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[Lsharper]

Deadmans hand. Ok I get that there seems to be a huge debate on what cards Wild Bill was really holding. But what I would be interested in is were those cards indexed? Either by small letters and numbers "squezzers". Or larger numbers more like today's cards. 1

[Velocity]

You should have probably put this in Cafe or Game instead. 2

[cochrane]

Reported for forum change.

This allegedly is James Butler Hitchcock's actual poker hand, framed on the wall of a Deadwood, SD saloon. The cards are marked only by the suit spots without any numbers.

https://lclalor.files.wordpress.com/...992.jpg?w=1200 3

[Miller]

Let's try this in The Game Room. 4