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Ray Stafford
I'll start.
When James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickock was murdered in a Deadwood saloon in 1876, the poker hand he was holding was reputedly two pairs - black aces and black eights, known since the 1920s (nearly 50 years later) as the dead man's hand. History does not record the 5th card.
However, several other combinations of cards have also held that nick-name, including the full houses Jacks and tens and Jacks and sevens. Some of these were recorded between 1876 and the appearance of the Wild Bill legend in the twenties.
Your turn.
The fact must be a) vaguely interesting and b) utterly pointless. Conveying useful information on this thread is very poor form old boy, very poor form.
Toodle pip.
When James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickock was murdered in a Deadwood saloon in 1876, the poker hand he was holding was reputedly two pairs - black aces and black eights, known since the 1920s (nearly 50 years later) as the dead man's hand. History does not record the 5th card.
However, several other combinations of cards have also held that nick-name, including the full houses Jacks and tens and Jacks and sevens. Some of these were recorded between 1876 and the appearance of the Wild Bill legend in the twenties.
Your turn.
The fact must be a) vaguely interesting and b) utterly pointless. Conveying useful information on this thread is very poor form old boy, very poor form.
Toodle pip.
