Saving pigs... What's Mike King For?

If you’re new to poker one of the keys to looking less green is knowing what people are talking about. At times poker is a different language. Here’s a little insight into the world of poker hand names… If there are any that we’ve missed let us know…

AA: Pocket Rockets; Bullets; American Airlines

KK: Cowboys; King Kong

QQ: Ladies, Whores, Siegfried & Roy

JJ: Fishhooks; hooks, broke back mountain (couple of jack-a-roos)

TT: Dimes, Dynamite, TnT

99: German Virgin; Barbara Feldon (Get Smart Agent 99)

88: Snowmen; Doggie Balls; Piano Keys, ladies with babies

77: Sunset Strip

66: Route 66

55: Speed Limit

44: Magnum; Sailboats, 4c4s is The dark side of the fours

33: Crabs, hooters

22: Ducks, balarena

AK: Big Slick; Santa Barbara, Anna Kournikova (It looks good, but never wins) Alaska

AQ: Big Chick; Walking Back to Houston

AJ: Ajax

A8: Dead Man’s hand (Wild Bill was shot dead holding Aces and 8s)

KQ suited Marriage

KQ offsuit Mixed Marriage

KJ: Kojak

K9: Fido, Canine, What a Dog, K9d Diamond Dogs

K4: Saving Pigs (What’s Mike King 4)

K3: Commander Crab; King Crab

K2: Pee King Duck

QJ: Maverick

QT: Quint; Varkony, Queenstown

Q7: Computer hand

Q4: Drag shows (What’s a queen for)

Q3: Gay Waiter; San Francisco Busboy (queen with a tray)

J5: Motown; Jackson Five

J4: Flat ties (what’s a jack for?)

T5: Woolworth’s; Five and Dime

T4: Broderick Crawford; Convoy; Good Buddy

T2: Texas Dolly

98: Oldsmobile

69: Big Lick; Dinner for Two

95: Dolly Parton

92: Montana Banana

76: Union Oil

57: Heinz

45: Jessie James; Jane Russell

39: Jack Benny

38: Raquel Welch

29: Twiggy