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Ricky Jay Plays Poker
Ricky Jay Plays Poker

Ricky Jay Plays Poker

Ricky Jay combines his talents as a sleight of hand expert, historian of cons and cheats

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DocumentaryHistory

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This is the companion video to Ricky Jay's selection of poker tunes entitled "Ricky Jay plays poker." It features John C. Riley and other famous people, sitting around a table headed by the incomparable Mr. Jay, discussing poker, sleight of hand, and proposition bets.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

31 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

13 February 2007

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ricky Jay

Ricky Jay

Self

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Self

J.J. Johnston

J.J. Johnston

Self

Willie Garson

Willie Garson

Self

Eddie Gorodetsky

Eddie Gorodetsky

Self

Jeff Jones

Jeff Jones

Self

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