# I'm bored. Let's make up some new poker hands. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 19, 2004, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605 "2004-08-19T20:28:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/1 "2004-08-19T20:28:18Z")
Yep. I’m a bored slacker. Here’s what’s been going through my mind for the last few minutes: We need more poker hands. What I’ve been able to come up with are as follows. (“H” is for hearts.) [ul][li]The Fibonacci: A,A,2,3,5[/li][li]The Ugly Fib: Any consecutive Fibonacci numbers[/li][li]The Fibonacci Suicide: 2H, 3H, 5H, 8H, KH[/li][li]The Fibonacci Flush: This should be obvious. It’s when you have a Fibonacci that you think will win, so you bet heavily and end up losing the hand. Or, it could be when they’re all the same suit. That makes sense, too.[/li][li]A Prime Hand: All prime numbers, each different from the other four in hand (J, K prime)[/li][li]Even Prime: Same as Prime Hand, except that one card is a 2[/li][li]Vulgar Prime: All primes, some repeats[/li][li]Straight Prime: A set of consecutive prime numbers[/li][li]Straight Prime Flush: Obvious…[/li][li]Complex Hand: When a Joker is accidently shuffled into the deck. Also known as The Dealer’s Demise.[/li][li]Golden Hand: A,6,A,8,10 (from the golden mean: 1.61810…)[/li][li]Golden String: 10,J,A,A,10 (from the golden string 1011010110…)[/li][li]The Suicide Beast: KH,6,6,6 [/li][li]Satan’s Convenience Store: 6,6,6,7,J[/li][li]And, of course, the Royal Sampler: 3,6,10,J,K[/ul][/li]I guess they’re all pretty specific, so they’ll be infrequent, I suppose. There’s a few minutes down. What to do? What to do? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/2 "2004-08-19T20:38:57Z")
My favorite: The “Wrap-around” Straight Ace, King, Queen, Two and Three (count Ace as “1” and can come after the King) This give you “Wrap-around” Straight Flush also. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/3 "2004-08-19T20:58:41Z")
> [@js\_africanus](#): > > Yep. I’m a bored slacker. Here’s what’s been going through my mind for the last few minutes: > > We need more poker hands. What I’ve been able to come up with are as follows. (“H” is for hearts.) > [ul][li]The Fibonacci: A,A,2,3,5[/li][li]The Ugly Fib: Any consecutive Fibonacci numbers[/li][li]The Fibonacci Suicide: 2H, 3H, 5H, 8H, KH[/li][li]The Fibonacci Flush: This should be obvious. It’s when you have a Fibonacci that you think will win, so you bet heavily and end up losing the hand. Or, it could be when they’re all the same suit. That makes sense, too.[/li][li]A Prime Hand: All prime numbers, each different from the other four in hand (J, K prime)[/li][li]Even Prime: Same as Prime Hand, except that one card is a 2[/li][li]Vulgar Prime: All primes, some repeats[/li][li]Straight Prime: A set of consecutive prime numbers[/li][li]Straight Prime Flush: Obvious…[/li][li]Complex Hand: When a Joker is accidently shuffled into the deck. Also known as The Dealer’s Demise.[/li][li]Golden Hand: A,6,A,8,10 (from the golden mean: 1.61810…)[/li][li]Golden String: 10,J,A,A,10 (from the golden string 1011010110…)[/li][li]The Suicide Beast: KH,6,6,6 [/li][li]Satan’s Convenience Store: 6,6,6,7,J[/li][li]And, of course, the Royal Sampler: 3,6,10,J,K[/ul][/li]I guess they’re all pretty specific, so they’ll be infrequent, I suppose. > > There’s a few minutes down. What to do? What to do? How bout odd or even: any run of odd or even: Ace, 3, 5, 7, 9; 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 One step higher if they are flush Highest if they are the same suit :eek: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/4 "2004-08-19T21:05:11Z")
Idiot’s Flush, AKA “all reds” or “all blacks.” Ranks above a pair but below trips. Straight Idiot and Royal Idiot are self explanatory. Acehole: Four of a kind aces showing, hole card is assumed to be another ace. ---
**Author:** ![TitoBenito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2acd7d/32.png) [@TitoBenito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TitoBenito)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/5 "2004-08-19T21:10:23Z")
The Soviet Flush: All red cards The Farrakan Flush: All black cards The Librarian Straight: Any five cards found back to back in this sequence Ace Eight Five Four Jack King Nine One Queen Seven Six Ten Three Two ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/6 "2004-08-19T21:57:19Z")
> [@TitoBenito](#): > > The Soviet Flush: All red cards > The Farrakan Flush: All black cards > The Librarian Straight: Any five cards found back to back in this sequence **Ace** Eight Five Four Jack King Nine **One** Queen Seven Six Ten Three Two (emphasis mine) The real trick to this hand is finding a 56 card deck to play with. ---
**Author:** ![Jpeg\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@Jpeg\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jpeg_Jones)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/7 "2004-08-19T22:26:30Z")
_The Duck:_ QAAAK _The pi:_ 3A4A6 _The Draw Four of a Kind:_ Has an Uno card thrown in by mistake _The Reverse Straight:_ Same as a straight, but in reverse order ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/8 "2004-08-19T23:31:34Z")
Avogadro’s Hand: 6 2 J 2 3 ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/9 "2004-08-19T23:59:01Z")
