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Gambling movies are all around this spring. Hot on the heels of ‘21’, the story of the MIT blackjack team, comes ‘Deal’, a movie all about poker.
The movie stars Burt Reynolds as an old-time poker pro who gave up the game but comes back to teach rookie Bret Harrison the ropes. The love interest who gets between the two poker buddies is played by Shannon Elizabeth, of American Pie fame, who happens to be heavily into poker herself.
Due out later this month, Deal is set in Las Vegas, and begins with Reynolds and Harrison’s characters becoming firm friends over the poker table. The older player becomes mentor to the new guy, teaching him everything he knows to help him fulfill his dream. Playing together, they have a lot of success and take on tournaments across the country.
However, predictably, Las Vegas call girl Michelle gets in the way and the two friends fall out, only meeting again at the World Series of Poker – as opponents. This is probably the time when Reynolds regrets having shared all his poker secrets with the guy sitting across from him.
Several real-life poker pros feature in the film, including Chris Moneymaker and Phil Laak. The pros were drafted in to give an authentic feel to the WSOP scenes. Scott Lazar, who produced the movie and acted as poker consultant, made the final table of the WSOP main event in 2005.
Former model Shannon Elizabeth is also a seasoned poker player and has played in the World Series of Poker every year since 2005. She certainly brings some glamour to the world of poker, and has been sponsored by several poker rooms.
‘Deal’ is somewhat clichéd, but provides light-hearted entertainment and is a must-see for all poker fans.
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Norwegian gambling laws force poker championship overseas
This month sees the annual Norwegian Poker Championships taking place. However, due to the tightening of gambling laws in Norway, the tournament has been forced to seek an alternative venue.
Poker is currently classified as illegal in Norway and police raids have been carried out on some clubs.
Unable to hold the annual championships in their home country, hundreds of Norwegian players will be travelling to the UK to participate. Special flights are being reserved to accommodate the players, estimated at 500.
The temporary home for the Norwegians will be the Dusk till Dawn poker club in Nottingham, in the Midlands. This is one of the biggest poker venues in Europe, and having only opened several months ago, is thriving on the British poker scene.
Norway has produced several poker champs in recent years and has a respectable poker history, with famous names including Thor Hansen (2 WSOP bracelets), Johnny Lodden, and most recently Annette Obrestad – the young winner of last year’s WSOP Europe event.
Annette became the youngest ever winner of a WSOP bracelet when she won the London event last September, aged just 18. She has since made a name for herself in the online poker world, with consistent wins and several poker site partnerships.
The Norwegian Poker Championship will take place from April 28th to May 5th 2008. It will include pot-limit Omaha, limit Hold’em and no-limit Hold’em in the main event. The prize pool is expected to be around £350,000, with the winner receiving a seat at the World Series of Poker main event – a coveted prize.
With two to three games scheduled on each day of the eight-day championship, it’s sure to be an action-packed event, all captured on camera for a TV documentary.
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