Rounders (7/12) Movie CLIP - I Play for Money (1998) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
When Mike (Matt Damon) comes asking for money again, Knish (John Turturro) responds with some cold, hard truths of life.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
In this film, law-student Mike McDermott gives up gambling after losing his entire savings to Russian club owner Teddy KGB. His girlfriend Jo is concerned when Mike's former gambling buddy Worm is released from prison. She has good reason to worry, since Worm draws Mike back into poker action.

CREDITS:
TM & © Miramax Films (1998)
Cast: Matt Damon, John Turturro
Director: John Dahl
Producers: Bobby Cohen, Ted Demme, Tracy Falco, Christopher Goode, Kerry Orent, Joel Stillerman, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
Screenwriters: David Levien, Brian Koppelman

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[ChakaWhat]

Knish was always my favorite. Level-headed and intelligent; a true Rounder so to say.

[aceventuraify]

John Turturro adds a lot to every movie he’s in.

[TheTrueNarthumpulous]

1:55 Knish offering to help him out by pulling some other strings and buying him some time indicates that he was a true friend. He wasn't just completely leaving him out in the cold. Not giving him the money was simply a matter of principle.

[thuurmans]

01:35 "stones? You little PPPANK"
The way he pronounces punk is gold.

[nuancolar]

Knish was always ready to help Mike out. He probably had more patience with Mike and his foul-ups than most folks would. It's almost as if Knish felt like Mike would either level out and have a decent life or end up like worm, so he was trying to help him move in the best direction. Ironically, Mike was doing the same thing with worm, who kept getting them both into trouble.

[matthewdiano]

The beauty of this scene is that on the surface it is intended to make you think Knish is the prick for saying no....But, from the comment section here, you clearly can see that in reality, that the scene identifies him as the righteous person who is making the proper decision while imparting knowledge.

[natskivna]

Bankroll Management and discipline. The 2 most important factors to being a successful rounder. If you don't have these, then even the best read skills and knowing pot odds and position isn't enough.

I never played for huge money, but the room I used to visit in Houston I would go in with $200 for chips and not another dime in my wallet. I was willing to risk my entire $200 buy in on the first hand (and did so once) and walk away afterwords if necessary. That's was the discipline, at least for me. It kept me out of playing on tilt, risking dangerous amounts of money and living to fight another day.

[jayteegamble]

Knish evaluates the situation like a poker hand. "What's 2 grand buy you, a day? No, if i give it to you i'm wasting it." Yep, painful fold but it's the right play.

[michaellazzeri]

John Turturro is one of MY all-time favorite actors. This is a guy who can do almost anything.

[junkboxhero]

I always said this was the best scene in the movie, and I love the movie, and John stole the entire thing with his small part. Brilliant acting as always.

[MPDLR]

I love this part - the way Knish talks, what he says.

[roumanobr]

Nope hes the true rounder. Not everyone have moms-dads money to play until they go broke, some grown men have responsabilities and when they lose they dont just lose their money, they lose more (family house etc.). Damon in this scene is the solo guy who if he loses just fucks up his life, Knish is the grinder that has responsabilities, he plays to pay the bills.

[ChairmanMeow]

Any serious poker player needs a Knish in their life. For real.

[TheDMB]

I love how knish is always hovering over mikes shoulder in like every scene he’s in. Just teleports out of nowhere. Great movie.

[VegasViking]

Knish reminds me of my grandpa, sometimes I hate em but boy does he know how to smack some sense into ya!

[BScott]

To the people who think Knish is taking the 'boring' way out. He makes a living doing something he enjoys (how many of us can really say that?). He has the time and discretionary funds to enjoy leisure time at bathhouses. He takes care of his loved ones - he actually HAS "loved ones" - pays his rent and even owns a legit business. I think he has a great life.

[Colin-khkp]

Even if you’re Phil Ivey, putting your whole bankroll on one cash game is basically playing slots. Skill matters over a long time, in a single cash game luck is generally going to be the deciding factor on whether you win or lose.

[romancandle]

Teddy Knish was the real hero of the movie.

[toptenguy]

1:32 : Mike uses the line that Worm used about Knish earlier in the movie, LOL

[firebirdude]

Could you make the volume a little lower? I can still make out four words.