 Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:57 pm Post subject: Defining moment in the movie |
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| This is gonna be a little butchered, but this scene is the reason I got into poker so much:
Mike McDermott: I'm at the Taj and it's late. And Johnny Chan walks in. And everybody stops. You know, a world champion. And theres not a crap table going because all of the tourist are over there watching. And some of them are playing, but their giving away their chips just to say, "I played with a World Champion!" And you know what I did? Kanish: What? Mike: I sat down? Kanish: No, you need 50-60 grand to play right in that game. Mike: Well I had 6, but I had to find out! Kanish: So, what happened? Mike: I played tight. Folded mostly. Until I made a score. Kanish: Wired aces or kings? Mike: Rags. I had nothing. But I figured who cares about the money. I just wanna outplay the guy. I just wanna outplay this guy this hand. So I raised. And he came right back over the top of me like I'm some fuckin' tourist. So I hesitated for like 2 seconds and I re-raised. Kanish: Re-raise? Mike: Then he looked at me. Looked at his checks. Looked at his cards and looked at me agian. And he mucked it. I took it down. Johnny Chan: Did you have it? Mike: Sorry John... I don't remeber. (priceless smirk on Kanish's face) Then I got up and went to the cashier. I SAT WITH THE BEST IN THE WORLD! AND I WON! Kanish: You put a move on Chan, you son of a bitch! |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:30 pm Post subject: Rounders |
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| Mike McDermott:
"I'm gonna raise. A thousand straight." Teddy KGB: "Very aggressive! A new man. And you won't be pushed around. But.... I re-raise. $5 thousand!" Mike McDermott: "Doyle Brunson says the key to no limit is to put a man to a decision for all his chips. Teddy's just done that. He's representing aces. The only hand better than my cowboys. I can't call and let him catch. I can only fold, if I believe him ..... or ...... I'M ALL IN!" |
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