Poker Glossary

Kicker

An unpaired card used to determine the better of two near-equivalent hands. For instance, suppose you have AK and your opponent has AQ. If the flop has an ace in it, you both have a pair of aces, but you have a king kicker. Kickers can be vitally important in hold'em.

Starting Hands / Pocket Hands:

AA Rockets, Bullets, American Airlines

KK Cowboys

QQ Double date, Ladies

JJ Fish hooks

AK Big slick, 'Anna Kournikova'

AQ Big chick

AJ Black Jack, Jack-ass

KQ Royalty, Marriage

KJ Kojak

99 German virgin

88 Snowmen

77 Sunset strip

66 Route 66

55 Speed limit

44 Magnum, Sail boat

22 Ducks

A8 Dead man's hand, Wild Bill Hickok get shot in 1876, after he had won with these cards.

J5 Jackson five