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What is crabs in poker?

A nickname for. because the number resembles pincers.
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What are pocket 6s called in poker?

Pocket Sixes

Kicks – “Get you kicks on Route 66″, the title of what's probably the most famous song about Route 66.
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What is a 7-2 in poker called?

The 7-2 Game is a side game in cash games where everyone agrees to pay a player if they successfully bluff with, then show, 7-2 offsuit. If you actually make a hand with 7-2 offsuit and win at showdown or have a bluff called you don't win, but if you can show a bluff you can collect a nice side pot.
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Why is 7-2 called the hammer?

When a player is dealt a 7-2 off-suit, he has what is known as the hammer. Most experts agree that a hammer is one of the worst hands one can get as hole cards. Even so, these hands have been known to win big time games.
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What is slang for pocket jacks?

Pocket Jacks – Hooks

The nickname “hooks” comes from the way pocket Jacks look, which is similar to a pair of fishing hooks. While this poker slang does stand for the jacks, you should make sure not to be the one who is hooked into losing a big pot with just a pair of jacks, especially when overcards hit the board.
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What is a donkey in poker slang?

A derogatory term used to refer to a weak, unskilled player. Abbreviated “donk.”
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What is slang for Hungry Jacks?

HJs/Hungry Jacks: Burger King. When Burger King wanted to open stores in Australia, their name had already been trademarked by a small takeaway shop in South Australia, so they became, Hungry Jack's.
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What is the devil's hand in poker?

The dead man's hand, a legendary "cursed" poker hand usually depicted as consisting of the ace of spades, ace of clubs, eight of spades and eight of clubs with an undefined fifth card, has appeared or been referenced in numerous works of popular culture.
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What is devils hand in poker?

Noun. devil's hand (plural devil's hands) (poker slang) three of a kind sixes.
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Why is 3 2 called the dirty diaper in poker?

It's poker lingo for a risky bluff move played in a Texas Hold 'Em poker game. A 2-3 offsuit (cards that are not of the same suit) is called the "dirty diaper". The opponent, thinking he is up against at least one Ace will fold and the other player who actually has a 2-3 offsuit wins automatically.
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What is JJ called in poker?

Jack-Jack (J-J)
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Why is ace King called Big Slick?

Big Slick is a common nickname for the poker hand ace-king. According to legend, the hand was previously called Santa Barbara after the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, and over time it changed to simply Big Slick.
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What are Ducks in poker?

In poker parlance, “Ducks” is another name for a pair of twos/deuces. “I looked down at two ducks under-the-gun.”
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What does banana mean in poker?

Noun. The pocket cards 9-2, either suited or offsuit.
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What is the unluckiest hand in poker?

2-7 (offsuit)

A 2-7 offsuit hand is the worst hand to start with in Texas Hold 'Em poker because there are so few good options available to you: you have no straight draw, no flush draw, and even if you wind up with a pair of 7s or a pair of 2s, you're unlikely to have the best hand.
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What is the most unlucky hand in poker?

Currently, it is described as a two-pair poker hand consisting of the black aces and black eights. The pair of aces and eights, along with an unknown hole card, were reportedly held by Old West folk hero, lawman, and gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok when he was murdered while playing a game.
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What is the hardest hand to win in poker?

Poker-hand rankings: from strongest to weakest
  • Four of a Kind. ...
  • Full house. ...
  • Flush. ...
  • Straight. ...
  • Three of a kind. ...
  • Two pair. Two different sets of two cards of matching rank. ...
  • Pair. A pair of cards of the same rank in different suits. ...
  • High card. The lowest-ranked hand available.
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What is the rarest thing in poker?

as above. The royal flush is a case of the straight flush. It can be formed 4 ways (one for each suit), giving it a probability of 0.000154% and odds of 649,739 : 1.
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What is a joker in poker?

The jokers are two extra cards added to a deck of cards generally with pictures of court jesters. They are sometimes (although not often) used as wild cards in poker. Most card games remove the jokers from the deck before the action starts.
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What is God shot in poker?

“Gutshot” is the colloquialy name for and inside straight draw in poker. This is a type of straight draw where the card required to complete our straight appears in the middle of the structure. For example, we hold 6, 7, 9, and T, and require the Eight in order to complete our straight.
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What is Wendy's slang?

wendy (plural wendies) (derogatory, slang, Britain, particularly northern UK) A wuss; someone who is particularly cowardly. Toughen up, you big wendy.
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What is a cracker jack slang?

crackerjack (plural crackerjacks) An exceptionally fine or excellent thing or person. An expert or top-rated individual (e.g., a marksman).
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What are tiffins slang?

It came to be called tiffin, after the English slang tiffing, "to take a little drink." In Northern India, tiffin is basically lunch, often one packed in a tiered metal lunchbox also called a tiffin. People who sell pre-packed tiffins are called tiffin wallahs or dabbawalas.
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