Over the past century, poker has permeated pop culture, especially when it comes to motion pictures. Long before the “Poker Boom”, and even before the World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a thing, poker had already made its big screen debut.
Over the decades, poker fans have been treated to a plethora of poker movies, some good and others not so much. Some well-received poker films include the western comedy Maverick (1994), Survivor host Jeff Probst’s debut film Finder’s Fee (2001), the improv-inspired The Grand (2007), indie comedy darling Hitting the Nuts (2010), and the high-profile Hollywood flick Molly’s Game (2017).
All of those are among the best poker movies of all time, and if this article was “Top 10” instead of “Top 5 Poker Movies,” chances are they’d make the final list. However, the PokerNews crew got together, along with input from social media, to determine the top five must-watch poker movies of all time.
, and the jacks held to eliminate Fandozzi in sixth place for $17,750. Previous to this event, Fandozzi's largest recorded cash was for $1,539.
on the board after Steven Fandozzi opened and then called a preflop raise from Vicente Delgado. 
and Fandozzi continued for 450,000. Delgado called once again and the river was 
to show the bluff, getting an incredulous reaction from the rest of the table.
and Fandozzi fired another 550,000. Delgado gave it some thought before he slid out a stack of T-25,000 chips to call. The river was 
and Rudolph check-called a bet of 85,000 from Konnikova. On the 
completed the board and Rudolph checked a third time. Konnikova took a moment before moving all in for just over 1,000,000, and without any hesitation, Rudolph tossed in a chip for the call. 
for a missed straight draw while Rudolph collected the pot with 
for two pair. After the dealer counted the chips, Konnikova was left with 40,000 and was all in on the next hand but her cards could not find improvement and she was sent to the rail in seventh place.
