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congrats! i hate pocket jacks, but everyone loves quads!
Haha thanks. Can't believe I got paid off.
Here I was thinking I made a great trap when he hit his flush... here he was just a dope on tilt that hated money!
The Dead Man's Hand On August 2, 1876 James "Wild Bill" Hickok was killed by Jack Mc Call in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. He was playing poker when he was shot and his hand held a pair aces and a pair of eights. This two pair hand will forever be called the "Dead man's Hand."