Dead Man's Hand (poker hand)
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Dead Man's Hand (poker hand) is a legendary poker combination, traditionally two pairs of black aces and eights, made famous as the hand supposedly held by Wild Bill Hickok when he was shot dead.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dead Man’s Hand | 2 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary poker hand
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poker hand ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | death of Wild Bill Hickok ⓘ |
| associatedWithGame | poker ⓘ |
| associatedWithGameVariant | five-card stud GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Deadwood, Dakota Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Wild Bill Hickok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
American Old West legend
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Western folklore symbol ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Hoyle-style card game rule books
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poker lore and histories ⓘ |
| firstWidelyRecorded | early 20th century GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeComposition | full house aces over eights (non-traditional) ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeInterpretation | any hand held by a player at the moment of death ⓘ |
| hasCardColor | black ⓘ |
| hasCardRank |
ace
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eight ⓘ |
| hasCardSuit |
clubs
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spades ⓘ |
| hasCombinationType | two pair GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
omen of death
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unlucky hand ⓘ |
| legendaryOrigin | supposed final hand of Wild Bill Hickok ⓘ |
| namedAfter | a dead man’s last poker hand ⓘ |
| themeOf |
novels
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role-playing game adventures ⓘ short stories ⓘ songs ⓘ tabletop games ⓘ |
| traditionalComposition | pair of black aces and pair of black eights ⓘ |
| usedAsSymbolIn |
comic books
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films ⓘ gambling iconography ⓘ literature ⓘ tattoos ⓘ television ⓘ video games ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Dead Man’s Hand
this entity surface form:
Dead Man’s Hand