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[QUOTE="oroochimaru, post: 7274485, member: 388305"]
In my opinion, Rounders continues to be the standard for portraying the genuine mindset behind poker. It goes beyond flashy pots and intense final hands to truly delve into the psychological warfare that defines the game.

Key factors include the constant conflict between patience and planned aggressiveness, the self control necessary to lay down a hand you want to pursue, and the resilience necessary to bounce back from a terrible bad beat. Mikes line about not spotting the sucker at the table perfectly captures the level of awareness and sharp observation that serious poker demands.

The mindset of high stakes gamblers is well represented in Mollys Game, which is another excellent example. It demonstrates that poker is about more than just the cards you are dealt, it is about bankroll management, ego, status and delicate psychological manipulation. The movie demonstrates that emotions such as pride and tilt may have just as much of an impact on our decisions as math and probability.
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