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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legendary poker hand
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
Western folklore symbol
documentedIn Hoyle-style card game rule books
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
eight
hasCardSuit clubs
spades
hasCombinationType two pair GENERATED
hasReputation omen of death
unlucky hand
legendaryOrigin supposed final hand of Wild Bill Hickok
namedAfter a dead man’s last poker hand
themeOf novels
role-playing game adventures
short stories
songs
tabletop games
traditionalComposition pair of black aces and pair of black eights
usedAsSymbolIn comic books
films
gambling iconography
literature
tattoos
television
video games

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Wild Bill Hickok associatedWith Dead Man's Hand (poker hand)
Wild Cards hasBook Dead Man's Hand (poker hand)
this entity surface form: Dead Man’s Hand
Strange Trails hasPart Dead Man's Hand (poker hand)
this entity surface form: Dead Man’s Hand