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* TheMagicPokerEquation: The climactic hand features a game of 5-card stud where The Kid (Steve [=McQueen=]) gets dealt a full house only to lose to The Man (Edward G. Robinson) and his straight flush. According to Anthony Holden in his book ''Big Deal: A Year as a Professional Poker Player'', the chances of such a final hand are 45,102,781 to 1 against, and the situation in particular would only arise once every 443 years.
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** The climactic hand features a game of 5-card stud where The Kid (Steve [=McQueen=]) gets dealt a full house only to lose to The Man (Edward G. Robinson) and his straight flush. According to Anthony Holden in his book ''Big Deal: A Year as a Professional Poker Player'', the chances of such a final hand are 45,102,781 to 1 against, and the situation in particular would only arise once every 443years.years.
** Averted in an earlier scene where The Man wins a game with nothing more than a queen high.
** The climactic hand features a game of 5-card stud where The Kid (Steve [=McQueen=]) gets dealt a full house only to lose to The Man (Edward G. Robinson) and his straight flush. According to Anthony Holden in his book ''Big Deal: A Year as a Professional Poker Player'', the chances of such a final hand are 45,102,781 to 1 against, and the situation in particular would only arise once every 443
** Averted in an earlier scene where The Man wins a game with nothing more than a queen high.
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* BettyAndVeronica: The Kid is dating Melba (Betty) who is pretty, sweet, and kind of dull, but he's drawn to the wild and sexy Christian (Veronica), who is married to a friend of his but constantly flirts with him. True to form, Weld is a blonde and Margret is a redhead.
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* BettyAndVeronica: The Kid is dating Melba Christian (Betty) who is pretty, sweet, and kind of dull, but he's drawn to the wild and sexy Christian Melba (Veronica), who is married to a friend of his but constantly flirts with him. True to form, Weld is a blonde and Margret Ann-Margret is a redhead.
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* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Shooter turns down a bribe from Slade. In response, Slade calls in $12,000 worth of Shooter's markers[[labelnote:*]]IOUs[[/labelnote]] and [[{{Blackmail}} threatens to tell 'stories' about Melba]]
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* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Shooter turns down a bribe from Slade. In response, Slade calls in $12,000 worth of Shooter's markers[[labelnote:*]]IOUs[[/labelnote]] and [[{{Blackmail}} threatens to tell 'stories' "stories" about Melba]]Melba]].
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* TheMagicPokerEquation: The climactic hand features a game of 5-card stud where The Kid (Steve [=McQueen=]) gets dealt a full house only to lose to The Man (Edward G. Robinson) and his straight flush. According to Anthony Holden in his book ''Big Deal: A Year As A Professional Poker Player'', the chances of the final hand are 45,102,781 to 1, and that the situation in particular would only arise once every 443 years.
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* TheMagicPokerEquation: The climactic hand features a game of 5-card stud where The Kid (Steve [=McQueen=]) gets dealt a full house only to lose to The Man (Edward G. Robinson) and his straight flush. According to Anthony Holden in his book ''Big Deal: A Year As A as a Professional Poker Player'', the chances of the such a final hand are 45,102,781 to 1, 1 against, and that the situation in particular would only arise once every 443 years.
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''The Cincinnati Kid'' is a 1965 film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Creator/SteveMcQueenActor, Creator/EdwardGRobinson, Ann-Margret, Tuesday Weld, Karl Malden, Joan Blondell, Rip Torn, and Music/CabCalloway.
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''The Cincinnati Kid'' is a 1965 film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Creator/SteveMcQueenActor, Creator/EdwardGRobinson, Ann-Margret, Tuesday Weld, Karl Malden, Joan Blondell, Creator/JoanBlondell, Rip Torn, and Music/CabCalloway.
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* GoodWithNumbers: The night before the big game, The Kid is shown doing mental math exercises, presumably to give him an edge in poker. This is never brought up again.
** In the original novel and screenplay, The Kid confronts Lancey after the final hand, [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] the odds of that final hand and criticizing his highly illogical play.
** In the original novel and screenplay, The Kid confronts Lancey after the final hand, [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] the odds of that final hand and criticizing his highly illogical play.
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* TheAce: Lancey "The Man" Howard.
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* CardSharp: Shooter has the skills, but never utilizes them to uphold his reputation for honesty. Unfortunately, Slade blackmails him into cheating in the Kid's favor
* CardSharp: Shooter has the skills, but never utilizes them to uphold his reputation for honesty. Unfortunately, Slade blackmails him into cheating in the Kid's favor
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* TheFilmOfTheBook: Based on a ([[AdaptationDisplacement now-forgotten]]) novel by Richard Jessup.
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* TheGambler: All of the card sharks.
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* BeamMeUpScotty: What Lancey (Edward G. Robinson) actually says is: "You're real good, Kid, but as long as I'm around, you'll always be second best."
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* ArtisticLicense: According to Anthony Holden in his book ''Big Deal: A Year As A Professional Poker Player'', the chances of the final hand are 45,102,781 to 1, and that the situation in particular would only arise once every 443 years.
* BeamMeUpScotty: What Edward G. Robinson actually says is: "You're real good, Kid, but as long as I'm around, you'll always be second best."
* CoolOldGuy: Lancey
* CoolOldLady: Lady Fingers
* TheGambler: All of the card sharks.
* InterruptedIntimacy: Well, ''post''-interrupted intimacy; Christian walks in on The Kid and Melba after they have finished up.
* {{Jerkass}}: Slade
* LoveTriangle: Two of them. The Kid with Melba and Christian, and Melba herself with The Kid and Shooter.
* MsFanservice: Ann-Margret and Tuesday Wield, of course.
* ProfessionalGambler: According to everyone in the world of stud poker, Lancey is ''the best.''
* ReallyGetsAround: Shooter agrees to cheat for Slade because of a story about Melba that Slade was going to tell his kids. Melba continuously makes advances at The Kid throughout the film [[spoiler:and eventually succeeds, which unfortunately lands him in hot water with Christian.]]
* SmugSnake: Slade
* TomboyishName: Christian
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* ArtisticLicense: According to Anthony Holden in his book ''Big Deal: A Year As A Professional Poker Player'', the chances of the final hand are 45,102,781 to 1, and that the situation in particular would only arise once every 443 years.
* BeamMeUpScotty: What Edward G. Robinson actually says is: "You're real good, Kid, but as long as I'm around, you'll always be second best."
* CoolOldGuy: Lancey
* CoolOldLady: Lady Fingers
* TheGambler: All of the card sharks.
* InterruptedIntimacy: Well, ''post''-interrupted intimacy; Christian walks in on The Kid and Melba after they have finished up.
* {{Jerkass}}: Slade
* LoveTriangle: Two of them. The Kid with Melba and Christian, and Melba herself with The Kid and Shooter.
* MsFanservice: Ann-Margret and Tuesday Wield, of course.
* ProfessionalGambler: According to everyone in the world of stud poker, Lancey is ''the best.''
* ReallyGetsAround: Shooter agrees to cheat for Slade because of a story about Melba that Slade was going to tell his kids. Melba continuously makes advances at The Kid throughout the film [[spoiler:and eventually succeeds, which unfortunately lands him in hot water with Christian.]]
* SmugSnake: Slade
* TomboyishName: Christian
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