Dead man's hand (disambiguation)
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The dead man's hand
is a two-pair poker hand of "aces and eights" allegedly held by Wild Bill Hickok at the time of his murder.
Dead man's hand may also refer to:
Dead man's hand
The dead man's hand is a two-pair poker hand, namely "aces and eights". This card combination gets its name from a legend that it was the five-card-draw hand held by Wild Bill Hickok, when he was murdered on August 2, 1876, in Saloon No. 10 at Deadwood, South Dakota.According to the popular...
is a two-pair poker hand of "aces and eights" allegedly held by Wild Bill Hickok at the time of his murder.
Dead man's hand may also refer to:
- Dead Man's Hand (video game)Dead Man's Hand (video game)Dead Man's Hand is a first-person shooter set in the American Old West. It is somewhat unusual in that between levels, the player plays poker for extra health and ammunition. Your character is armed with 4 default weapons; a knife, a pistol, a rifle and a shotgun. Other weapons you can find are TNT...
, a 2004 first-person shooter - Dead Man's Hand (1990), seventh in the Wild Cards book series
See also
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, made from a dead man's hand