He was playing poker in a Deadwood saloon when he was shot dead by Jack McCall in 1876
... and was seated at a 
table playing a game of poker with Wild Bill and several others when the prisoner
,... [DOC] [TLE] Deadwood Magazine - Gambler to the End [PAR] When he played cards, which he did most of the time in the saloons, he sat in the 
corner ... On the evening of August 1, 1876, Hickok played in Deadwood with a 
man ... while Wild Bill and others were seated at a table playing cards, Jack 
McCall ...