If Rounders was written today....

whiskeytown · #1 11-20-2005, 07:33 AM

you know that scene where he's broke? - It'd be changed to this...

You don't hear much about guys who take their shot and miss. But I'll tell you what happened to them. They end up humping crappy jobs on graveyard shifts trying to figure out how they came up short.

Or else they might stay up all night looking at computer screens that look like this.

playing out the last pennies of their online accounts while waiting for their next deposit to clear - LOL.

RB

Freudian · #2 11-20-2005, 11:09 AM

Always leave yourself outs.

Recliner · #3 11-20-2005, 05:42 PM

Nah, he really doesn't need outs with the kings if he can get it all-in preflop.

Plus taking a shot doesn't mean using your whole roll, you should have enough to stay in your main game.

A_Junglen · #4 11-20-2005, 06:32 PM

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Nah, he really doesn't need outs with the kings if he can get it all-in preflop.

Plus taking a shot doesn't mean using your whole roll, you should have enough to stay in your main game.

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Shut up. You and your relentless logic...

psh you make it sound like Rounders isn't accurate information

mattw · #5 11-21-2005, 08:30 AM

im catching a wave of cold cards like you read about.

#6 11-21-2005, 09:26 AM

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im catching a wave of cold cards like you read about.

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Cold cards are nothing compared to a "rush" of 2nd best. Lost 4 sets in a row last night - flush, str8, flush, quads. Now that will definitely ruin your evening!

TStoneMBD · #7 11-20-2005, 11:08 PM

dont worry whiskey, youll have a bankroll for .10/.20 soon enough.

memphis57 · #8 11-20-2005, 11:41 PM

I agree with the OP, that movie would be very different in the age of online poker. I just saw it for the first time and it seemed quite unrealistic because of the absence of it. Gotta rebuild after a flame out? No problem, bonus whoring. Gotta pay TeddyKGB $15,000 in 2 weeks? No problem, buy a couple sixpacks of Red Bull and hole up with an internet connection. Girlfriend opposed to you playing poker? No problem, laptop and library, nuff said. Wanna play in the WSOP but don't have $10,000? No problem, tourneys and satellite tourneys.

BTW, if anybody else hasn't seen Rounders yet, you can see it free on the web right now with a free trial subscription to CinemaNow - they just added it to their choices this past week.

MyTurn2Raise · #9 11-21-2005, 02:03 AM

Bonuswhoring is fun

MicroBob · #10 11-21-2005, 02:15 AM

wow you're playing low.

i'm continuing a monster down-swing right now and if it keeps up I might be joining you on those tables.