hands
Ace
An ace is the card marked A. In standard high-hand poker it ranks above a king, but it can also be low in a straight.
Ace in the Hole
An ace in the hole is an ace dealt face down to a player. The phrase also means a hidden advantage.
Ace Out
To ace out is to win a poker hand while holding only ace-high, sometimes by bluffing.
Ace‑High
Ace-high is a hand with no pair or better whose highest card is an ace.
Aces and Spaces
Aces and spaces is slang for a five-card hand whose only pair is aces, with three unhelpful cards.
Aces Full
Aces full is a full house made of three aces and a pair of another rank.
Aces Over
Aces over is poker slang for a hand built on aces, usually a full house of three aces and a pair.
Aces Up
Aces up is a two pair hand in which one of the pairs is aces.
Ainsworth
Ainsworth is a nickname for the starting hand 6-2 in hold'em, six-deuce.
Air
Air is a hand with no value, often used when bluffing.
Ajax
Ajax is a nickname for the starting hand Ace-Jack in hold'em.
Alexander
Alexander is a nickname for the king of clubs.
All Black
All black means a flush made only of black suits, spades or clubs.
All Blue
All blue means a flush made of spades or clubs.
All Green
All green means a flush, usually one made of spades or clubs.
All Pink
All pink means a flush made of hearts or diamonds.
All Purple
All purple means a flush made of spades or clubs.
All Red
All red means a flush made of hearts or diamonds.
AMC
AMC is shorthand for 'all my chips', said with an all-in bet.
American Airlines
American Airlines is a nickname for pocket aces.
An Ace Working
An ace working refers to having an ace in your hand.
Anna Kournikova
Anna Kournikova is a nickname for the starting hand Ace-King.
Apology Card
An apology card is a card that would have completed your previous lowball hand, but appears in the next one.
Apple
Apple is slang for the biggest game, often the biggest game in a particular club.
Argine
Argine is a nickname for the queen of clubs.
Arkansas Flush
An Arkansas flush is a four-card flush.
Around-the-Corner Straight
An around-the-corner straight is a home-game straight in which the sequence continues from king through ace to the low cards, such as J-Q-K-A-2.
Assault Rifle
Assault rifle is a nickname for A-K-4-7 in Omaha.
Athos
Athos is a nickname for the hold'em hand Ace-Ten.
Ax
Ax is a hand with an ace and any other card.
Baby
Baby is any of the low cards 2, 3, 4 or 5 needed for the lowest possible hand.
Back Into a Hand
To back into a hand is to make a different hand from the one you were drawing to.