Dead man's hand in popular culture cards with a death row inmate, hoping to reveal the location of another victim. Hotch claims to have a pair of aces and a pair of eights, a dead man's hand, which the inmate believes is what he should have. The inmate shows a straight: 7 of spades, 8 of hearts, 9 of spades, 10 of hearts, jack of hearts. Hotch reveals he was hiding another ace, thus beating the inmate. In June 2012, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling introduced a faction known as the "Aces & Eights". The faction would use the Dead Man's Hand (black aces, black eights and
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