Movies About the World of Poker

David macdonald · May 7, 2017

Agreed

Doubledunk · May 7, 2017

here's some movies you might have missed
http://www.acepokersolutions.com/po...movies-to-watch-before-you-die-with-trailers/

caio cesar · May 7, 2017

OzExorcist said:
It's never bothered me.

The way the actual hand played out is fine - as opposed to the straight flush-boat-boat-flush contrived nonsense of the final hand in Casino Royale (which isn't even the worst hand in that movie).

I agree it seems incredibly unlikely a normal person would be mucking the best hand in the same spot as Eric Bana's character, but if that's a "problem" it's with the character, not the actual poker. Plus no normal person has ever found themself in the final three of the WSOP Main Event playing against their dad and some douchebag.

The whole scenario was unrealistic. He flat calls with aces, why? You usually do that to trap your opponents. why didn't he start a pre flop 5 bet war to build a pot and then fold, why go to the river and muck? And how Robert Duvall's character knows he mucked a winning hand and knows it was aces? Like it happens all the time a AA x KK clash 3-handed.. Ok, let's say he knows his son gave up of the hand. How he knows it was aces? Why not a better hand like a set or two pair?

OzExorcist · May 7, 2017

This whole discussion should probably have had a spoiler alert on it BTW, but anywho...

caio cesar said:
The whole scenario was unrealistic. He flat calls with aces, why? You usually do that to trap your opponents. why didn't he start a pre flop 5 bet war to build a pot and then fold, why go to the river and muck? And how Robert Duvall's character knows he mucked a winning hand and knows it was aces? Like it happens all the time a AA x KK clash 3-handed.. Ok, let's say he knows his son gave up of the hand. How he knows it was aces? Why not a better hand like a set or two pair?

*shrugs*

I think you're missing the point - the way he played the hand was so that it didn't look like he had AA. In fact I suspect getting into a five-bet pot preflop against your Dad and then just folding would be a pretty good way to get yourself caught (or to get your opponent to fold their hand - which is the opposite of what he wants).

It's been ages since I've watched the movie, but IIRC the way he went about it did a pretty good job of making it seem like he had some other legit hand that could still lose (his backer thought he had QQ, right?). Which, one assumes, is what you'd WANT to do when you're breaking the tournament rules to dump chips to your Dad.

As for Duvall "knowing" his son had AA? Call that dramatic license.

caio cesar · May 7, 2017

OzExorcist said:
This whole discussion should probably have had a spoiler alert on it BTW, but anywho...

*shrugs*

I think you're missing the point - the way he played the hand was so that it didn't look like he had AA. In fact I suspect getting into a five-bet pot preflop against your Dad and then just folding would be a pretty good way to get yourself caught (or to get your opponent to fold their hand - which is the opposite of what he wants).

It's been ages since I've watched the movie, but IIRC the way he went about it did a pretty good job of making it seem like he had some other legit hand that could still lose (his backer thought he had QQ, right?). Which, one assumes, is what you'd WANT to do when you're breaking the tournament rules to dump chips to your Dad.

As for Duvall "knowing" his son had AA? Call that dramatic license.

No, I'm not "missing the point".The hand from start to collusion does not make a sense at all.

And you trying to defend it it's borderline ridiculous. You said that his backer thought he had QQ. How on earth do you call pre flop with QQ three handed? To put him on QQ is beyond stupid.

If he knew his son had aces, why did he call his all in?

Or Robert Duvall's character also knew that his son was going to muck his winning hand like a wizard or something?

Ok, I'm gonna call those James Bond's opponents calling an all in with a flush on a paired board a "dramatic license".

OzExorcist · May 8, 2017

caio cesar said:
No, I'm not "missing the point".The hand from start to collusion does not make a sense at all.

And you trying to defend it it's borderline ridiculous. You said that his backer thought he had QQ. How on earth do you call pre flop with QQ three handed? To put him on QQ is beyond stupid.

