List of playing-card nicknames

This list of playing card nicknames has the common nicknames for the playing cards in a 52-card deck, as used in some common card games, such as poker.

Single cards

The following is a list of nicknames used for playing cards used in most card games which use the standard 52-card pack. Such games usually require the revealing or announcement of held cards, at which point the nicknames may be used.

One-eyed royals

The phrase one-eyed royals is jargon referring to the three face cards showing only one eye: the Jack of Spades (J♠), Jack of Hearts (J♥) and King of Diamonds (K♦). The terminology results from the depiction of the face on the card as being shown in profile, so only one eye is visible (all other face cards show two eyes). The jacks are also referred to, separately, as one-eyed jacks: Jack of Spades (J♠), Jack of Hearts (J♥).

They are frequently used in home games of draw poker as wildcards. Because the King of Diamonds is the only king card bearing an axe (the others show swords), a common phrase for the one-eyed royals is "One-eyed Jacks, the Man with the Axe". Another common phrase is "One-eyed Jacks and Suicide King" denoting the King of Hearts (K♥) bearing a sword through his head. These four cards are the only cards of differing rank and suit in a common deck that share an identifying trait.

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One-eyed jack (disambiguation)

One-eyed jack is a playing card in a standard deck of cards.

One-eyed jack may also refer to:

One-Eyed Jacks, a 1961 Western film directed by Marlon Brando

Alone in the Dark: One-Eyed Jack's Revenge, the 1996 sequel to the video game Alone in the Dark

One Eyed Jacks (Twin Peaks), a brothel on the show Twin Peaks

One Eyed Jacks (album), a 1984 album by Spear of Destiny

One-Eyed Jack (album), a 1978 album by Garland Jeffreys

One-Eyed Jack, a 1970s comic strip written by John Wagner

"One-Eyed Jack," an unidentified murder victim discovered in Tok, Alaska

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One-Eyed Jack (album)

One-Eyed Jack is Garland Jeffreys' fourth solo album. It was released in 1978 on A&M Records. It was recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York City and produced by Jeffreys and David Spinozza.