A

Alan Alda 

A,A

• star of TV show M*A*S*H

Albert Anastasia

A,A

• first mob boss killed gangland style in 1957

American Airlines 

A,A

• the aces are of different colors to mimic the AA logo

Apollo 11 

A,A

• the first mission to the moon 

Anna Kournikova 

A,K - Q,Q

• looks good, but never wins
• very pretty but seldom wins

Annalise Keating 

A,K

• initials

Antony & Cleopatra

A,Q

• A for Antony & Cleopatra his Queen

Arian Kollen

A,K

• Norwegian rapper Arian K

Armani Jeans

A,J

• acronym used by the brand Armani Jeans

Apple Jacks

A,J

• backronym

Ajax

A,J

• foam cleaner "Ajax" and "Ace-Jack", or "A-Jacks"

Asterix & Obelix

A,8

• The Adventure of Asterix. Asterix is the ace, Obelix in the 8

Ashtray

A,3

• imitates ace-trey

Acey-Deucy

A,2

• from the game acey deucy

Ace Magnets

K,K

• king high, the ace is the only card you don't want to see

Alaska Hand

K,3

• from Alaskan king crab

Arnold Palmer's X-wife

Q,6

• Palmer was named the king

Austin Squatty 

J,4

• John"Austin Squatty"Jenkins penchant raising/reraising this hand

Audi 

T,T

• famous Audi TT

Alexisdg8

T,3

• famous Canadian card player won his first tournament

Axes

7,7

• looks like them

Arlo

6,4

• royal Arlo if (suited), Arlo Payne, a poster to the usener newsgroup rec.gambler

Aimsworth

6,2

• "Oh, I wasn't drawing at nothing", Byron "Cowboy" Wolford answered. "Just aiming at another deuce. I guess I'm Aimsworth

Banditerna 

A♠ A♣

• Swedish for "the Bandits

Big Smoke

A,A

• a strong pre-flop

Bullets

A,A

• pair of aces

Big Slick

A,K

• poker hand that can lose a fortune

Big Chick

A,Q

• imitating Big Slick

Big Slut

A,Q

• imitating Big Slick,derogatory if it doesn't win.

Blackjack

A,J

• an ace with a picture card

Bookends

A,T

• two ends of the highest straight

Baskin-Robbins

A,3

• nicknamed for 31 different flavors of ice cream

Brutus

A,2

• imitates "et tu". Shakespeare's Julius Caesars

Brokeback

K,K

• relationship between two (KK) "cowboys"

Butchers of Bagdad

K,K

• most wanted playing cards

Bachelor's Hand

K,J(offsuit)

• "Jack-King-Off"

Bill Fillmaff

K,J(offsuit)

• a character parodying poker professionals in general

Big Al

K,T

• reference to Wisconsin poker player 

Bow-Wow

K,9

• from canine

Big Fritz

K,2(suited)

• reference to German poker player

Bitch called Hope

Q,8

• tempting to try for a straight

Brothers

J,J

• two similar looking males

Bowers

J,J

• nicknamed after jacks from the card game Euchre

Braggars

J,9

• jacks and nines are wild in the game of Braggars

Binary

T,T

•  ten equals ten in decimal notation

Bo Derek

T,T

• actress from movie

Bowling Hand

T,7

• difficult seven-ten split

Barbra Fedon

9,9

• played agent 99 on Get Smart

Big Lick

9,6

• 69 sexual reference

Breakfast of Champions

9,6

• 69 sexual reference

Big Love

9,6

• 69 sexual reference

Burger and a Grape Snow Cone

9,6

• Alan Jackson's Chattahoochee

Betty Hutton

9,5

• stud with nines & fives wild

Big Brother

8,4

• George Orwell's book titled 1948

Boris Backhand

8,4

• from boris89 winning 217,752.13

Beer Hand

7,2(offsuit)

• worst chance of winning pocket cards in a full Hold'em table

Boots

6,6

• looks like them

Buss Pass

6,5

• UK bus passes available to citizens over the age of 65

Billion Dollar Hand

6,4

• the $64,000 question

Blocky

6,4

• nickname of Broomcorn from the story in Doyle Brunson's Super/System

Bully Johnson

5,3

• described as being "laid back and quiet"

Bomber

5,2

• B-52 bomber

Books

4,3

• "what's a tree for"!

