Dead man's hand in popular culture Bob Seger. The lyric "Aces and eights are the fate that you drew" appears in the song "I Am the Storm" by Blue Öyster Cult on their album "Mirrors". In the song "Rambling, Gambling Willie" by Bob Dylan, the main character, Will O'Conley, is a successful poker player who loses his life to an angry opponent while holding the dead man's hand. The song contains the lyric, "When Willie’s cards fell on the floor, they were aces backed with eights." Townes van Zandt covers the song on the album "Roadsongs." The Lonely Heartstring Band covers the song on their album
World Speed Poker Open player has 15 seconds to make their decision. The clock starts when the player knows how much the bet into him or her is. Twice per tournament, a player may have an additional 30 second time-out, this idea was the brainchild of Dave "Devilfish" Ulliot. If a decision is not made during that time period, the hand is declared dead. To help speed things along, 2 dealers are utilised. World Speed Poker Open The World Speed Poker Open (WSPO) was an international poker tournament held under speed poker rules. The tournament had a £2,000 entry fee. Twelve preliminary heats took