Maverick
Maverick is a nickname for queen-jack, Q-J, of any suits.
The simple explanation
Queen-jack is a connected hand that can make straights. It is a decent hand, but not a strong one.
A closer look
Queen-jack is dominated by better queens and by ace-queen, king-queen and king-jack. It is mostly played suited and in late position. The nickname is a mnemonic.
A practical example
You are dealt Q♥ J♦ and say, 'Maverick.'
Full explanation
Maverick is a nickname for queen-jack, Q-J, of any suits.
Maverick is queen-jack.
It is a connected hand.
It is often dominated.
It is best suited and in late position.
Maverick
No-limit Hold’em · Blinds 1/2 chips · No rake
The blinds are 1 and 2 chips. Heads-up, the dealer (D) also posts the small blind.
Read the example transcript
Player A has the button (BTN) and posts the 1-chip small blind (SB). Player B posts the 2-chip big blind (BB).
- Preflop · Pot: 3 chips
The blinds are 1 and 2 chips. Heads-up, the dealer (D) also posts the small blind.
- Player A BTN / SB QQueen of hearts (Qh)JJack of diamonds (Jd) · Stack 199 · In this round 1
- Player B BB 1010 of diamonds (Td)33 of clubs (3c) · Stack 198 · In this round 2
- Preflop · Pot: 8 chips
Player A raises to 6 with queen and jack. Players call this hand Maverick.
- Player A BTN / SB QQueen of hearts (Qh)JJack of diamonds (Jd) · Stack 194 · In this round 6
- Player B BB 1010 of diamonds (Td)33 of clubs (3c) · Stack 198 · In this round 2
Cards are shown for learning; totals are displayed before pot collection.