Cowboys 

K,K

• nickname for king card - the "Cowboy"

Canine 

K,9

• K"-nine

Cheeseburger

K,8

• what Elvis Presley the 'king ate'

Columbia River

K,7

• famous for its salmon runs

Core 

K,4

• portmanteau of "king" and "four

Commander Crab

K,3

• a derivative of king crab

Calamity Jane

Q,Q

• cowgirls the female equivalent of Cowboys KK

Canadian Aces

Q,Q

• because Canadians revere the Queen

Canadian Rockets

Q,Q

• because Canadians revere the Queen

Cutie

Q,T

• for phonetic reasons

Computer Hand

Q,7(offsuit)

• computer proved these the most occurring flop cards

Colostormy Bag

J,J

• vulgar, "Pocket Jacks", 'Jacks' UK/Irish slang for toilet

Coop DeVille

J,6

• nicknamed after  the legend of Houston

Countdown

T,9

• countdowns starts at ten, nine

CB Hand

T,4

• ten-four cb radio language for OK

Convoy

T,4

• old trucker song, Ten-Four good buddy

Crosby

8,7

•  hockey player, #87 Sidney Crosby

Chad

8,5

• football player, #85 Chad Ochocinco

Candy Canes

7,7

• looks like them

The Corrigan

7,5

• Josh Corrigan, an icon of Newcastle poker

Cherries

6,6

• similarity to the shape of #6

Colt 45

5,4

• the gun and the beer

Crabs

3,3

• 3 looks like it has pincers

Can of Corn

3,2

• baseball "can of corn" easily caught

Crubs

3,2(clubs)

• from the card game Hearts

Doyle Brunson

A,Q

• Doyle busted out of the 2008 WSOP with AQ offsuit.

Dogs

K,9

• from canine

Dike

Q,7

• a lady with a mullet

Daisy

Q,2

• A reference to Daisy Duck the "Queen" of ducks since twos are called"ducks"

Dimes

T,T

• A dime is a coin worth ten cents

Dynamite

T,T

• T and T sounds like the explosive TNT

Daniel Negreanu

T,7

• favorite hand

Dime Store

T,5

• from 5 & dime

the Dirty

9,6

• 69, sexual reference

Dinner for two

9,6

• 69, sexual reference

Dolly Parton

9,5

• from the movie 9 to 5

Dawg Balls

8,8

• looks like them

Doggie Balls

8,8

• looks like them

Double Down

7,4

•  11-point hand, 7-4 being worth 11 points

Dutch Water

7,3

• seven with a tray

Dark Force

4,4

• dark side of the fours

Darth Vader

4,4

•  The two black fours

Diana Dors

4,4

• top measurement

the Diaper

3,2

• the Dirty Diaper" if offsuit. made famous in 2021 WSOP

Desmond

2,2

• nicknamed after Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Ducks

2,2

• from deux, the French word for two

Deuces

2,2

• From old french for two

Eyes

A,A

• from snake eyes in dice

Eyes of Texas

A,A

• From the song

Exxon Valdez

A,K(A♠ K♠)

• it has a lot of black in it

Elvis Presley

K,K

• nicknamed after"king of rock and roll"

Ex-Girlfriend

T,4

• nicknamed for a Las Vegas local's girlfriend

Eubie

8,6

• play these, you'll be broke

Flying Nazis

A,A

• looks like a plane

Foamy Cleanser

A,J

• Ajax

Fake Aces

A,4

• a 4 looks like an A

Fido

K,9

• derivative of canine

Feast

K,8

• what the 'king ate"

Fork

K,4

• 4K sounds like fork

Fork Off

K,4(offsuit)

• 4K sounds like fork plus off

Four Tits

Q,Q

• vulgar

Frigid Bitch

Q,8

• from 'Snow and a Ho'

