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Encyclopedia > Table stakes
“Table Stakes”
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 15
Written by Carol Mendelsohn
Elizabeth Devine
Anthony E. Zuiker
Directed by Lou Antonio
Guest stars Shawn Christian (Patrick Haynes), Elizabeth Lackey (Amanda Haynes)
Original airdate February 22, 2001
Season 1 episodes
  1. Pilot
  2. Cool Change
  3. Crate 'n Burial
  4. Pledging Mr. Johnson
  5. Friends & Lovers
  6. Who Are You?
  7. Blood Drops
  8. Anonymous
  9. Unfriendly Skies
  10. Sex, Lies and Larvae
  11. I-15 Murders
  12. Fahrenheit 932
  13. Boom
  14. To Halve and to Hold
  15. Table Stakes
  16. Too Tough to Die
  17. Face Lift
  18. $35K O.B.O.
  19. Gentle, Gentle
  20. Sounds of Silence
  21. Justice is Served
  22. Evaluation Day
  23. Strip Strangler
List of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episodes

Table Stakes is the fifteenth episode of the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. It originally aired as Episode 15 of Season 1 on February 22, 2001. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ... Carol Mendelsohn is a TV writer. ... Elizabeth Devine (born Elizabeth Kornblum in 1961) is an American crime scene investigator, notable as the writer and co-producer of the crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Anthony E. Zuiker is the creator and executive producer of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Lou Antonio (born January 23, 1934 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA) is an actor and TV director. ... Quick Facts Shawn Christian was born on December 18, 1956, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ... Elizabeth Lackey, often credited as Lisa Lackey, (born 2 March 1971 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian actress. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of television-related events in 2001. ... Pilot is the pilot of the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Cool Change is the second episode of the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Crate n Burial is the third episode of the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... This is the fourth episode in the first series of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Friends & Lovers is the fifth episode of the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Who Are You? is the sixth episode of the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Blood Drops is the seventh episode of the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Anonymous is the eighth episode of the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Unfriendly Skies is the ninth episode of the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Sex, Lies and Larvae is the tenth episode from the first season of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... I-15 Murders is the eleventh episode from the first season of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Fahrenheit 932 is the twelfth episode of the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Boom is the thirteenth episode of the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... To Halve and to Hold is the fourteenth episode from the first season of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Too Tough to Die is the sixteenth episode of the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Face Lift is the seventeenth episode from the first series of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... $35K O.B.O. is the eighteenth episode from the first season of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Gentle, Gentle is the nineteenth episode from the first season of the popular American television crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Sounds of Silence is the twentieth episode from the first season of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Justice Is Served is the twenty-first episode from the first season of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Evaluation Day is the twenty-second episode from the first season of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... The Strip Strangler is the twenty-third episode from the first season of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... The police procedural is a sub-genre of the mystery story which tries to demonstrate accurately the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. ... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...


Plot

Patrick and Amanda Haynes hold a charity fundraising party at the home of Portia Richmond, a retired Las Vegas showgirl; the CSIs are called in when Lacey Duvall is found dead, floating in the backyard pool. Catherine processes the pool and finds a bright red fingernail and a cufflink with the initials “CM”. In autopsy, Doc Robbins notes that Lacey was strangled. A Las Vegas showgirl, from the Folies Bergere. ... Catherine Willows is a fictional character on the CBS television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... This article discusses the anatomical nail. ... A cuff link, cufflink or cuff-link is a decorative fastener used to fasten or link the two portions of a french cuff, typically on a shirt or blouse. ... Dr. Albert (Al) Robbins is a fictional medical doctor featured in the American crime drama television show, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Asphyxia is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body. ...


