The Poker Table

[alpha_leonis]

Now that's a game I would never join in. Consider who the opponents might be:

• Data, who could memorize the positions and order of the cards
• LaForge, who could see through the cards
• Troi, who could tell empathically whether or nor you're bluffing
• Worf, who could easily commit violence if he loses

I'm sitting out this one, folks!

 

[R. Star]

Now that's a game I would never join in. Consider who the opponents might be:

• Data, who could memorize the positions and order of the cards
• LaForge, who could see through the cards
• Troi, who could tell empathically whether or nor you're bluffing
• Worf, who could easily commit violence if he loses

I'm sitting out this one, folks!

Yet all of them routinely lose to Riker despite these advantages.

 

[Mojochi]

Bah, if anything, that's a room full of pigeons to be plucked. None of them will cheat even though they could, & Riker knows Worf & Troi too well to let that get in his way. I bet the only competition he ever gets is from Beverly

What they need is Ro, Picard & Guinan in that game & Riker would suck lemons a hell of a lot more, & O'Brien. I wished he'd have shown up for more than one game

 

[inflatabledalek]

• LaForge, who could see through the cards

Don't forget that classic of television Up The Long Ladder establishing he call tell if you're lying or not.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

No, please.. lets forget that.

 

[Enterprise is Great]

No, please.. lets forget that.

The writers sure did because people lied to Geordi all the time and he never noticed.

 

[Go Go L]

Yeah, you'd think Geordi would've use his superhuman abilities more often. At least to impress the ladies. He might have left Dr. Leah Brahms alone then. Or, maybe not.

 

[Mr_Homn]

Yeah, you'd think Geordi would've use his superhuman abilities more often. At least to impress the ladies. He might have left Dr. Leah Brahms alone then. Or, maybe not.

Well at least she let him play with her milkjugs in the alternate future.

 

[Mott the barber]

Yeah, you'd think Geordi would've use his superhuman abilities more often. At least to impress the ladies. He might have left Dr. Leah Brahms alone then. Or, maybe not.

Well at least she let him play with her milkjugs in the alternate future.

 

[Mr_Homn]

Yeah, you'd think Geordi would've use his superhuman abilities more often. At least to impress the ladies. He might have left Dr. Leah Brahms alone then. Or, maybe not.

Well at least she let him play with her milkjugs in the alternate future.

Sorry, all that "you soured the MILK!" talk between them got me thinking. I'm a bad person.

 

[Nacluv]

It could have been worse. Q could have been one of the opponents, and he WOULD cheat.

 

[Mr_Homn]

• LaForge, who could see through the cards

Don't forget that classic of television Up The Long Ladder establishing he call tell if you're lying or not.

Only if you're a bad Liar, which Riker isn't. So it's no wonder he still wipes the floor with Geordi at poker.

 

[Amaris]

Riker has the kind of charisma where he could tell you that shit soup tasted like rainbow sherbet and you'd be likely to believe him.

Not that I've, you know, done that or anything...

 

[Mr_Homn]

Riker has the kind of charisma where he could tell you that shit soup tasted like rainbow sherbet and you'd be likely to believe him.

Not that I've, you know, done that or anything...

Yes, he's almost bill clinton-esque.

Whenever Troi calls him "bill" in first season I think of slick willy.

 

[The Castellan]

Riker has the kind of charisma where he could tell you that shit soup tasted like rainbow sherbet and you'd be likely to believe him.

Not that I've, you know, done that or anything...

 

[T'Preea]

I would love to sit in on a game with them just to people watch. I love watching people and the way they interact with each other. Of course, Riker is a bit of an enigma. How he can fool everyone, even Data; is a little baffling. I find that intriguing.

 

[Mott the barber]

All the poker scenes were great but the one with Hawking in "Descent" was really cool.

 

[od0_ital]

Data, who could memorize the positions and order of the cards

And yet, the only time Data's superior ability is used to win is when Riker tries to fool him with a card trick in the teaser for 'Legacy'.

And its used to help save the day in 'Cause and Effect'.

LaForge, who could see through the cards

And the only time that's mentioned was in 'Ethics', where he tells Worf what kind of cards to use next time so he can't see through 'em! And he claims he only peeked after the hand was over.

Troi, who could tell empathically whether or nor you're bluffing

Meh...

Worf, who could easily commit violence if he loses

Because Worf was shown to be such a bloodthirsty Klingon durin' TNG?