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Michael Madsen | ... |
Don 'The Matador' Everest
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(9 episodes, 2005)
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Chris Bauer | ... |
Leeland 'Lee' Nickel
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(9 episodes, 2005)
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Kristin Lehman | ... |
Ellen
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(9 episodes, 2005)
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Todd Williams | ... |
Clark Marcellin
(9 episodes, 2005)
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Don McManus | ... |
Bart 'Lowball' Rogers
(9 episodes, 2005)
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Eddie Cibrian | ... |
Eddie Towne
(9 episodes, 2005)
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Michael Murphy | ... |
Jimmy Molloy
(9 episodes, 2005)
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Amelia Cooke | ... |
Dee
(8 episodes, 2005)
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Nicholas Pasco | ... |
Testa
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(7 episodes, 2005)
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Dov Tiefenbach | ... |
Crackle
(6 episodes, 2005)
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Fulvio Cecere | ... |
Skip
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(6 episodes, 2005)
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Kenneth Welsh | ... |
Seymour Annisman
(5 episodes, 2005)
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George Buza | ... |
Henry 'Tropical Henry'
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(5 episodes, 2005)
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Barry Flatman | ... |
Police Captain Bill Carruthers
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(5 episodes, 2005)
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Fab Filippo | ... |
Dean Whitmark
(5 episodes, 2005)
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Norman Chad | ... |
Himself
(4 episodes, 2005)
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Joris Jarsky | ... |
Luke
(3 episodes, 2005)
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Lon McEachern | ... |
Himself
(3 episodes, 2005)
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Greg Bryk | ... |
Pete Shurgin
(3 episodes, 2005)
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Mayko Nguyen | ... |
Cathy Kwan
(3 episodes, 2005)
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Victoria Snow | ... |
Eddie's Mother
(3 episodes, 2005)
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Hayley Lochner | ... |
Young Miami
(3 episodes, 2005)
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Paulino Nunes | ... |
Stasiak
(3 episodes, 2005)
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Peter Outerbridge | ... |
Randy Cioffi
(2 episodes, 2005)
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Robert Forster | ... |
Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne
(2 episodes, 2005)
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Duane Murray | ... |
Barthleme
(2 episodes, 2005)
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Dean McDermott | ... |
Martin Shea
(2 episodes, 2005)
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Sasha Roiz | ... |
Blake
(2 episodes, 2005)
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Chris Gillett | ... |
Philip 'Phil'
(2 episodes, 2005)
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Jennifer Ricci | ... |
Dee's Hot Friend
(2 episodes, 2005)
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Vince Doria | ... |
Another Player #2
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(2 episodes, 2005)
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Daniel Fathers | ... |
Muff
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(2 episodes, 2005)
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Alex Poch-Goldin | ... |
Billy Cadinski
(2 episodes, 2005)
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Chantal Vachon | ... |
Reisha
(2 episodes, 2005)
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Matt Gordon | ... |
Wayne Nickel
(2 episodes, 2005)
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Christopher McGuire | ... |
Deputy Mike
(2 episodes, 2005)
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Ashley Wolstat | ... |
Beautiful Hooker
(2 episodes, 2005)
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I was going to wait until this series ended to review it, but why bother? This is simply a killer series. The story is pretty complicated, with subplots galore surrounding each character, but that's not why I watch it. Michael Madsen is perfect as poker baddie Don Everest- ruthless, conniving, and dressed to kill in those 80s collars and vests. And best of all is the assortment of characters, dialog, and voice-over narration that you get during the poker sequences. As if that weren't enough, they added one of my favorite actors, Robert Forster, in the last episode. The only unfortunate part is that it's hard to get up to speed if you missed the first few episodes, due to all the different plot aspects. At this point it's better to wait for a catch-up night, or buy the full DVD set when it comes out.
To sum up, the story is contrived, but who cares? The cast is great and the poker sequences alone are worth watching it for. Kudos to ESPN for their best series yet!!! Like MM says before the deal, "Let's rock and roll, baby".