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What is the thread about?
The AnandTech Forums thread, started on March 22, 2004, is a fan discussion built around five Rounders trivia questions. The title’s “greatest gambling movie ever” is the poster’s playful opinion, not an established ranking.
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STARBURST Magazine’s anniversary feature describes Rounders as a 1998 drama about underground poker, starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton. Damon plays Mike McDermott, who dreams of competing in the World Series of Poker. The feature reports initial box-office takings of $22.9 million and calls the film a later cult classic; those are the publication’s characterizations, not proof of an all-time ranking.
What are the five trivia answers?
1. What is Matt Damon’s character’s full name?
Mike McDermott. The forum includes inconsistent spellings, including “McDurmic” and “McDermitt”; McDermott is the spelling used by STARBURST.
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2. How much is “three stacks of high society”?
$30,000, according to the thread starter, who confirms that answer in the discussion. This is the thread’s trivia answer, rather than an independently verified production record.
3. What does Mike’s girlfriend call the money she finds in the bathroom?
One participant recalls the phrase as “some gangster’s roll.” The thread starter does not confirm it in the captured discussion, so treat it as a fan recollection rather than settled dialogue.
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4. What does Mike say to Johnny Chan after Chan asks, “Did you have it?”
The thread starter marks the answer as, “I’m sorry, John, I don’t remember.” The discussion does not provide an authoritative transcript to verify the exact wording.
5. What is the winning hand at the end?
The thread’s answer describes the board as 6-7-10, followed by a deuce and an ace; the starter responds “bravo.” Participants debate the hand, including whether it was a straight or straight flush. The thread says KGB’s cards are not shown, so it does not establish his holding.
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What does the thread say about KGB’s tell?
A participant identifies KGB’s tell as whether he eats an Oreo. That is a fan-thread answer, not independently verified dialogue or a production source.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Is Rounders really the greatest gambling movie?
There is no objective answer in the cited material. “Greatest” depends on what a viewer values: poker as the central game, the realism of gambling scenes, character drama, or the film’s influence on poker culture. The forum thread captures fans’ affection for Rounders, while STARBURST calls it a cult classic; neither supplies a defensible comparison across gambling films.
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