My girlfriend’s family’s poker house rules include a “squish,” which is a 3- or 4-card straight; it’s usually invoked only for split-pot hands (“Best squish splits with the winner”). ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/10 "2004-08-20T00:34:50Z")
The Grand Buffet: 88724 (ate and ate 7/24) The Hole In One: 4444A (fore!) The Queer Eye: QQQQK (4 queens for a king) The Neverland Ranch Hand: JJJJ5 (Jacks an 5) The Bo Derrek: Q 10 10 10 10 (Queen of the tens) The Jeff Strykker: JJJJ 10 (Jacks 10) ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/11 "2004-08-20T01:59:13Z")
> [@TitoBenito](#): > > The Soviet Flush: All red cards Ah, yes. Similar to a Khmer Rouge Flush, except the KRF is dealt by a ten-year old kid with an AK-47. If the kid is has money in the pot on that hand, it’s best to fold right away. ---
**Author:** ![fruitbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fruitbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fruitbat)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/12 "2004-08-20T02:10:24Z")
Our regular poker game participants have been trying to spread the acceptance of the ‘condo’. Which is any hand with three pairs, obviously in stud or hold-em. I have always felt that is a hand just crying out to be named. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/13 "2004-08-20T02:44:28Z")
The triple run, or the 23: 45556 worth 23 points in cribbage! ---
**Author:** ![High\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8797f3/32.png) [@High\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/High_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/14 "2004-08-20T03:21:03Z")
> [@Jpeg Jones](#): > > _The Duck:_ QAAAK This inspired my South East Asian Gambit: QATAAR T=10 R=Any red card ---
**Author:** ![High\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8797f3/32.png) [@High\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/High_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/15 "2004-08-20T03:23:04Z")
Oops…obviously should be QATAR. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/16 "2004-08-20T05:00:07Z")
I recently wrote an article on non-standard poker hands for Wikipedia: From lowest to highest: - High card - Pair - Four Straight - Also called Bobtail Straight. Four cards in consecutive order. - Four Flush - Also called Bobtail Flush. Four cards of the same suit. - Two Pair - Blaze - Also called Blazer. All cards are jacks, queens, or kings. - Flash - One card of each suit plus a joker. - Little Bobtail - A three card straight flush (three cards of the same suit in consecutive order). - Three of a Kind - Skeet - Also called Pelter or Bracket. A hand with a deuce; a three or a four; a five; a six, a seven, or an eight; and a nine. - Five and Dime - All cards are fives, sixes, sevens, eights, nines, or tens with no pair. - Skip Straight - Also called Alternate Straight, Dutch Straight, or Skipper. Cards are in consecutive order, skipping every other card. (Example 3-5-7-9-J). - Round the Corner Straight - Consecutive cards including a ace which counts as both the high and low card. (Example Q-K-A-2-3). - Straight - Little Dog - All cards are deuces, threes, fours, fives, sixes, or sevens with no pair. - Big Dog - All cards are nines, tens, jacks, queens, kings, or aces with no pair. - Little Tiger - Also called Little Cat. All cards are threes, fours, fives, sixes, sevens, eights, and nines. (Some house rules prohibit nines.) - Big Tiger - Also called Big Cat. All cards are eights, nines, tens, jacks, queens, or kings with no pair. - Flush - Full House - Big Bobtail - A four card straight flush (four cards of the same suit in consecutive order). - Four of a Kind - Straight Flush - Skeet Flush - The same cards as a Skeet and all in the same suit. - Five of a Kind - Four of a kind plus a wild card, or three of a kind plus two wild cards. ---
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/17 "2004-08-20T05:03:04Z")
> [@ouryL](#): > > How bout odd or even: > any run of odd or even: > > Ace, 3, 5, 7, 9; > 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 > > One step higher if they are flush > Highest if they are the same suit > > :eek: 😃 We call these the “every-other straight” and allow them if the dealer specifies. We play a lot of dealer’s choice. I’ve also heard them called Big Tiger and Little Tiger, but I think that’s a misuse of those terms. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/18 "2004-08-20T08:15:07Z")
Of existing hands, there’s also the Wheel aka the Bicycle, which is an Ace-low straight. In most hi-low or lowball games, this is the lowest possible hand. The Motown: Jacks and Fives (Jackson Five) ---
**Author:** ![Thirty-Nine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@Thirty-Nine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thirty-Nine)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/19 "2004-08-20T11:44:07Z")
The sympathy hand (i.e., the worst possible hand): 2 of clubs & the 3,4,5 and 7 of diamonds. Can anyone think of a worse hand? ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605/20 "2004-08-20T12:20:21Z")
> [@High Cheese](#): > > This inspired my South East Asian Gambit: > > QATAAR > > T=10 > R=Any red card Better check your geography, as well as your spelling 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-lets-make-up-some-new-poker-hands/260605.md?page=2)