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Moficky
09-26-2011, 07:46 PM
Why are Aces and Eights called " The Dead Man's Hand " ?? Dave. ~hooker
corjzg
09-26-2011, 08:16 PM
wasnt it b/c wild bill hichock was holding those cards when he was shot and killed in the old west? i cant remember but i think a sheriff got him in the back...garrity maybe?
Moficky
09-26-2011, 08:28 PM
You nailed it !! The story about his encounter with the bear rocks !! Dave. http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-billhickok.html
Honch0
09-26-2011, 09:23 PM
WB was shot in the back of his head by a gambler named McCall...Al

PS He was holding a pair of 8's and a pair of aces.
Moficky
09-26-2011, 10:02 PM
Emblematic of my whole life -- Shot down in the back while trying to turn two Pair into a Full Boat ! Dave. devil0