Ace-King Nickname: Anna Kournikova

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In reference to the letters representing the Ace (A) and King (K), this Texas Hold’em starting hand is sometimes called an “Anna Kournikova” after the hot-bodied tennis player whose name bears the same initials. And, much like the tennis babe, the Ace-King poker hand, though [...]

Ace-Four Nickname: Transvestite

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In Holdem, players typically peek at their hole cards by lifting just the corners and squeezing the back card forward just enough to identify it. When a player sees the Ace and slides the Four up ever so slightly, the first impression upon seeing [...]

Ace-Eight Nickname: Dead Man’s Hand

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The card combination of an Ace with an Eight (A-8) has perhaps the most well-known nickname in poker: Dead Man’s Hand. This is, of course, a reference to the legend of Wild Bill Hickok’s final poker hand, although his cards were actually a pair [...]

Ace-Jack Nickname: Jackass

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The starting combination of an Ace with a Jack is sometimes referred to as “Jackass” – with “jack” being self-explanatory and “ass” alluding to the Ace. Similarly, the Ace-Jack hole cards have been called “Apple Jacks” and “Ajax”.

Ace-Queen Nickname: Big Chick

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The Texas Hold’em hole cards of Ace and Queen (A-Q) are sometimes called “Big Chick”, a rhyming reference to the slang term “Big Slick” used for the starting hand combination of Ace – King (A-K). Other nicknames for Ace-Queen include “Little Slick”, “Mrs. Slick”, [...]

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