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When the surgeon got to the "consultation," he discovered that half a dozen other doctors had shown up, so it was decided to play poker instead. Our friend was having a streak of bad luck until at last he was dealt aces back to back on the first two cards in a hand of stud. His neighbor on the right picked this promising situation to suffer a fatal heart attack, slumping to the floor under his seat.

The doctors lifted the stricken player tenderly and put him on a couch. There was nothing they could do for him.

"What do we do now?" asked one of them, turning to the surgeon. "This is terrible."

"You're quite right," answered the surgeon promptly. "I suggest that, out of respect for the dead, we finish this hand standing up."