Brass questions the Hayneses and learns that although Portia is on vacation, the couple was hosting the party on her behalf. During the interview, Amanda sips water through a straw, and Grissom asks for it; Amanda willingly hands it over. Grissom and Catherine then search Portia’s bedroom and find no evidence that she packed anything for a trip. However, they do find a human tooth in the fireplace, and DNA confirms that it belonged to Portia. James Jim Brass (born January 3, 1953) is a fictional character from the CBS Television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by Paul Guilfoyle. ... A drink with a pink bendy straw Plastic drinking straws The drinking straw is a device used for transferring a liquid - usually a drink from one location to another (such as from a cup, to your mouth). ... Gilbert Gil Grissom, Ph. ... A mans visible teeth. ... The structure of part of a DNA double helix Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a nucleic acid molecule that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. ...


Greg tests the DNA from Lacey’s rape kit and matches it to an old rape case in Texas, where the suspect's name was Chad Matthews. Sara discovers that Patrick’s Social Security number is fake, and she and Nick realize that Patrick and Chad are the same person. They quickly learn that Chad had several other aliases that he used to scam rich widows for cash and commit sexual assault around the country. However, they cannot understand why he would kill Lacey. Greg Hojem Sanders[1], (born May 7, 1975), is a fictional character featured on the US crime drama television show, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... A Sexual assault evidence kit, often referred to as a forensic exam or sexual assault forensic evidence (SAFE) kit, is a set of items used by medical personnel for gathering evidence following a sexual assault. ... For the 1987 movie starring Cher, see Suspect (film). ... Sara Sidle is a fictional character featured in the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... The promotional Social Security card as distributed by the F.W. Woolworth Company In the United States, a Social Security number (SSN) is a 9-digit number issued to citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act, codified as 42 U... Nicholas Nick Stokes (born August 18, 1971) is a fictional character on the drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Sexual assault is any physical contact of a sexual nature without voluntary consent. ...


Grissom returns to the morgue and sees that the one of the finger marks on Lacey’s neck is less vivid than the others, implying that the strangler had a broken fingernail. Greg processes the fingernail collected at the house for DNA, and learns that the owner of the fingernail is related to Chad; he matches the DNA to the DNA from Amanda’s straw. Mortuary, a film directed by Tobe Hooper, see Mortuary (film). ...


During questioning, Chad/Patrick admits to having a relationship with Lacey. Grissom then confronts him with the evidence that Amanda is his sister, and informs him that Amanda killed Lacey because Patrick told Lacey the truth about their identities. Grissom also tells Chad that the piranhas in Portia’s gardenside pool show evidence of having eaten a person; Chad confesses to killing Portia and feeding her to the fish. For other uses, see Piranha (disambiguation). ...


Warrick is sent downtown, where Walter Mitty lies dead in an elevator with a quarter wedged in the bullet wound in his head. Warrick concludes that this was a mob hit and wearily dusts the elevator for prints in the name of protocol, aware that he will turn up thousands of fingerprints that are unrelated to his case. Warrick Brown (born October 10, 1970) is a fictional character on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... For other uses, see Elevator (disambiguation). ... This article is about the criminal society. ... A macro shot of a palm and the base of several fingers; as seen here, debris can gather between the ridges. ...


Warrick searches Walter’s wallet and finds casino markers, which he then returns to the casino. As he stands in the center of the casino floor, he finally realizes that he has a gambling problem. Casino tokens, often called chips, are used in gambling establishments instead of currency. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Problem gambling is an urge to gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop. ...


See also

  • List of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episodes

External Links

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Table stakes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (375 words)
In poker, table stakes refers to the maximum a player can bet and possibly lose during the course of a single hand.
When playing with table stakes, if a player runs out of chips during the course of a hand, he or she is considered "all-in".
Table stakes is the method of choice for virtually all casino settings and "serious" poker environments.
Betting (poker) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4764 words)
This rule is often overridden by table stakes rules, so that a player may in fact raise a $5 bet by $2 if that $2 is his entire remaining stake.
The alternative to table stakes rules is called "open stakes", in which players are allowed to buy more chips during the hand and even to borrow money (often called "going light").
Just as in table stakes, no player may remove chips or cash from the table once they are put in play (except small amounts for refreshments, tips, and such)--this includes all markers, whether one's own or those won from other players.
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