Hand Name (#) Other Name 7-5-4-3-2 #1 Seven perfect, The nuts, Number one, The wheel 7-6-4-3-2 #2 7-6-5-3-2 #3 7-6-5-4-2 #4 8-5-4-3-2 #5 Nut Eight, Eight perfect 8-6-4-3-2 #6 8-6-5-3-2 #7 8-6-5-4-2 #8 8-6-5-4-3 #9 Rough eighty-six 8-7-4-3-2 #10 Eighty-seven smooth 8-7-5-3-2 #11 8-7-5-4-2 #12 Average eight 8-7-5-4-3 #13 8-7-6-3-2 #14 8-7-6-4-2 #15 8-7-6-4-3 #16 8-7-6-5-2 #17 8-7-6-5-3 #18 Rough eighty-seven, The Dave P. 9-5-4-3-2 #19 Nut Nine, Nine perfect When speaking, low hands are referred to by their highest-ranking card or cards. Any nine-high hand can be called "a nine", and is defeated by any "eight". Two cards are frequently used: the hand 8-6-5-4-2 can be called "an eight-six" and will defeat "an eight-seven" such as 8-7-5-4-2.
Hand Name (#) Other Name 7-5-4-3-2 #1 Seven perfect, The nuts, Number one, The wheel 7-6-4-3-2 #2 7-6-5-3-2 #3 7-6-5-4-2 #4 8-5-4-3-2 #5 Nut Eight, Eight perfect 8-6-4-3-2 #6 8-6-5-3-2 #7 8-6-5-4-2 #8 8-6-5-4-3 #9 Rough eighty-six 8-7-4-3-2 #10 Eighty-seven smooth 8-7-5-3-2 #11 8-7-5-4-2 #12 Average eight 8-7-5-4-3 #13 8-7-6-3-2 #14 8-7-6-4-2 #15 8-7-6-4-3 #16 8-7-6-5-2 #17 8-7-6-5-3 #18 Rough eighty-seven, The Dave P. 9-5-4-3-2 #19 Nut Nine, Nine perfect When speaking, low hands are referred to by their highest-ranking card or cards. Any nine-high hand can be called "a nine" and is defeated by any "eight". Two cards are frequently used: the hand 8-6-5-4-2 can be called "an eight-six" and will defeat "an eight-seven" such as 8-7-5-4-2.