Dead man's hand dead man's hand card combination of today gets its notoriety from a legend that it was the five-card stud hand held by James Butler Hickok (better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok) when he was shot in the back of the head by Jack McCall on August 2, 1876, in Nuttal & Mann's Saloon at Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Reportedly, Hickok's final hand included the aces and eights of both black suits. According to a book by Western historian Carl W. Breihan, the cards were retrieved from the floor by a man named Neil Christy, who then passed them on to his
Baseball poker possible hand is Five of a Kind, which is not normally possible in traditional poker games, and it beats a straight flush. There are several variations of Baseball Poker. One pot limit version of the game states that any player who is dealt a 3 face-up must immediately either bet the size of the pot or fold their hand right away. Other games only require a fixed payment rather than the whole pot as an alternative to folding. Another version of the game also makes face down 4’s entitled to an additional card. There are variations as to when the