Rounders: Pocket pair of Kings

[@Spoopball]

Bets 1k. Raise 5k. Reraise, ALL-IN (1st hand of the game) Didn't know they were playing free online poker on Xbox-live

[@vaca2116]

You have no idea of poker i see that a lot of times irl in first hand

[@jeffshackleford3152]

​@@vaca2116ikr try playing micro stakes. Aggro fish jams Q7o pre and gets 1 caller ( me) with KK. Board runs out Q735A Down 1 BI in less than 30 seconds.

[@siramoras]

What does it matter If it is the first hand or the 100th - this is a relatively normal move to make?

[@Spoopball]

@@siramoras It's a poor move, because Matt's character barely has any read on John's besides the fact that Matt's already lost to him before. And by this point in the movie Matt's character borrowed 10k from a friend and if he loses this game the mobsters are gonna take him out back and shoot him.

[@cwolf208]

20x BB raise, then 100x BB raise, then all in for 250x BB, all the time@@vaca2116

[@chriswegener3346]

One of the most rewatchable movies ever made. The hook of the story, the overall writing, the voiceover narration that drives it, the soundtrack, and pacing is perfect.

[@bradwright25]

Except for the girlfriend. She really sucks.

[@morpheus6749]

@BELIEVE in JESUS Joe Biden = Father of Lies

[@Craigstaaygear]

Its indeed very rewatchable. Soundtrack is great. Its really drives the film and adds to near every scene

[@Squig5244]

Don't forget John Turturro's performance. One of the best character actors of all time.

[@morpheus6749]

@ROFLCOPTERLOL Yeah. And a Ferrari is just a car.

[@foxhero1337]

Great scene in a great movie full of great scenes. Completely underrated gem of a movie. I love watching this over and over.

[@duke6j]

Whenever there's nothing to watch on tv, or on cable, or I can't decide from my DVD movies, I always pull this outstanding movie from my DVD collection and am NEVER disappointed!!

[@johnnybravo5962]

Hell yea

[@a.c.slater573]

I’m like that with interstellar

[@morpheus6749]

For me it's this and The Usual Suspects.

[@m1j4s]

Can definitely relate... one of my best buds from high-school, I remember watching the movie with, well, why we were both at home, likely on a school night, and then when we both realized we'd both finished watching this wicked movie, we were off to the casino for some 2‐4 limit holdem. Lol the biggest of games. Hadn't seen him for like a decade it feels like and just found out this year he's sadly left this world... if they're playing cards up there, hope he saves me a seat. Edit, and yes of course watching this movie over and again, never gets old!

[@101spirited]

yep, this one and jaws

[@joshmorgan838]

Martin Landau’s I owe monologue still gets me everytime.

[@Icemanfan28]

Looking back, the Oreos were such a ridiculous tell 😂 who would ceremoniously eat an Oreo before they bet every time they have the nuts? And open one and put it back every time they’re bluffing. And how would every pro not pick up on that? Still one of my favorite movies of all time

[@geoffbeyer1873]

They're fully vaccinated and boosted, GTO Oreo's

[@emdiar6588]

Good randomiser for 50/50 decisions though. Filling in right hand - call, filling in left - fold for instance. I actually thought that was what he was doing. I mean, how is it a tell? Also he did it AFTER the all in, so what good is a tell from the guy who's closing the action?

[@mikebrown3155]

It's because it's a movie

[@abefroman8821]

I always have my oreos nearby when Im betting

[@DyceFreak]

I've folded aces to kings before, with a correct read.. 2 kings and an ace on the table, dude hit quads I hit full house... Wasn't preflop tho obv. My friend was bleeding tells like it was a main artery.

[@SubjectDelta20]

Best poker movie ever made. I like to think of it as a Good Will Hunting spin off about Will's high functioning gambling addiction

[@chriswilson1968]

Lucky You is a better poker movie. Rounders is the better overall movie.

[@John-jt4dj]

Apparently you have never seen The Cincinnati Kid.

[@adrrda6091]

It's not only a gripping film, it's a film that leaves you with a wonderful feeling inside. Some films keep you interested but leave you feeling dry or in a bad mood. This is good in every sense of the word and all these great actors put in great performances and Norton perhaps the best of them all.

[@hansgrueber8169]

Personally I wouldn't say I had a wonderful feeling inside. Plenty was lost in order for mike to get back to where he started. He lost his girls, his college aspirations and any friend relationships he had are now compromised. Even though he's a great poker player Knish was right in calling his ambitions a pipe dream. Dejection is a more accurate term for my feeling.

