:

        22

        		Ducks / Deuces

        33

        		Crabs / Treys

        44

        		Sailboats

        55

        		Speed Limit

        66

        		Route 66

        77

        		Mullets / Walking Sticks

        88

        		Snowmen / Ocho

        99

        		Wayne Gretzky

        1010

        		Dimes

        JJ

        		Hooks / Knaves

        QQ

        		Ladies

        KK

        		Cowboys

        AA

        		Rockets / Bullets

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