OK so like I said, it's been a few years since I watched this movie. Just rewatched that hand now and realised I'd forgotten a couple of important points. Will stick this in spoiler tags just in case anyone wants to avoid knowing the details 10 years later

First of all here's the action from the hand:

SB: LC (Robert Duval)
BB: Trucker Hat guy
BTN: Huck (Eric Bana)

Huck raise to 40k, LC raise 100k, Trucker Hat folds, Huck call

F (7h 5d 2c): LC bet 300k, Huck raise to 600k, LC call 300k
T (2s): LC bet 500k, Huck call 500k
R (8h): LC all in (over 650k), Huck call (all in) 650k

So first thing I'd forgotten: I thought Huck had planned to chip dump from the start of the hand. Rewatching it, I don't think he decided to do that until the showdown. So up until that point, assume he was playing the hand to win.

And the second thing I'd forgotten; this hand was all about levelling and misdirection between two players who knew each other very well. The whole "just call" / "what do you mean 'just call'" thing, their history, it's all more important than what two ordinary and unacquainted players may or may not do in this spot.

In fact they play off the idea of what you "should" do with AA in the same spot - he knows his JC thinks that way, so he's trying to misdirect him.

Also, rewatching it I suspect (and mileage may vary here) that when JC pushed, he was almost expecting to be doubling Huck up, and he seemed pretty OK with that - it's possible (and maybe even likely) that he was trying to chip dump to his son here. He certainly seems surprised to have won the pot.

Anywho, mileage obviously varies. You can question whether Huck choosing to dump his chips to his Dad was realistic or not, but I think as far as the way the hand played out goes it's fine.

My problem with the Bond hand wasn't that they all got all in with those hands BTW - it was the utterly ridiculous one in three-hundred-squillion flush-boat-boat-straight flush setup for it.

But like I said, that's not even my least-favourite hand in that movie: that'd be the one where he goes bust the first time to some other improbable hand, then tries to justify rebuying by saying "I got outplayed and I'm sad about it, but now I know his tell". When a real poker player would be saying "that's a standard beat, I played the hand correctly, buy me back in dammit!"

Jam_V92 · May 26, 2017

victoor_06 said:
I don't recommend it, "Missisippi Grind" the worst movie about poker and casino :hmpf:

why? Many recommend it, likewise I will see it at some point and I will give my opinion

David macdonald · May 26, 2017

I saw a good one with stallone in it but can't remember the name?

Aparajit · May 26, 2017

U guys should see Gambler. Its abt blackjack but its good one.

A professor who is addicted to gambling living 2 lives a proff by day and gamber by nyt.

He keeps losing all his mom's money.

David macdonald · May 26, 2017

Ahh I seen that I think

Navin Sarabjeet · May 26, 2017

Thanks for posting this.
Haven't seen any of these as yet

But i am going to start with rounders today

and the rest is in the future
It has quite some good reviews here on cardschat

Fenix7 · May 26, 2017

21 Blackjack is a good movie, I like it.

David macdonald · May 26, 2017

Rounders is good but could have been made alot better

ClickPoker · May 26, 2017

ClickPoker · May 26, 2017

Lucky you is good...............

rfbh54 · Sep 18, 2017

Casino Royale, Maverick, God of players.

CadoARAJ · Sep 18, 2017

Great tips. Do you know if any of these films have on Netflix?

Jam_V92 · Oct 3, 2017

This movie seems to be very good and will surely be coming soon on the list of favorites of many of us "Molly's Game"

imnoobpoker · Oct 16, 2017

Wow thank you for sharing this information! I was just looking for some awesome poker movies, and this threats help me with this. If people have more poker movies, please share them with me! Happy to watch them all

Rational Madman · Oct 16, 2017

Dan negreanus autobio mini film "kid poker" I enjoyed

Forbesy604 · Oct 16, 2017

I really wish there were more movies about poker

Alexsunshine229 · Oct 17, 2017

Anything to win Amarillo Slim.

zavvt · Oct 17, 2017

California Split

exciting movie about 2 gamblers also poker players

Verfox · Oct 17, 2017

Rational Madman said:
Dan negreanus autobio mini film "kid poker" I enjoyed

Did not know about it, thanks man!

393700 · Oct 17, 2017

I like the movie bluff, with Adriano Celentano. a good comedy, who did not look, I advise everyone.

Movies About the World of Poker

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OzExorcist

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Jam_V92

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Aparajit

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David macdonald

Legend

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Fenix7

Rock Star

David macdonald

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ClickPoker

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rfbh54

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CadoARAJ

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Jam_V92

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imnoobpoker

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Rational Madman

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393700

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