[@mrlucky4585]

I've watched this movie countless times one of my all time favorites

[@jjfromthebigland781]

Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Malkovich, John Turturro, Martin Landau... man what a cast this movie has...

[@williamgullett5911]

Don't forget the mother who Worm slept with whose son went after Worm and ended up getting a garbage can dropped on his head

[@morpheus6749]

Don't forget grandma. Everybody forgets grandma.

[@rightrightrightuhhuhuhhuh6516]

And Gretchen Moll one of the true classic beauties of all time

[@adrrda6091]

And they all played so damn well :)

[@grantmcaskell4568]

Taturo was the bomb in this

[@glebverovkin114]

Teddy: default 3bet. Hero: OMG, he is representing aces!!!

[@Doodfist]

In heads up no less. Players will do that with any pair lol

[@cwolf208]

They're playing 25/50. Will Hunting raised 20x BB.

[@atlantis5001]

Guys it's an old movie

[@BLUEPELICAN234]

Movie has a lot of unrealistic dumb stuff but it’s just a fun solid film lol

[@daggaboom]

You realise there's 25 years of poker theory updating since this scene right?

[@mileshkang]

Teddy KGB was a GTO player randomizing his actions using oreo's in 1998. GOAT.

[@nikhilsunku1186]

Goat comment that’s genius

[@markmohr9356]

Frosting on right, fold. Frosting on left, call. Solid strategy.

[@tylergerald]

Used to watch Blue Collar Comedy Tour a lot and Ron White did a little bit on how watching ppl play poker makes you think you can play poker "You get to that table and you find out real quick, they don't let you look at other players' cards. I'm sitting there the whole time like 'where's that little odds thing that tells me how I'm doing!?' "

[@ErickBob]

That look in John malkovich’s eye at 1:30 I’m sorry was just beautiful acting. It was like a piece of his soul was taken in that hand lol

[@W00KER]

This scene proves that Oreos used to have more creme filling

[@glaurung78]

Finally someone who is here to notice the things that really matter

[@Subo23]

It sucks

[@blanchjoe1481]

"Rounders" was one of the best written, and acted, yet least appreciated of the films of that year. While not an expose or very valid story of underground poker, it was a great simple sroy very well written by David Levien and Brian Koppelman and Damon did a good job, his work was outclassed by Malkovitch and Norton.

[@P1983sche]

This is a great movie. I just watched it the other day. Malkovitch was incredible in this movie.

[@thelastdragon5551]

It was quite suspenseful that wasn’t a horror, thriller or action movie. Almost edge of your seat like the Miss America pageant. 😂

[@smalltowndowntown9199]

This has to be a troll. As a poker player, I love the movie but it’s terribly acted and the script sucks.

[@rollotomassi4768]

@@smalltowndowntown9199 Yes. I own and love this movie, but it's not a top tier movie.

[@thecrow5450]

@@smalltowndowntown9199 lol, “he’s representing the only hand better than my cowboys, AA.” I literally said out loud “don’t blow him off the hand w a 5bet bro he’s probs got K7s or some shit. Lol

[@SurvivorBri]

The fact that Mikey was totally focused on playing his best game after not sleeping for 3 days and getting the tar beat out of him says a lot about his desire to win. Not to mention the serious high stakes. He may have only had hours to live. He was at his best under the worst of circumstances. Amazing win.

[@veritruan2397]

I dont think they would have killed him. If they killed someone over $50,000.. lulz. That wouldnt even pay the deposit of the lawyer to defend the guy who murdered him. Not counting the fact police would link it to teddy pretty fast. they would most likely break his legs and/or force him to do crazy high risk jobs like delivering drugs, etc.

[@karlotomic1694]

Bruh its a movie

[@conner_productions]

Almost as if someone wrote it that way

[@jd0879]

God you’re so cringe

[@Just_Pele]

Nah, they would have staked him and made him play for them for the rest of his life, while he was forced to live at Granma's being brutally abused and pimped out, when he wasn't at a table.

[@rmglover3191]

"Veer-ree agree-essive." My most favorite line in the film. I don't even remember anything else they said.

[@Mosen360]

@@rmglover3191 The Best!!!

[@thewretched10]

Paeee that mannn hiss muney

[@focob55]

This movie is 🔥🔥🔥 just watched it a few days ago and could watch it over and over.

