dead man's hand

== English == === Etymology === The aces and eights sense is from a legend that Wild Bill Hickok was holding such cards at the time he was killed in 1876. === Noun === dead man's hand (poker) A pair of aces and a pair of eights (especially, the black aces and eights), in a player's hand. (poker) An ace and an eight as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em (poker, obsolete) Other various hands, among them a full house of three jacks and two tens. ==== Synonyms ==== ((poker) pair of aces and pair of eights): aces and eights / eights and aces kelter === See also === dead man's fingers === References === Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. →ISBN