Rounders (film)

Rounders is a American drama film from 1998 about the underground world of high-stakes poker. The film was directed by John Dahl and starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton. The film follows the two friends who hope to repay their debts through poker. The term "rounder" refers to a person with the job cards.

The film received moderate reviews, but thanks to the popularity of poker was a cult film Rounders slowly.



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[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == Mike Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) who his girlfriend Jo (Gretchen Mol) to not playing poker. At that time his best friend "Worm" (Edward Norton) from prison that has a great debt. Worm know to convince Mike to go together to earn money playing poker together as Worms and debt to pay.
 * 2 Cast
 * 3 Quotes
 * 4 awards and nominations
 * 5 Trivia
 * 6 external link

The film begins with Mike who convinced is all his money ($ 30,000) to double during playing poker against mafia boss Teddy KGB (John Malkovich). But Mike are full house with three nines and two ACEs can outweigh the three ACEs and two nines of Teddy. Mike lose everything, stops playing poker and promises his girlfriend never to play.

Nine months later: Mike rights is studying and has a job as a truck driver at night at his former poker teacher Joey Knish (John Turturro). Mike has not played all this time, but his knowledge of the poker game is still as good.

Mike's friend, Lester "Worm" Murphy, we see for the first time as he just comes out of jail. From the commentary from Mike becomes clear that Worm was in jail because of cheating while playing poker and in jail seem his skills to cheat just to have improved. Mike picks up Worm on the prison and soon know to convince Mike to put together a Worm to go play poker evening. Mike says that one evening play no evil can. However, different people Worm has a total debt of $ 15,000 and must pay this quickly before they come after him. This still runs Later on to $ 25,000 and Worm enlists the help of Mike.

Mike decides that there is only one thing on and that is once again to play against Teddy KGB. It doesn't take long before Mike doubles his money and enough to pay all the debts. Mike continues to play well and discovered a tell. Eventually he knows to win this $ 60,000. He makes a street and know to convince Teddy KGB that he actually has no Street, making Teddy KGB bets all his money and lose.

After Mike all debts repaid, he still has $ 30,000 over, this he goes to Las Vegas to play in the World Series of Poker. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] == ==Quotes<span class="mw-editsection" len="329" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==References to other films<span class="mw-editsection" len="340" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == Won: best actor Edward Norton Nominated: John Dahl ==Trivia<span class="mw-editsection" len="328" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Teddy KGB: If you don't have my money then you are mine.
 * Mike: The game is no limit hold 'em. The Cadillac of poker.
 * Worm: Why do you think your moves are so grand and noble and I'm always the idiot piece of shit!
 * Teddy KGB: Want a cookie?
 * Mike: Listen, here's the thing. If you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker.
 * Teddy KGB: He beat me ... Straight up. .. Pay him... Pay that man his money.
 * Teddy KGB: (with a strong Russian accent) aggreeessive Veeerry...
 * Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 1998,
 * 1999, Venice Film Festival
 * The underground poker world that can be seen in the film, is based on real clubs and individuals. The Chesterfield club was a tribute to New York's Mayfair Club, which at the time the movie came out the most famous club was where poker. Some of the characters were based on real people. Joey Knish was based on New York's rounder, Joel Bagels. Petra, the manager of the club in the film, was based on a woman with similar tasks in the Mayfair, named Ingrid. And the "real" Teddy KGB was actually Eddie KGB, an old man who played for low amounts in reality and has no connections with the mafia.
 * Poker Player Johnny Chan accepted a role in the film, because his daughter wanted to meet like Matt Damon .
 * Matt Damon and Edward Norton were both sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Casino to be in the World Series of Poker to play of 1998 .
 * Edward Norton wears an Irish Claddagh ring.
 * The hand that lead actor Mike ever sees in his dreams was the final hand of the W.S.O.P. with which Johnny Chan defeated Erik Seidel and the newcomer for the 2nd consecutive time W.S.O.P. champion was.