[@morpheus6749]

Watch "21" if you haven't. Just as good.

[@focob55]

@@morpheus6749 I have, it is pretty good.

[@LarrySealeArcheryCoach]

it's a fantastic film that can be watched and enjoyed many many times. Malk, Norton, Damon all were excellent, but for my money the professor (Martin Landau) outperformed all of them. His scene in the bar was mesmerizing, as was his check writing scene. He and Damon together were magic.

[@andrewnerney2779]

Our destiny chooses us. Martin Landau was a great actor.

[@codyeble0713]

Very underrated part in the movie for sure

[@morpheus6749]

Don't forget grandma.

[@jacobscott9732]

„What choice?“

[@LarrySealeArcheryCoach]

@J Ygb Anthony Hopkins only had 16 minutes of screentime in Silence of the Lambs. Art isn't measured\judged by the pound

[@jcvalenti]

Watched this the other day and was struck by just how perfect the sound was .... The mood music just right, the clink of the chips .... So good.

[@2hot4u68]

And the fact he keeps those cookies in a dirty filthy chip rack lol and eats them with his dirty hands 😂

[@Wes36Man]

KGBs look when Mike says I'm all in 😂

[@Ish1776]

One of my all time favorites.

[@tauntonlake]

This is right up there with The Greatest Game Ever Played for repeat watchability.

[@chrisp.9172]

Maybe the best sports movie ever! And a true story! "Pass the hat for Eddie!!"

[@mrbump28]

Blinds 25/50 Mike: Raise to 1000 Teddy: Reraise 5000 Mike: Reraise to 10000 Teddy: Fold Great movie but the poker is absurd

[@lwc888]

Dummy apparently 3bet with 78 suited or some crap like that. Still makes him seem like one of the better poker players portrayed in media. Usually the poker action makes no sense in order to create "tension."

[@mikechorizo]

Bro movies only run about 1.5-2 hours on avg. In other words they gotta keep the story movin

[@scotthiebert9583]

I have a harder time believing a heads up game with tens of thousands on the table is self dealt. That would be a nightmare.

[@kmdewhurst]

20x was a standard open in 98 😅

[@yak4772]

one of the greatest moments of all time

[@RJwarriorpoet]

This movie inspired many young men to try their hand at poker. They all found out it's a hard way to make an easy living.

[@RJwarriorpoet]

@Midnight Movie Man Ah yes, the old "theoretically" it could be done argument. The problem is that it's HARD for people to have patience and focus for 12 hours a day, which is how long a pro plays, 6 days a week. Real life is not like the movies, sometimes you can go for hours with out a good hand. If you start playing with shitty cards, the math will beat you in the end, and over the long run you will be a loser. Don't tell you could do it, go out and do it, and then tell me if it's hard or not. I tried playing Pro for six months and poker is a cruel, cruel mistress. But, don't take my word for it, give it a shot.

[@bryangrageda]

@@RJwarriorpoet facts

[@Impact009]

@@RJwarriorpoet I went out and did it, and I agree that it depends on the bankroll. For his argument's sake, $10 per hour is easy with a higher bankroll but yes, atrociously difficult in terms of time if I played $0.50 - $1 games. My only gripe is that the math doesn't beat you in the long run. I played Texas Hold'em, and because everybody has the same chances, then in the long run, barring folds, you'll get just as many shitty cards as you do good cards. I personally stopped playing because a game stops being a game for me when it becomes work. That, and I'd rather be self-employed in a less risky business these days.

[@RJwarriorpoet]

@@Impact009 I'm sorry but your comment is factually wrong. Not all cards have the same value and statistically speaking, the amount of hands that will win money is far smaller than the amount that will lose money. I don't really think you played long enough to make an accurate assessment and probably just dabbled. As for your comment about it feeling like a job, that's what it means to be a professional poker player, it's your profession aka job.

