dealt for the last hand

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Itasan
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dealt for the last hand

Post by Itasan » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:12 pm

In a card game:
"The cards were dealt for the last hand."
I think I understand the first part. I wonder
what 'for the last hand' means here.

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Post by Lorikeet » Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:08 am

For the last game. After that, they will stop.

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Post by Itasan » Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:44 am

I see. "Let's play one more time, but
that's all for today." Right?

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Post by Lorikeet » Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:37 pm

Itasan wrote:I see. "Let's play one more time, but
that's all for today." Right?
Yes, but the agreement could have been made earlier. For example, we will play 20 hands, or we will play until 10:00. (I'm not sure if that was part of your question or not, but they will play one mnore time and that will be all.)

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