Rattling Wild West tale of a deadly poker plot

Two men accused of plotting to kill a man with rattlesnakes to recover a poker debt.

DEAD MONEY - Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
BIG BOBTAIL - An open-ended 4-card straight flush.
MISDEAL - A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.
RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
SEAT POSITION - The actual seat a player has, normally numbered sequentially starting with 1 as the first seat to dealer's left. Not to be confused with POSITION in a particular pot. Typically unrelated to play of a hand but often important in peripheral aspects, e.g.: "Seats 1 and 10 are nonsmoking here", "Seat 5 has a good view of the table", "Seat 3 is in a high-traffic area".
DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.

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