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Old 06-05-2005, 08:44 AM
RollaJ RollaJ is offline
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Default Re: Why is a full house called a boat?

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why do they call ace high ace high?

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Because Johnny "Ace" Smith was playing in a hotel room game in Dallas, and someone switched his cigars for wacky backy. After a couple hours, "Ace" was a little under the influence, and thought that AKJT9 made a straight.

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Thank you, that is what I had heard, but wanted confirmation from a second (perhaps more reliable) source [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
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