Meaning of dead man's hand | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A pair of aces and a pair of eights (especially, the black aces and eights), in a player's hand.
2. An ace and an eight as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em
3. Other various hands, among them a full house of three jacks and two tens.
   obsolete

Examples

“"A dead man's hand or queens on the roof at least," suggested Southack. "They say two aces and two eights can never be beat."”

“When playing poker, should you hold a jack full on red sevens, it means death, and is called "a dead man's hand".”

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