I love the move Rounders but a couple things about it are so ridiculous

[terps1313]

what do people think KGB has in the last hand of the movie where he gets stacked? he does tell mike "go away this one not good for you" so he has to have a set of 10's NO? the board was 6710 and mikey held the 89 the board rolled out super dry so 89 was the only hand that could be kgb in that spot...its basically a replica of the 1st hand except for the quad 9s that could have beat kgb

Me and my buddies have had this discussion. I think he had AA.

 

[terps1313]

The amount of money they have on the table in the Chan scene is flawed. Also no chance Chan lays down his hand in a limit game. He would have at least seen a flop.

 

[JDeuce]

Watched the movie on Netflix last night, haven't seen it in a few years. A few absurd things.....

1. How Matt Damon calls what every single guy is holding in the Judges office just by watching the cards and their eyes. I don't mean he just knew someone had a big hand and another was bluffing. He literally knew exactly what each was holding somehow....

2. In the two pivotal hands of the movie (in the first scene and the very last), any poker player in the world would have lost it all on the first hand with a full house and won it all on the last hand after flopping the nuts heads up. It has nothing to do with Matt Damons character being an amazing poker player on those hands.


Like I said great movie and a classic, but those two things are comical

Think so?

In the first hand, the pot was $3k before KGB made a $15k bet after the river. That's a hell of an overbet which would give even the world's best poker players a moment of pause. With Mike's A9 of clubs, KGB couldn't have had pocket 9s. The only hand that can beat Mike is pocket aces, which is exactly what he lost with. And that was the whole point of the fist 15 mins of the movie you may have missed...as long as your opponent has outs, it's not a good idea to risk your entire bankroll.

 

[fred12]

jc just like i remember

bait then argue

 

[JustinCruise]

Think so?

In the first hand, the pot was $3k before KGB made a $15k bet after the river. That's a hell of an overbet which would give even the world's best poker players a moment of pause. With Mike's A9 of clubs, KGB couldn't have had pocket 9s. The only hand that can beat Mike is pocket aces, which is exactly what he lost with. And that was the whole point of the fist 15 mins of the movie you may have missed...as long as your opponent has outs, it's not a good idea to risk your entire bankroll.

Solid points

 

[Akillies]

fun movie, if you analyze it there are many inconsistencies
turturro and malcavitch were great

 

[JustinCruise]

fun movie, if you analyze it there are many inconsistencies
turturro and malcavitch were great

Agree