Aces And Eights (band)
Two pair, aces and eights, is the "dead man's hand" in poker. Aces and eights may also refer to: *'' Aces & Eights: Shattered Frontier'', a 2007 role-playing game *'' Aces 'N' Eights'', a 2008 made-for-television film * ''Aces and Eights'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Sam Newfield * Aces and eights (blackjack), two strategic starting hands in blackjack *''Aces & Eights Aces & Eights were a Heel (professional wrestling), villainous Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stable, stable in the American Professional wrestling promotion, promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, later Impact Wrestling), initi ...

Dead Man's Hand
The makeup of poker's dead man's hand has varied through the years. Currently, it is described as a two-pair poker hand consisting of the black aces and black eights. The pair of aces and eights, along with an unknown hole card, were reportedly held by Old West folk hero, lawman, and gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok when he was murdered while playing a game. No contemporaneous source, however, records the exact cards he held when killed. Author Frank Wilstach's 1926 book, ''Wild Bill Hickok: The Prince of Pistoleers'', led to the popular modern held conception of the poker hand's contents. Use of the phrase The expression, "dead man's hand", appears to have had some currency in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, although no one connected it to Hickok until the 1920s.
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Shattered Frontier
Shattered may refer to: Books * ''Shattered'' (Casey book), a 2010 non-fiction book: true-crime account of pregnant mother's murder * ''Shattered'' (Francis novel), a 2000 novel by Dick Francis: glassblower seeks videotape following death of jockey * ''Shattered'' (Koontz novel), a 1973 novel by Dean Koontz: family on road trip pursued by psychopath * ''Shattered'' (Walters novel), a 2006 novel by Eric Walters: spoiled teen put to work in a soup kitchen * ''Shattered'', a 2014 novel by Kevin Hearne: urban fantasy in the Iron Druid universe * '' Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign'', a 2017 non-fiction book by Amie Parnes and Jonathan Allen Film * ''Shattered'' (1921 film), a German silent film * ''Shattered'' (1972 film), a British film directed by Alastair Reid, most commonly known as ''Something to Hide'' * ''Shattered'' (1991 film), an American film directed by Wolfgang Petersen * ''Shattered'' (2007 film), a Canadian film directed by Mike Barker, mo ...
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Aces 'N' Eights
''Aces 'N' Eights'' is a 2008 American Western television film from RHI Entertainment, starring Casper Van Dien, Bruce Boxleitner and Ernest Borgnine. It is directed by Craig R. Baxley and written by Ronald M. Cohen and Dennis Shryack. ''Aces 'n Eights'' first aired on ION on March 15, 2008 in the US and on June 5, 2008 in the UK. A DVD release of the film was released by Genius Entertainment in May 2008. Premise Already taking a gamble settling in the uncharted west, the peaceful settlers of a town destined for railroad greatness suddenly find themselves being ruthlessly shot down. With no law and order to be found, justice falls onto the shoulders of an elderly rancher (played by Ernest Borgnine) and an accomplished but retired gunslinger (played by Casper Van Dien). Cast * Casper Van Dien as Luke Rivers * Ernest Borgnine as Thurmond Prescott * Bruce Boxleitner as D.C. Cracker * Deirdre Quinn as Jo Tanner * Jack Noseworthy as Riley * Jake Thomas as Noah * Jeff Kober as ...
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Aces And Eights (film)
''Aces and Eights'' is a western film from 1936, directed and produced by Sam Newfield, written by George Arthur Durlam and screenplayed by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars the famous western actor Tim McCoy as the gentleman, lone wolf, protagonist, Tim Madigan who's accused of murder. The innocent Tim Madigan hopes to prove his innocence while seeking to save the Hernandez Ranch. The supporting cast includes Luana Walters as Juanita Hernandez, Rex Lease as Jose Hernandez, Wheeler Oakman as Ace Morgan, J. Frank Glendon as Amos Harden, Charles Stevens as Captain de Lopez, Earle Hodgins as Marshal, Jimmy Aubrey as Sidekick Lucky, Joseph W. Girard as Don Julio Hernandez, Karl Hackett as Wild Bill Hickok. With the support of their production company, Puritan Pictures, ''Aces and Eights'' was released in America, on June 6, 1936, with a total run time of 62 minutes. The movie is commended for being true to the genre of the west and for creating an intriguing story with various eleme ...
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Aces And Eights (blackjack)
Splitting aces and eights is part of blackjack basic strategy. Rules vary across gambling establishments regarding resplitting, doubling, multiple card draws, and the payout for blackjack, and there are conditional strategic responses that depend upon the number of decks used, the frequency of shuffling and dealer's cards. However, regardless of the various situations, the common strategic wisdom in the blackjack community is to "Always split aces and eights" when dealt either pair as initial cards. This is generally the first rule of any splitting strategy. Splitting The objective of blackjack is for a player to defeat the dealer by obtaining a sum as close to 21 as possible without accumulating a total that exceeds this number.Gros, p. 48 In blackjack, the standard rule is that if the player is dealt a pair of identically ranked initial cards, known as a pair, the player is allowed to split them into separate hands and ask for a new second card for each while placing a full in ...
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