Legend has it that the Dead Man's Hand is the poker hand held by "Wild Bill" Hickok at the time of his murder. It included the black aces and black eights. Those are shown above in the two As and 8s inside the red curly braces.
The fifth card Hickok was holding is unknown. Some claim it was the queen of hearts, others claim it was the 5 or 9 of diamonds. The bullet hole in place of a card represents both the mystery and Hickok's assassination, the red line extending from the hole representing blood.
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