Bad plays in movies
April 29th, 2019 at 1:06:03 PM
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This has to be the dumbest blackjack play in a movie (although, James Caan hitting an 18 in The Gambler might be worse, but, for him it worked out)
What other bad gambling plays in movies have you seen?
What other bad gambling plays in movies have you seen?
April 29th, 2019 at 1:29:41 PM
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How about Austin Powers standing pat on a 5? BTW very similar play to Ace's clip for Number Two.
"Dealer has 'rock'... Pay 'paper!'"
April 29th, 2019 at 1:38:35 PM
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I heard there were some terrible plays in Casino Royale with Daniel Craig, but I don't know enough about Texas Holdem to spot them.
There's usually a lot of crazy plays in those Hong Kong gambling films, too.
There's usually a lot of crazy plays in those Hong Kong gambling films, too.
April 29th, 2019 at 2:01:35 PM
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A top player breaks down a hand from Rounders.
April 29th, 2019 at 2:13:23 PM
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Quote: Rigondeaux
A top player breaks down a hand from Rounders.
I didn't really notice it at the time the movie first came out, but wow, Malkovich does a terrible Russian accent.
April 29th, 2019 at 2:28:39 PM
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Quote: TigerWuI didn't really notice it at the time the movie first came out, but wow, Malkovich does a terrible Russian accent.
How dare you make fun of Teddy KGB!
lol
April 29th, 2019 at 2:52:33 PM
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I think there was a hand where the four hands shown down were nut flush, full house, quads and straight flush. That's asteroid hitting the earth at 4:32 pm EDT tomorrow kind of probability.
April 29th, 2019 at 2:59:35 PM
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The Croupier: During audition, told to cut out chips in a certain amount and the resulting stacks are way off the mark actually.
April 29th, 2019 at 3:01:41 PM
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Quote: aceofspadesHow dare you make fun of Teddy KGB!
lol
Hehe... No Oreo's for you!
As for bad plays, if you had telekinesis...:
From the movie "Push" (start from the 2:00 mark):
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
April 29th, 2019 at 3:49:06 PM
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Quote: FleaStiffThe Croupier: During audition, told to cut out chips in a certain amount and the resulting stacks are way off the mark actually.
It doesn't come across well in the movie, but I believe that was done on purpose. Remember towards the end of that scene, when Clive Owen says the manager can't count? He purposely miscounted the chip stack to see if the manager was even paying attention, and he straight up called him out when he was counting cards wrong.