Face Sitter

Q,8

•  vulgar, what the 'queen ate'

Flat Tire

J,4

• what's a 'jack for'

Filet-O-Fish

T,6

• looks good, reality has no value

Five and Dime

T,5

• a type of variety store

Fast Connection

T,3

• T3 telecom connection

Gimp Hand

A,9

• much weaker than Ace-Ten

George Strait

A,x

• Named after his ace in the hole

Goolsby

Q,T

• nicknamed for Texas gambler Everett Goolsby

Granny Mae

Q,5(spades)

• was Granny=Queen, Mae favorite

Gay Walter

Q,3

• Queen' with a 'tray

Greek Passport

J,T

• Greek immigrant won to buy an Australian Residency

Good Buddy

T,4

• ten-four is CB language for OK

German Virgin

9,9

• a German virgin says: "nein, nein!

Good Lover

9,6

• 69, sexual reference

Ghost Dog

7,4

• from the film Ghost

Gilchrist

6,4

• nicknamed after the Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist

Highjack

A,j

• as in "High-Jack

High Five

A,5

• ace  high, combined with a five

Hunting Season

A,2

• Aces are bullets and twos are ducks

Harry Potter

K,J

•  by J.K. Rowling

Hand of the Night

K,2

• by Chris Hinst getting ths same hand

Hilton Sisters

Q,Q

• Paris and Nicky Hilton

Hawaii

QJ

• don't play QJ for a year you'll save money to go there

Housework

Q,4

• joking response, "what's a queen for"

Heckle and Jackle

J,2

• nicknamed after twin cartoon jaybirds

Homosexual

T,5

• gay reference, can't make a straight with a ten and a five

Hot Waitress

T,3

• Ten with a tray

Hitlers

9,9

• nein, nein

Happy Meal

9,6

• 69, sexual reference

Hard Working Man

9,6

• works 9 to 5

Henry Bowen

8,6

• Texas gambler

the Hamilton

8,5

•  is to tilt other players

Hockey Sticks

7,7

• looks like them

Heinz

7,5

• H. J. Heinz has 57 varieties of condiments

Hammer

7,2(offsuit)

• got the nickname as a result of a competition to play

the Harley

4,4

• favorite hand of  Harley Quin after flopping quads

Hooter Hand

3,2(suited)

• nicknamed after poker dealer Houth "Hooter" Houn playing aggressive with

Ike Turner

K,T

• Beats QT Tina Turner

Ice JJ Fish

J,J

• like the rapper, they rock

Insurrection

J,6

• short hand for the Jan 6 U.S. Capital

JJoe Louis

A,A(A♠ A♣)

•  Two black eyes

Jackass

A,J

• imitative of "jack-ace"

Jonny Moss

A,T

• speculated he began playing poker at the age of 10

Jesus

A,9

• nicknamed after poker pro Chris Ferguson

Jamiroqual

K,J

• a British band fronted by singer

Just Kidding

K,J

• backronym of JK from textspeak "j/k"

Joking

K,J

• 'Jo' referring to the Jack; in textspeak, "jk"

Jackie Kennedy

K,J

• Wife of JFK

Jordie Kooistra

K,J

• Initials of Dutch poker player

JQuery

Q,J

• JQuery never loses

Jiggities

J,J

• reference to Family Guy's Quagmire's catchphrase

Jaybirds

J,J

• starts with J

Jonathon Johansson

J,J

• nicknamed 'JJ' by the fans

John Juanda

J,J

• an American pro poker player

Justin Timberlake

J,T

•  initials;

John Terry

J,T

• the England Football Captain

Jeffrey Dahmer

J,8

• 'ate Jack', serial killer who ate his victims

Jacket

J,8

• sounds like jacket

Jack Daniels

J,7

• Tennessee whiskey Old No. 7

Jackson Five

J,5

• Micheal Jacksons childhood group

J Lo

J,3

• as in "J-lo", "lo" meaning "low card"

