When Mrs. Flusher and I get a pair of nines we call it a Gretzky.
If they are not side by side, it's a split Gretzky.
Three nines... Triple Gretzky.
Sometimes I call a Queen 'Queenus Queenus inbetweenus'. I have no idea
why. This stuff is reminiscent of craps vernacular.
Anybody else have their own stupid lingo they've developed while playing VP?...
And to Mickey Crimm that was the coolest story I've read in a long time. More?
I also have developed many 'privately understood' video poker terms,
many of which developed just as joking banter when playing next to
friend or family member. Most often I play versions of dueces wild
so I will restrict this post to that genre, though some of the terms
are obviously more applicable.
1. WSU (Wynn So Ugly)
My phrase for the modified NSU paytable at the Wynn.
2. 'Four to a waste'
My phrase for starting with a dealt hand of 3 dueces and not
improving on the redraw.
3. 'Flush the Hard Way'
Breaking up a dealt flush or dealt 4 to a flush (for ex, to hold 3
to a royal) and still catching a flush on the redraw.
4. 'Blind Squirrels'
Used in several variations to refer usually to a mini-jackpot
(deuces, aces in super aces) that came unexpectedly - for example
catching four deuces when you only held two or three. Phrase
derived from the saying "even a blind squirrel can find a nut" that
I think I first used when seeing idiot players do well by catching
lucky draws. At times I may embellish this phrase for more extreme
cases such as catching all four deuces on the redraw (deaf, dumb,
and blind squirrel, etc).
5. 'Gutter ball'
Applies to playing a 5-play machine or higher and completing a hand
with ZERO credits. A variation of this is (say while playing a 10-
play machine) you catch a paying hand only on the last (10th) hand -
I then refer to that as a '10 pin'.
6. 'Field Goal'
After being dealt two pair and drawing the single middle card, where
the redraw is then revealed to be a value between the two pairs you
are holding.
7. 'A nine scare'
A variantion of a scare (first 4 cards are a royal) where you catch
the '9' of the suit you were drawing for.
8. 'No Deuces'
Another name for a royal, since there are so many times where for a
split second you think you caught a royal only then see it was in
fact a wild royal. Relevant to multi line games where the dealt
cards are small and hands are part of a large set so the results are
less obvious in one's split second visualization.
more to come
These are awesome - very creative!
I thought of a couple more.
Royal Sampler - obvious. 
Lazarus - when you play your last 5 credits and win something. There
are also Double and Triple Lazari.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "rnumrich" <numrich@...> wrote:
I also have developed many 'privately understood' video poker terms,
many of which developed just as joking banter when playing next to
friend or family member. Most often I play versions of dueces wild
so I will restrict this post to that genre, though some of the terms
are obviously more applicable.
"ahhhh, so when you hit preview you are supposed to actually read
what you may have just typed too fast? Please allow me to correct...
1. WSU (Wynn So Ugly)
My phrase for the modified NSU paytable at the Wynn.
2. 'Four to a waste'
Meant to write 'Four of a waste'
My phrase for starting with a dealt hand of 3 dueces and not
improving on the redraw.3. 'Flush the Hard Way'
Breaking up a dealt flush or dealt 4 to a flush (for ex, to hold 3
to a royal) and still catching a flush on the redraw.4. 'Blind Squirrels'
Used in several variations to refer usually to a mini-jackpot
(deuces, aces in super aces) that came unexpectedly - for example
catching four deuces when you only held two or three.
Meant to write 'only held one or two'
Phrase derived from the saying "even a blind squirrel can find a
nut" that
I think I first used when seeing idiot players do well by catching
lucky draws. At times I may embellish this phrase for more
extreme
cases such as catching all four deuces on the redraw (deaf, dumb,
and blind squirrel, etc).5. 'Gutter ball'
Applies to playing a 5-play machine or higher and completing a
hand
with ZERO credits. A variation of this is (say while playing a 10-
play machine) you catch a paying hand only on the last (10th)
hand -
I then refer to that as a '10 pin'.
6. 'Field Goal'
After being dealt two pair and drawing the single middle card,
where
the redraw is then revealed to be a value between the two pairs
you
are holding.
7. 'A nine scare'
A variantion of a scare (first 4 cards are a royal) where you
catch
the '9' of the suit you were drawing for.
8. 'No Deuces'
Another name for a royal, since there are so many times where for
a
split second you think you caught a royal only then see it was in
fact a wild royal. Relevant to multi line games where the dealt
cards are small and hands are part of a large set so the results
are
less obvious in one's split second visualization.
more to come
You are now eligible for the 3rd annual Play On Words/ChamPUNship
contest to be held next January, in the basement of the El Cortez.
If you are not familiar with the rules, all contestants are locked
up at midnight (no potty or food breaks allowed) and must loudly
recite corny puns and unintelligible play-on-words. The doors will
be unlocked at 7:00AM the following morning. Anyone left standing,
will be crowned the ChamPUN. It is NOT necessary to still be sane.
Be warned, however, that, for the last two years, there were NO
survivors.
The "privately understood" vp term most used by EH and me, is "Red
Dog." It is chanted loudly whenever we are holding 2 pair such as
6's & 8's, trying for FH, and instead receive a lovely 7.
