Dead Man's Hand Poker
Dead Man's Hand is a Deathstreak in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, requiring a streak of six deaths. 1 Overview 2 Gallery 3 Trivia 4 References It is unlocked at Level 57. When the player. The dead man’s hand is a slang term used in poker for a two pair of black aces and black eights, although its meaning has changed over time.The story goes that lawman and gambler “Wild Bill. Learn about the origins of the famous 'dead man's hand' poker hand and the tragic fate of James Butler Hickok, better known as Wild Bild Hickok.
Which cards was “Wild Bill” Hickok holding when he was murdered?
-Michael Weirens of Sartell, Minnesota
Legend says James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok held the Dead Man’s Hand, or aces and eights, when Jack McCall shot him in the No. 10 Saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, in 1876. Here’s how Hickok biographer, the late Joseph Rosa, explained it:
The 'dead man's hand' is the poker hand purported to be held by Wild Bill Hickok immediately prior to his murder. Although the 'aces and eights' combination is widely associated with the hand, the fifth card often differs depending on the account. The earliest known reference to a dead man's poker hand is from 1886 and it is there described as three jacks and a pair of tens. It was, however, not a reference to Wild Bill Hickok's hand. Although the evidence is lacking, it is generally 'accepted' that Hickok's hand was A♠, A♣, 8♠ and 8♣.
“Ellis T, Peirce, a self-styled barber-surgeon and blowhard…claimed in his correspondence with Frank J. Wilstach in the 1920s that the cards Hickok held were the Ace of Spades, the Ace of Clubs, two black eights, Clubs and Spades, and the Jack of Diamonds, which became celebrated out West as the Dead Man’s Hand. Some, however, have claimed that the ‘kicker’ was not the Jack, but the Queen of Diamonds, but no proof has been produced.
“Some years ago, I was told by a poker expert that Hickok could have had a full house (that is three of a kind plus a pair) or, mathematically, he could have drawn a low hand. However, the only [contemporaneous] reference to cards Hickok may have held that I have found appeared in Harry (Sam) Young’s book Hard Knocks. Young was the bartender at the No. 10, and he claimed that Capt. [Bill] Massie, the former Missouri Riverboat pilot, had ‘…beat a king full for Bill with four sevens, breaking Bill on the hand.’ Young then said that he had brought Hickok $50 worth of checks. As Young returned to the bar, McCall shot Hickok. Young’s more matter-of-fact reference makes more sense than Peirce’s claim. Others will doubtless disagree, but it is arguments that make horses race!”
I believe, with so much chaos—gunfire, blood, smoke, shock—that nobody bothered to check his hand.
Marshall Trimble is Arizona’s official historian and vice president of the Wild West History Association. . His latest book is Arizona’s Outlaws and Lawmen; History Press, 2015. If you have a question, write: Ask the Marshall, P.O. Box 8008, Cave Creek, AZ 85327 or e-mail him at marshall.trimble@scottsdalecc.edu
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Dead Man's Hand is a challenge added in the Fallout: New Vegasadd-onDead Money.
Requirements
Collect the Dead Man's Hand in Sierra Madre playing cards.
Effects
Grants 100 XP.
Locations
- The Ace of Spades is found in the fountain where you first wake up and where you gather your team.
- The 8 of Spades is found in the back of the cell Dog is located in at the police station.
- The Ace of Clubs is found behind the curtain in the theater where you confront Dean.
- The 8 of Clubs can be found in Cantina Madrid on the floor to the right of the terminal.
- The Queen of Clubs is located in Vera's Suite.
Behind the scenes
The 'dead man's hand' is the poker hand purported to be held by Wild Bill Hickok immediately prior to his murder. Although the 'aces and eights' combination is widely associated with the hand, the fifth card often differs depending on the account. The Queen of Clubs is claimed to be the fifth card by Ripley's Believe It Or Not.
Bugs
- Dropping one of the cards and picking it back up again will increment the card count, effectively removing the need to pick up at least one of the additional cards in the hand. If repeated enough times, this bug can allow the player to complete the challenge after finding only one card.
- This exploit is only possible if the cards are somehow not automatically added to the player's Caravan deck when initially picked up.(Not collecting the caravan deck (Ghost Town Gunfight mission)prior to entering the Sierra Madre DLC works)
- The card count may not be increased when first picking up a card in the dead man's hand.
- Dropping the cards into a container and then looting them again will (although you pick them up) cause them to disappear from your inventory. [They have become part of your caravan deck]
Gallery
Dead Man's Hand Tattoo
Pacer, the Ace of Spades
The Van Graffs, the 8 of Spades
Legate Lanius, the Ace of Clubs
Speculatores, the 8 of Clubs
Lupa, the Queen of Clubs
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