Jack Sh!t

J,2

• phrase referring to "nothing"

Joe Bernstein

9,6

• gambler from the 30s, a sharp road gambler

Jaka Subic

9,6

• a Slovenian improv comedIan

Joe Montana

9,4

• 49ers quarterback, borrowed 92 Montana

Jack Benny

9,3

• claimed to be 39 years old for years

Joe Hackem

7,3

• won the 2005 World Series holding 7,3

Jimmy Summerfield

6,3(offsuit)

• won a huge pot after being told  to play these cards

Jesse James

5,4

• rumored was shot by a .45

Juggernaut

5,3

• the power of five and toughness of three

Jack Bauer

4,2

• main character in 24

PKalashnikov

A,K

• designed the AK-47

King Arthur

A,K

• the legendary British leader

Kangaroos

K,K

• alphabet cards to illustrate K

Korean Airlines

A,K

•  the South Korean airline

Kevin Keegan

K,K

• an alliteration

King Kenny

K,K

• nickname of former Liverpool player Kenny Daglis

Knights

K,K

• feudal king images on the card

King Kong

K,K

• alliteration

Kinkerbells

K,K

• courtesy of Vance Patten on celebrity poker

Krispy Kreme

K,K

• an alliteration

King of Queens

K,Q

• popular sitcom

Kalashnikov Jikita

K,J

• Russian poker player won in an online poker room

King John

K,J

• KJ

Kojak

K,J

• mimics KJack

Ken

K,T

• A portmanteau of king and ten

Kate

K,8

•  portmanteau of king and eight

Kokomo

K,8

• Imitative

Kevin

K,7

• sounds like Kevin

Kicks

K,6

• nicknamed (if pig latin used) for phonetic reasons

Knives

K,5

•  combination of King and five

King Crab

K,3

• 3 looks like a crab

King Knu

K,2(offsuit)

• reference to king Gnu

Kuwait

Q,8

• nicknamed Kuwait for phonetic reasons

Knaves Aplenty

J,J

• a knave being an alternative for jack

Kid Dy-No-Mite

J,J

• expression of the character JJ from the TV show Good Times

Kevin Kusick

J,6

• callout of J-6 predicting two pair before being dealt

Kid Grenade

J,4

• a poker dealer was "liable to go off at any moment"

Ken Warren

6,5

• Won with this hand at WSO

Little Slick

A,2

• Imitation of Big Slick

Lady Gaga

Q,Q

• queen of pop culture

Ladies

Q,Q

• the only female cards

Lumberjack

J,3

• A tree and a jack

Lost World Series

9,4

• refers to the lost baseball World Series of 1994

Lindros

8,8

• hockey player Eric Lindtos wore #88

Lacey

8,8

• looks like shoelaces tied in a bow

Luigi

8,3

• The closest hand to the Mario hand

Len Goodman

7,7

• from strictly come dancing famous catchphrase, seven

Lucky Linus Mealey

7,7

• notorious London poker player

Luke Skywalker

4,4

• "may the fours be with you"

Mike Haven

A,A

• played two pre-flops all-in in a row with these cards to win the final table

Mrs.Slick

A,Q

• Imitating Big Slick

McDermott

A,9

• the character in the movie Rounders

Mile High Club

A,6

• Airplane and sex

Marriage

K,Q(suited)

• If it wins, comes from the game Pinochle

Mixed Marriage

K,Q(offsuit)

• Comes from the game Pinochle

Mongrel

K,9

• From canine

Mutt

K,9(offsuit)

• From canine

Micheal Vick

K,9

• From canine, former NFL QB's dog fighting conviction

Mortans Hand

K,3

• Best hand he played

Maverick

Q,J

• TV theme song, livin' on jacks and queens

Motown

J,5

• Record label for Jackson five

Minus Micheal Jermaine

J,3

• Jackson 5 without two members

McDonalds

T,T

• nicknamed after the ten piece McNugget

Mobile Hand

T,9

• the "text on 9 keys" mode on mobile phones

Merfs

T,5

• draw poker game where tens and fives are wild

Montana Banana

9,2

• legalization of poker in Montana Prop 92, the bananas will grow in chilly Montana

