Maverick is a very slow game. It didn't last long at my place. But if you like drop targets and the western theme. Go for it.

I did a temp trade on one before.
It's actually a real shooters game.
The art package lets it down.
There is real strategy to getting a big score.

Poker knowledge isn't necessary. The game tells you what to shoot for. Knowing a bit about Black Jack can help you win the outlane ball saver in video mode.
Keep shooting the lit shots, raise when you have lots of discards, fold when you run low on discards. It's important to keep the winning streak going to score big.