carry a rope in (one's) pocket

To have very good luck when playing cards. The phrase alludes to a piece of a hangman's rope, which is supposed to be a good luck charm when playing cards. Did Alan win yet another game of poker? Man, he must carry a rope in his pocket—how else can you explain that luck?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ainsley	AYNZ-lee	Scottish, English (Modern)
Prabhu	-	Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Kannada
Michelle	mee-SHEL (French), mi-SHEL (English)	French, English, Dutch
Sharise	-	English (Rare)
Roger	RAH-jər (English), ro-ZHE (French)	English, French, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch
Crane	[krein]