Maxwell Smart

8,6

• from TV show get smart, agent 86

Most Feared Hand in Hold'em

8,3

• it being the third worst hand in poker

Mario

8,2

• reference to the ball buster

Mullets

7,7

• the hair style, flat in front, long in back

MoneyMaker

5,4

• 2003 WSOP Main Event champion's winning hand

Magnum

4,4

• the .44 cal gun

Midlife Crisis

4,4

• approximate age of the average midlife crisis

Micheal Jordan

3,2

• his jersey number

Needles

A,A

• Looks like needles

Nesquik

Q,6

• From quix

the New Motown

J,4

• nicknamed for Jackson five, now there's only four

Nickels

5,5

• five cents per nickel

the Nut Low

3,2

• 'nut' meaning,the lowest hand

Othello

K,Q

• reference to Othello and Desmond

Oppression of the Masses

K,4

• The answer to question: "What is a king for?"

Oedipus

Q,J

• allusion to Sophocles' Oedipus the king

One Eyed jacks

J♠ J♥

• Both side views

Over and Out

T,4

• Two-way radio language for end of conversation, ten-four

Oldsmobile

9,8

• the Olds 98 car

Ovechkin

8,8

• hockey player #88

Octopuses/Octopi

8,8

• An octopus has eight tentacles

Orwell

8,4

• Author of the book titled 1984

OO7

7♠ 5♠

• winning hand in the movie  Casino Royale

Pocket Rockets

A,A

• Looks like rockets

Plane crash

A,A

• Aces are synonymous with flying

Pedigree

K-9

• From canine

Pocket Tubmans

Q♠ Q♣

• Reference to Harriet Tubman

P-CO

Q,Q

• the last two queens of England

Pinachle

Q♠ J♦

• The big hand in the game

Prince Maker

Q,4

•  joking to the question, "What's a queen for?

Phil Hellmiouth

9♣ 9♠

• won the WSOP with this hand

Persian Red Carpet

9,7

• poker player Antonio Esfandiari coined for his favorite hand

Percy

9,6

• 69, sexual reference

Prom Night

9,6(suited)

• because they wear a tux on prom nigh

Pooch

8,6

• Bill Puccio swears these cards win every time

Pacheco Nuts

8,6

• California Grand, in Pacheco is right alongside Highway 680

Pickle Man

7,5

• reference Heinz of 57 sauces fame

Pistol

7,5

• famous pistol the FN five-seven

Presto

5,5

• were blackjack players saying "Presto!" as they turned up a 21

Pick Up

5,2

• As in 052 card pick up

Princess Leia

4♥ 4♦

• extension of the Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader

the Principle

4,2

• Canadian politicians favorite hand. he always played it On Principle

Polish Big Slick

3,2

• bad Polish joke mimicking AK Big Slick

Quack

Q,J

• Combination of Queen and Jack

Q-Tip

Q,T

• backronym of QT, a cotton swab

Quinine

Q,9

• Queen Nine" sounds like quinine

Quix

Q,6

• phonetic similarity

Queen Liz

Q,2

• reference to Queen Elizabeth ll

Rocky Mountains

A,A

• Looks like mountains

Rocket Queen

A,Q

• popular song from Guns N'Roses

Rounders Hand

A,9

• From the movie

Royal Couple

K,Q

• a King and Queen

Rin Tin Tin

K,9

• From rin tin tin k9 cop

Robert Varkonyl

Q,T

• won the final event with this hand

Rentboys

J,J

• Two young men, similar to pocket queen's

Roger That

T,4

• radio language for OK

Red Balloon

9♦ 9♥

• From 1980s song 99 Balloons by Nena

Rick James

8,6

• singer/celeb Rick James, who died on 8/6

Raquel Watch

8,3

• claims 38

Sharp Tools

A,A

• Sharp on top

Snake eyes

A,A

•  dice, snake eyes, aces

Squirrel

A,A

• phrase "even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while"

Sticks

A,A

• Looks like sticks

Salt Lake Pair

A,K

• cards being well matched, than of equal value.