[@Hmongboi228]

This movie inspired me to play "semi-professionally" too. I'll tell you the truth after 2 months of trying to play semi pro with a $10k roll at the 1/2 nl, the bottom line was: Its a waste of time. Why you may ask? Well, imagine sitting for 8+ hours straight: -only to be up $20 bucks -fighting to break even after being stuck for $800+ at a 1/2 table -going against a player who is basically, just lucky for that night. Any card they need? They hit.. 😞 -playing against the same "regs" day in and day out. -actually needing the money to make ends meet.. Save yourself sometime and find an occupation that is high paying and meaningul to you. Be a player at the table who doesnt need the money to make ends meet. Rather be a player who is just there for entertainment and if you should win, the winnings wont change your life and if you lose, its not the end of the world. The game will always be there 2,5,10,etc years from now.. Would you rather be an older "accomplished" person from your perspecrive or just a person who has been sitting in the same card room(s) for 20+ years? 🤔🤨

[@hakug2587]

1:02 Giannis Antetokounmpo after each game 🤣🤣🤣

[@paulkowalik9604]

I will never get tired of watching this movie.

[@HSimon1981]

"the key to no limit is to put a man to a decision for all of his chips" Doyle Brunson

[@Franciscasieri]

RIP brother

[@j.j.87549]

The movie was ahead of its time. Could you imagine how much more popular it would've been made ten years later when the poker craze went mainstream? This is a very underestimated movie.

[@danjones2164]

This movie along with a couple other factors is the reason for the poker craze in the early 2000s.

[@MooseGoBlue]

*_"He beat me straight up. Pay dat man, pay dat man hiiis money!" -Teddy KGB_*

[@francispritchard9085]

This match was sponsored by Oreo

[@k.chriscaldwell4141]

There’s nothing in this film I care about. But its so, so good.

[@cmi8842]

The actors in this movie are so underrated . John malcovich Damon norton risposi turtuno

[@allwrighty100]

Do you know the definition of 'underrated'?

[@michaelbyrd7883]

Yea that's probably true but are they really A listers. Do they compare with Day-Lewis, Di caprio, Pacino, Nicholson, S L Jackson? No, not that good by a stretch.

[@lcrusselljr]

This movie is a classic! One of my top five favorite movies.

[@Shoeslyyork]

To this day I can't eat or even see a package of oreos and not think of teddy kgb

[@rucussing]

I use Nutter Butter Peanut cookies.

[@masterlee4370]

I have never seen Rounders (Please don't hate on me). Looks like a really good movie.

[@chrisheroldt5871]

This just made me want an oreo

[@timbarnett3898]

I really like these two actors but I've never seen this "rounder" movie. but this video has inspired me to watch movie. what balls with so much money on the line!

[@abermen]

It's amazing how bad the poker is in this movie and yet how fun it is to watch.

[@JT29501]

A 3 bet preflop is always representing aces of course! There are no other hands!

[@Trias805]

Well, it teaches you to play tight aggressive, so it's not entirely bad.

[@cyrannodb]

And yet the poker in this movie is still far and away better than in literally every single other movie and tv show.

[@uTubeNoITube]

Hanging around, hanging around. Kid's got alligator blood. Can't get rid of him.

[@immortaljanus]

I love how adorable and at the same time menacing Malkovich is at 0:15... :D

[@morpheus6749]

Malkovich is a master at psychotic roles.

[@eugenenawracaj1658]

Love this movie.. however, when he has 9s full of aces its hilarious he says he got outplayed... like he made a mistake there.. everyone would lose whatever they have in front of them in that situation.. the mistake was buying in for his entire bankroll

[@michaelemerson1949]

Little known fact John malcovich actually plays Matt Damon irl

[@Excusemesaywhat-d9v]

I have no Idea how to play poker but this was a great movie

[@evilelf5967]

how did this screen gem pass me by? will definitley be giving it an airing.

[@brjdencrewe1922]

It was all about Ed Norton for me. What an amazing performance of Worm. You could feel his slimy, untrustworthy personality down to his toothpick.

[@allanarellanes1726]

Always recommend this movie for Landau, “for that I owe.” Anyone who doesn’t love what they do I suggest this movie. Find your passion, find your dreams and go for it.

[@Craigstaaygear]

Indeed

[@adrrda6091]

Great as he was here, Landau was even better in the tv series The Entourage than here. Is that something you might be interested in? If you haven't seen it yet, start binge watching it :)

[@JennNJ10]

Cmon you all heard ..”It takes 5 minutes to learn how to play Texas Hold Em, and a lifetime to master it”

[@garymiller7087]

Love it, I watch it at least once a year

[@yak4772]

one of the greatest movie of all time

[@lr4165]

Would love to see a well-crafted sequel where Mike's fortunes rise and fall in Vegas. Maybe he returns to the old neighborhood for Worm's funeral and reconnects with the local crew.

