List of playing-card nicknames
This list of playing card nicknames has some nicknames for the playing cards in a 52-card deck, as used in some common card games, such as poker.
Single cards
The following is a list of nicknames used for playing cards used in most card games which use the standard 52-card pack. Such games usually require the revealing or announcement of held cards, at which point the nicknames may be used.One-eyed royals
The phrase one-eyed royals is jargon referring to the three face cards showing only one eye: the Jack of Spades, Jack of Hearts and King of Diamonds. The terminology results from the depiction of the face on the card as being shown in profile, so only one eye is visible. The Jack of Spades and Jack of Hearts are each separately referred to as one-eyed Jacks.They are frequently used in home games of draw poker as wildcards. Because the King of Diamonds is the only king card bearing an axe, a common phrase for the one-eyed royals is "One-eyed Jacks, the Man with the Axe". Another common phrase is "One-eyed Jacks and Suicide King" denoting the King of Hearts bearing a sword through his head. These four cards are the only cards of differing rank and suit in a common deck that share an identifying trait. Apart from the bedside Queen, of course. She is the only one with a symbol beside her which looks a little like an old-fashioned wooden bedpost. The Jack of Hearts is the only Jack shown with an ax.
Texas hold 'em pocket card nicknames
The following is a list of nicknames for pairs of two playing cards, usually hole cards, used in poker derivatives such as Texas hold 'em and Omaha hold 'em poker. These nicknames are usually used by the player when announcing their hand or by spectators or commentators who are watching the game.Ace higher card
King higher card
Queen higher card
Jack higher card
Ten higher card
Nine higher card
Eight higher card
Seven higher card
Six higher card
Five higher card
Four higher card
Three higher card
Pocket Twos
Poker hand nicknames
The following sets of playing cards can be referred to by the corresponding names in card games that include sets of three or more cards, particularly 3 and 5 card draw, Texas Hold 'em and Omaha Hold 'em. The nicknames would often be used by players when revealing their hands, or by spectators and commentators watching the game. With TV and web broadcasting of Poker tournaments, nicknames became much more popular all over the world.| Card initials | Alternative names |
| flush | Golf Bag, Puppy Feet, Puppy Prints |
| flush | Well-Dressed, Decked Out |
| flush | Valentine's Day, All My Hearts, Heart-breaker |
| flush | Laborers, Digging Deep, In The Hole |
| AA235, 2358K | Fibonacci |
| A3579, 3579J, 579JK | What Are The Odds |
| 2357J, 357JK | All The Primes |
| 2468T, 468TQ, 68TQA | Even Stevens |
| AAAAK | Knights of the Round Table, Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
| AAAA | Team Rocket, Thunderbirds, Musketeers |
| AAAKK | Windsor Castle, The Penthouse, Updown Court, The Pinnacle, Bran Castle |
| AAA | Athos, Porthos and Aramis |
| AAKK | Big Slick Did the Trick |
| AAQQ | Aqua |
| AAJJ | Jackasses |
| AA88 | Dead Man's Hand |
| AKQJT | Broadway, Royal Flush |
| A3A6 | Austin 3:16 |
| A23 | ABC |
| AA23 | Princess Leia |
| A6A8T | Golden Hand |
| AK47 | After the AK-47 assault rifle developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov |
| KKKK | Four Horsemen, Kings of Leon |
| AAAKKK | DUPLEX |
| KKKQQ | Buckingham Palace |
| KKK | Alabama Knight Riders, Three Wise Men, Christmas Special, Ku Klux Klan, Keane |
| KKQQ | Mommas and Poppas, ABBA, Double Date, "Aerosmith", The Ice Breaker |
| KQJT9 | Off-Broadway, Hail to the King |
| QQQQK | Elvis in Vegas, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy |
| QQQQJ | Bachelor's Dream |
| QQQQ | Village People, Magnolias, Scrabble Player's Dream, The Joy Luck Club |
| QQQ | Six Tits, Daisy Hand |
| QAAAK | The Duck |
| QQ33 | San Francisco waiters |
| QJT98 | Honeymoon in Vegas |
| JA55 | Jackass, Jazz |
| JJJJQ | The Strip Club |
| JJJJ8 | Riewoldt On A Roll |
| JJJJ5 | Neverland Ranch |
| JJJ55 | Jackson Five |
| JJJ | "Hart, Schaffner and Marx" |
| JJ55 | Rock 'n' Roll, Motown |
| JJ33 | Hookers With Crabs |
| JT987 | Convenience Store Straight, Honeymoon in Vegas |
| TTTT | Larry, Shotgun |
| TTT | Thirty Miles of Bad Road, Elk River, Gilroy, Judge Bean, Judge Duffy, Judge Judy, Judge Wapner, San Jose to Gilroy, Dallas to Fort Worth, Judas |
| TT | Fingers n' Toes, Dubs Dimes, Duff McKagan, Top Titties |
| TJAAT | Golden String |
| TT33 | Hot Waitresses |
| TK42A | Star Wars, Stormtrooper |
| T8642 | Rizlo, Scotch Straight |
| 9988 | Oldsmobile |
| 9966 | Dinner For Four, Dubs Sixtyniners |
| 999 | Extra Virgin |
| 888 | Television Subtitles |
| 77744 | Sailing Rednecks |
| 777 | 21, 21 Miles of Rough Road, Jackpot, Slot Machine |
| 7733 | Queens of the Stone Age |
| 75432 | Kansas City, Sympathy Hand |
| 6667J | Devil's Convenience Store |
| 666 | The Devil, Lucifer, The Beast, Devil's Area Code, Kotch |
| 65432 | Rabbit, The World Trade Center Straight |
| 555 | Washington Monument, Pork Chop Sandwich, Movie Call |
| 5432A | First Street, Little Minnie, Little Wheel, Pup, Puppy, Spoke, Steel Wheel, Steel Wheel Bike, The Bicycle |
| 4444A | Hole-In-One |
| 4444 | Yacht Club |
| 444 | Grand Jury |
| 49 | Full Cup |
| 36TJK | The Royal Sampler |
| 3333T | Teddy, EJ, Mr Football, 1961 |
| 3333 | Forest, Four Trees, The Magic Numbers |
| 3322 | Socks and Shoes, Mits and Mites, Mites and Lice, Nits and Lice |
| 3A4A5 | Pi |
| 2222 | Mighty Ducks |
| 222AA | Marksman |
| 22233 | Tent, Mites and Lice, Nits and Lice |
| 222 | Huey, Dewey, and Louie |