Ace in the Hole

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Ace in the Hole is a slang expression meaning a secret or extra asset to assure success, referring to the ace playing card a player has as a hole card (or face down card) in a game of stud poker.

References to this expression include:

  • "Ace in the Hole", a 1909 Tin Pan Alley popular song by James Depsey and George Mitchell
  • Ace in the Hole (1951 film), a film made in 1951 starring Kirk Douglas
  • "Ace in the Hole", a 1979 song by Paul Simon.
  • "Ace in the Hole", a song by George Strait
  • "Ace in the Hole", a duet by Johnny Mercer & Bobby Darin
  • "Ace in the Hole", song by Connie Francis
  • "Ace in the Hole", song by Bunk Johnson & Lu Watters
  • "Ace in the Hole", song by Dave Van Ronk
  • "Ace in the Hole", song by Jan Menzies
  • "Ace in the Hole", song by Bob Scobey
  • "Ace in the Hole", song by Dukes of Dixieland
  • Ace in the Hole (book), a science fiction book in the Wild Cards series
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