After Samantha Crawford cleans him out--twice--Bret suggests they partner up to take down a crooked casino owner.After Samantha Crawford cleans him out--twice--Bret suggests they partner up to take down a crooked casino owner.After Samantha Crawford cleans him out--twice--Bret suggests they partner up to take down a crooked casino owner.
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- Townsman
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- Ship Passenger
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- Bartender
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- Ship Passenger
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Did you know
- TriviaThis is the first episode where one of the Mavericks quotes "old Pappy" to make a point. Pappy's point was "A faint heart never filled a flush."
- GoofsIn the opening scene when Maverick and Samantha are playing draw poker, Maverick has 3 queens with the Ace of Diamonds and the KING of CLUBS. When Samantha shows her hand, she has has 3 kings, one of which is also the KING of CLUBS. Maverick could have called a misdeal if he had picked up that there were 2 Kings of Clubs in the deck.
- Quotes
Bret Maverick: I'll call, sixteen thousand.
Samantha Crawford: You're looking at my hand, Mr. Maverick, a pair of nines.
Bret Maverick: I wasn't bluffing, Miss Crawford. Sorry, I do have the nine.
[Maverick turns over his hole card to show he's completed a straight]
Samantha Crawford: I didn't think you were, Mr. Maverick.
Bret Maverick: And you raised in to me?
Samantha Crawford: According to Hoyle, remember?
[Samantha reads from her copy of 'Hoyle's Book of Games']
Samantha Crawford: "In five-card stud poker, straights are not played unless it's determined at the commencement of the game that they be admitted." See for yourself, Mr. Maverick.
This is third and last entry from ace director Buddy Boetticher. You can see the sly Maverick card-sharp beginning to take shape, but Garner's still playing it pretty straight. The script goes to rather tiresome length to insist on the gambler's impeccable honesty, a reaction I suppose to turning a rather dubious profession into the show's main character (instead of the usual sheriff or marshal). Note too, Maverick's frequent change of attire, instead of the usual black-vested outfit that later identified the character. Last scene is nicely calibrated, where we get a sense of the subtle easy-going humor that would come to distinguish the series from its many competitors. In passing-- I expect the obscure 5-card stud rule revealed in the script caught many of us poker players by surprise since it's so contrary to the way the game is usually played.
- dougdoepke
- Jul 11, 2008
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- Runtime1 hour
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1