PokerNews.com is reporting that, “All In – The Poker Movie, the award-winning documentary about poker’s growth over the past decade,” will make its TV debut this evening, June 5 at 7:30 p.m. EST on the Showtime channel.
“Unlike many poker-themed films that have flopped, All In – The Poker Movie has been praised by those in the poker media and was even honored with an award at the CineVegas Film Festival.” (PokerNews.com)
If you love no limit hold’em and you follow the poker pros, you’re gonna love this movie. The movie covers the past decade or so of poker; that includes the wonderful story of Chris Moneymaker and the depressing story of Black Friday. The disgusting saga of Full Tilt Poker unfolded after the documentary was made.
The trailer entices with well-known poker pros like Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Laak, Scotty Nguyen, Chris Moneymaker, Annie Duke, Howard Lederer, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, and other All In cast members. Some speaking sentences that will suck the air out of your lungs… Howard Lederer actually says, “The heroes of poker don’t cheat” …come again?
Catch the trailer now…Watch the movie tonight!
- Full PokerNews article: All In – The Poker Movie to Make Cable Television Debut on Wednesday, June 5
- All In – The Poker Movie website
- Review of All In – The Poker Movie on the New York Times: A Documentary in Which All Bets Are Good Ones
- Review of All In – The Poker Movie on the HollywoodReporter.com: Filmmaker Douglas Tirola sheds light on poker’s appeal and the legal fight to tame the game.
- Review of All In – The Poker Movie by Film Journal International: Film Review: All In: The Poker Movie