What cards are in the Dead Man's Hand?

[johnny32]

What cards are in the Dead Man's Hand? Just wondering

[TheTexan]

Aces and Eights

The dead man's hand is a two-pair poker hand, namely "aces and eights." The hand gets its name due to the legend of it having been the five-card-draw hand held by Wild Bill Hickok at the time of his murder (August 2, 1876). It is accepted that the hand included the aces and eights of both of the black suits although his biographer, Joseph Rosa, says no contemporary citation for his hand has ever been found but the "accepted version is that the cards were the ace of spades, the ace of clubs, two black eights (clubs and spades), and either the jack of diamonds or the queen of diamonds as the "kicker".[1] The term, before the murder of Hickok, referred to a variety of hands. The earliest found reference to a "dead man's hand" is 1886, where it was described as "three jacks and a pair of tens."[2]

There are various claims as to the identity of Hickok's fifth card, and there is also some reason to believe that he had discarded one card, the draw was interrupted by the shooting, and he never got the fifth card he was due.

[MIKENBATS025]

Originally Posted by MIKENBATS25

Aces and 8 are killer hands .lol

Changed to MIKENBATS025

[jman227]

Aces and 8s. like towering texan said. i read in a book that the guy was assasinated while playing poker

[freakimojo]

I bet there are other dead mans hands. Like those people who when they die are buried holding a royal flush or four aces.

[rocky27271]

dead man's hand is any hand I'm holding

[dodge]

Originally Posted by rocky27271

dead man's hand is any hand I'm holding

lately that seems to be the case for me to

[godsgift]

Originally Posted by jman227

Aces and 8s. like towering texan said. i read in a book that the guy was assasinated while playing poker

now thats what u call havin a bad game.

[MrsBobbyB]

I know the old saying aces and eights are the dead man's hand but I wonder why they call it that... anyone know?

[TheTexan]

Originally Posted by Chickychic

I know the old saying aces and eights are the dead man's hand but I wonder why they call it that... anyone know?

The dead man's hand is a two-pair poker hand, namely "aces and eights." The hand gets its name due to the legend of it having been the five-card-draw hand held by Wild Bill Hickok at the time of his murder (August 2, 1876). It is accepted that the hand included the aces and eights of both of the black suits although his biographer, Joseph Rosa, says no contemporary citation for his hand has ever been found but the "accepted version is that the cards were the ace of spades, the ace of clubs, two black eights (clubs and spades), and either the jack of diamonds or the queen of diamonds as the "kicker".[1] The term, before the murder of Hickok, referred to a variety of hands. The earliest found reference to a "dead man's hand" is 1886, where it was described as "three jacks and a pair of tens."[2]

There are various claims as to the identity of Hickok's fifth card, and there is also some reason to believe that he had discarded one card, the draw was interrupted by the shooting, and he never got the fifth card he was due.

[MrsBobbyB]

I have always heard that saying but never actually knew why people said that. Thanks for enlighting me. It is a interesting story.

[weightysafe]

Originally Posted by rocky27271

dead man's hand is any hand I'm holding

i agree with this...lol.. especailly this weekend...

[miataguy]

Originally Posted by Chickychic

I have always heard that saying but never actually knew why people said that. Thanks for enlighting me. It is a interesting story.

Yup, Another interesting and true tale from the American Old West.
Hickock was shot in the head (from behind) as he was playing 5-card draw in Deadwood.

[finglas2k7]

gud story..i herd it was witout d last card..but it dusn rely matr..

[WAREHOUSEKING]

That Is Very Intresting, I Have Never Heard That Story.

[stephen6864]

thats a great story. just hope the wife doesnt shoot me for playing poker all night

[dragon_man]

ace eight man