List of slang names for poker hands
list of slang names for poker hands
Individual card slang
The following table lists slang terms commonly associated       with individual cards
 
Lady,                     Girl,                     Mop                     Squeezer,  Cowgirl
J
Johnny,                     Jackal,                     Knave,                     Hook (play                     on                     shape),                     Fishhook,                     Valet                     (from                     French)
T
Nina                     Ross                     (Also                     hip-hop                     slang                     for                     9mm                     pistol)
8
Snowman                     (play                     on                     shape),                     Ocho                     (from                     Spanish)
7
Hockey                     Stick,                     Walking                     Stick,                     Candy                     Cane                     (play                     on                     shape)
5
Trey                     (standard                     usage,                     not                     slang),                     Crab                     (play                     on                     shape)
2
Deuce                     (standard                     usage,                     not                     slang),                     Duck                     (play                     on                     deuce),                     Quacker                     (play                     on                     duck)
Five-card                  hand slang
Straight                     flush,                     ace                     to                     five
Steel                     wheel
Book,                     Case,                     Quads                     (e.g., "Quad                     Kings")
Four                     of a                     kind,                     aces
Four                     Pips                     (Each                     ace                     has                     one pip )
Full                     house
Full                     boat,                     Boat,                     Full,                     Tight(Canadian                     usage)
A full house is commonly referred to as Xs full of Ys where X is the three of a kind and Y is the pair. For example, 555KK would be "fives full of kings"
Flush                     of                     hearts                     or                     diamonds
Pink,                     All                     Pink
Flush                     of                     clubs                     or                     spades
Blue,                     All                     Blue
Golf                     Bag,                     Puppy                     Feet,                     Puppy                     Toes,                     Pups
Straight,                     ten                     to                     ace
Three                     of a                     kind
Trips                     (or                     Trip                     as                     in                     Ted                     has                     trip                     kings.),                     Set
In Hold 'em the term "set" refers to when a player has a pair in the hole and one matching card on the board, with "trips" referring to a pair on the board and one in the hand or three of a kind on the board.
Three                     of a                     kind,                     kings
Alabama                     Night                     Riders,                     Three                     Wise                     Men
Three                     of a                     kind,                     sevens
Slot                     Machine
Three                     of a                     kind,                     sixes
Devil's                     hand,                     Mark                     of                     the                     Beast                     (referring                     to                     the                     Number                     of                     the                     Beast                     in                     the                     Book                     of                     Revelation)
Three                     of a                     kind,                     deuces
Huey,                     Dewey                     and                     Louie
Two                     pair,                     aces                     and                     eights
Dead                     man's                     hand                     (hand                     held                     by                     Wild                     Bill                     Hickok                     when                     he                     was                     shot                     and                     killed)
Two                     pair
Two pair is commonly shorthanded as Xs up or Xs over Ys, with the top pair as X and the bottom pair as Y. For example, KK998 would be "kings up" or "kings over nines".)
One                     pair,                     aces
Aces                     and                     spaces                     (a                     hand                     with                     one                     pair                     of                     aces,                     and                     nothing                     else.                     Used                     derogatorily,                     especially                     in                     games                     such                     as                     seven-card                     stud, where                     two                     pair                     is a                     typical                     winning                     hand)
Outside                     straight                     draw
Bobtail,                     Open-ended,                     up-and-down-
An outside straight draw: cards of two different ranks could complete the high or low end of the straight (e.g., _3456_)
Outside                     straight                     flush                     draw
Inside                     straight                     draw
Gutshot,                     Belly                     buster
An inside straight draw: only cards of a single rank could complete the straight (e.g., 34_67)
Double                     inside                     straight                     draw
Double                     gutshot,                     Double                     belly                     buster
Double inside straight draw: cards of two different ranks could fill gaps in the straight (e.g., 2_456_8)
Four                     cards                     of                     one                     suit
Busted                     flush,                     Four-flush