On the heels of the success of the "World Series Of Poker", ESPN, which had limited success creating movies and TV shows based around sports subject matter, decided to take a fictional look at the drama inherit in the poker world. The result is something very exciting. The genius casting of Michael Madsen as Don "The Matador" Everest says it all. The show centers around three young players injured by The Matador along the way, who unite under the guidance of an old rival in a revenge tale to try to climb the biggest mountain in poker. Gritty and suspenseful, the show is one of the best fiction ventures ever taken by ESPN.
The Lenape girls' soccer team and the Rancocas Valley boys' team are the top seeds in the South Jersey Soccer Coaches Tournament. The top 16 teams in the final Coaches Poll earned bids. Here are the games for the first round, which must be played by this weekend.
Publ.Date : Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:01:00 GMTAMERICANS Shane Van Boening and Rodney Morris won the World Cup of Pool and in a way, avenged their loss to the Philippines in the inaugural tournament in 2006, when Efren “Bata” Reyes and Django Bustamante whipped the tandem of Morris and the temperamental Earl Strickland.
Publ.Date : Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:04:03 GMTNEW YORK - Chowdown champ Joey Chestnut - winner of WIP's Wing Bowl the last three years - has done it again, this time proving he's a pizza powerhouse.
Publ.Date : Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:01:12 GMTFor anyone that didn’t know how important tonight’s game between Plano East and Plano West was, Tuesday night was a clear indication. The Lady Wolves had just finished pounding Richardson by 44 points when word got out that Lake Highlands was ahead of East at halftime by 12 points.
Publ.Date : Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:44:58 GMTTimes-News A pair of goals from Johnny Macias put the Wendell Trojans into the Class 3A High Desert Soccer Conference championship game with a 2-1 semifinal victory over Gooding.
Publ.Date : Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:43:36 GMT
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The producers of "Tilt" have experience covering the subject matter of poker, as they also created the film "Rounders."
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