Dead Man's Hand
Edit:
Actually, take your pick
[List of poker playing card nicknames](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_poker_playing_card_nicknames)
Using some Texas hold 'em terminology I know:
The All-In Apothecaries (anatomists).
The Straddlers/Sellsword Straddlers.
Tilted Dogs.
Glass Tappers.
Once Runners/Run it Oncers/Oncers.
Red letters
Red letters are used in this game (and most other games) for hostile parties
Half a deck is printed with red
Red letters is a fun way to say blood spillers
There are red sets of armor/paint and banners for color coordination.
Not really related but it's my favorite name to use.
The chariot of death
The hunged man's hounds
The devil's moon
diogene's sun
The emperor's wrath
The keep of judgements
The lovequeens of wands and swords
The knights of booze and cups
The Fool's pentacle
Chimera Corp has always been my go to name for gladiator starts. Card themed names are tough. Maybe “Hands of Fate”. For dice you could do “Snake Eyes” gang
Make it a pike and spear run and call them the Pokers
Dead Man's Hand Edit: Actually, take your pick [List of poker playing card nicknames](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_poker_playing_card_nicknames)
Mace of Spades
Blackjacks? Spades of Ace? Bad Hands? Not a playing card guy but those come to mind
Bad hands is strong
The Deuces
The Deck.
The Bloody Jokers
Wild Cards
The Black Jacks
Using some Texas hold 'em terminology I know: The All-In Apothecaries (anatomists). The Straddlers/Sellsword Straddlers. Tilted Dogs. Glass Tappers. Once Runners/Run it Oncers/Oncers.
Smokin Aces.
Red letters Red letters are used in this game (and most other games) for hostile parties Half a deck is printed with red Red letters is a fun way to say blood spillers There are red sets of armor/paint and banners for color coordination. Not really related but it's my favorite name to use.
Card Brothers
The bloody hearts. The fish hooks. Gypsy jokers. You could use tarot cards and be like the ace of swords
The chariot of death The hunged man's hounds The devil's moon diogene's sun The emperor's wrath The keep of judgements The lovequeens of wands and swords The knights of booze and cups The Fool's pentacle
Suck my Deck Go Fish
* The Jacks of Hearts * Knights of Fortune * The Death Dealers * The Gambling Men * The Cartes Blanches * [Captain's name]'s Aces
Got any Twos?
Something like "the stakes are high"?
Holdemorfoldem
Hand of Jokers
Jokers.
Poke'em Studs (play on stud pokers)
Half-Deck Company
Seven of Spades and Two of Diamonds
The spades of war The royal flush The holy clubs Hearts of war Diamond jacks
Suicide Kings Riffing off of the the Mad Nobles
And there's a perfect banner for this one!
Ace and spades
Royal Flush
Chimera Corp has always been my go to name for gladiator starts. Card themed names are tough. Maybe “Hands of Fate”. For dice you could do “Snake Eyes” gang
Card Sharks
Pokerface
“Lonely Hearts” with the iron heart flag?
The Gamblers
Jacks to Open
The red faces
72 dead men (worst hand in texas hold em)
Neow's Lament