Card shark Carl Jimson attempts to cheat Bret Maverick at poker by dealing with a stacked deck and refusing Bret's request for a cut.[3]
SOURCE REFERENCES
01. New Dictionary of American Slang (October 1986), Robert L. Chapman; HarperCollins
02. The Conjectural Maverick, Maverick Trails
03. Maverick, Relic of Fort Tejon (1957), Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
card shark
An cheater at card games, using skill and deception to win.[1]
The metaphorical use of the term "shark" comes from the meaning of "one who preys on others."[1]
Relic of Fort Tejon: In July of 1878[2] Bret Maverick traveled to Silver Springs,[3] New Mexico Territory[2] to expose Carl Jimson as a card shark.[3]
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