I enjoyed your list of terms very much! Thanks for posting them
-Babe-
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "rnumrich" <numrich@...> wrote:
I also have developed many 'privately understood' video poker
terms, many of which developed just as joking banter when
playing .....
"Wrong Game": A natural 4 of a kind or straight flush when playing
Deuces Wild or Joker Poker. Might also be said when dealt 4 aces in
Jacks or Better just after switching from a Bonus game. This happens
waaay too often.
"Number Nine...Number Nine...Number Nine...": three or four nines
(wife and I seem to be in the very small group of Beatles fans that
like Revolution #9). We get more than our share of nines that pay.
"Sixes, Baby": for some reason we also get more than our share of
paying hands with sixes.
"Mighty fine": Sixes and nines in a paying hand.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "rnumrich" <numrich@...> wrote:
I also have developed many 'privately understood' video poker terms,
many of which developed just as joking banter when playing next to
friend or family member. Most often I play versions of dueces wild
so I will restrict this post to that genre, though some of the terms
are obviously more applicable.
Wouldn't that be one and a half Gretzkys?
At that rate, 9999 would be a dodecaGretzky.
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On 4/9/06, Royal Flusher <royalflusher@gmail.com> wrote:
When Mrs. Flusher and I get a pair of nines we call it a Gretzky.
If they are not side by side, it's a split Gretzky.
Three nines... Triple Gretzky.
My husband and I favor animal-related names:
1. "Any Monkey" -- In Deuces Wild when you hold three deuces and end
up with 4 of a kind (not 4 deuces!), as in "Any monkey could have made
that hand."
2. "Work Horse" -- 4 of a kind in Deuces Wild, from a remark my
husband made about 4 of a kinds being essential to just keep plodding
along.
3. "Steam Donkey" -- 5 of a kind in Deuces Wild. Named shortly after
a trip to Canada where we saw an antique logging contraption called a
steam donkey. Five of a kind with only one deuce is a "Natural Donkey".
We also make numerous remarks about the monkey inside the machine who
deals the cards but has an imperfect understanding of the game. For
example, the monkey gets fives and deuces confused. Looking for a
deuce? The monkey will deal you a five. Aces and fours are also
problematic as the monkey just sees that they are pointy. The monkey
knows colors, but gets suits mixed up. Looking for a club? The
monkey will deal you a spade. Switching games seems to further
confound the monkey. The monkey remembers that you really wanted four
aces yesterday while you were playing Double Bonus, but doesn't know
you have since switched to Deuces Wild. If you get mad at the monkey,
he will get disgusted and go on a banana break. Then you're really in
trouble. Stupid monkey.
"Number Nine...Number Nine...Number Nine...": three or four nines
(wife and I seem to be in the very small group of Beatles fans that
like Revolution #9). We get more than our share of nines that pay.
I have a poker buddy who calls that hand a "German Virgin". (That
friend is on a quest to name every pocket hand in Hold'em.)
Connie,
That was so funny I had to read it again to make sure I didn't miss anything, and then
again to my S.O. because he wanted to know why I was laughing so much! It's especially
funny to me because we frequently refer to ourselves as "button-pushing monkeys."
That originated because of the fact that we simply hit the buttons we're "told" to hit by our
little strategy card and don't actually think about the play. It now comes up most
frequently after a long play where we wind up about even for the day. For example, we
frequently play for 3-4 hours, hit a royal or two and several sets of deuces, and go home
with close to the same amount of money, or sometimes less than we had when we left for
the day. Makes me feel like a "button-pushing monkey" after all that work!
I don't recall where I heard this terminology, but we use "Slim Pick'ems" to describe the
pick'em game were the paytable is just short of full pay.
Bettie
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "connie_kellers" <connie@...> wrote:
We also make numerous remarks about the monkey inside the machine who
deals the cards but has an imperfect understanding of the game. For
example, the monkey gets fives and deuces confused. Looking for a
deuce? The monkey will deal you a five. Aces and fours are also
problematic as the monkey just sees that they are pointy. The monkey
knows colors, but gets suits mixed up. Looking for a club? The
monkey will deal you a spade. Switching games seems to further
confound the monkey. The monkey remembers that you really wanted four
aces yesterday while you were playing Double Bonus, but doesn't know
you have since switched to Deuces Wild. If you get mad at the monkey,
he will get disgusted and go on a banana break. Then you're really in
trouble. Stupid monkey.
When dealt a pair of kings and a pair of 9's we say we
have a "Dog hand".
Similarly, a pair of aces and a pair of Kings is
"Ack-Ack".
Mark
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In Pick-Em when I get a paying pair as the 2 cards on the right and can't keep them, I call it being "Wrong-sided" .
Regards
A.P.
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A friend calls this a 6 Card Royal.
A related usage, which is newish to me but in fact rather old (so I'm
told), is that when you have a legitimate Royal scare, then if the
missing card is "N", you say, "N off!" Thus, if you needed but didn't
get a King, you say, "King off." Extension of this to missing a Jack
is left to the reader ... 8-).
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "rnumrich" <numrich@...> wrote:
[ ... ]
7. 'A nine scare'
A variantion of a scare (first 4 cards are a royal) where you catch
the '9' of the suit you were drawing for.