Poker Slang Trivia Quiz

Answer: Having A-K hole cards

Being dealt Big Slick is very good, but it is also dangerous. Typically, many players would go "all-in" in a no-limit game with this hand. But remember that even a pair of Deuces can beat Big Slick.

Answer: Js-Jd-5s-5h-Kc

Two Pair, Jacks and Fives is called Motown because it sounds similar to Jackson 5, one of the more famous artists that was on the Motown record label in the 1970s.

Answer: Full House

The origin of a Full House gaining the nickname Boat is rather obscure, but I can tell you this: While filming the card game at the beginning of the movie "Titanic" (1997), director James Cameron knew nothing about poker. So, he had someone else stage the game so that Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) would win tickets to the fated liner. The winning hand was a Full House. Appropriate, yes?

Answer: 10-2 in the Hole

Legendary poker player Doyle Brunson has long favored the 10-2 in the Hole. As a result, that hand has been named for him.

Answer: Run

Set, Trips, and Rolled Up are all terms to describe a Three-of-a-Kind. Trips is pretty self-explanatory (from "triple"). In Hold-em, Pineapple and other similar games, a Set occurs when your pocket pair has a third come out in the flop (the first three community cards). And in Seven-Card Stud, you are Rolled Up if your first three cards have the same value (Example: I was Rolled Up in Sevens in that last hand).

The term Run is a nickname for a Straight.

Answer: Ah-2h-3c-4d-5h

Adapted from the game of Lowball, in which a Five-high Straight is the smallest possible winning hand, this hand is also known as a Bicycle. In a Bicycle deck of cards, the Ace of Spades depicts a man riding a bike.

Answer: 10h

The Nut is the card that provides you with the highest possible hand in a round of poker. Typically, a Nut Flush Draw means you have a flush draw that involves the Ace of a given suit. But in this case, the 10h would be the Nut, because you would get a Straight Flush, Jack high.

Answer: Laying Down

In my experience, it is a good idea to lay down a Two-Pair. Even though it can be a winnable hand, there is a chance that an opponent could hold Three-of-a-Kind or better. So, watch the bets carefully, and they will tell you if you should lay down.

Answer: True

More commonly called a Deuce, you will occasionally hear others go "Quack-Quack-Quack" when Twos are revealed during play or from the hole.

Answer: 10h-10c-10d-10s-3d

If you get a Four-of-a-Kind in Tens, it is a long-earned and very powerful hand.

Now, what are you doing, sitting there staring at these answers? Come on! Deal me in! :)