Whatever he paid to assume that debt, it must have been dimes on the dollar. This is the list of poker movies you should. You can also add High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story, Smart Money, The Cincinnati Kid, Finder’s Fee, and Maverick on the list of poker movies that you have to watch. It wasn’t a box office hit, but the poker boom quickly turned it into a cult hit.

Grama would rather be in debt to Teddy and possibly get beat up by Teddy's guys if he can't pay, just to have an excuse to beat up Norton? Rather than get paid off? Norton's a bad risk. The Rounders is the best poker movie of all time.

So when Damon wins against Teddy, some of that money goes to Grama who just turns it around to pay back Teddy. If Norton/Damon can't pay him back, sure maybe he gets the pleasure of beating them up, but he'll still owe Teddy. Which means Grama borrowed from Teddy in hopes of getting it out of Norton. Grama bought that debt and is backed by Teddy.

Grama is pissed when Matt Damon wins, but shouldn't he be happy? Ed Norton (and by extension Damon) owe Grama a lot of money. My dad still plays in a regular game with guys from high school, and has played in some of those NYC rooms portrayed in the movie.)Īnyway, I have a problem/question about the end. (I'm more of a black jack guy, but grew up in a poker family. However, shortly after, everything starts to fall apart for Mike, and he ends up lying to his girlfriend about playing poker and ultimately loses the opportunity for a clerkship because of it, portraying a devestating account of addiction.Absolutely, great movie. When Mike suffers a $30,000 loss in the beginning of the film this setback and the relational damage it causes leads to his decision to quit playing the game entirely. It goes to show that mindless gambling is not the way to go and playing carelessly increases your chances of losing. However, it still subtly highlights the importance and risks of developing a gambling addiction - there is a scenario in which Mike even ponders whether he should risk his whole budget on the game. There are obvious disadvantages to offline as well as online poker, but unlike previous films on gambling, Rounders doesn’t necessarily exclusively focus on the dangers of gambling (which may be part of why it's beloved by actual poker pros). For example, at the beginning, Mike McDermott is shown losing miserably. There are plenty of life lessons to be gained in Rounders, what the film does well is recreate the suspense of playing the game the details in the skill as well as the luck that’s involved.

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