Over the past century, poker has permeated pop culture, especially when it comes to motion pictures. Long before the “Poker Boom”, and even before the World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a thing, poker had already made its big screen debut.
Over the decades, poker fans have been treated to a plethora of poker movies, some good and others not so much. Some well-received poker films include the western comedy Maverick (1994), Survivor host Jeff Probst’s debut film Finder’s Fee (2001), the improv-inspired The Grand (2007), indie comedy darling Hitting the Nuts (2010), and the high-profile Hollywood flick Molly’s Game (2017).
All of those are among the best poker movies of all time, and if this article was “Top 10” instead of “Top 5 Poker Movies,” chances are they’d make the final list. However, the PokerNews crew got together, along with input from social media, to determine the top five must-watch poker movies of all time.
and action was checked to Loeser who bet 3,000. Bacque called. 
turn was checked through to the 
river and this time, Bacque led out with a bet of 5,700. Loeser rechecked his hand before folding.
was checked and Zinno then bet the 
turn for 1,100 when checked to. Only Silz stuck around as the duo headed to the 
river.
flop and the 
turn brought a second flush draw. Jorstad bet 1,000 for Rocco to call, which led them to the 
on the river.
and Hartmann continued for 1,000 when checked to before Plante check raised to 3,800. Hartmann quickly folded as the chips went to Plante.
turn, Huber checked and then called a bet worth 3,800. Huber checked again the 
on the river and Sequeira now made it 6,500 to go.
to the table. "I think you bluffed him," Thomas Boivin chimed in and Huber was left with a dry smile on the face.
, and Coleman quickly folded.
, Lucas Orsatelli check-called a bet of 700 by Santiago Plante and both then headed to the 
