Of course any new player would eventually learn of his style of play but by then they might have lost hundreds or thousands of dollars to him.

Bald and heavyset with black framed glasses he looked like a somewhat nerdy accountant and that image was totally opposite of his normal brutal aggression at the table. I think one of the things that could have helped Doyle in the beginning of his poker career when he was a road gambler was that he did not look like someone who was super aggressive. Would be nice to see an autobiograhical look at that time in his life. I have a soft spot for the earlier 60s/70s/80s Vegas scene. Hoping BoostedJ can do proper justice to that legacy. Plus his earlier promise as a world class runner and basketball player. Nonetheless, Doyle represents the 'Texas' in NL Texas Holdem. Molly's Game wasn't really about Molly but rather the underworld of celebrity gambling. Could be pretty good if it is about Doyle moving through the worlds of road gambling, mob Vegas, etc.Īgree with some of your points. If the movie is about Doyle the man, and his childhood and love life it will suck. From Chan to Knish to underground games run by the mob. It was interesting because it took us on a tour of this seedy, dangerous and fascinating world we knew nothing about.

Poker players and poker itself are pretty boring and what little is interesting about them doesn't translate well to cinema.

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