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  2. Deuces (card game) - Wikipedia

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    The game is first recorded by Professor Hoffmann in 1892 as The Twos [2] and subsequently by Dick in 1898 as The Deuces. [3] These early rules do not seem to allow sequences to be moved between depots in the tableau and they are followed in this regard by Coop (1939) [ 4 ] and Moyse (1950). [ 5 ]

  3. List of poker playing card nicknames - Wikipedia

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    Looks like two snakes Speed Limit: 55 MPH, [8] the maximum speed limit in the US in the National Maximum Speed Law era 54 Colt 45: The gun, and the beer [8] Jesse James: Because the outlaw was rumored to have been shot by a .45 [8] Moneymaker: Winning hand of Chris Moneymaker, 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion [27] 53 Bully Johnson

  4. List of playing-card nicknames - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of nicknames used for individual playing cards of the French-suited standard 52-card pack.Sometimes games require the revealing or announcement of cards, at which point appropriate nicknames may be used if allowed under the rules or local game culture.

  5. Big two - Wikipedia

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    Big two (also known as deuces, capsa, pusoy dos, dai di and other names) is a shedding-type card game of Cantonese origin. The game is popular in East Asia and Southeast Asia , especially throughout mainland China , Hong Kong , Vietnam , Macau , Taiwan , Indonesia , the Philippines , Malaysia and Singapore .

  6. Glossary of poker terms - Wikipedia

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    One is thereby being given a chance to improve one's hand without having to pay anything. freeroll See main article: freeroll. freezeout The most common form of tournament. There are no rebuys and play continues until one player has all the chips. full house, full boat, full hand, full A hand with three cards of one rank and two of a second rank.

  7. Deuce (playing card) - Wikipedia

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    The four deuces from a William Tell pack Deuce of Acorns Württemberg pattern deck: deuce of bells Deuce of bells playing card depicting a wild boar sow (1573) The deuce ( German : Daus , plural: Däuser ) is the playing card with the highest value in German card games .

  8. Contract rummy - Wikipedia

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    Contract rummy is a Rummy card game, based on gin rummy played by 3 to 8 players. [1] It appeared in the United States during the Second World War. [2] The game is also known as Combination rummy, Deuces Wild Rummy and Joker rummy, and a proprietary version of the game called Phase 10 was published in 1982.

  9. Wild card (cards) - Wikipedia

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    Jokers, however, may also have other uses, such as being a permanent top trump in games like Euchre or 500, the odd one out in Old Maid, or high-value matching cards in Zwicker. In many games, ordinary cards may be designated as wild, for example, the J♣ and 9♦ in Classic Brag or the "deuces wild" in Poker. [3]