Maverick and Oakhust: Gamblers at Heart There come a time when a man has to do what a man has to do. Sometimes It is standing up for himself when confronted with a problem or other times it's just turning tail and running. John Oakhurst from "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" and Maverick from the movie Maverick , both know when to push there limits. John Oakhurst is a Gambler who is as proper as a …showed first 75 words of 539 total…

…showed last 75 words of 539 total…him up in his room. Talk about bad luck. With just One minute left Maverick escapes and makes back to the table to win the game. There are many things about each man that are the same, for instance both play poker fairly and both act very cool when in bad conditions. Although they both had different endings both John Oakhurst and Bret Maverick learned how to deal with their problems in order to survive.