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Loved Rounders, what else?
Hi, I guess this is the right section for this, although I get the impression discussion here is more directed towards instructional books and videos.
Anyways, I just got round to watching Rounders (it's been on my to-do list for a while) and I really enjoyed it. Whether the portrayal of poker and the lifestyle surrounding it is accurate or not, I thought the film was really engrossing. I just wondered if there are any other good poker-based films (or heaven-forbit, books) that I could check out? Like I say, I'm not after instructional material to improve my game as such, just fiction based around the world of poker... Any suggestions welcome, hope I've posted in the right place! Thanks. |
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Re: Loved Rounders, what else?
Positively Fifth Street by James McManus and The Biggest Game in Town by A. Alvarez.
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Re: Loved Rounders, what else?
These 2 are books, I assume?
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Re: Loved Rounders, what else?
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These 2 are books, I assume? [/ QUOTE ] Yep. There aren't too many good poker flicks out there. |
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Re: Loved Rounders, what else?
TJ Cloutier and Tom McEvoy's book Championship No Limit Holdem has some nice "road gambler" stories in it as well as poker advice. I think it was $30 though.....see if you can find it used.
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Re: Loved Rounders, what else?
California Split is my favorite poker/gambling movie (and one of my favorite movies, period.)
It just came out on a Criterion edition DVD and is definitely worth checking out. |
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Re: Loved Rounders, what else?
King of a Small World by Rick Bennet, & Shut Up & Deal by Jesse May are the two best poker fiction books. KOASW is the more rounderish of the two. Biggest Game in Town & Big Deal are the two best non-fiction ones, but Cowboy Wolford's is great as well, tho most of the best stories are rodeo based.
California Split is prolly the only other movie w/notable poker content that is even watchable. |
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Re: Loved Rounders, what else?
I only caught part of it on TV one time....but I actually kind of enjoyed the cheezy "Big Hand for the Little Lady" with Henry Fonda.
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Re: Loved Rounders, what else?
Shut up and deal is amusing for it's relative cheeziness and for how badly written it is.
However, it is a fast and reasonably enjoyable read in spite of it's (many) flaws. Hardly a literary masterpiece but it does capture a certain 'flavor' of high-stakes play at Foxwoods and what being an addict is all about. |
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Re: Loved Rounders, what else?
KING OF A Small world was fun, and shut up and deal. For movies : I have not seen it but the Stu Ungar story will be on jan 30th at 9 pm on starz network ( i think it is called high roller ). From what i have read about him I couldn't make a bad movie about him. I really enjoyed Amarillo slim's book for entertainment value. Another good book for people who love gambling excitement and a edge at gambling is ameriacan roulette, i enjoyed 24/7, poker nation,Bringing down the house by ben mezrich ( bestseller )and also available in audio form.Herbert Yardley's book from forever ago hada good story : education of a poker player (get it through amazon it is not published in the US). I do not recall if big deall anthony holden's book was mentioned, definitiely worth a read, or the biggest game in town. And the man with 100, 000 breasts was entertaining. I sure I have many others, but probably my biggest poker/ banroll leak ( i have a smallish banroll) are books!
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