For many in the poker world, their first introduction to the game, and perhaps even Texas Hold’em, was the movie Rounders. Released in 1998, the film was the spark that lit many fires in the poker community and, it appears, some people who you wouldn’t think of as Rounders fanatics. Just how fanatical are we… Read more »
When it comes to cinematic efforts about the poker world, there are some standouts on both the good and the bad side. Lucky You, despite a scintillating star turn by tournament director Matt Savage, isn’t considered one of the masterpieces of poker moviedom. Same goes for such films as Deal and the online poker themed… Read more »
Everyone comes to poker in their own way. For myself, it was at the knee of my family, playing penny ante games of Seven Card Stud over the kitchen table. Some others, believe it or not, don’t come to the game until they are older. Many in the game today were drawn to poker the… Read more »
