We’ve seen some pretty unforgettable poker scenes depicted on the silver screen, with Casino, Casino Royale, Maverick, Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, and Rounders providing just a few classic examples. There’s the high tension and drama, the often sky-high stakes, the art of the bluff that often reveals as much about a character as it conceals. It’s not hard to see why this classic real-money game of cash and luck makes such great fodder for Tinseltown.
It’s one of the most popular tropes in the history of Hollywood – the poker game.