[@pearlmax]

Only none of them recognize him anymore because he looks like an aging soccer dad.

[@echutch]

Pretty good movie... the best part was the Counting Crows song though.

[@dirgeofdementia]

I’ve always hated pocket pairs; your draws are far too limited. This is probably the best move you can make in the opening position in a head to head game: bet heavy and pray your opponent isn’t crazy enough to call and play off of a draw.

[@smalltowndowntown9199]

Oh man, where do you play? Some easy money when you’re around!

[@dirgeofdementia]

@@smalltowndowntown9199 I said I hated them. I never said I didn’t play them. They are a great hand in a heads up game, but they lose value as the player count increases. Most of that revolves around the fact a pocket pair has very few draws. In a heads up game, it’s highly unlikely the other player will be holding your draws. That possibility increases with each player at the table. Heads up?Play them out a bit. A full table? Try to take the pot pre-flop. You really don’t want to chance someone getting cards on the flop.

[@smalltowndowntown9199]

@@dirgeofdementia not all pocket pairs are created equal. J10s vs 22, for example, J10 is a very slight favorite. J10o vs 22 is about even money. J10s vs any overpair is a MASSIVE dog. Pocket pairs are already made hands, draw heavy hands are not. If given the choice between QQ or J10, you should be taking QQ every single time. And in this clip, it’s KK which is even more dominant!

[@dirgeofdementia]

@@smalltowndowntown9199 I know they’re not. I’m just saying regardless of what pair it is, they can tend to get you in trouble when playing at a full table. Pocket pairs only hold up in the early game if you’re betting aggressively because that pair is about the highest hand you can hope for unless you get insanely lucky and catch one or both of your matching cards in the community.

[@williamzagarella8066]

@@smalltowndowntown9199 I'd rather KQss than 10 10 though for example. For 1 there is inherently going to be over cards on the board and you also cant improve unless you hit a 10 or theres a 4 liner. If were talking strictly getting it in pre flop, ya I'd rather the 10s, but if there playability post flop, give me the KQ suited ALL DAY. Especially if I'm the pre flop aggressor.

[@floridapmi]

Can you belive this movie is 26 years old?!

[@codyeble0713]

Everytime I watch this I keep hoping that this time Worm would just stay at the bowling alley.. and everytime I'm disappointed haha

[@bradleymikon1435]

Ditto

[@morpheus6749]

He's called Worm for a reason.

[@chrisp.9172]

"A hanger? What are you talking about?"..

[@hansgrueber8169]

@@chrisp.9172 That cop is also a cop in Sopranos for one scene.

[@chrisp.9172]

@@hansgrueber8169 Just like the blackjack dealer in Rain Man, is the same guy in Casino when Peschi throws a fit, type-casting

[@bsheaves]

lol the second hand in the scene is one the most realistic I’ve seen in a poker movie when viewed through a modern lens.

[@karaokehammick5215]

This movie introduced plenty of gullible poker aspirants to the Dunning Kruger effect. If you think you are a poker master chances are about 99.9% you are a fish at the table.

[@ramifishpoker]

Crazy how this movie today would be one of the best of the year. Back then it was one more movie. Talks about quality of movies today.

[@chrisp.9172]

What do you mean? Barbie was a hell of a movie! And deserved to be #1!!..

[@ZTM432]

What how can you end the video like that , " I feel so unsatisfied."

[@MotU91775]

When you can watch this hundreds of times and still be nervous after he loses almost all of his chips after he could've cashed out the first time.

[@killbot_factory]

the chip amounts make no sense....Matt Damon puts in a stack of blacks to make it $1000...Teddy puts in 3 stacks to make it $5000

[@devinball2001]

He raised 5000 plus the 1000 that was already bet. Hence 6000 or 3 stacks

[@NY_Giants]

Rounders... Great Movie!

[@daviddoch4872]

John plays KGB perfect. The accent is so off it is perfect.

[@adrrda6091]

Haha, the accent is so bad but he's plays the role so well.

[@kamilfingr371]

His accent is just terrible, but he displayed Teddy "KGB" very well.

[@JLee-rt6ve]

Oreo cookie: Aaarrgh! Don't disembowel me! Examine goat entrails instead.

[@detroitkid33]

Teddy "KGB" one of the great characters portrayed by John Malkovich 👍🏾

[@rotmnk1]

great movie...full of holes, but still great...

