“The Four Rules of the Poker Kings” and 5 More Poker Documentaries Worth Your Time

The Four Rules of the Poker Kings (2024)

Duration: 58 minutes

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The Four Rules of the Poker Kings is a poker story through and through. With this film, director Greg Clark manages to give a glimpse into the struggle of juggling the game and everyday life.

The story begins with Scotland’s most successful poker player Niall Farrell, who took a break from poker after the birth of his child, but decides to return to the game at the end of 2021. From December 2021 to July 2022, the BBC team traveled with Farrell and filmed his ups and downs at EPT Prague, EPT Monte Carlo, UKIPT Dublin and WSOP Las Vegas.

Half into the documentary, we start following another characte, also a Scot – David Doherty. He is 35 and unlike Farrell, he does not have a wife or children. During the documentary, he still lives under the same roof with as parents. David has been playing poker for 10 years, but without any particularly big wins.

Also caught on camera by BBC cameras were Dara O’Kearney, William Kassouf, Fedor Holz, Daniel Negreanu, Bertrand Grospellier.

Farrell and Doherty come to Vegas with a dream – to win the WSOP Main Event. How the summer of 2022 turned

GALFOND (2024): A Four-Part Series About Phil Galfond

Total Duration: 71 minutes

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Phil Galfond, one of the most famous poker coaches out there, recently launched a documentary mini-series on his YouTube channel. The series consists of four parts, discussing the art of balancing poker, family, and personal challenges.

The four parts in question are:

• Who Is This Guy?: A biographical sketch about Phil, with his wife Farah and his friends — professional poker players Brian Rast, Joni Jouhkimainen, Jason Koon, Matt Berkey, Andrew Robl, Landon Tice, and others — talking about him.
• A Bad Day: The story of Phil, Run It Once co–founder Dan Quinn, and other members of the foundation about bad days in poker and how they manage to cope with them.
• Conquered: A detailed account of the famous match between Phil Galfond and VeniVidi1993, including the emotions and impressions of all participants.
• The Next Challenge: Phil, together with his wife Farah, reflects on the next challenge they will face together. Will Phil ever play poker again? Why did Farah decide to start playing tournaments, and how good is she at the table, according to other players?

OtB_RedBaron – The EndBoss (2024)

Duration: 50 minutes

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Aleksei “avr0ra” and Dima “Brdz1” created a documentary about a key player in poker history, whose poker strategies are still studied by even the best of the best. His name is Jonas “OtB_RedBaron” Mols.

The story behind the nickname, quotes from his diary, and key moments in his career — all of this is brought together in one just 50 minutes.

Last Call (2021-2023): The Series About Poker Players From Poker Players

Total Duration: 230 minutes (2 Seasons, 9 Episodes)

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The first episode of Last Call was released on November 29^th, 2021. There, we’re introduced to Dan “Uniikki” Ahti Tolppanen, a former Finnish rap artist, whose music videos garnered between one and two million views (significant numbers considering the total population of Finland is 5.5 million). There are several inserts connecting the world of rap with the world of poker in the first episode, so much so that the viewer might unconsciously think that poker was the new rap.

After the first episode aired, executive producer and lead series writer, Miikka “Chuck Bass” Anttonen said this was intentional to attract a broad Finnish audience. The main goal of the series was to showcase that poker can be a professional career.

It was also meant to focus on the poker boom in Scandinavia. Over the past 20 years, many players from Scandinavian countries have emerged at the top of online poker: Lodden, LarsLuzak, Antonius, Kyllönen, Ziigmund, Isildur, Fiilismies, EEE27, btnclicker, and many others.

The series also highlighted heroes beyond the Scandinavian scene, like Steve Albini, Brandon

A NERD STORY – A história de Yuri “theNERDguy” Dzivielevski no poker (2021)

Duration: 31 minutes

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Yuri Dzivielevski was an unplanned child. Born in 1991, Yuri already had an older sister, Bruna, and a brother, Vitor. His parents weren’t planning to have a third child: at the time, they barely had enough money to support two. Growing up Yuri loved playing the guitar. His parents thought he could become a musician, but Yuri ultimately discovered poker and decided to go pro.

The movie is all about his journey, from deciding to go into poker, skipping college, his struggles with tilt, and the turning point

10 for 10 | Official Full Documentary WSOP (2015)

Duration: 23 minutes

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In 2014, 27-year-old Martin Jacobson qualified for the WSOP Main Event through an online satellite. He had the option to either take the package’s value in cash or go to play. To decide, Jacobson called his mom for a second opinion. His mom knew how much he loved poker, so she unequivocally supported the trip to Las Vegas.

Ultimately, Martin Jacobson became the WSOP champion. The movie 10 for 10 is dedicated to this event. It’s well-produced, and the atmosphere