First off, "Naked Gun" is STILL funny after all these years, and the countless number of times I have seen it....but I digress.
Lucky You.
Many folks didn't really like it or appreciate some of the things in it. In fact, in this week's Poker After Dark, Howard Lederer and Jennifer Harman were discussing the movie, and the bit part Harman plays in it (she goes broke in 3rd place in a WSOP ME Super Sat event). Lederer saying the reviews were a bit negative for actor Eric Bana, who plays the main character Huck Cheever. I thought Bana was decent, but I didn't care for the way his character was written. It sorta took the "rogue gambler" persona like, way too far, in my opinion. To me, this character was more a mix between Mike Matusow and Gavin Smith. 2 guys that never met a prop bet they didn't like, and weren't afraid to take it. I hope that those outside the poker community that saw the film won't associate ALL poker players in that light. That wouldn't be fair.
I liked the movie, because there was a TON of poker in it--with varying games too. They showed the pseudo big game--the mixed game at the Bellagio where plenty of big names sit and play at ridiculous levels (ridiculous by my bank account anyway).Loads of pros given screen credits (some even had lines, like Sam Farha). Pros I spotted--Negreanu, Jason Lester, Doyle Brunson (in the Main Event), Harman, Antonio Esfandiari, Minh Ly, Chau Giang, Cindy Violette, and more. Lester and Brunson (if I recall) were both given credit for being the poker consultants to the film, and it showed. By the way, that's John "World" Hennigan next to Robert Duvall at the Main Event in the movie.
The underlying conflict throughout the movie, is Huck's hatred for his father (played by Duvall) for past indiscretions. It all culminates in the Main Event tournament, which was run at Binion's (using the 2003 year as the backdrop for the poker--that of course, in reality, was the year Moneymaker won it, and jump started the poker boom). I won't go into more detail about the film for those that haven't seen it, but suffice to say I liked it, and will keep an eye out for it to watch again for other subtleties.
As for poker of my own, Wednesday was a good night, as I was able to take down the top spot at Irish Jim's game. Been a while since I had some success there, as I started out ablaze in my early appearances in his game. Nice to end the drought with a heads-up win over the homeowner himself. Had a night were I had a couple of tough beats (not bad ones, just tough), but made some of my draws, bluffed a few pots away from others, and had a basically good night while seeing just enough in the way of good hands to make the night interesting. I won't go into more detail on some of the hands, as the TOC is coming up in a few weeks, and spies abound (HAHA!!!!), but I will say that I felt good about HOW I played, and not about the results. That was a good feeling for me, as I haven't felt that way in a few months (after the March league event with my 5th place finish).
It feels good to be back.
~M
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