[@JasonLeigh3]

Teddys tell was that he would eat those Oreos like he didn’t have a care in the world when he was strong. Stare at them when he was weak. But everyone knows that.

[@MrBenny1010101]

What were they playing, 25/50 if I remember? Let's start with a raise to 1000 lol. I haven't seen such a good opening play in a game since the bongcloud chess opening.

[@dudancelove6468]

They don’t make movies like this anymore. Late 90s/early 2000s we’re the golden era for film.

[@StarWarsMoments]

People have been saying this since 1910. Oh, but don't worry you're definitely original.

[@yoshi113]

i've never noticed the expression on malkovich face when damon went all-in hahaha

[@tobaliciousholland12]

If this was a PokerStars hand, Teddy would call off the All-in shove with A10 offsuit, with a K23 flop, giving Mike a 97% chance of winning or something outrageous like that with a flopped set. Then Teddy would hit runner runner with J and Q for the Broadway straight.

[@MrGraemeb2022]

Sorry Tobes...what did you just say?🙁

[@codyeble0713]

@@MrGraemeb2022 poker stuff.. basically if he played PokerStars the guy with a good hand would put all his chips in and the guy who needs a miracle and has nothing would call and they'd reward the bad play by giving him the 2 cards he needs to win on the turn and river

[@MrGraemeb2022]

@@codyeble0713 Thanks for that Cody. (I think I'm going to stick to 'Go Fish'...)

[@nitetrane98]

wow you know all the slang.

[@JoeTakagi00]

@@codyeble0713 that's something that the movie got wrong. You can't call a bluff preflop lol. And someone doesn't really get themselves pot committed preflop and fold unless they are playing totally reckless.

[@richardpaul8107]

Starting stacks are $10,000 each, blinds are 25 and 50 (200 bbs). So Mike open raises 20 bbs with KK, KGB re-raises to 100 bbs or half his stack, and then folds to a jam getting 3 to 1 on a call? Where can I find cash games like this?

[@ryantourney2879]

Yeah...no kidding..lol !

[@shape5685]

This movie along with Robert Varkonyi's main event win of the 2002 WSOP turned me into a poker player and for a short period of time a professional. I burned myself out on the grind of being a pro and while I no longer play, I did walk away from the game a winner. The game was both Dark, because I thought of nothing but poker, even when I wasn't playing and lost some friends over it, and pleasantly memorable from the good times and new friends I made.

[@1031Investing]

LOL nice story... walked away a winner!

[@ramifishpoker]

Here a professional poker player for 15 years. This movie started my interest in poker! Saw it in 2001 for the first time

[@andyanderson7712]

If you like rounders check out Mollys game. Awesome movie!

[@userac-xpg]

That movie sucked.

[@TheSublimeLifestyle]

TRASH MOVIE

[@KillerDiaguR]

Ah, poker before the Internet boom... A different game ♥

[@xanackroyd-gu3or]

when malkovich say 'OK' lmao

[@tylerwinkle323]

3:36 he leaves, the end

[@chronotrigger705]

Lol he becomes an attorney,, fin

[@joshuabunkers1494]

Look how happy Grama is to get his money there. Why the change in mood at the end of the next scene?

[@peteyprimo7173]

Probably bad or necessary editing. They only had Malcovitch for a few days

[@josephhasselbach3519]

Good Will Hunting passes as both Damon and Affleck win Oscars. Damon does Rounders. Affleck does Armageddon. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@chrisp.9172]

But now he "does" J Lo every night! So there's that! Plus he's an excellent director..

[@hansgrueber8169]

@@chrisp.9172 oh yeah, she's a peach. Ben's gonna end up in a bad place because of that relationship.

[@clarkw.griswold5866]

thanks god they didn't make part 2. doesn't get netter that this. by far best poker movie that was ever made.

[@jomontes7941]

Damn I love that movie!

[@wolfganghasenmaier8350]

Nothin in the world can beat...PERSISTANCE :))

[@willenholly]

I never bought Rispoli as a tough guy. Good actor, tho.

[@blcouch]

You’re talking about Jackie Aprile, the fathah.

[@GD1082]

Also Joe Jr. in "While You Were Sleeping"

[@rollotomassi4768]

@@blcouch I never realized that was Jackie

[@cotococo2970]

mat tells a great story about johns accent for kgb where it kinda threw everyone on set of and malkovic kinda whispers to mat saying something along the lines im a terrible actor (dont quote me on the that story im drunk but its on youtube ) but i think it works so well fits the character

[@Peter-hx3im]

Malkovich is so good in this I forget that this is Malkovich in spite of Malkovich usually being incredibly recognizable.

