Archive for 'Poker Classics'

WSOP Final Hand, 1989: Johnny Chan vs. Phil Hellmuth

Hellmuth was just as cocky back then.
At least his skin cleared up.

Tags: Johnny Chan, Phil Hellmuth, WSOP

Final Hand: Cincinnati Kid

Quite possibly the best poker movie ever made. Poker being played the way it was meant to be played, with cash on the table. Steve McQueen and Edward G. Robinson, the Cincinnati Kidd vs. The Man, in high drama.
Along with the greatest poker quote of all time:
It gets down to what it’s all about, doesn’t [...]

Rounders Final Hand

A final hand so great it could have been written by Hollywood.
Um, yeah, so it was…

Tags: Matt Damon, Movies, Rounders, Teddy KGB

WSOP Final Hand, 1973: Puggy Pearson vs. Johnny Moss

Some forced applause when Puggy wins, Johnny Moss looking pissed, not much changes over the years, eh?

Tags: Johnny Moss, Puggy Pearson, world chamionship poker tournament, WSOP

Chris Moneymaker pwns Clonie Gowen

An oldie from a few years ago.
There is something entirely appropriate about Chris Moneymaker beating Clonie Gowen for the world title in Blind Man’s Bluff.

Tags: blind man's bluff, Chris Moneymaker, Clonie Gowen, Humor

Stu Unger winning his second WSOP Main Event

Another poker classic – Stu Unger winning his second WSOP Main Event in 1981, beating Perry Green on the final hand with AQs vs. T9o.

Johnny Chan and Eric Seidel at the WSOP

Yes, here it is – the famous video of Johnny Fucking Chan and Eric Seidel at the WSOP, made famous in the movie Rounders. Enjoy, and make up your own dialogue.