Poker Hand Nicknames and Rankings - 5 Best Hands with Slang Terms

Posted by Roy on May 2nd, 2019

If you love playing poker, then you might be familiar with some of the common poker slang and terms. The list of Poker hand nicknames have only gotten bigger and it varies from place-to-place. However, even with new poker slang terms and nicknames, some have remained popular throughout the years. Thus, let’s take a look at the best hands in poker rankings alongside some of the poker hand names.

Best Hands in Poker Rankings with Poker Slang Terms

• Royal Flush: The strongest poker hand, a Royal Flush comprises of top 5 poker cards of the same suit (A♠ - K♠ - Q♠ - J♠- 10♠).

• Straight Flush: Here, the poker hand needs to be in numerical order. These should be of the same suit (9♦-10♦-J♦-Q♦-K♦).

• Four of a Kind: Having 4 cards of the same rank (K♣-K♥-K♠-K♦-5♣). One of the most common poker nicknames for a Four of a Kind is ‘Quads.’

• Full House: 3 cards of the same rank along with 2 cards of the same rank equals to a Full House (A♥-A♦-A♣-4♠-4♥). The poker slang term for a Full House is ‘Full Boat’ or ‘Boat.’

• Flush Five: Having 5 cards of the same suit, irrespective of the numerical order (2♥-4♥-J♥-A♥-10♥).

• Straight: Having 5 cards in numerical order, irrespective of the suit (4♠-5♣-6♦-7♥-8♣). The lowest Straight i.e. Ace to 5 (A-2-3-4-5), is nicknamed as ‘Wheel.’

• Three of a Kind: If you have 3 cards of the same rank, it is considered as Three of a Kind in poker (Q♥-Q♣-Q♦-5♠-9♥). The other two are non-paired. Getting Sevens (7-7-7) as a three of a kind is referred to as ‘Slot Machine’ in poker hand terms.

• Two Pairs: This consists of 2 pairs of cards with the same rank and 1 single card (4♥-4♦-J♣-J♠-7♣).

• One Pair: This poker hand has 1 pair of cards with the same rank and 3 unmatched cards (K♠-K♣-7♦-3♥-5♦). A pair of Kings is popularly referred to as ‘King Kong’. Whereas a pair of 10’s is called ‘Dimes’ and a pair of Aces is termed as ‘Pocket Rockets,’ ‘Bullets’ etc.

• High Card: Here, there is no matching card, just a single high-value card (A♠-3♥-8♦-4♣-7♦).

#Conclusion

Poker is a fun game and to make it even more entertaining, players often come up with poker hand names that range from amusing to bizarre to anything in between. The above-mentioned are famous poker hand slang and terms, which are commonly used. The poker hand rankings, on the other hand, gives you a fair idea of which is the highest and the lowest poker hands.

Hope this helps!

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