[@labguru7628]

Actually, this is one of Malkovich's worst performances with that over-the-top accent. But I've gotten used to it and consider it an endearing part of the film in spite of the distraction.

[@matthewbarry1746]

​@@labguru7628His accent is horrendous. He sounds mentally challenged.

[@Chocobohunter]

I watch this movie everytime i go broke, been 13yrs now

[@CrabbyOldLady]

I like what Texas Dolly used to say about going broke. He said the way to phrase it was that a player got broke, not that he went broke, implying that it was the luck/short term variance that did it, not lack of skill.

[@situated4]

Buncha' poker geniuses in the comments.

[@sadiqurrahman9741]

"Rounders: A pair of Kings" is a better title; I think.

[@mikefingers8909]

2:35 what would really made this scene pop is if mike said...actually, teddy, you mean dissatisfied.

[@morpheus6749]

That would be lame.

[@kevinluschak5241]

Prob best film of the decade!

[@eyesofthetiger3568]

As a EUROPEAN person who visited Russia and had met many Russian speakers I would say that, that is the worse Russian accents ever come across in a movie!

[@Bownzinho]

It’s meant to be

[@OLDMANTEA]

You must feel so un-satyisfied… lol

[@eyesofthetiger3568]

@@OLDMANTEA yes I do!

[@eyesofthetiger3568]

@@Bownzinho maybe yes?

[@jackbauer4186]

Look how great this film looked. The colors, the lighting, the lenses, etc. Now it would be over digitized and too poorly lit because of the extreme low light capabilities of digital camera now. Everything now looks blue and neon. Not warm and smoth.

[@Chalky29]

Poker wise this hand is awful. Mike 10x preflop, Teddy then commits himself to a re-raise of half of mikes stack and folds getting 3 to 1

[@userac-xpg]

Even if he was getting 4-1 he should fold because QQ is more than 4-1 dog against KK

[@Chalky29]

@@userac-xpg that’s only if he knows he’s up against KK. He could be up against AK or JJ too. Raising from 1k to 5k and folding to a 10k shove is awful

[@alexh7064]

Teddy KGB's tell revolves around how he breaks and eats an Oreo cookie: - Strong Hand: When KGB has a strong hand, he snaps the cookie in half by holding it to his ear, as if listening for something. -Bluffing: If he's bluffing, he breaks the cookie cleanly in half and eats it without hesitation. -Folding: If he has a weak hand, he crumbles the cookie messily and doesn't eat it.

[@smalltowndowntown9199]

I love this movie for the poker, the lighting, the music, the concept, etc. but it’s terrible acting and terribly played poker hands. But it’s still great!

[@JohnSmith-mk1rj]

Gawd damn does Malkovitch chew the carpet in this role. The carpet, the drapes, half the damn set... He's so over the top I can only imagine that the director just told him to 'have fun with it.' It's like they knew he couldn't do a Russian accent, but his name on the movie poster lent credibility to the film or something? I dunno, but this performance is worthy of Nicholas Cage. It's just that bad... But bad in a good way. Legendarily bad.

[@rollotomassi4768]

@@JohnSmith-mk1rj And he basically reprises the role in Billions

[@2869may]

Norton nailed his part...!

[@XiagraBalls]

The poker is terrible.

[@smalltowndowntown9199]

@@XiagraBalls no kidding. It’s enjoyable for the ambiance.

[@PurveyorOfCuriosities]

The ONLY time I eat Oreos is when I watch this movie. You have to.

[@paqumike]

How is Teddy "representing Aces" if he doesn't know Mike has Kings? In a "heads-up" match he could have a pair, say 8's or better or even Big Slick or say Ace-10 or Jack suited.

[@spinadams4026]

He doesn’t say he IS representing Aces.. he says IF he is rep Aces.. only thing that could beat Damon’s Kowboys Edit: you’re right he does say rep Aces so idfk

[@johnrife7134]

If you want to get technical he could have any two cards and is just trying to bully early.

[@johnrife7134]

@@spinadams4026 you're wrong

[@KimDahl77]

That is clearly for the audience.

[@marksimpson2321]

The movie was made 24 years ago. Preflop play was quite different then.

[@scottbingham4097]

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