Greatest movie/TV Poker Scene of All Time. . .

[JARID]

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Right after that mobster guys tells him he'll cover his bet. Classic. I was wondering if someone was going to pull this one out.

-Jarid

[Senor Choppy]

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oh if you like con movies (w/ nice poker scene at start) then nobody should miss house of games. that movie kicks serious ass.

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If by 'kicks serious ass' you mean is so horrible it's comical, you're correct.

The best poker movie is Rounders by a huge margin. The best gambling movie is The Color of Money with The Hustler a close 2nd. The Sting is also very good in it's own hokey sort of way.

[Howard Burroughs]

The Sting is a great movie with a great poker scene but for my money, Winchester 73 has the best poker scene of all time.


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Let it Ride, while not having a poker scene, is a great thrill ride with some CLASSIC scenes most poker fans should love. A ton a laughs.


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California Split is getting released on DVD in November.




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I think it's cool every time I see the episode of Star Trek where Captain Kirk talks about poker.


Same with Andy Griffith on the old Andy Giffith show. He's asked by a crook if he plays poker (after calling his bluff). He say's, "Yea, I used to play (poker), and they say I was pretty good".



Best Wishes

Howard

[youtalkfunny]

Put me down for that episode of "Cheers" where Harry Anderson plays with Coach's money, and dumps it. This was early in the show's run--when the scam is uncovered, and Norm and Cliff give menacing looks to Harry, it's an intensely dramatic moment, because these characters haven't evolved into dorks at this point in time.

[thirddan]

i second that, good episode, i think its from the first season...

[spamuell]

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Yeah, the whole film is wonderful although they're playing 3 card brag which is significantly different to poker (due to the action only being allowed to end heads-up and the final caller having to put in twice as much as the raise in order to call). I play it sometimes, it's a pretty fun game, especially when we insert our own lines from Lock, Stock in our authentic London accents (yep, just as lame as saying "I'm still up tventy griand from the last time I stick it in you"). There's a new Guy Richie film coming out soon, I want to see it.

Anyway, I agree that the Cincinnati Kid is ludicrous but the music is pretty good, and the "kid, you just ain't good enough for me yet" line has been a good one to pull on friends.

[Gronk]

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[ThePopinjay]

THE OC WHEN HE PLAYS THE TRUCKER AND LETS HIM WIN AND THEN GETS HIS HAT!!

[Aces McGee]

Is there a good Web site that explains the rules of 3 Card Brag? I remember after I watched the movie I wanted to figure out what game they are playing, but I couldn't find anything that explained it clearly.

Thanks in advance.

-McGee

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It's in California Split, right at the beginning, when George Segal is reeling on the floor after he's been punched and he crawls to the table, grabs his chips, and crawls out of the cardroom. Some sessions feel exactly like that, even if there isn't a fight.