Santa Barbra

A,K

• big oil spill off Santa Barbra

Slap Shop

A,7

• sevens are hockey sticks and aces are bullets

the Sonnert

A,7

• success of poker player Bengt Sonnert WSOPE 2008

Stu Ungar

A,4

• Ungar won WSOP Main Event in 1997 with this hand

Seattle Special

K,5

• Seattle TV channel 5 based in King Count "The Home Team"

Swedish Meatballs

K,3

• SWEDES

San Fran Wedding

Q,Q

• A gay reference

Siegfreid and Roy

Q,Q

• Two Queens

Snowshoes

Q,Q

• the shape of a traditional snowshoe

Snow and a Hoe

Q,8

• 8 is a snowman, Q is a ho

Sad Ole Bess

Q,6

• a play on Queen Elizabeth nickname

Shuli

Q,4

• Popularized in the EPL elite players of the Canadian circuit

San Fran Buss Boy

Q,3

• queen with a tray

Split

T,7

• bowling reference, a seven ten split

Sweet Sixteen

T-6

• Six and Ten

the Sandy

9-3

• Sandy Dunlop won Black Cat Poker with these hole cards

Snowmen

8,8

• Looks like two snowmen

Scythe

7,7

• seven looks like a scythe

Saturn

7,7

• Saturn VII rocket

Sunset Strip

7,7

• From the tv series 77 sunset strip

Swedish Buss Boy

7,3

• seven with a tray

Spanish Inquisition

6,3

• a reference to the classic monty python

Sammy Hager

5,5

• song, " I can't drive 55''

Snakes

5,5

• looks like two snakes

Speed Limit

5,5

• 55 mph

Sailboats

4,4

• fours look like sails on a boat

Swans/Swarovskis

2,2

• looks like swarovski crystal swans

Teepees

A,A

• Looks like teepees

Two Pips 

A,A

• mark indicating the suit or numerical value

Trapasso

A,J

• nicknamed after Americam football player A,J,Trapasso

Tennessee Ernie Ford

A,6

• Singer famous for Sixteen tons

Thrace

A,3

• the historical area in southeast Europe

Tucson Monster

K,J

• no explination

the Tracy

K,2

• originated by a 1-2 no limit crusher

Tarantino

Q,T

• a famous movie maker

Tina Turner

Q,T

• it always gets beat

T.J Hooker

J,T

• 80s 'action drama

T. J. Cloutier

J♣ 9♣

• T.J. flopped three straight flushes with this hand in a year

Tension

T,T

• Imitating

Tnt

T,T

•  like explosive

Train Tracks

T,T

• an alliteration

Tetris

T,4

• Imitative

Truckers Hand

T,4

• from the CB radio craze of the '70s

Terminator 2

T,2

• the movie Terminator ll

Twiggy

9,2

• the 70s model's measurement of 29

Time Travel

8,8

• time travel speed (88 mph in back to the future trilogy

Tadpole

8,2

• An answer to "What the duck ate?"

Two Bites

5,2

• 25 cents

Treys

3,3

• for a card showing three points

the Unrare

A,J

• no explanation

Union Oil

7,6

• Union 76 gas stations

Visine

A,A

• two red eyes, it gets the red out

Valentine's Day

K♥ Q♥

•  matched couple

Vietnamese Stick

7,5

• year Vietnam war ended

Walking Back to Houston

A,K

• phrase players leave their opponents behind

Woodcutter

K,T(offsuit)

• legend of King Edward and the woodcutter

Windsor Waiter

Q,3

• Queen with a tray

Woolsworth

T,5

• the five and dime store

Whirlygig

T,2

• Contemporary

Wayne Gretzky

9,9

• hockey player's #99

Wurlitzer

8,8

• number of keys on the Wurlitzer electric piano

W.H.I.P

7,2(offsuit)

• worst hand in poker

Waltz

4,3

• music waltzes are 3/4 meter