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02-20-2019 , 04:15 PM

isnortbooze

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Among some of the many changes, Mike (Known as Matt) plays Phil Hellmuth in the famous Johnny Chan bluff scene.

https://briankoppelman.files.wordpre...2/rounders.pdf

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02-20-2019 , 04:58 PM

bicyclekick

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wow i'm not even through the first scene and seeing the stuff they scrapped is facinating.

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02-20-2019 , 05:42 PM

Lemon93PCTSure

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thanks for this
page 17 now

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02-20-2019 , 06:06 PM

falldown

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I just read the whole thing.

Amazing, IMO.

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03-01-2019 , 03:41 PM

Spin2Win

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Read the whole thing and really enjoyed. A number of notable changes but all the most famous scenes and lines are mostly identical.

The biggest differences are a lot more scenes and backstory with worm and a more drawn out first scene. Was he playing heads up against Teddy in the first scene of the movie? I forget but in the script it’s a full ring game. They also play in a scene where Mike/Matt willingly cheats playing with Worm.

Kinda funny that the main character’s name in the script is Matt considering Matt Damon played him in the movie.

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03-01-2019 , 07:01 PM

muktuk2

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Thanks for this, one of my favourite movies of all time and I didn't even know how to spell poker at the moment I first saw it.

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Was he playing heads up against Teddy in the first scene of the movie? I forget but in the script it’s a full ring game.

They were 4-handed iirc, game broke after Mike McD busted.

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03-02-2019 , 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Spin2Win

They also play in a scene where Mike/Matt willingly cheats playing with Worm.

I have not read this script yet, but there is a scene in the released movie where that happens, against the rich college types.

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03-02-2019 , 01:54 PM

Stinky Stu

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I haven't read it yet, but intend to. Thanks for posting. I read the book (got it for a quarter in a used book store) and remember there being an epilogue of sorts that went beyond the movie. Mike being successful in Vegas, if I remember correctly. It was a long time ago. Eager to see if that's in the script.

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03-02-2019 , 02:16 PM

Stinky Stu

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Just read the first scene and think the film's editor did a decent job shortening it. There's still too much exposition in the film, but not as much as in this script.

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03-02-2019 , 02:25 PM

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No extended ending in this script last scene is still him telling his ex he’s going to Vegas

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03-02-2019 , 02:49 PM

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So at which point were they meant to be playing PLO?

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03-02-2019 , 04:40 PM

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So at which point were they meant to be playing PLO?

None of those sophisticated euro games in this script

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03-02-2019 , 09:14 PM

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ungarop

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Spoiler:

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03-03-2019 , 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SootedPowa

I have not read this script yet, but there is a scene in the released movie where that happens, against the rich college types.

They cheat the cops in the elk room and get the **** kicked out of them. Mike didn't cheat but worm did.

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03-04-2019 , 01:13 PM

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They cheat the cops in the elk room and get the **** kicked out of them. Mike didn't cheat but worm did.

Yes but there is an earlier scene in the script (and I guess the movie too) where Mike is complacent in cheating with Worm

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03-04-2019 , 04:20 PM

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...where Mike is complacent in cheating with Worm

Hahaha I don't know why this struck me funny, but it did.

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