Full House ---> Boat?

[shdw01]

Not sure where this goes...

why is a full house called a boat? I know it can also be called a full boat, but does anyone know where it came from?

thanks

[Dromar]

Sailors playing poker?

[Brent.]

I have also wondered exactly why a FH is called a boat.

[JohnnyHumongous]

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I have also wondered exactly why a FH is called a boat.

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Doesn't it make you think of a boat? It does to me...

On a similar tangent... In Canada they often call a boat a "tight". Worst expression I ever heard. A slightly better variation is when they use "tight" as an adjective. For instance: Two players get to the river on a paired board, one bets, the other raises. First player leans back, stares at the board, then looks at the raiser and says, "Jeez... do you have it tight?"

[Mr2112]

Here's a theory - If you place the trips in the middle and the pair cards on each edge, slightly above, it looks like a boat.
Like this:

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Its a freakin boat!! :P

[sweetjazz]

But wouldn't that make two pair a sinking ship?

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[Bang584]

Here's a better question, why do they call a full house a full house? Probably for similar reasons.

[ellipse_87]

Does anyone know the etymology of the word "pair"? Thanks

[Brash620]

No it's a raft

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[ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S]

the origins go back to old english times....

a big game was between two wealthy lords playing 5 card draw and one had a straight but was covered by the other.

the first offered the second to put his boat up as capital in the pot, the second agreed and pushed his entire stack in to the centre.

the first flipped his 9TJQK and exlaimed, 'ive got a straight'.

the second flipped his 33344 and said back, 'too bad, ive got a boat'


source: www.origins-of-poker.com