The story about the ups and downs in the life of a professional poker player in ‘The Cincinnati Kid’ has been voted as the greatest gambling film of all time in the 888.com gambling greats awards.
The downfall of Eric Stoner, played by Steve McQueen has been described as ‘the most powerful and realistic depiction of tension in a poker game ever seen’. The film has taken the number one spot of the 20 greatest poker & gambling films ever made. Voted for by poker buffs and casino fanatics on the site, and compiled by 888.com, the world’s number one online casino and poker room, the results of the poll can now be revealed.
The Cincinnati Kid was chosen for its ‘nostalgia’ of poker, giving an audience the chance to look back at a time where the type of game, types of people and location of the poker games were completely different compared to today’s modern poker scene. ‘Casino’ starring Robert DeNiro and Sharon Stone came in a close second, followed by ‘Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ in third place. Although voters raved about the fresh performances of George Clooney and Brad Pitt in the Ocean’s Eleven remake, the film only managed fourth position, beating Robert Redford and Paul Newman’s team effort in ‘The Sting’.
‘Croupier’, featuring Clive Owen, star of new film King Arthur along with ‘Lock Stock’ and ‘Casino Royale’ are the only entries from the Brits. ‘Lucky Town’ featuring an early role for Spiderman star Kirsten Dunst also features in the top 20.
The full top 20 list is as follows:
- The Cincinnati kid
- Casino
- Lock, Stock and two Smoking barrels
- Oceans Eleven
- The Sting
- Maverick
- Rounders
- Honeymoon in Vegas
- Casino Royale
- The Gambler
- Rain Man
- The Hustler
- The Colour of Money
- Lucky Town
- Las Vegas
- Snake Eyes
- Croupier
- The Music of Chance
- Havana
- Face
Matt Robinson, 888.com Marketing manager commented, 'The 888.com gambling greats awards proves that gambling, and in particular poker, is highly watchable as well as great fun to play. Just like the movies our members picked out, 888.com brings all the excitement of a real casino or poker room to life from the comfort of your home.“