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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a hand of five" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the context of card games to refer to a hand that contains five cards.
Example: "In poker, a hand of five can lead to various combinations, such as a straight or a flush."
Alternatives: "a five-card hand" or "a set of five cards".
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An additional card is automatically dealt to a hand of five or fewer points.
In a version called horses, a hand of five aces loses.
Everyone draws a hand of five cards.
Deal two players a hand of five cards each.
In subsequent turns, players draw enough cards to add up to a hand of five cards.
If players started with a hand of five, three cards are drawn in this stage.
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The game is played by up to 12 players, on a kidney-shaped table; the object is to total 9 with a hand of two or three cards.
On Sunday night they stood side by side, red alongside white, a hand of one often resting in unspoken friendship on the shoulder of another.
Casino play involves three or six 52-card decks shuffled together and dealt from a dealing box called a "shoe". Players aim for a total count of nine, or as close as they can get, in a hand of two or three cards.
Follow the rules for 4-card golf, but give each player a hand of four cards instead of a grid.
Each player picks the top six up and chooses three to put face up and a hand of three from these cards.
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